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People complain about McCabe and Horne's passing game. JOC (James O'Connor) passes less than either of them. He first tries to step the defender before he thinks about passing, which means he doesn't make the gain line. Put into a gap, or with room to move, he is great, but I don't think he is a good 12.

3. Barnes 2. Higginbotham 1. Kepu

3. Genia 2. Pocock 1.McCabe

3. Moore 2. Ioane 1. Palmer

I expect the Brumbies to be very hard to beat next year, but I also think they won't be hitting their peak as a team till 2014.

I was disappointed with the performance tonight. It seems the basics that they have been doing so well all year have dropped off, especially the passing game. The flat attack line has gone, but that no doubt went when Lealifano was injured. On the up-side, the set piece completely dominated...

No Palmer and Carter. Rotation policy?

That's what I meant i didn't understand. To me it looked like he moved both arms forward at the same time, and wasn't directed at Digby's head. Anyway, the judiciary obviously didn't see it that way, he got suspended and that's fair enough. I think these tackles were similar in that the...

Last season Ita Vaea was cited and suspended for a tackle that knocked out Digby Ioane. I'm still not sure why, as to me it looked like he used his arms in a legitimate tackle and Digby ducked into it, causing Vaea's shoulder to connect with his head. I remember Greg Martin screaming that Vaea...

I'm not so sure about TPN's effectiveness either. He seems to be excellent at scrum time, and he does make some good runs and big hits, but it also looks like he needs a bit of a lie down and rest several times a game.

What a great win!

A great win with only 35% possession. As others have said, the Brumbies looked composed all night. When you are at the games (as opposed to watching it on TV) you can really appreciate the effort the Brumbies were making to get into position, both on attack and defence. Their work rate off the...

I have always thouhgt that you don't mind your team losing if they gave it everything and played well. This was one of those times. That is probably the best thing about the Brumbies season this year - for the first time in many years there hasnt been a single loss where I was unhappy with the...

As a neutral observer, I would say that the Stormers were a far better team. The Reds did well to stay so close, although I think in the second half Walsh only seemed to be reffing the Stormers. WTF was it was It with those chip kicks by the Reds?

I am concerned with the effect of this announcement on the Force players for the rest of this year. They are already not having the greatest season, but this could make it into a disaster.

After last night's game, I would think that anyone who didn't have Pat McCabe, and probably Lealifano as well, in their team must surely be having a re-think.

I thought the Tahs had let another game slip that they should have won easily. They dominated the first half, but didn't have the points to show for it. The Force nearly snatched that game with a strong second half. I was trying to think of how to describe some of the Tahs forwards and the...

3. Mogg 2. Lealifano 1. White Force: 3. Mafi 2. Stannard 1. No 3rd dividend

Wasn't it MacQueen who moved Larkham from 15 to 10? Just on that alone he deserves to be considered a great coach.

Okay, Meatsack. You are a genius.