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Apart from scrumhalf, this week is the first time we've changed the backline all season.

I thought that was just my dodgy laptop. So many wasted opportunities...

Are we in the bargaining stage yet? Can we pretend this is good for player development?

God damn it, Black is incredible! What a tragedy.

Either way, the noises I'm hearing are that the only positions up for grabs at the Brumbies are 6 and 11. Apart from that, it looks like we're going to see: 1. Sio 2. Mann-Rea 3. Ala'alatoa 4. Arnold 5. Carter 6. Cusack/Valetini 7. Pocock 8. Naisarani 9. Powell 10. Hawera 11. Taliauli/Dargaville...

Do you mean Folau Fainga'a?

National selection doesn't have to line up with provincial success. Hurricanes won Super Rugby at a canter in 2016 and then had exactly one player start for New Zealand two weeks later. Blues came dead last in NZ and had just as many players in the starting lineup. Same in 2015, Highlanders win...

Could form a nice partnership with JOC (James O'Connor) in the centres

Mea culpa, BR; I think part of it is that Cheika does underrate some Brumbies (did he ever understand just how important Fardy was?), and in other cases he just has favourites (Douglas, Mumm, Horne, Hanigan), but in general he seems to have the right idea about how good our players are. Far...

They might not be making the Wallabies, but I'm still damn happy with our starting 15 and our depth next year. I expect Sio, Pocock, and Kuridrani to be Wallabies starters, and Ala'alatoa, Arnold, and Lealiifano on the bench. BR, you're being real harsh on Sio, Ala'alatoa, Lilo, and Kuridrani...

17 minutes into iView, if anyone is willing to do a write up.

Palmer has been working wonders with the set piece in Canberra. But I'm greedy and I'd prefer we keep him there.

A lot of their issues have come from basically converting the Pumas into the Jaguares with a different coaching structure. However, Scotland have put together a really successful team (equal 2nd in Six Nations, beating us in Australia, and a generally successful Autumn test season) with only two...

Grey showed his ability with the Waratahs in 2013 and 2014, and it seems that he's taken criticisms onboard and improved over the Rugby Championship this year. He's not back to his peak, but he's on his way. Larkham was the same with backs at the Brumbies from 2012 to 2015, but started to fall...

Sio, Ala'alatoa, Carter, Pocock, and Naisarani should expect to start each week. But who's in the backrow? Any of Hyne (if he's fit), Valetini, Fakaosilea, and Cusack could fit. And the hooker spot is up for grabs, though I expect we'll see Mann-Rea start and Fainga'a on the bench. Sione probably...

3. Dempsey 2. Koroibete 1. TPN

Cusack's showings in the NRC have probably earnt him that starting 6 spot next year, he's just unstopable. Hell, apart from Makin, the entire Vikings forward pack could probably find a spot in the side next year.

If Dempsey and Holloway are fit, no way in hell.

To be fair, the Chiefs are desperate having lost Cruden and Donald, and they missed on their chance to sign West or Black. They've signed Falcon from Hawke's Bay, but there isn't much to go for in the NPC at the moment; besides Falcon, the only flyhalf under 28 in the NPC worth looking at is...

He can play either centre position, but is more of an inside centre. He'll still have two years left on his contract when Godwin's current deal is up.