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Is Hendrik Tui still around next season?

Power was signed for two seasons, no sign he was released: http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/News/NewsArticle/tabid/157/ArticleID/17295/NSW-Waratahs-lock-in-Dean-Mumm-and-Leon-Power.aspx Playing in the NPC doesn't mean they're gone; JGB is playing with Wellington, but he's Rebels for 2018.

Money be damned. I'd bet Australian Rugby pays more per player than New Zealand. I bet every Australian team is paying more now than the Reds payed in 2011. Quality of coaching and team cohesion are far more important to a team's success than if one team is receiving 5% more in ARU top ups.

Is there any possibility of this backline: 9. Genia, 10. Foley, 11. Koroibete, 12. Beale, 13. Kuridrani, 14. Folau, 15. Hunt?

I'm a big fan of the Paddy Ryan we saw last year and would love to see more of him at LH. Backrow I was more picking what I'd be most afraid of as a Brumbies fan, though I'd expect Hanigan and Wells at 6 and 8.

Dempsey didn't let us down in a good team showing. I'd say that justifies another go in Argentina. Same for Rodda. I wasn't a fan of picking him ahead of Arnold, but he played well and I'd like some consistency in lock selection.

Agreed that our backs aren't the poblem. Front row seems to be in good shape (inc. reserves), and you'd think that our locks are straightforward (Coleman, Arnold, Carter, Simmons, Rodda, Douglas, in that order), but this year Cheika has only once picked the same lock partnership as the previous...

From the outside, I'd say your forward pack picks itself: Ryan, Latu, Kepu, Simmons, Power, Dempsey, Hooper, Holloway. Kepu's probably the only one who you could call a "big bopper", but that pack is still strong. If you signed a class loosehead and manage to pick up Coleman from the Force, it's...

3. Koroibete 2. Hooper 1. Hodge

If you want to criticise Foley, there's really only one place: defence. Once or twice a season, he has a great game defensively (eg. 15 tackes 1 miss in Dunedin), but he's generally a liability. Excluding that one good showing, his tackle success rate this year has been 69% (68/99). For...

This really reminded me of the Saracens-Bath game back in March/April, where Saracens weren't that much better for most of the game, but were still totally in charge. Same here; Fiji were just as good as Canberra in everything but cover defence and the lineout, at least until the 60th minute...

Godwin is a solid link man who shouldn't have too much responsibility put on his shoulders. He's never a defensive liability, and he works well in a disciplined attacking line. Basically, surround him with talent and creativity and let him be the steady hand. I like him and I want him in and...

Players overseas who could come back and make an impact for the Wallabies, and the end of their contract: Tyrel Lomax: 2020 season Michael Ala'alatoa: 2018 season Toby Smith: 2020 season Nathan Charles: 2017-18 season Pat Leafa: Unknown, 2017-18 at earliest Will Skelton: 2018-19 season Hugh Pyle...

To weigh up the effects of little things like when the tours are, how difficult the games are immediately before and after the tours, the momentum of a good start to the season or a bad one, how much momentum is lost over the June tests, etc., is basically impossible. I like that they recognise...

I'm not a fan of how they're measuring strength of schedule. Rebels listed as third easiest, yet their schedule from Round 4 to Round 13 is basically one long nightmare for them: Brumbies (H), Tahs (A), Sharks (H), Hurricanes (H), BYE, Jags (A), Bulls (A), Stormers (H), Crusaders (H), Brumbies...

Not making use of the 99 World Cup win, 2001 Lions Tour, and 2003 World Cup to engage the Australian public.

H/A split I'll give you, but, of all the NZ teams to miss, I'd choose the Blues.

Jesus christ, no home games until March, and then a terrible finish to the season with key games after the test break. The hardest possible NZ draw, and the toughest possible SA tour. But bring it on, I love when we have a harder draw and still outperform the others in Aus.