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Why? small island nations are our speciality.....

Given Moore is out I'd say the loss of TPN is a huge loss for OZ. He was in form and in my view there is a considerable step down to the next rung of Hansen, S. Finger etc. I would rather Carter in the ABs than out, but Cruden or Barrett present us with test match ready options.

Woodcock likely to be out, Crockett got injured on Saturday I think, so we will likely see Ben Franks (a better TH than LH) or a rookie play on the LH side. Could get interesting if Crockett doesn't come right.

Not doing anything different? How do you explain the change in body shape? From the naked eye, he's a lot quicker off the mark than in previous years.

Great crowd and great result for the Waratahs. The game really was a roller coaster ride of emotions. Excellent nerves by Foley to nail that kick at the end. I was really impressed with my team. Toddy's substitutions aside, I thought we mainly got it right against this dynamic Tahs team...

Congrats to Michael Hooper and the Tahs players (and Mertz :)

Braveheart81 - does that tweet/foxsports report seem like a bit of propoganda? how are we going to keep the game in the media today? Crowd and ticket sales focus early in the week, team releases yesterday. now what? Hope Beale is okay though.

The two 13's we played earlier in the season, Lee-Lo and Fonotia were doing nothing in attack. Much of it was left to Crotty. Combine that with our wing combination of McNicholl and Tuitavake, it was a very poor attacking team when we went wide. What Carter has done since coming back has drawn...

Was it the 09 final that has the highest ever? I'm sure the Chiefs felt like there were 150,000 Bulls fans there that day....

Last week's game was extremely physical - from both sides, it's just that the Sharks had very little idea what to do in attack. I think you're overlooking how the Crusader attack aligns itself, and the fact that the Crusaders just happen to have the best running number 8 in world rugby right...

I'm not talking about effort out on the park TahDan, it's all the "other pressure" that seems to be floating about regarding the "biggest game ever for the Tahs", "it's been 18 years we've been waiting" "it's not just about the Tahs but for the good of OZ rugby" etc that can build in the minds...

Like I said, too many of them around here.....

I get that stuff like that may work with something like an age old rivalry of QLD and NSW, but there really isn't anything like this when it comes to Tahs and Crusaders. They haven't even played against each other this season, so you can't even use a previous game as a basis of focus.

Virtual red and black eye patch on its way Blue :) Plus there's far too many blue ones around here

I'm hoping so too! You start thinking about all that other peripheral stuff and the mind can wander off the task at hand. That's not needed when the pressure starts ratcheting up a few notches.

Yep this is the beiggest game the Tahs have ever played. Their whole history is on the line right here. This is for every player that has ever wore the sky blue jersey. Australia's rugby hopes rest on this very game. No pressure at all :D Meanwhile just another game for the Crusaders* :cool...

Is there a game on this weekend? Wasn't sure there was after Hawko's posts....

Yep only one more step to repeating 2005 :) I'm starting early. Congrats to all the Tahs supporters. Withstood the pressure superbly, the players did as well....

Hooper or Phipps for me

Game over. Well done Tahs. Finally some straight running from the Tahs backs.