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True Alexander is the form TH but he'll still get reamed out at test level. Kepu is lazy but is less likely to get dominated.

I'd be surprised if Mogg was named.

If Kepu is not in the squad Ill be pretty disappointed. He is probably our best scrummaging tight head by a country mile. If he is not in our calculations for the world cup I'd be shocked. I can understand it if Link would prefer to trial new players but I'd much prefer to see Alexander get the...

Pek Cowan?! He's a good player but do we really need 32 loosehead props in the squad? I wonder if Link is looking at Slipper as a TH this season. If we have Smith, Sio, Cowan and Slipper, surely one of them is being looked at as a LH

The Tahs scrum seemed to transform last week when Kepu came on. I sorta understand Cheika's thinking here - Ryan offers a bit more around the park and given that its not test match rugby you can generally get away with a dogey scrum. at the same time, I would have thought the tahs would be much...

I agree Blue. He would possibly be worth considering for spot in the squad. Not sure he would make the RC squad tho Also I think its worth remembering that Giteau played a lot of good rugby for the wobs long before deans came along

Im not so sure that's the case Qwerty. I agree that there would likely be an influx of players going abroad but my gut says it wouldnt be as severe as some people think. Some players would go abroad, but most wouldn't. Most aussie, particularly those at the start of their careers, prefer to live...

Godwin is out. Injured apparently

Braveheart - I think its a bit rich to blame the Brumbies recent losses on Lilo's return to the side (or even to draw some correlation between the two events). The point of my email is that I don't agree that Lilo is terribly out of form, and unlike Horwill I'm not so sure there are better...

So many possible backline selection. I think a big part of the puzzle is deciding who has the most potential and in what positions. In terms of a wallabies 10, I think both To'omua and Foley have potential to be good wallaby 10. Both offer something different to Cooper. To'omua started at 10 for...

The NRC could be interesting in terms of unearthing some new talent for 2015.

I would like to see To'omua stay at 12, although I recall in recent interviews Link was emphasising the short time in camp before the first test. He is perhaps leaning towards an established combination:- 9.White 10.To'omua 12.Lilo 13Kuridrani

It would be madness to discard Horwill altogether only a year out from the world cup. I wouldn't have him in my 23 on current form but I'd definitely have him the squad and I hope he finds form soon. Braveheart, I agree with the essence of your post. Horwill is not just in the side to do the...

true that is a massive bonus. Genia has his own points of difference. Who is more likely to create a try from nothing? without a doubt its Genia. Plus his passing game is still second the none. I suppose it all depends. Will the loss of Cooper cause Link to play a more territorial game...

Say what you want about Simmons' form but the Reds lineout has remained one of the best in the comp thanks to Simmons, and to a lesser extent Horwill. I dont think you can afford to leave both out of the starting side. Not only do you lose a lot of test match experience, but you lose that...

So with this round over, on form and injuries id like to see this team 1.Slipper 2.Moore 3.Kepu 4.Simmons 5.Jones 6.Fardy 7.Hooper 8.Palu 9.Genia 10.Foley 11.Cummins 12.To'omua 13.Kuridrani 14.AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 15.Folau 16.Sio 17.TPN 18.Alexander 19.Skelton 20.Higgers 21.White 22.McCabe 23.Beale

I blame it mostly on Patty Ryan. The scrum today has looked much better since Kepu came on.

good call. Carraro has been pretty poor

Patty Ryan cant scrummage. Bring on Kepu immediately

I thought Genia was pretty good last night.