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^^^^^ another demonstration of the unreliability of statistics. IMO DHP is a much superior defender than Morahan. And as many have stated,the problem with Speight s not falling off tackles,it's his decision making. Anyway, the camp will really get a boost from the dirt trackers rising to the...

That's not quibbling,that's ignoring the fundamentals of the transaction. I'll give you a month to get your stuff out of my house :)

I disagree. I don't think form is the deciding factor,it's style. Foley is his boy for that reason. But I'm not sure he's nearly as effective,without KB (Kurtley Beale) or Giteau outside him.

This has got nothing to do with FRU doing it to us first. Clearly this is a Test Cheika is willing to risk,to enhance the chances of a slam. He couldn't give two fucks about getting square for the corporate boys in the ARU. If you agree with Cheika that the French should be ranked well below...

I have a sneaky suspicion that if the back row are absolutely fucking unbelievable,and QC (Quade Cooper) sets up 5 tries, Hooper will still be 7,and QC (Quade Cooper) still be 23 next week.

I call bullshit. Quade is in the 23 every game,but is on the field less than the team doctor. He got a start in a test earlier this year,but he wasn't first choice,he was the last option.

You can get on with me. No limit. Godwins good form these past few years? He has been disappointing last 2 super comps. And was not the best 12 in NRC by a considerable margin.

So, those guys in the yellow jerseys,who did they play for? And that Scottish guy wasn't going to be the jackler,,he was going to be the victim. Look who was in those yellow jerseys

He was never passing. But his strength is his running game,that's why he's in the side. He scores almost every time in that situation.

So it's one of these line breaks where he doesn't get through the line? usually when he makes a line break there is no one behind the cover tackler.

We don't have to be closer. They have to go around him stop & reverse, to contest the breakdown,we just have to slow down slightly to make sure we flog them on the clean out.

What might they be planning? A picnic? Can't see how they could play a game until December, playing a game before trial games next year is hardly optimal either.

I don't think so, yeah he does have a timeframe for rotating the pigs & the 9. But QC (Quade Cooper) has only been given token minutes off the bench this season.

He's made a rod for his own back,by promoting this "finishers" business. I get the feeling he's really feeling the pressure,and is now very risk averse. But making no decision,is a decision when planning subs.

The Moores of the world are essential when you are blooding lots of players. Their value is not just what they can do in the field,it's showing the younger guys what is needed to prepare.

Have I missed the bit where it was discussed how impressive we were after the 80 minute mark? They had the ball for 20 odd phases and 3 minutes,and we were 100% Rock solid and even drove them back. We really put it to them,without looking like conceding a penalty. It was AB esque

I thought it was a terrific game. It wasn't faultless. I think there is room for improvement in selection, some decision making & accuracy,and use of the bench. But not a debacle. They were better than expected,and we still won. A debacle would be losing to Japan in RWC :)

Ok, but our hail Mary's weren't in the last 10 minutes. There was plenty of time, to recycle and go again. Pressure is a two way street. How do we build pressure on them,if we throw the ball away in attacking situations? These weren't 50/50 balls, they were wildly speculative passes.

Pressure creates errors in the line. Guys throwing hail Mary's at the end of a line break, is down to poor decisions, not pressure.