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Or make more Brumbies into NSW Country and make a South Australian side with a handful of Force and Rebels Super Rugby players. Yeah yeah I know relocating players and all that but players are sometimes willing to play elsewhere like Alcock from the Force.

That's a bit out of the blue. I guess Foley would have a pretty good idea about these things. Heath Tessman was unwanted elsewhere but he has been pretty bloody good off the bench for us. Plenty of impact.

I wonder E&E how Jooste would have looked behind the NSW I pack. Not as strong a team as last year for Perth Spirit but I think they will have consistency that we didn't have last season. We should be fairly strong across the field but maybe a bit weak in the line-out.

Agree. It would be a sign of respect without the taint of commercialism. So who wants to call up the ARU and suggest this one? And how badly do you think they'll fuck it up?

If that happened on the field, it would leave John Hopoate for dust.

West Australian. It might seem pedantic but we West Aussies are particular about these things.

Doesn't seem right to me. Doesn't seem like it would be right to our players either. Who exactly would you consult if you did ask the "Aboriginal community"? If you did consult very, very widely and the consensus was yes and a dance was invented, it seems like something that should only be done...

It must do in some way. One of our WA boys Auega Seumanutafa was the player of tournament in the southern states but not eligible for u20s

Who would you propose instead? Plenty of journeymen have gone on to be very effective in Super Rugby. Tony Brown for instance. Julian Huxley. I thought we did well with David Hill back in the day. Plenty of journeymen haven't done much but with few other options- what is the alternative? If you...

If you can only manage a semi, scrummaging is the last of your worries.

Like. The only changes I'd make are Sio in for Slipper. I'd be interested to see Mumm start at 6 if Fardy's ankle is buggered. I reckon To'omua might be in doubt too

Does it really matter that much whether Horwill came on at lock and Mumm came on at 6? Sure the brief is a bit different and there is a difference in impact in the scrums, but would it really have been that different if he had come on for Skelton? The main brief is come in at whatever position...

I thought Mumm's effort off the bench was better than Horwill's but then again the South Africans are better than the Argies. What I'd be curious about is whether either of those two would perform better than Skelton if they started. I feel like a Skelton/Fardy starter with a Mumm/Hooper...

They said they wouldn't play like an 'A' team and and 'B' team like they did last year. It would be a crying shame to see a first choice team played every week when we could be giving some development time to younger players. I'd love to see some of our recent U20 guys (Nili Fielea, Ross...

Thanks guys

Just over a month out from the first game and no squads announced yet. Hope it comes up soon.

Because Michael Cheika is actually a bit of a numpty?

So if Douglas comes back, how does that change the starting line-up? Surely a fit in form Douglas would pair Simmons in the second row for the line-out/scrum. Skelton to the bench with Hooper and a backrow of Pocock, Fardy and Palu?

I thought he retired.

This thread needs a bit of reviving. Looking at some of the transfers from other super clubs we are pretty settled going into next year. Currently the main targets would be another good prop, a lock or two and some outside backs. Still unsure of the situation with Steenkamp. Be interesting...