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It’s what Cheika always needed. Real accountability and direction from above. If he had had as much we most likely would have already had an independent selector, changes with the failed assistants and a more progressive program in general. The RA board was unable to give any of it. Maybe a DOR...

Bring White in to mentor Larkham. White is HC and Bernie remains an assistant alongside new defence and set piece people. It could work.

Incorrect. He has played all 3 at test level. JOC (James O'Connor) has never played 13 at test level or provincial level in Oz. Hodge is the most rounded of the three and has the temperament most suited to test footy. Nacewa untested/proven at test level in all positions period.

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It’s laughable and RAs appetite for self harm is impressive. Today was their last opportunity to show that they were capable of taking any kind of decisive action, good or bad.

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The day is fast approaching and by all accounts the review has been underway behind the scenes, beginning directly after that horrible loss? Findings to be presented to the board with Michael Cheika present on December 10th. Dan 54 - interesting read. Who would fill a similar role for the Wallabies?

Kepu had a lot of nice touches in that game and brings experience to the front row. As Nick Bishop suggests, he should be looked at as our starting LH moving forward with AAA on the other side.

That may be so but I still assert that people my age learned a lot of their skills playing touch with the local kids or games locally with mates. You hardly see kids these days playing touch or throwing/kicking a ball around. Im talking basic run, draw and pass skills and kicking skills from...

Im not sure if thats all true. The big kids monster the little ones for sure but where my 14 year old goes to school they have a big emphasis on skills. Holiday camps and visits from Waratahs players etc. Their teams are not the greatest but they enjoy the game and the coaching is pretty good...

He excelled at running straight and creating space for others. I have no idea if he is a decent coach in the modern climate but he has good knowledge and a very good understanding of attacking back play.

Are you blokes old enough to remember his days at the Brumbies?

I’m not suggesting he is the guy but he should not be written off the same way Nucifora and others should not be. When they are put in to the right situation they thrive. Cheika and Eddie Jones are no different.

TBF Kafer was credited with a lot of the success the Brumbies had when he was a player. Player/coach was he not? He obviously has a very astute rugby brain. Sorry, he became a player coach in the UK. See below from his Wikipedia page Kafer is generally considered to be one of the foremost...

We need to realise that the game is poisoned in Australia. Our players go to NZ or Europe or even SA and return much better, but they do not stay that way for long. Ditto with our coaches. Ireland, Wales and England are all going into next years RWC as genuine contenders with foreign coaches...

It looks more and more like they are going to try and retain Cheika. If so they should replace Grey and Raiwalui with maybe Peter Ryan and Laurie Fischer(if available), or similar folk. I would then bring in Bob Dwyer as a director/mentor and he could be a selector as well as help out...

I’m sure JW is not off the table. They just balked with their mitt in the lolly jar. RA will arrange a secret meeting, as if they are doing something wrong. They may have already had a chat. Jake White is the one.

That’s not how it’s being reported.....Dan https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/world-cup-winning-coach-officially-throws-hat-in-the-wallabies-ring-20181129-p50j1z.html

The cancelled call after it was leaked is so ridiculous. It just illustrates how not in control RA are. Getting rid of the coach will help in the short term but what we really need to do is change the people running RA.