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Doug Howlett was a prime example as well. After his blistering pace left him, he becamce a very very hard-working winger who chased every kick that went up, went looking for work around the rucks and in many ways, I thought, became a better player.

Why do you think this is the ARU's intent and why does it matter if he plays this season or next? I'd say that the ARU's intent is to have as many of the best Aussie players playing in Australia as possible. Let's say that the ARU had said to Burgess - we'll contract you to play for the...

He has committed to the Rebels next year has he not? He had to commit to Australian rugby to be eligible for the Wallabies so the policy is working. Is there any reason to think that the lure of playing for the Wallabies again didn't play some part in his decision to return to Australia? Or do...

I thought the reasons Elsom and Vickerman didn't end up playing was due to injuries. If so, then the ARU system worked - if they were fit, they would have played - they had committed to playing in Australia. Why they got selected for the Wallabies without any form or much playing time is a...

Man....picked a few duds this week: Tameifuna - -1 Poki - 7 F Saili - 7 Ranger - 12 (1st time he's really let me down) Mathewson - 2 Kimlin - 10 (my prediction on him was right damn it!!) 398 points for the week and slipped to 9th in G&GR League.....bounce back this week!!

I think Nusadan is talking about people's Fantasy bench....

So Mogg to play fullback with Folau on the bench then?

I found this week incredibly hard for some reason and I wanted a few more trades but here's my team: Tamifuna, Robinson, Ferriera (O Franks) Luatua, Kimlin (Whitelock) G Smith, A Savea, Labuschagne (Englebrecht) Mathewson (Pretorius) O'Connor, Saiili (C Smith) Poki, Ranger, Savea (F Halai)...

Words are argueably the most powerful things in the world. You've just won an all-expenses paid trip for 2 to the Bahamas and you can go with your wife or Jessica Alba. The radio presenter asks you who you're taking. Do you say "I'd be more comfortable going with my wife" or "I wouldn't...

Has White ever played for the Wallabies? I don't think he's actually had a game for them yet. For a new Wallaby to say that he'd feel more comfortable with his usual partners at his side is nothing like an established leader of the team, the probable vice-captain, saying that he wouldn't want...

I reckon he has gone further than that. He's quoted as saying What does that say to every other hopeful 10 in Aussie? Poor comment to make.

This is what I tell my boss when I have spent a lot of the day on G&GR. I've done a lot of 'invisible' work. The stats were posted up on here and were used to support why Palu should be picked. When those stats have been closely examined, it's now his 'invisible' work that makes him valuable...

Yep.....if you double the numbers as Bairdy suggests, Palu makes 44 tackles and misses 10.....1 in 5 tackles he misses. Yep....Aeleau should be your new hard man in the back row I reckon

Blues team was named earlier today and the Chiefs team has been named as well...

I reckon this will be a hard round......

I think this is a very good point. The QC (Quade Cooper)/Carlos Spencer type of player is perhaps more common down under than it is in the NH. Most of us (kiwis and aussies) went to school with and played in the grades with at least 2 or 3 players who were just freakish with some of the things they pulled off...

Based on those numbers, I would take Auleau every day of the week.

Melamu and Hore are not spring chickens anymore and I can see Coles and Elliot getting more involved in the AB frame over the next few years. I can see why Hawkes Bay made this decision and I wouldn't be surprised to see more unions following suit.

A couple of observations: Richard Kahui is a huge asset being able to play centre and wing but as he has signed a Japanese deal, he won't be around for long. Conrad Smith will no doubt be the 1st choice 13 - next cab off the rank for me is Ranger. Like Kahui, he can play wing as well. We're...

It's called Canterbury. LOL