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This is why we should have seen Fainga'a A. running at 12 besides Cooper at some point this year in an international, and why the Reds backline was consistently so effective. Barnes and Giteau - even out of form - are probably better individual players than Anthony Fainga'a. But we don't need...

I want to believe, but I have had faith before and Deans has dashed it. Match after match.

I thought Giteau was faultless last night ;)

Affirmative. I anticipate a 'dominant tackle' in Quade's stats! The messiah (he's just a very naughty boy) has overcome his last weakness, and the halo is well deserved.

Precontenders. Gits returns for Barnes, JOC (James O'Connor) for Turner, we lose by 6 after JOC (James O'Connor) misses a series of penalties from 40m.

3 Rocky Elsom 2 David Pocock 1 Drew Mitchell HM: Burgess, fantastic energy, would love to transplant hands with functional fingers on; Cooper, appeared to fall over in front of the ball carrier in a way that brought both his shoulder and his arms in contact, the player falling down in his...

Superb, and perfectly encapsulates a sublime piece of dithering by Berdos. I felt like I was watching Inspector Clouseau, which was nostalgic and heartwarming in the face of Wobbly bumbling. Or maybe the wallaby bumbling is the thing that is becoming familiar and comfortable?

The saving grace was I sat up expecting mediocrity, so I was well satisfied. Nice workout for slipper. Terrible handling cost them.

This is how I see it going (I've translated it back in to English for those of us with only high school french): "Scrum go boom" "I beg your pardon?" "SCRUM.... GO.... BOOM" "I believe that you are saying you are concerned about the scrum?" "KNEEL.... GROPE...

No probs, Deans is going to sweet talk the ref. Oh yes, if it's anything like the sage like fluency of a Deans post match press press conference only more so, he'll be impressed......

He clearly has gone through 'the system' on the back of his ability with the ball in hand, and he has been good enough that the defense issue hasn't mattered. At Super level he still got away with it, and thats partly because Link was pragmatic enough to structure the Reds defense to allow for...

You've come to the right place then. He hardly escapes blame here......

psssssst undercoverkiwi........ if you include kiwi in your 'handle' you're not really undercover QC (Quade Cooper) is a mystery wrapped up in an enigma. On the one hand he is clearly a tool - and one of the bluntest tools in your grandad's garden shed. On the other he is clearly the best 10 we have...

It could certainly be tried.

Technique will be less effective against the Reds, as Link seems to regard coaching as an active process rather than a zen.

I had it in my head that Sharpe might get a run from the bench, but I can see that it might be considered a little risky.....

Three of Daley, Slipper, Higgers, Sharpe and Simmons? Interesting. Edit, actually I'm not sure that Daley was at TSS.

I can't speak for Mr Mouse, but it was a little hard at times with the (ahem) unofficial telecast that we were enjoying to spot the intricacies of the ruck and maul, esp if it wasn't blown up by lawrence and replayed on the coverage. Still, I thought Lawrence was even handed, that apart from...

If only he could find those freakish man-beating skills we value so highly on this forum.

And conceivably for Finger, Van, Morahan, Davies and Hynes. I'm not sure that I want Morahan in particular learning to play whats in front of him just yet. He has a future playing rugby as an outside back.