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In addition to the factors you mention, barbarian, Sydney Uni has over 30 players involved in the various levels of franchise programs plus others on the Sevens circuit. It will be a challenging season.

I do enjoy my very limited opportunities to take issue with you, LG. What exactly is the correlation between "strength and power" and being a "hard nosed lock"? I suspect that coaches often choose the more experienced lock "to pack down on the TH side to support the THP". It is true that...

Having not seen the video it's hard to make a definitive judgement, LG. In the pre-Playboy years a topless bird would probably have evoked a physiological reaction, but society has moved on and so has the range of what is available for the ageing voyeur. So yes, it's probably just you.

I agree, en_force_er, and it's very much to our detriment. We would be the only major Rugby nation that has this attitude.

Best I could find at short notice is this link: http://procarlos.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/TNSS-Rd-9-Manly-v-Sydney-Uni-12-6-10/G0000T0UEi_j0V_s/I0000NRJgy6tmLx4 The elevation is characteristic of the lad.

The smokey for the locking position is a very good kid who is training with them but hasn't been contracted by them in any form yet. My mail is that they have been running Sam Carter with the main squad. He is ready for professional rugby.

He also played inside two big, dominant centres, i.e., "a quality cohesive" midfield. And while I'm on the subject if Anthony Fainga'a at this stage is a better 12 than Tom Carter I know nothing about rugby. (Would the Carter bashers please form an orderly queue.) Fortunately with the new...

I think Link outsmarted himself with that selection, LG. Predictably, Byrnes wasn't there to play football, and certainly not to put in at scrum time.

You're a bit rough on poor Quade, topo, although you are partially excused on the basis that that line was too good to waste.

LG, I totally agree with your point that "All you need is two specialists and a third to use every now and then." However I don't follow the logic in your first sentence. There is no intrinsic reason why any of the seven players standing in the lineout shouldn't be capable of lifting the jumper...

Strange thread

Welcome aboard, Alex. You've set yourself a high standard with your first post.

I apologise for offending you, Scarfman. Almost invariably I ignore misspellings as I consider it rude to correct people, but I would have thought that #1 Tah would appreciate someone drawing attention to a mistake in the title of his video which has been published on the internet. So I did so...

It reads a lot like touch with tackle.

I have spent time pondering your comment, #1. Surely the fact that I am now suggesting "a radically different approach" cannot be the reason why "you can hear a pin drop during ... games" which have already been played. The lack of crowd noise is primarily due to a half empty stadium and a...

Tempelton??

You must have a family filter installed, Scarfie.

What about a radically different approach? Start with dropping the entry prices so that for the big games you have a full stadium. Instead of watching two sets of 23 players plus 50 hangers on strolling about the field for half an hour before the game, put on a decent preliminary game that...

When did this happen, LG? Does this mean I've been unfairly bagging the Million Dollar Man and No-use-ifora? And you obviously don't rate appearances for the Reds.

Thanks for the clarification, Slim. And I concede your final point and agree with it. As I said in my original post: "One of the great failings of Australian rugby is the lack of focus of our coaches on player development and lack of ability to foster it."