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Fair enough DCTarget. I’ll definitely concede LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) hasn’t grabbed the jersey and made it his own. But I’m just personally not sure why he would be below the three first ones at least (and I still struggle to see how Skelton would fit in the balance of the current pack with a complete change in...

See, that’s one criticism I don’t agree with at all. IMO Salakai-Lott’s work rate is very good. He’s generally high up on the tackle count and has plenty of carry’s. He’s good in the middle of the field and links well out wide. He’s a generally decent lineout target and he gets stuck in in maul...

The weekend’s games created a really interesting contrast for me. On the one hand the Wallabies, by and large, put together some very well constructed attack with good hands across the board, players hitting holes at speed, improving support play and options inside and out. Yeah, it broke down...

It’s like anything I guess. Some people struggle less with intricacies of the position and can adapt. For other people you really want to keep it simple.

Haha - yes. In my indigence I should have done a quick proof read.

How is it that, in a game that we won and, in doing so took the result to 4 in a row for the first time in 4 yrs, we’ve just chewed up about 4 pages talking about a 21 year old who made 2 mistakes all game. In the midst of that one poster seems still disappointed we don’t play rugby like we did...

People are really starting to roll some horse shit out now

Mate - Phil Waugh was definitely a knuckle dragging Orc. Just because you continue to deny it doesn’t make it either wild or baseless.

For me the biggest decline in both Genia & Gregan as players was when the started slowing ball down at the back of breakdowns. I know a lot is made of whether a half has a lift and/or takes a step or two at the back of a ruck - and it is a really important issue - but I think it comes second to...

I dunno. Koroibete had gone on a long try drought before his recent try and he was still clearly one of our best. The issue is where wingers don’t finish chances that they clearly should. Edit: sorry, just realised this has been coverred

My issue with the Petaia thing is the re-writing of history and the confusing his injury issues with his actual playing form From his start in super rugby he was outstanding and delivered consistently, including in his opportunities at the World Cup - right up until the international series...

Surely that’s cannibalism

More bacon

Wing has become another position where we have quickly gone from a position of shoe-horning in utilities and make shift options to suddenly having some depth with some very good emerging prospects.

I agree with your post - but I do think that rugby has moved on from where the wingers primary role is to sit at the end of the backline. Quite often it is actually a forward patrolling the touch line while the wingers are given roving commissions to look for opportunities all over the field...

I thought there were some other periods of really good play too. There is still work to do, but the attacking structure is definitely coming together. One thing which has been very good is the generation and use of quick ball. Players are providing moving options which is making the defence...

I thought I read he’s been cleared by his Japanese club to tour

I guess that depends on who you out on the wing and what your view is of the relative merits of Wright, Petaia and Hodge. Kellaway will play either way - but do you move him from the wing where he has been excellent and risk finding him out at fullback. If you bench (or drop Hodge) are you just...

I find it sad to say, but To'omua appears to be yesterday’s man. Father Time appears to have run him down. Would love him to prove me wrong but I’d far prefer they take Lolesio. I actually wouldn’t hate if they took on of the other young 10s with them - but I don’t think that’s realistic with a...

I watched the game again this morning. Petaia needs to reign in some of the offloads. But on the whole I thought he was actually pretty good. His work rate was excellent which is somewhere I think he has been found wanting in the past. I don’t really have much of an opinion on Petaia at...