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No, but he certainly does not help Gnostic. I think we can all agree that the systems are crap and that we need a new defense coach. However. the attitude has to be there as well and Kerevi was dodging the front line most of the night.

He was horrible in attack and his defense was shocking. If TK had started there is no way we would have been down 40 at half time. Kervei was at fault in the first 3 tries. He is there for his attack but the Wallabies looked so much better with the ball in hand when TK was outside of Foley and...

There needs to be balance. We had Foley, Beale, Kerevi and two wingers whose defense is suspect. Kerevi was horrible. Most of the time not taking his place in the line and then missing more than half his tackles when he did. TK straightened the line in attack, directed it in defense and put his...

They actually look much better with TK running hard and straight outside Beale. Kerevis test career is over.

We are rank outsiders for sure. I hope to see our boys get stuck in and be competitive till the end. Its a good looking AIG side, as always. Very tough to beat or to even stay with.

Doubtful considering Hooper is the captain. However, our captain has been on the bench recently so you never know.

That means about 1 in 80. NZ still very big favorites to run away with it in the second half. Hope our boys turn up and give the game a nudge.

I'm guessing that McMahon will replace Timani early in the second at 8. Starting with Hanigan and McMahon will be light on for the initial exchanges one would think and Timani has more or less let slip in the press that he will start. Normally the players would not know until the team is...

We certainly do not need all those foreign players. What happens with their current contracts? We cannot have young talent being pushed offshore while foreign players are occupying roster places.

Exactly. Something should have changed a long time ago when it became apparent that the mob running rugby in Australia was not up to the task and were delivering it into the deep hole we now find ourselves in.

A very poor and gutless decision. In a couple of years when the current SANZAR deal ends we may see Super Rugby canned as SA opts out completely. "May" I say. The ARU will be regretting this move then if we wish to enter a trans Tasman/Asian/Pacific comp. Surely any kind of merger would have...

And on the back row. McMahon has been OK in the past but not great against the ABs. He is probably a good sub to come on and inject some pace into the game. We need to start with a genuine lineout option at 6, probably Hanigan but I would have preferred Higs, Fardy or even RHP. It is unfair to...

With Hunt out we assume that Beale starts at 12. That means it is not possible to carry Kerevis defense at 13. Logically TK will start there. But......what if Cheika wants to go down a new path and we see a centre pairing of Beale and Rona? Possible or not?

Hardwick was one of our better players in June. Korzyk is untested and rarely commands a starting spot at the reds. We have a decent starting back 3 forwards with absolutely nothing behind it. The second row selections are overturned again as well. The backs look very solid but they cannot do...

Yeah. It is what it is. Squad looks OK except it is weak in the back row. Douglas and Simmons retained with Izzac Rodda. The search continues.......

Problem was that he selected him alongside Hanigan. What many are saying, and I would agree, is that on paper the best balanced back row in the previous squad would have been Higgers, Hooper and Timani. No point playing Higs at 8 and telling him to play like Timani. McMahon showed nothing to...

Hooper is hands down the best candidate right now and has had some experience in the role. Not all positive mind you. Surely he has grown and will continue to grow into the position and end up being a very good captain, hopefully within the next two years. He names Foley, Coleman, Allaatoa and...

Only 7 Brumbies included in the wider squad, all of which will remain after the final cull of course. I would have thought that Alcock, Banks and one or two others could have been included based on the teams performance.

I guess that Pocock is pretty much a straight swap for McMahon. After the RC we will have to negotiate the EOYT with someone else backing up Hooper. I would not be at all surprised if more Force and Rebels players decide to try their luck offshore. They surely cannot have much faith in the ARU...

more about defense than attack