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Haven't been back through all of the pages, but has the JOC (James O'Connor) deal actually been done? Is there pen on paper? Everyone is talking like it's a done deal, but I would have thought the announcement would have been higher profile and I haven't seen anything.

I think I said a few pages back it thought it was important not diminish the importance of goal kicking. But now it's happening, we might as well suck it and see. If it's no good, change it back next year. If it's great, we start lobbying the IRB. The only positive I can see out of it is it...

Blaming the ref before the game, Poor form. Suck it up you pussies and lets beat them toe to toe. Don't throw in the towel mid week.

Haha, go Ewen. Way to throw the cat. I fucking love Horne, McCabe and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) all being on the field. The wingers while not previously considered specialist wingers are both abrasive and rock steady. You can rely on them to get the job done. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) at 13 had to happen. Kuridrani didn't show enough...

Unfortunately Charles has put a lot of muscle onto his thighs since that try (and had a knee injury and aged 4 years). He ain't that quick anymore, but I do believe his spatial awareness and peripheral vision are first rate out of all of Australian hookers. He is good for a couple of extra try's...

Even the NRC told them to get rid of it.

Longbottom is off to blighty. McKenzie has said he was going to call him into the squad before he decided to leave.

They look good. Don't sweat over them too much more, just smash them out and sell them. A camel is a horse designed by committee.

Saia is a good and obvious option, but I wonder how far away Heath Tessman is from getting a crack. I think his problem is he's a bit small. But I like his skills.

While Alcock will never be Australia's 7, he's better than the 3 you listed. Injury has crueled him this year, but last year he was keeping Hodgson in the 6 jersey. I would have him about 5th behind Hooper, Gill, Pocock (when fit) and Hodgson.

If you're good enough, you can collect the whole set.

Watching the back page. They have some leaguie wanna be dr evil type who keeps bringing the conversation back to League. He managed to get Robbie Farrah twice the airtime they gave the Waratahs win. Super.

Please keep Dagg at 15. Smith is in much better form.

The TMO in rugby is a funny thing. If I'm not sure about if a try has been scored I usually think "what would I think if I had seen it happen in park footy with no TMO, what would I rule". The Nadolo try is tough because I think in park footy it would have been awarded. In cricket the advantage...

I'd love to hear the perspective on Joubers refereeing from a neutral point of view. From a semi neutral point of view I think he let both teams get away with a lot, but he was letting each team get away with different things. The Cru were getting away with the offside line and the Tahs were...

He missed a huge chunk of last year with a neck injury and I also feel like he missed some of the start of this year. But not 100% sure. A reds supporter will be along to fill us in shortly no doubt.

Hope it's Chibba. I rate him the 3rd best Hooker in Aus.

9. Phipps 10. Foley 11. Horne 12. To'omua 13. Kuridrani 14. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 15. Folau Link will start with White at 9, but I expect the rest to be right. Horne's transformation to winger has come at just the right time and if he holds form, when Speight comes eligible I expect Kuridrani will be dropped and...

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I hope they do re-sign Foley early. The Western Force's key goal for the next few years must be of developing a competitive roster with as many locals as possible. Bringing in the superstars have proven to be failure in the past, and Foley is currently...

Or when the attacking team basically swims around the side. The defensive team get a good stop, so the attacking team shears off and changes the point of attack, discarding the players from the attacking maul who have been stopped. It basically looks like the defensive team has cleaned out the...