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Cooper did stop an international 6 dead in his tracks..... although that 6 was Hanigan ;)

If he didn't learn how to kick after 2 years kicking fulltime in the AFL then I'm afraid no international coach would be able to guide him. He should have been a winger. He'd be the world best by now and probably would have scored more cross field kicks.

Jake White.

I think Kerevi's distribution is under-rated. I'd say he is a better passer then Hodge. He could very well be a large body, with a good step, and good distributor at 12. This is something new and exciting for the position. If only he can sort out his defence and continue building his...

Yes he did. But that's the issue. He should stick at either 12 or 13 and stay there. (personally I prefer him at 12 but that's a different argument altogether).

You have completely misunderstood my statement. DO NOT PLAY PLAYERS OUT OF POSITION! understand? I never said it was Foley's fault that Kerevi is shit. I'm saying don't move him away from 12 just because Foley is shit too, otherwise he will always be shit. If you keep him at 12 then at least...

I like it. Except again. Beale has no experience on the wing? You think he won't get exposed? Even DHP struggled defensively when he got shifted from fullback at the force to wing at the wallabies. If Beale is not the best 12, then he goes to the bench. Cos he sure as hell ain't the best winger...

You play your 10's at 10 and 12's at 12. Pretty simple stuff. I guess we could play Beale at 15, Folau at 13, Foley at 12, Hunt at 10, Kuridrani on the wing?

Or we could keep developing Kerevi at 12 and get a playmaking flyhalf. It really shits me that players are being pushed away from there best positions which is deterring their development due to the lack of skills from others.

Foley's only real issue is his kicking (medium & long, short kicking is fine), and goal kicking obviously. On the defence, I agree the structural defensive system is a mess. But instead of attacking Grey, I actually take the stance that he is trying to work his best with what he has. There is...

Fair call. But it is true both Beale and Cooper have proven to be erratic decision makers or shown ill disciple at key moments. Eg. Beale 2 yellow cards, deciding to stop running for the ball going into touch that led to a try. It's kind of ironic, because from what we see on the rugby field...

You are probably right. Although we were smashed in the first half of Bled 1. So he only had half a good game there. Followed by a great second Bled. Then he was okay without being outstanding the rest. Followed by some poor performances once at fullback. I also have to admit I probably have a...

Was he really though? He had one great game.

I have to say for all the hype around Beale this year, I think he was our most over-rated player this season. Maybe had a flashes of brillance on attack but put in his usual poor defence or poor decision making that cost us on key moments. Sound familiar? If it were Cooper he'd be thrashed on...

You probably won't have all 15 players amazing tacklers, it happens. For example Barrett is a must in any starting XV, you wouldn't turn him down for average 1 v 1 tackling. But it needs to be done right. And some positions just can't handle it. 10, wing, fullback would be the easiest to...

I agree there. I think it was likely we would have lost with 15 man anyway. But my main point was that our poor defence and having 3 poor tacklers in the backline was greatly exposed with a man down. We were always probably always going to lose, but it should never have been THAT easy for...

Absolutely. Our whole game plan is highly inflexible. We go a man down our game plan can't adapt because players can't handle 1 v 1 tackles, and scoring points is harder weather is wet, our game plan can't adapt because we need to score tries but handling is poor in those conditions. A key...

And the England match and Bled 1. Thats 3 of probably the worst wallabies performances I can think of in just one season... Never have we been this inconsistent. Even if the loss % has been similar to previous years the losses were never this poor, and to Northern Hemisphere opposition. Terrible...

Also highlights our poor defensive. Not even counting the structural issue that have been highly talked about on this forum. What about players like Foley, Kerevi, Beale in the backline who struggle to tackle 1 v 1. They are good enough to slow their opposition down so a second man can come in...

Koro is pretty great at timing his runs too.