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Something we have in common. Getting beyond 70 has its disadvantages but it certainly beats the alternative. Another thing I think we share is a tendency to adopt an analytical perspective on the game. The fascination lies in its complexity. With respect to the Sydney club comp and the ELVs, I...

It is not often that one gets the chance to correct the erudite Lee Grant, so I'm not about to waste an opportunity. "Powerful stomach muscles" would not have materially assisted Dusatoir to "rip the ball out". The function of the stomach or abdominal muscles is to close or flex the hip joint...

Thanks for your gracious comment, AussieDominance. Good luck to both your cricket and rugby clubs. Regards Bruce

AussieDominance, I have no wish to engage in protracted argument with you, particularly about cricket on a rugby site. I will just make the point that if Dave Gilbert told your father that "Sydney Uni in cricket have a 2 million dollar foundation " then either he is badly misinformed or your...

AussieDominance, you are obviously confusing the Elite Athlete and Performers Scheme at the University of Sydney with the sport scholarship program.As I went to quite a deal of trouble to point out, in order to qualify under the EAPS you do not have to play for a Sydney University Club, nor...

No, Lance, when I said that he "might successfully plead that his mind is tabula rasa, i.e., a complete blank," I wasn't trying to help think up a defence for him; there will have been an army of Brisbane lawyers already drafted in to assist with that. What I meant was that on the basis of past...

It would be difficult for him to give his side of the story to the ARU considering that he is adopting the Sgt. Schultz defence. He obviously has a very astute lawyer. If anyone might successfully plead that his mind is tabula rasa, i.e., a complete blank, it would be young Quade. Keep up the...

Sydney Uni would be a very good environment if he is basically interested in learning his craft and developing physically, but they wouldn't pay him and I imagine that Sydney is a very expensive city now for an Argentinian what with the weakness of their economy and presumably their currency and...

One aspect of his game that needs attention was an apparent reluctance to get involved at the breakdown. This was most apparent when Giteau made a break for the line in centre field with Cooper the only player close enough to provide support when Giteau went to ground.

Fair enough, Lindommer. One thing I always remember is not to bag players with blanket statements like "can't pass" or "can't tackle".

Gagger, Smith had 4 line breaks and Carter had 3. I can find no stats for "tackle bust offloads' but Smith had 22 "tackles bust" and Carter had 13. On "metres run" Carter covers more ground than the early explorers and is continually the first chaser for the Waratahs, so I don't think there...

And not just WJ. Only yesterday Robbie Deans was quoted as saying "there could come a time when the Matt Giteaus, James O'Connors and Will Genias of the game simply find themselves too small to survive at the top level.” Yet here you have a genuine 100kg centre in Tom Carter who has dominated...

You mean other than the fact that, as the article states, "he coaches the national team"? Sorry, couldn't resist.

barbarian's explanation of the Elite Athlete and Performers Scheme at the University of Sydney contains a couple of inaccurate statements. He mentions "certain UAI concessions. This may be 5 UAI points, it may be 10." Not true. The concession is a maximum of 5 points and in practice for some...

Thanks to The Chosen, Lee Grant and Mole for commenting on my post. From long experience I know that getting into an argument over controversial matters soon becomes unproductive, but I interpret your comments as quite legitimate criticism. I just want to comment on one of Lee Grant's...

It is interesting that of the various names mentioned so far as possible signings for the new franchise no fewer than 21 were developed through the Sydney University Colts program. That of course doesn't count the other Uni players on Super 14 contracts or playing professionally overseas, plus...

Yes, Sully, it's only a minor point. Let's hope that all the upheaval yields positive results. Australian rugby needs a strong Queensland.

Would it not have been a nice gesture to have held over the announcement of a new administrator until Monday given that Leo Williams died yesterday? It's called style.