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Comparing To'omua to JOC (James O'Connor) is an insult on the young Brumby playmaker. To'omua has a complete skill-set, James hasn't been taking the ball to the line and drawing a player at all. To'omua loves to actually hit the defensive line and then pass. James was too hesitant in attack and reverted back to...

If we've got two guys doing most of the work, why aren't they being picked with the 10 on their back instead? Currently we have a guy who stands way too deep to receive the ball which stuffs up our ability to get back to the line and an inability to draw a defender then pass.

To be fair I like many Australians had NFI about the Thomson issue. I don't know why you're trying to make this point as not everyone follows the All Blacks in tests that don't affect Australia. I'm curious, can the ARU appeal the IRBs decision to the CAS? Based on the evidence we the public...

Maybe it's a medical thing to ensure his knee is covered? ;) Even if it was another Kurtley Situation where he's just training with the squad without being in the squad yet everyone knows he's in the squad. It'd be the same thing.

Maybe they want the reverse to happen. You've got some extremely young players there who could benefit from having such an experienced guy just to talk to and act as a calming influence. Or maybe Deans wants to unleash the Kraken in the third match and is getting him accustom to the calls etc.

So how does staying out so late help their recovery? How does it help them prepare for the upcoming game on Saturday. I would think that keeping with your normal sleeping hours would be beneficial in healing of ones hamstrings. No matter if you were drinking or not, going to bed so late you'll...

Unfortunately all the Rugby games are terrible. How did management allow these two out so late? Surely there would have been a morning training? Absolutely pathetic by the two idiots and the wallaby camp.

I think you'll find his sister will have to increase his pocket money if he wants to pay his way through the charges ;)

That's Deans for you.

I can't tell if people are picking teams that they want or teams they think Deans will roll out with. With the sheer amount of injuries, players aren't going to be moved, especially Deans' first choice 10 and 12. More importantly, shifting Izzy from 14 isn't the smartest choice unless Cummins...

Since when did the charges get upgraded? Every news article around the event just said he was assisting police. You would have thought if he had been charged that someone in the press would have picked up on i.

At the pinnacle end of Australian rugby, cultural issues shouldn't be coming up. Poor scrummaging, poor kicking etc are coachable areas. In the early 2000's Jones didn't care for Props who could scrummage and only saw it as a reset mechanism. To this day, we're still paying for this short...

It's about time the Australian Captain got some leniency! After all, we've had to put up with Black 7 getting away with pure murder in the breakdown for years ;)

But he didn't and that's the problem. Deans picked him to execute a specific game plan, one that relied on us slotting those points. Then from what I saw in the stands he was suspect in making tackles that lead to tries. Again Deans picked him over the likes of Quade for his known defensive...

Yeah he's the guy who's pissed away 8 points. Berrick and James have cost us more points than Quade would have ;-)

The thing is, the All Blacks are that good that they can adapt their game plan week in week out to suit the opposition, weather and "what's in front of them". So one week they'll play the more conservative game plan you eluded to, but the next week they'll play an expansive 30-0 drubbing of the...

I would have thought Kurtley's defensive form has been questionable since 2012. Hell look at the cardinal sin he committed in the French game of planting both your feet, Michalak danced around him to score a try Seems it won't copy specific time, but go to 1hr 20 minutes

With all the injuries we've had the squad picked itself. I don't know why anyone thinks Deans has done a good job. He hasn't had to make a choice on; - Pocock, Smith, Gill or Hooper - Whether to start Timani and how to balance the jumpers and line outs - Whether to pick Higgers, Mowen...

Sounds like credit has to be given to his mates for not letting it become an incident. While I would have done the exact same thing as Quade did, sounds like he had some smart mates there to ensure he didn't go through with anything.

Are we talking Beer Belly Beale? Or Booze Free Beale? The former was shocking during the Quad nations but found form on the EOYT as he was under strict guidance and control.