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Didn't Giteau, Tana Umaga and Andrew Merthens all have issues with Deans as well? Quade/Khoder were the only one's stupid enough to air the dirty laundry in the public. So a flip on this "endemic" could be, players are putting up with Deans because they want to play for the Wallabies and have...

I've got more problem with our starting hooker leading the stats than a fly half would can be isolated.

What I'm more interested is comparing one kiwi coaches selections to another's. Henry time and time again picked Nonu, a guy who was doing pretty poorly at club level but when he donned that black jersey his game was turned around. There's other players I could name, but the general just was...

This isn't a contract issue though. The criteria of selection is based on form in Australian rugby. Not when and whether you have a contract. Right now, of this very second, Burgo hasn't played in Australia. If we were to have a match on Saturday, you'd be picking a back up half back in the...

Problem is, why should Burgess be in the mix? The ARU constantly churn out the line that to be considered playing for the Wallabies you have to play rugby in Australia. Burgess unfortunately decided that going overseas was the best decision for him. I've got nothing against him going overseas...

What about that time we only picked one Open side flanker for the world cup? Or that time where we had to play a 30something Fijian loose forward on the wing because of taking injured players into a tournament? Never under-estimate the Dean selection policies, they're strange and baffling...

With the Wallabies lacking a kicker without a massive boot on him, I can't understand why White hasn't been included. What makes it even more head scratching is, Deans has publicly said he thinks it's going to be all about the physicality. Ok, that's fine. The lions are a big bunch of Welsh...

I'm not sure O'Connor's ribs want to hear "physiciality" so soon after his encounter with the rampaging Ranger. But just to stir the pot some more, perhaps Deans hasn't watched this just yet:

To play devil's advocate here, should Digby not be considered available to play next year? After all he's leaving Australian rugby. I do on the other hand personally agree with you as all I can see is Tahu donning the gold jersey.

Speight will be eligible come the Spring Tour. He's arguably been the inform winger in the Australian teams all season long. Tomane weak in defence? From the past two seasons he's seem to be pretty solid in defence. Rocket Rod is not known for his defence, especially against a certain Togan...

Chance of Davies being in Gold again? 0.1% You've forgotten Speight, Tomane, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), JOC (James O'Connor), Folau, Shipperley, McCabe and probably CFS who are all ahead of Davies on the peaking order. Hell after the World Cup, Samo is probably higher up on the chain in Deans's eyes. Unfortunately, Davies debuted...

Great piece written there. Horrible to hear how much this illness has taken from him. From memory, Tuney suffered from a case of the Footballers headaches? With the Americans finally starting to see a pattern in depression and their NFL players, I just wonder if there was any similar causation...

He had a good start to the best of the losers game at the RWC, up until doing his knee.

I don't think you could name an entire 15 who's consistently performed while donning a yellow jersey in the last 5 years.

I had to re-read it a couple of times to make sure I wasn't getting mixed up with a certain AFL agent!

Oh I agree with you which is why I think he should be training and not playing. Playing is a privilege not a right. How can he, in a month really get in the right mind space with his disease and also be expected to be up to playing a highly intense sport? Well, he's gone from not being in a...

I think people can accept there will be the occasional slip ups and it's up to the Alcoholic to handle how he/she will react to the slip up. While Kurtley clearly has a problem, all parties involved (that's Kurtley, the ARU and Rebels) are not taking this seriously enough. The fact that within...

Knowing how volatile KB (Kurtley Beale) is with a belly of booze, I can understand Genia's hesitancy. Last thing you want after winning the Lions series is cop a stray knuckle sandwich!

I'm sure we've covered this before, but every half pairing when asked on this question says the same thing Will has said. Below are two quotes, I'll remove the players names and then update it after. The first quote is from Larkham's reply on his pairing with George back in 2007 when...

A good offer? Isn't he on a $400k top up already?