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Full contract or EPS?

Yeah, I was lazy with in including kids in the EPS, which probably wasn't really correct (actually, probably was wrong). Thought Battye was included in an EPS, but am probably wrong. Being lazy, I could have included PAE, who I am pretty sure went into the Reds EPS (Academy?) straight out of...

Haha, funny you say that, because there are stories to that effect, along with the huge rap he had on himself. In fact, someone on here once mentioned talking to his high school coach who said pretty much JOC (James O'Connor)'s biggest problem would be JOC (James O'Connor) himself, ego, sense of entitlement, always pushing the...

Hmmm, it's a bold move to say the Clan game was the best Reds game of the year. I wouldn't say so, anyway. Lucas didn't outperform some of Cooper's performances anyway from some of the games throughout this year. I would say that Lucas would do a better job than a parachuted in Michalak...

JOC (James O'Connor)? No way was he watched more than a couple of his contemporaries in the schools team at the time. I think that I recall him playing a fair bit off the bench in school rep teams. Cooper, for example, I thought was much more hyped than JOC (James O'Connor) from high school. Going back a few years in...

Foley has had a few passes leading to tries / breaks, not many but a few. He had a good short ball to TPN in the first half, for instance, where TPN had a clean break. Beale has had more though, as Beale has come on and opened the game up.

Watching the replay, I have three criticisms for Foley: - he had quite a few poor passes - he commits to too many rucks where he doesn't need too, removing himself as an option as first receiver - this is particularly noticeable when we are in their red zone - overplays his hand a little by...

Agree, seems bizarre. Frisby + Lucas seems the best option, how would parachuting Michalak in for a few games of a ruined season help at all? Especially when his time and lead up with the team will be limited. That's ignoring that he can be a bit of a flake and is a little past it now.

There were four Kefu brothers: Toutai (number 8.), Steve (inside centre), Fa'leo (spelling?) (number 8.), and Mafileo (outside centre). Toutai went to Cav Road high school I think, the next three to BSHS. Toutai everyone knows about, and probably Steve too. Fa'leo was supposed to be the most...

What's being claimed is that the gameplan was changed to practice a different style as Link and McKay want to be able to play different ways. Interesting, if true.

Agree the backline shouldn't change, but we need more from it. The few times we got front foot ball we squandered it. Sometimes we were getting over the gain line but suddenly our only option was To'omua sitting back in the pocket for a kick. Actually, I would like Foley and/or To'omua to...

White got it on 10. Not a lot of options.

Well, that was conservative. Forwards struggled to get clean ball often, so the backs in turn kicked it away. Hard to remember our outside backs often brought into the game. We definitely weren't as good, but then France were so much better they didn't let us play.

Was that Phipps over the ball? Good last play whoever it was.

There's a difference between a 10 (well, any back really) and a flanker getting subbed at 60 minutes. Link obviously wanted impact his other backs weren't providing. Fardy was OK, I wouldn't say bad, but not near outstanding either.

Ref sick of French infringements, and it's a card to the sub Le Roux! Brought down the Wallaby maul. Come on White, nail this and we are most of the way there.

Good scrum from the Wallabies, forcing crap ball on the French.

If he was doing it very well, he wouldn't be replaced sub-60 minutes.

Dusautoir off. Picamoles on. Dusautoir will be missed, but he's not anywhere near peak fitness. Go AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)!!! Just knocked it on.

Beale did his best to milk an obstruction. Ref wasn't buying it. Higgers on for Fardy.