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Both of these games Foley has let himself drift out of the game, this week it seemed like for nearly the entire game. Good kick White, finally.

Jones forget to jump at that lineout?

Think that Link will wait to the last minute to sub our front row. Well, hope he does.

Was a fair call. This forum would have gone mental if it was given and the teams were reversed.

Folau and Cummins have looked less keen to kick. White and To'omua seem keen to kick away front foot ball that we held onto last week. You're letting the club team those players play for cloud your vision. None of our backs have been particularly good. But: our forwards aren't giving them as...

Douglas was horrible last year in the Lions series. Horwill was fairly poor, but Douglas was a good level below that, so Horwill maintained his spot for longer than he should have. Douglas struggled for form after that too, so it wasn't surprising he shuffled down the order. If Douglas was in...

White and To'omua seem to think we are playing Jakeball tonight. We are well down on last week, France well up.

I'd just be worried if two rookies are replacing Owen and Anae. I'd be fine with one, but to me it's a big risk relying on a couple of young prop rookies if we get any injuries. I hope Kite or Paraka get blooded next year, but I wouldn't want to be relying on, say, Daley and Paraka/Kite...

Kite and Paraka are good prospects, but they are relatively inexperienced. I am worried if we are losing Anae and Owen and relying on young, inexperienced guys - especially when our other prop is a noted non-scrummager in Daley.

Yeah, agree TOCC, that's what I remember too. He was always meant to follow Lockyer into the halves at 6. It's been a long while since locks in league were another real ball player, think back to Jason Smith for example. These days locks are generally another centre field player, along with...

It was reported elsewhere that many Reds players were unhappy with RG's coaching style and game plans, as they were overly detailed and planned and controlling and restrictive.

What the fuck is going on? At this stage I can't see RG lasting past next year, as the squad he has next year is going to be of a much lower quality. If Genia and Cooper depart post 2015 to England/France, it won't be pretty.

That would make sense, the if I remember correctly the Kefu brothers all played for Souths. I remember Steve from high school and he was a great guy, so I hope he goes well.

I should add: it's always easier to provide stability from the rear, so a solo lift will generally always be from behind.

Solo lift is different to a two person lift. In a modern two person lift, the rear lifter is primarily providing stability at max height under the backside of the jumper, or even on the upper thighs. They help lift, but the main work is done by the front person who will be binding on the...

BTW, there's a reason your openside sits on the back of the lineout and generally doesn't jump, and that's because you want him to peel off quickly or clean up overthrows.

Yeah, Skelton would either be redeployed as a lifter in full lineouts or mid field hit up / decoy in shorter lineouts, assuming you have other targets. Throwing up really shorter jumpers like Hooper might even be an option then, although Hooper with tall lifters would take longer than a...

It's not that simple. The modern lift is based a lot on the jumper "springing" off the ground, and then instantly going stiff as a board. Some are better at this than others, and I suspect that it's not something that can really be trained to a great level, like fast twitch muscle fibres...

I suspect that if RG is still there in 2015 and the Reds put in a similar performance then Carmichael's views will be very likely to have changed, particularly if the bottom line is clearly affected.

As soon as a hammered scrum costs them a few games, they will take it more seriously. The Reds had an average scrum in 2011 that concentrated mainly on getting clean ball on their feed and they not only won the comp, but were pretty much the top team all year, so it shows you don't need a...