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G&GR Australian Super Rugby Team of the Week 2022 Round five: 1. James Slipper (BRU) - 1 2. Dave Porecki (WAR) - 1 3. Allan Ala'alatoa (BRU) - 2 4. Matt Philip (REB) - 1 5. Nick Frost (BRU) - 1 6. Seru Uru (RED) - 2 7. Charlie Gamble (WAR) - 2 8. Harry Wilson (RED) - 4 9. Nic White (BRU) - 1...

Ikitau also has a strong left foot kick… And unless Kellaway is going to be shifted to fullback, I’d still expect him to be on one wing.

Holds an Australian passport through one of his parents... was never eligible to play for Niue in 7's. https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2018/08/06/super-rugby-brumbies-pulu-signing

AAA too is routinely guilty of this... and while there might not be consistency from officials, it's something that World Rugby don't want to continue.

It should be noted that Tupou is charged with contravening 9.20 which stipulates that: a) a player must not charge into a ruck or a maul. Charging includes any contact made without binding onto another player in the ruck or maul It makes no reference as to where contact is made, and in itself...

It's probably a 2 for 1 deal arranged by Mrs Lonergan...

Does Roberts have the agility to maintain Ravouvou?

Oh sure, we're all entitled to our opinions... but generally they're founded on relevant criteria pertaining to the topic, and not on the fractured memory of some octogenarian's experience in the sausage sizzle queue at the north v northwest Sydney park game a generation ago.

1. Slipper 2. Porecki 3. AAA 4. Philip 5. Frost 6. Uru 7. Gamble 8. Wilson 9. White 10. Lolesio 11. Vaihu 12. Kuenzle 13. Paisami 14. Wright 15. Banks

I’ve noticed you’ve mentioned him a few times now… but it’s weird considering he was one of the most lauded locks playing in Australia the past two seasons, and along with Fraser McReight featured in the most G&GR team of the week polls in 2021.

I found the squad announcement to be completely uncontroversial… It was largely last years squad, with a couple of form players thrown in where they’re short on depth.

I assume they’ll still draft in McInerney, and Pollard…

I don’t think the Brumbies have 10 locks in their squad…

Two seasons of being one of the best locks in the country? Probably that… He was on track to be capped last year until injury.

Squad summary Total Test caps: 783 Average Test caps: 20 Average age: 26 Uncapped players: 8 Most capped: Michael Hooper (118 Tests) Youngest member: Angus Bell, 21 Oldest members: Cadeyrn Neville, Toni Pulu, 33 Breakdown: Brumbies 15, NSW Waratahs 10, Queensland Reds 8, Melbourne Rebels...

Nah, maybe when the Melbourne Tigers were an NBL team…

The % of MCC members who identify as Dees supporters these days don’t significantly alter those figures…

In terms of membership numbers they’re not in the same ballpark as Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond or Essendon… They’re not that much greater than the Doggies.

I don’t believe they honestly expected that size of a crowd for Wednesday night… in fact, they received what many of us predicted. Despite the hoopla of being the GF rematch, it was still a Wednesday night, and it wasn’t one of the big four Melbourne clubs.

G&GR Australian Super Rugby Team of the Week 2022 Round four: 1. Angus Bell (WAR) - 4 2. Josh Nasser (RED) - 1 3. Harry Johnson-Holmes (WAR) - 2 4. Jed Holloway (WAR) - 1 5. Tom Hooper (BRU) - 1 6. Seru Uru (RED) - 1 7. Charlie Gamble (WAR) - 1 8. Harry Wilson (RED) - 3 9. Jack Grant (WAR) - 1...