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and not to mention a LH that was schooled in the NRC on the weekend is the reserve TH. Cheika has lost the plot. It's test rugby for gods sake :(

He was playing at 10 FP

McMahon to be omitted. Not sure I can get my head around the selection of this side.

Even, no especially if he plays Foley at 12 then TK should be at 13. Otherwise our midfield is vulnerable and they will run at it all day.

Hopefully Kurindrani is reinstated at 13. He is such an important cog in our defensive pattern and secures pill out wide like another backrower at the breakdown. Kerevi is a good ball runner but his defense and breakdown skills leave a lot to be desired when compared with those of TK. I would...

I'm not sure i agree with that. The reason we were totally outclassed by the ABs was that we were outmuscled up front, at the set piece, at the breakdown and in the collisions. We had very little go forward and almost no good clean front foot ball for the backs. Putting out a smaller pack with...

Me too, he has all the skills we need in an 8 now. Problem is he couldn't come to the party with the grunt work. He was given a lot of chances, even one by Cheika. Maybe they should have persisted with him and he would have improved. He was good as a test six in the early days. We are letting a...

I like Coleman to partner Douglas as he has a pretty good running game along with decent lineout skills. He also has a little mongrel which doesn't hurt but needs to be directed productively.

Douglas' contribution is often underrated. He goes hell for leather for the full 80 and has more significant ruck engagements that just about anyone. He tackles and basically does the hard yakka at the coalface. Coleman and Arnold are the two fighting out to be second pick for now. I'd guess...

Kerevi is a 12 and Hodge can play 12. Seeing that To'omua is off to Europe and has under the 60 caps and Giteau is most likely going to hang up the test boots we had better unearth some new faces. Of course KB (Kurtley Beale) is a special for 12 if fit and available. I hope we do not persist with Foley at 12.

Might be too late for the EOYT

Ledesma did an excellent job of turning the Wallaby scrum around before the RWC with pretty much the same cattle. What has happened since? Sio seems to be having problems on his side and we no longer have Holmes backing up. Part of our success was that the back up scrum was often better than the...

Is Holloway back soon? I saw he was used in the NRC marketing. He and Cottrell look good at 8. I agree with Barney, there must be some other tailor made 6s rolling around that could transition to 8 as easily as Pocock has. We also seem to have large number of locks coming through the ranks...

I reckon I might go 9. Genia 10. Cooper 11. Speight 12 Kerevi 13. TK 14. Moraghan 15. Folau Phipps, Foley and Hodge on the bench

I think Hodge showed enough last week to be included in the 23 and maybe even to start in AACs place. It sure would be sweet to have that long distance penalty kicking capability on the pitch. Hopefully Speight is also available from here on in. I see he is scheduled to start for the Vikings on...

It is clear that our defensive pattern and technique is ridiculously inadequate. We are shipping an average of 30 points a test since the RWC according to the latest podcast. Thats a joke. We have pretty much always had an excellent defensive record for most of the pro era. Something drastic...

No better captain than Moore? Pocock Hooper Genia Slipper and not in that particular order. Moore has been an excellent Wallaby but I don't think captain is his thing

What's up with him?

No-one has mentioned Henry Speight yet. I have not seen the game but I understand he went well on the weekend. He lacks an effective kicking game but has genuine speed and finishing skills and his defense is excellent. A real winger.......bring him in

I have to say that I agree 100% with Spiro regarding Cheikas petulant handling of the refereeing on the weekend. It is not in the spirit of the game or of Australian rugby. There are other more subtle ways to handle such matters that are much more effective and when carried out behind closed...