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It really is astounding that not one person on the board has confidence in our national coach. The only people that have voiced an opinion that Deans should stay on, appear to have done so on the basis that changing coach would not assist us (which is an even more negative view to take). I would...

Samo to halfback?

I really have no idea what type of game Deans plans to play with this team, but going on past experience I can only assume he has no plan. - Barnes at first receiver, okay fair enough, but why no Cooper on the bench. Looking at players in our 22 I honestly cant see where we are going to win this...

Greg Inglis and Billy Slater There's also a lot of great forwards playing NRL that would be standouts in Rugby. Matt Scott, Paul Gallen and Dave Taylor are freaks of nature.

I Honestly I think Deans has to get some results this year or its time to give Link a shot. I’m not necessarily saying we have to win the tri-nations, because the All Blacks are still the best by some way imo. I would however like to see the following:- I’d like to see us win our home games...

I think Deans will stick with the same halves pairing, provided everyone is fit. I think Beale will be named at fullback, but spend most of the time at Flyhalf. With that said, there is every chance Cooper could pull out some special performances over the next few weeks and every chance...

I'll back the Reds in a see-sawing battle. Hopefully high scoring because the Reds need 4 tries in this game.

They need a bonus point win this weekend against the highlanders. I cant see them getting 4 tries against nsw, and i think theyll need 9 more competition points to make the final

What's the new on Vickerman? Is he going to retire?

I'm not a big fan of Simo but I think he is a decent test lock. he's not setting the world on fire but he has a good work rate and his work in the line out is solid. He'll serve us well over the next 12 months and hopefully in that time he either takes his game to the next level or we find...

Thoughts on the team:- 1) I like the fact that Deans has chosen an extra lock. We need to blood some new locks. Like most I'm not sure about Timani. Deans obviously sees something in him (other than his colossal size). I would have thought Pyle and Douglas were better prospects, but there you...

Couldn't agree more. Firstly, Wayne Smith's article was rubbish. Test rugby is about winning. Watch super rugby if you want a try a minute game. The tone of his article downplays the significance of the Wallabies victory and gives no credit to the quality of the opposition. It was a series win...

3.Barnes 2.Pocock 1. Sharpe H.M. Kepu

How is that disrespectful? In my view Palmer, Slipper, Pyle and Hooper are test quality players. Bringing Morahan in to replace Vuna is an improvement. Bringing Beale into the side is an improvement. We dont lose anything by bringing moore in for TPN. Please explain how my suggested changes are...

A few thoughts on the game:- - Both teams played well. I think the Wallabies deserved their win. The second Welsh try was against the run of play, and the Wallabies were comfortably back in control of the game before Vuna went off. - Vuna again was effective with ball in hand, and poor in every...

1) 2012 is almost over 2) 2013 they will have Hooper, Turner and Mitchell back to full fitness...maybe even Vickerman

The real upside to winning this game (apart from securing the series) will be that Deans can take some chances in the final game. I'd like to see Pyle get a run against a quality test side, as well as Palmer and Morahan. Maybe a start for Hooper?

it was pretty poor. he was otherwise good. i think Horne and Fainga'a offer a similar skill set. both solid, reliable defensive players. both will struggle to maintain a spot in a full strength wallabies team when there is more complete players available. Fainga'a has played well as a part of...

I must say I don't know why Deans waited so long to use his bench last week. He can be a bit reactive rather than proactive. It wasn't until we'd completely lost momentum that he brought on fresh legs. Some of those guys looked buggered.

A few interesting team choices for this next game. I expect we are not likely to see Beale come back until the 3rd test. If we'd lost at Suncorp I suspect the coaching staff would have tried to rush him back, but after Barnes' composed performance on Saturday, Deans should have confidence in...