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It's funny they touted him as a Wallaby bolter way back in 2007 when Stephen Larkham went down. That would have been a really bad call. I've always liked Ben Lucas and would have him in a heartbeat at the Force. I've always kind of thought injuries at bad times and being too versatile have...

He has got his arse in gear.... reverse.

Big deal. James O'Connor had Victor Matfield going in reverse. Don't get me wrong, I don't rate Chisholm that highly but Horwill and Timani have mostly been a fucking embarrassment. Simmons has been passable but is prone to brain farts. Douglas hasn't been given much of a shot for very good...

Yes. Chisholm was surplus to requirements when we had guys like Vickerman, Sharpe and an in form Horwill, but now he is probably better than all our current locks based on form. He would be a very, very good chance of making a RWC squad and should seriously consider returning to Australia. I...

Why not go back to a round robin style tournament with 16 (+ 1 SA) or 17 (+ 1 SA & 1 NZ)? The Kiwis and South Africans get plenty of home derbies in the Currie and ITM Cups. Pretty much the same number of games. No one whinging about difficult or not difficult conferences. No one complaining...

Staniforth was very good value in this year's U20s. It's great he gets another crack at it. Is Patrick Sio not with the Brumbies? He also looked really good in the U20s. Should make a great 8. It'll be interesting to see which of those three states is dominant at U20 level. I have a feeling...

A three-way Australia, New Zealand and South Africa all to win by 13 or more pays out at about 15-1. Pretty good odds I reckon.

Fardy deserves to be the incumbent, but I wouldn't judge MMM on this season. He spent a lot of it not 100% fit. Now maybe that just says MMM is crocked and won't ever get to 100% but if he did I reckon he'd be pushing Fardy hard. He might not have the work rate of Fardy but I think he has the...

It's amazing how uninspiring our pack is at the moment. Hooper and Fardy look like the only guys who actually look any good. And unfortunately for both of them, they also look like they are punching above their weight. Normally no matter how bad the rest of the team looks, at least our backrow...

So what are we doing to get our Paddy Ryans, Salesi Manus, Scott Sios, Smith brothers and Oli Hoskinses up skilled and a few more steps toward being able to replace guys like Alexander?

50 bucks says the ABs put 30 points on the French. I don't think the French will be that interested.

Bugger. Worth a thought. Gotta stay positive.

We played the English in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and now 2013. I reckon we won't have them in 2014 and might not play them again until 2015. Maybe it's a good thing if we go into the RWC as underdogs against England.

Getting a bit off topic but... That's just all wrong. The Force beat both the Crusaders and the Highlanders. Lost to the Chiefs and Hurricanes in NZ by 1 and 6 points, respectively. That's a pretty good record. Pretty sure it's as many points as the Waratahs picked up against NZ teams...

For Sydney Uni in 2009?

I reckon 2014 will be the year of the Waratahs. I don't think it will be so flash for the Reds or Brumbies. The Brumbies were relatively lucky that George Smith was able to come in for Dave Pocock this season. There are a couple of guys like Nic White and Pocock whose absence would really hurt...

Nice. Kurtley is still streets ahead though. SBW's slip didn't have any bearing on the game.

That's a tough one. If we had better replacements, maybe you'd drop him or at least bench him. Given the way our pack is performing at the moment, I don't like the idea of say Simmons and Timani starting. It's not like when Rocky Elsom was in shit form and we had Scott Higginbotham waiting in...

The problem is that Michael Hooper is not as good in his core business at David Pocock. But he offers a lot that Pocock doesn't. It seems like a waste to keep a guy like Hooper on the bench. I don't think Hooper would be a worse option at 12 than most of the guys who have played there in the...

Play them both. Gill at 7 and Hooper at 12.