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First thought, How on earth did Simmons get back in? Second thoughts, well stats suggest he's performing better then Douglas, plus Douglas may have been identified as a weak-link in the line-out. So fair call. But still, long term I hope Douglas finds form and gets back in the team.

I agree with your overall assessment of Foley, his best games he has heavily relied on Beale for the playmaking. And his error rate is always glossed over. Disagree with moving him to 13 though. Foley really isn't anything like Smith. Foley is a selfish minded player as his first instinct...

Agree. But that backs my original point there is no need to keep Foley in the team for his goal-kicking ability as all the data suggest's Quade isn't much worse - goal-kicking simply shouldn't be a factor in selection - or at least not a primary one. (when it comes to Foley / Quade ) Plus...

I agree. Douglas is a hard one, because for how long he was out injured for, in my opinion is actually playing pretty well. However that is still pretty far off where we want him to be. Fitness is still off for me. Still a better prospect then the alternatives Simmons/Carter - as Douglas has...

For the record when i say 70% kicker, I mean the range of 70-79%, which is not a good enough standard IMO for test level. You want an 80% kicker, in the range 80-89%. I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest most international kickers should kick in this range. A 90% kicker (90-99%) is...

I'm actually happy with the way our locks are progressing, Mainly Coleman, but I think we should stick with those 3. Would be disappointment to see Simmons/Carter back in the mix unless injuries occur.

Slipper should start though ;)

Why should we ease him onto the bench? While we have the worlds best open-side we should use him. The Japanese side should take responsibility to ease him into the game from the bench instead.

Nah Cubelli's running game is too good to ignore and it's entertaining to watch. I hope inspires Powell to work on his.

Here's a great article on why the Cooper-Foley combo still needs a lot of work: http://www.theroar.com.au/2016/09/14/six-reasons-for-suncorp-success/ Although it was much better then the previous week, I still see them competing for the same space, instead of Foley letting Cooper have the...

Lilo kicked better at Test level in his short stint. Shame about his super xv form. I'd argue Gits and even JOC (James O'Connor) were better, at least on par. Pretty close though so I don't strongly disagree. It says a lot about our kickers though, if Foley has been our best in years. Another systemic problem...

Foley could be a great 12 if he just focused on his running game, stopped trying to be playmaker, and leave the kicking duties to anyone else. But then defence is also an issue, and he'll never be a dominate defender that a big body player like Hodge or Kerevi have the potential to be. But...

I'd take Hodge and Morahan before Speight too. Probably even DHP who re-deamed himself last game. Although I do see Speight improving, he has never been himself since his injury and it takes time to recover. I think he is nearly there now. Glimpses of strength in contact shown in NRC. His form...

Mate, I'm comparing their form to Foley - and yes I'd take both Godwin and Speight over him. To say Speight has been woeful is a huge overstatement. He's been average at worst, probably on par with Kuridrani. IMO average form for 2 years is better then woeful current form. Woeful current form...

He's ranked second out of only 4 teams and after only 3 games. On average he's a 70% kicker, all kickers will have outliers of kicking above or below. But his usual standard is rarely over 80%. Please don't assume he's a great kicker because he simply isn't. He is the best in the wallabies...

Why can't Hodge do this? Passing not up to it?

I'm confused. Speight has been woeful? He's at least made his tackles, showed little on attack but hardly a liability. Compared to DHP who's let in 4? 5? tries on his wing. Speight has a history of being a great attacker, and he's slowly getting back to form, a seven stint would have done him...

Yes Quade or Hodge. Which ain't even an issue given how inconsistent Foley is at goal-kicking. May be considered slightly better, but hardly enough to keep him in the squad. He is so hot and cold, but then again that's the same with Quade's goal-kicking. So it's not like we a dropping...

Ah yes I forgot To'omua and White started. He did start Skelton and Palu, that's bad enough for me ;)

I don't get this. We should discard a winger who's played 3 Tests in a shitty backline, but we should persist with Foley? What form does he have to justify selection? - he's been a liability in 6 out of 7 of the last tests, and DHP? who's let in tries in nearly every test this year apart from...