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I don’t think anything you’ve said here takes away from the central point though. Across the board there is a shortage of age/experience across the squads. I don’t think it’s an inaccurate observation that we’d be better off if teams had a few more seasoned veterans and a few less up and comers...

Big fan of Campbell, but I also think Banks & Maddocks have both been playing better this year - although that doesn’t seem to be the view of many others.

JP Smith? I believe it was stated last week that he is in the USA.

I thought Campbell was the best performed fullback last year anyway and he is a chance of repeating it this year.

I think the big difference there is that Ella was the captain and he was stripped of the honour. That’s a bit different to assuming you are going to be made captain and spitting the dummy when a different candidate gets the gig. Edit : I know you’ve written he was the logical choice and I know...

If that’s the way it rolls out so be it. Think through the implications of what you are saying. There are a couple of scenarios where that might happen. 1. He gets injured. In which case I want Droasese firing 2. He doesn’t turn out to be as good as hoped. In which case I definitely don’t...

I hope it does. There’s no downside.

I was being facetious, bonus points would obviously be good. But by my calculations the one bonus point we have is enough to guarantee top spot if we win all our remaining games. If we win this weekend we’ll end the first round in front of the Brumbies. If we win 4 games in the second round we...

He’s better than anyone on your books at the moment by a fair margin. With regards to Rodda everything I’ve read and heard, including some people with connections to the Reds, was that Rodda’s move had nothing to do with money. I believe even at the time he was willing to take a pay cut and...

Won’t need a bonus point if we keep winning.

I’m reminded of a few years ago when 5-6 Qld outside backs got injured and the had to debut Jock Campbell Turned out ok

I agree. I think Thorn will go for the same team. Maybe give Sorovi a start - but that would be the only change I’d think about. You could mount a case for starting BPA & Uru, but I’d like them to keep the same starting team. How are the Force going? How long was Anstee out for?

After the highs of the weekend, the Reds need to back it up and win at home v the Force. The Force badly need a win to keep in touch with the Rebels. The Force have caused us some problems over the years and I feel we sometimes struggle against teams who try and turn the game into a scrap...

An injury free run would be handy

I refuse to give up on him Sully - but I do wish he’d hold the ball more securely in contact.

Personally I’d use Uru to start at 8 at some point & give Wilson a break.

I though both McReight & ASY (Angus Scott-Young) were outstanding last night. All season in fact. That’s the problem with good teams - good players miss out.

Yeah - I gotta say for me that’ll be an unpopular opinion because I think your wrong. Uru has been great. Salakai-Loto is better and you’ll note that even though it was his first game last night he didn’t get taken off. Edit: on that point I think Neville has been the form lock of Super Rugby...

It’s worth listening to the post-game press conferences. McKellar’s was very classy and, while he wasn’t overly revealing in regards to tactics this week it is clear the strong sense of purpose and faith they have in their squad. Highlight though was at the end as he was walking out and he...

Another highlight for me across the board was the performance of the kickers. Not sure what exactly has changed - maybe it is simply a changing of priorities from the top, but its been a long time since we’ve had a group of Super Rugby level kickers look so assured.