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Hansen now joining the anti-QC (Quade Cooper)-booing campaign: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/stop-booing-cooper-all-blacks-coach-20130820-2s8f1.html

All excellent points, but, using your analogy, so often we seem to have a game-klling combination of less Dads turning up and yet more abuse per Dad when they get there ;).

100% fp. As you've rightly said in other ways as well re Wallaby breakdown work over many years here. The question is: how to fix it? Like all of us I have seem the massive impact that L Fisher has had on the calibre of the Brums' breakdown work since Jake appointed him. Are the Brums not now...

Yes, after a reasonable period, McKay should most certainly be closely examined. Little innovation or re-development occurred within the Reds' attack in 2012-13. The degree to which JMcK is culpable there is somewhat speculative, but the concern is absolutely valid on both his and, importantly...

One of the elements that IMO is made patently clear via Scott A's analysis referenced above is that our Wallabies remain condemned by the same old demons of inconsistent forwards work in tight, uneven to awful intensity levels by our back row, ineffective work-rates and poor technical accuracy...

Before any of us rush to conclusions re Saturday night's outcome, I'd recommend a good read of Scott Allen's outstanding analytic essay: http://www.theroar.com.au/2013/08/20/wallabies-video-analysis-perception-versus-reality/

The Churchie tie was one of the most extraordinary comebacks as TSS dominated virtually every facet of play, possession and territory and had a big HT lead. Churchie showed massive character in the final 20 mins and somehow, amazingly, found a way to tie the game. Nucifora made the clutch...

FT ACGS 24 TSS 24

Digby, that's Kalyn Ponga. I posted about this exceptional young player before the last 15As match. I believe he's already been selected for U16 repn assessment even though he can and does play U15. As you may know, U16 repn trials for non GPS schools have been going on at ACGS for the last...

There is no doubt BBC's work at the breakdown and general forwards play won them the game. Their loose forwards were faster and better in support in broken play, ACGS's loose forwards were typically too slow to contest and support the ball carrier in break-outs, or were far less effective in...

Yes.

ACGS 1st XV v BBC @ 2.15pm Main Oval 1 Will Bailey 2 Josh Webb 3 Brodie Brusasco 4 Jeremy Gimpel 5 Josh Acworth 6 Liam Wright 7 Ben Hughes 8 Harley Fox 9 Harry Nucifora 10 Mack Mason 11 Max Quigley 12 Nigel Tanuvasa 13 Izaia Perese 14 Aidan Dempsey 15 Ben Ogilvie A Scott-Young and D...

So you've heard about Kalyn Ponga? An extraordinary talent in the ACGS 15As, plays at 15 mostly.

Link won't be judged greatly on this TRC, or even this year's BC. The honeymoon will fail away - as it should - for the Slam tour in November and December when Link has had proper time to assess his optimal squad, direct his assistant coaches in his chosen strategies, and can ingrain into that...

Real 'mistake' by the Brums in this campaign was surely the still-inexplicable loss to the Force. Like last year v the Blues: inconsistency when the price is highest late in the season. That set them up for the inevitable fatigue factors that showed up tonight in the final 20 minutes of play...

Because (a) BSHS 2013 version have remarkable intensity and all-of-80 commitment combined with some excellent players this year and (b) ACGS grew complacent and inattentive in the last 10 minutes of that game, I felt the Churchie team mood was 'we'll never lose to State High, just play the last...

I think it's fair to say that Churchie dominated most facets of play. A very complete performance that had NC shell-shocked and with no Plan B for large portions of the match. Churchie's outstanding defence regularly forced NC into handling errors and poor options. Churchie's wings and centres...

FT ACGS 34 NC 7

Needless to say, your first sentence above is not in any way axiomatic from what I argued. Of course it's not as simple as 'thus superior coaches can win every year' - where on earth did I even infer that? Despite their alleged deep advantages in terms of superior player stocks, this year NZ...

This 'fatalistic' theorem re Kiwi dominance and, related, our immovably lowered chances of doing as well in elite rugby is flawed - though it's always had adherents here and no doubt always will, particularly in times, as now, of mediocrity and bad losses via the Wallabies' performances. Let...