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It was good test experience as well, including a huge win against the Poms. Why did he fade?

I think qwerty was throwing us some raw meat.

It's damned good seeing Holmes make so much of his opportunity. A smokey for a RWC squad position?

Is that a new name for leaguies?

My right ankle is currently in a moon boot after a nasty accident, and I'm (broadly speaking) a winger, so I'd like Drew Mitchell's wing spot please. I don't have an arse tattoo but that can be quickly remedied.

I agree. There are two times in a game when a strike player can have the greatest effect: the first quarter and the last. Do we want to intimidate them, or turn the end game to our advantage? I think it depends on how the forwards are travelling. If we're dominating, I'd start with TPN to make...

Excellent. Someone told me Drew Mitchell will be in it. Phenomenal, if true.

The factors that Deans had control over were selection and coaching. Whatever one can say about his level of success, he has done very well for us on both those fronts. Our young stars have two seasons of international rugby experience compared to their counterparts in New Zealand. That...

Swarley's logic seems irrefutable. There simply isn't enough space for Deans to keep the players he drafted in to replace his first-choice options, now those options have returned, and nor would he want to.

Hmm. We'll have to agree to disagree, I think. If a bookie is continually out by a few % to 'encourage punters to bet' then he is potentially offering those punters a greater edge than casinos enjoy, and will hemorrhage money over time. Bookies don't want people to bet at favourable odds (an...

On the contrary, one of the reasons Link has been so successful with the Reds has been in tailoring his game plan to the unique skills of his players. He's talked openly about doing so with Quade, who wouldn't be able to play a Jonny Wilkinson role no matter how much Link asked him too. Higgers...

That's all true, but the final result is supposed to be the true price, they just use unconventional means to get there. If the bookies have the Reds at 2:1, it means they believe the Reds only have a 33% chance of winning. They're inviting punters who believe they have a better idea to bet...

Horse for courses, I think. It could be a good option against less physical opponents. We'd run the risk of being a bit too light against sides like the New Zealand Rugby Team and the Poms - there is a crucial 5-10kg between Hodgson and Elsom, depending which cheat sheet you read.

Half a point! That's close!

Hmm. Betting odds in virtually all cases represent the bookmaker's best estimate of the true odds, otherwise they are subject to major coups by punters. Those odds can change as people bet, but that's because betting patterns are one of the proxies bookies use to make their book.

Play skillful, dynamic and effective rugby, balancing the strengths of both the front and back divisions, and by catching the ball more.

Meh. Deans develops players. That means there have to be a few failed experiments. Daly and Fainga'a may still come good.

Hasn't he? Robinson and Moore/Nau are our best scrummagers in those positions. THP has been more controversial with some unsuccessful experiments. But Kepu/Slipper will go fine. Deans has had a big role in developing Slipper, who still has vast improvement in him. The role of Palmer seems to be...

Braveheart, please get rid of that avatar. It makes me go all funny.