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Ah OK, my apologies, I thought you were still saying it should be a red. I think most agree a yellow was deserved.

It would appear that the citing commissioner does not agree with you. If he looked at Weise's cleanout I'm assuming he would have also looked at Swinton's tackle.

He's a media man, he know what he's saying. Keep the bastards honest.

I won’t quote it QH but that’s a very informative post. I had no idea about the origins of the EPR in particular and a similar approach could be a good way to get things going here. I.e. ask for a show of hands as to who wants to go pro. Whatever route is chosen it needs both a fan base and...

No amount of vetting is going to pick that up unless he has prior form. It’s unfortunate that he was employed by RA, but in no way a reflection on processes or ethical standards.

Huh? You dont think I’m capable of recognising Burke’s natural talents, or knowing his background? Or is that all a privilege reserved for you only? One final point. Kellaway played all of his schoolboy rugby at fullback. He’s been shuffled around since, but he is one, au naturale.

Yeah i know all that. Some of Folau’s freaky things aside, I’ll challenge you to find a clip of a fullback doing something gamebreaking in the modern international game that you think Burke couldn’t do because of his height.

He’s even shorter (same height as the shorties Burke, Beale JOC (James O'Connor) and Campese) so rule a line through him straight away its funny because in 50 years I have never, ever heard the height of the fullback being used as a selection criteria. I appreciate that if you are going to compete in the air...

Yes, it’s interesting though, he wants to play fullback but has a big boot he doesn’t like to use? You’d think he’d want to showcase it! :oops:

PSDT is a blindside, SAF and ARG have the flankers numbers the other way around, Kolisi is the open side. But yes, I think Hooper would make a World XV. Koroibete is the other that probably would right now too. That’s 2, we need 3 more according to Bob.

It does matter in terms of being a mitigating factor because it shows he was trying to wrap his arms. It’s academic anyway but it would have been important in the defence if it was a red.

They didn’t even view a shot of the left arm by my recollection. Amateur hour.

That’s laughable. Burke would crap on every single one of the current options. JOC (James O'Connor), Burke and Beale are all shorter than Kellaway (6’1), as is Campo. Hodge and Petaia are taller by a couple of inches. Banks is the same height. Aerial skills, playmaking ability, the boot and game smarts are...

Did you have the same opinion of Matt Burke?

They both matter. The point was that a still pic of one arm not wrapping doesn't tell the full story. For clarity I was OK with it being a yellow, but there were mitigating factors that rightly prevented it being a red.

Solid.

I think it will be Kellaway and once he’s given a run there he will own the spot. Sucks for Banks considering the injury but I’d say it’s one of the positions Rennie would have tried out an alternative these next few games. Banks has done nothing to suggest he should be preferred in big games...

You're opposed to every other option though because they haven't been playing there at the level below, Hodge is the only one who has. So what's your solution? Bring Jock Campbell in?

Yeah I wouldn't me making too many unforced changes but if he had reservations about some 50/50 selections, the next 3 games would be a good time to test the alternatives.

Ah I see. I'm not sure if they are officially NHA though. If so you might have to wait a week and you have to win. Yes it's a really good one, you can play around with hypotheticals etc.