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Yeah, I was debating Holmes or Coleman, I just ended up flipping a coin tbh. PUMPED.

I'm of the mind that there are four FBs nine wingers, two OCs and three ICs that should be in Wallabies Gold ahead of McCabe when it comes to starting. But when it comes to closing out the game, he's one of the best bench options.

That's why McCabe is so good at the end of the line, where he was for most of the Brumbies game. Playing him on the wing is just better than playing him at 12.

Assuming Palmer is injured, you'd think the Lions team would be 1. Ruan Smith 2. Siliva Siliva 3. Lucky ACT Prop #1 4. Leon Power 5. Sam Carter 6. Scott Fardy 7. Colby Fainga'a 8. Jordan Smiler 9. Ian Prior 10. Zack Holmes 11. Clyde Rathbone 12. Matt To'omua 13. Tevita Kuridrani 14. Henry Speight...

fatprop How fortunate that the locks named were Horwill and Douglas :) It is a real shame losing Timani though. He makes a big impact at scrum.

Hadn't considered that......... Replace them with Tomane and Beale.

Assuming lack of injuries, the team for the EOYT will look like Robinson, Moore, Alexander, Douglas, Horwill, Higgenbotham, Hooper, Palu, Genia, JOC (James O'Connor), Ioane, Lealiifano, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Cummins, Barnes. In the Scotland and Italy games we will have an opportunity to blood some youngsters and the...

Depends on the game plan. You want to take risks to try and turn nothing into a try? Quade's your guy.

That's why I ran with 2 non-aus centres this round

Funny, you'd think he had a plan for the Lions and has been watching the games!

PaarlBok Explains his impact at the Cheetahs. JOC (James O'Connor) isn't a wing, played flyhalf as a teenager.

I'm gonna call in rule 10 - this isn't about explanation anymore.

Quade wasn't throwing stupid passes and three of our four tries came from a good set piece in Bledisloe 4 2010. That was an example of safe rugby at it's best. I'm not saying safe rugby is taking the shot at 3, even if the penalty is on your own line. I'm saying it's built on winning your set...

Playing exciting rugby does NOT make you lose matches, playing safe rugby just wins you more matches at international level. Risks screw you over more times than they set up the try at that level.

I never said I agree with it, I was refuting the line "It will get Link the Wallabies job". I want every game to be full with bars in Melbourne and Perth full of people wanting to watch the game.

Surely the W column on the coach sheet is more important to the ARU than entertaining the masses - money from overseas unions >>> money from additional 2000 people at the game.

I hadn't noticed with Kirchner. I have noticed that with Lambie, however. Doesn't seem like the Meyer way to go though (Wasn't he a 15 before he was a 10?) If Ian Prior can be taught to box kick for the Brumbies (Compare v Hurricanes 2012 to v Rebels 2013) then Vermaak or Pienaar can be...

biggameplayer Slipper is a great player, but due to his faults at scrum time you shouldn't expect him to start - Deans is probably aiming for a safe, win our set piece with no risk team. Hooper or Gill could go either way, we'll see. Mowen won't be at 8, he's been called up as BSF and just as...

Rassie THP does seem to be a small issue in RSA at the moment. I'd prefer to have Kirchner at 15, le Roux at 11 and Basson off the field. Trouble with Steyn is atm you'd be a fool to replace him - The other 5 super 10s (counting Ebersohn at the Force) just aren't up to scratch but Steyn is...

KevinO Scotty I usually just skip over any post that has a go at Deans for little/no reason, but these ones were legitimately funny :P