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Guaranteeing a home final for the conference leaders actually is beneficial for the more difficult conference. If a conference is very difficult, then it would be expected that the results WITHIN that conference would have a lower win loss ratio and therefore (generally speaking) the teams in...

That's eight teams - which are the 6 that should be there? Or are you advocating a 8 teams finals series?

Given the number of bonus points that teams have got this season compared to last season, and given the number of upsets this season - are you guys unhappy with the way the tournament has played out? To me, this would indicate that there are no really easy teams, rather every team has to go into...

Prior to his last performance here (game before last) I would have agreed... But watching that game he was well off the pace of the game and seemed to be refereeing what he thought had happened, not what he saw (because he was in no position to see much, if any of it). I question his fitness...

Penalty count to be 17-8 against the reds (based on last reds game Kaplan reffed).

I don’t get all you guys from other provinces wanting Quade Cooper to be suspended. Sure, I think he should cop a ban, but think of the possible consequences if he is: If he is suspended and the reds LOSE this weekend, every rugby forum in the world will be inundated with reds fans saying...

What about that lineout throw in that video posted above!!!!!! Could have almost been taken by the fullback... Foley lucky to not be cited as well based on his tackle on Digby late in the game. QC (Quade Cooper) should probably have a week or two based on what I saw in the replay today (at the ground it...

Woot!

I like your thinking (honestly I do), consistency is the key and would be ok with Barnes staying at 10 until QC (Quade Cooper) does something that is obviously remarkable to force a change. Sort of the exact opposite of what happened with Simmons and Timani.

First I heard of that. Where was that reported?

If the reds win against that tahs with a bonus point (unlikely) that takes them to 58. If the Brumbies lose to the blues (unlikely) without any bonus points that leaves them on 58 points. Then it comes down to win loss ratio and not points difference and the reds will top the conference...

Would you mind elaborating on this bit?

Not likely now, tahs to come out firing and turn out an inspiring win against the reds next week. There is no way the tahs could tolerate this losing streak, surely!!!!

Frustrating game to watch. I'm not sure the refs rulings they put up on the big screen are actually the right calls which is sometimes a bit confusing. Kaplan is usually one of the better refs (imo) - I personally prefer the saffa refs to any other country's - but his game tonight was overly...

Getting on the piss after the game and during the playing/intense training season can't be too brilliant in recovery (which I am told is just as important as the training itself). I sometimes wonder how much affect this has in some of the players getting repetitive, niggling muscle strain type...

Oh and what I said earlier this thread... FFS keep the front three going. The scrums and line out were not good this game but had been excellent in the other two games. Just work on the consistency.

Thanks for going to the effort. Not a terrible game. Was an interesting video and allowed me to see more than what I saw at the game (obviously! Bay 18 aren't the best seats in the house). Some simple work I did not see before. I still feel (after watching it) he offered no more than anyone...

The thing I take exception to is that you said: "Timani is a big, hard bastard who can bang heads and run over people with the ball. That is something you cannot say of any other Aussie second rower at the moment." and "Yeah, but how is the ability to run over people a bad thing?" and...

Agreed. On the whole,these guys did the job (except for the obvious one mentioned previously :P ), but the zippy moves are not quite there. I would just like to see mostly the same team to maintain consistency and teamwork and the coordinated attack moves worked on to crack the defenses. I...

No. You said he had the x factor that differentiated him from all the rest. He did NOT display that supposed prowess in any way shape or form. In the first half he had a run at a guy one zillionth the size of him and had half a paddock of room to move. He got TACKLED. Didn't run over the...