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And that's exactly the point regarding Skelton or Faulkner or McMahon or McCalman or Horne or whoever. Over time players mature and improve and the pecking order changes. During Deans tenure we all thought Phipps had the gig because.....well, you know. Now about 99% would agree he's our best...

Skelton is still extremely young. Carter is coming on nicely and Simmons is similar to Sharpie in a lot of ways. He will get better, but not that much better. He is a technician rather than a tearaway. The RWC may be a little too soon for Skelton but he will rise to the top at some point. He's...

If Skelton keeps improving at the rate he has done for the past 18 months he will make himself irresistible as far as selection in the 23 goes, maybe in the starting side considering we are not exactly over endowed with lock riches right now. edit - I mean by RWC time or shortly thereafter

Well he did tear the Frogs a new one with his ball skills in his first test announcing his arrival but hasn't done much since.

Jones can play 8 and McMahon is probably OK there as well. Unfortunately we cannot have a 15 man bench........as much as Cheika seems to dream of one.

Glad to see Jones on the bench to keep the lineout strong when Skelton comes in. We really should have had an out and out winger on the bench. Horne covers 13. Foley, To'omua, Cooper and Beale cover 10 and 12 Beale, Foley and Cooper cover 15. What happens if a winger or two go down? Izzy to the...

There are many more strings to Foleys bow than him being "safe". He is a very good fly half but rather than him being "safe" I would say that he makes good decisions under pressure. Something that QC (Quade Cooper) has always struggled with. It really makes no difference. If we have a pack that will get on top...

Lets just throw Hooper in at 13 because he's good at busting tackles and go with Beale at 7 so he can start.

Bit like Dan Herbet as well is our TK.

To'omua gets over the gain line most of the time in close quarters with little space and quick ball allows the outside men to have space. His defense and second playmaker skills are pretty special as well. No question that Bob knows a thing or two about the caper but TK also benefits from having...

TK has proven himself to be an excellent ball player

Palu was OK but he drops off when the pace picks up in test rugby. Maybe he can improve as McCalman has? I see he has been training with Jeff Fenech. Hopefully that will hone is reflex skills. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) to 13 and Tomane to wing means that the soap dodgers will kick to the wings all day.

Jones improved after those first few errors but he still doesn't appear to be up to speed in a game like that. Yes he needs to get stronger and to learn how to read the play so he can be in the right place at the right time more often than not. He reminds me off Palu in an extremely high paced...

But the decision to bring Beale over was a very poor one on many levels. He can take responsibility for that one now.

Cheika will be judged on our performance at the RWC and rightly so. Hopefully he will have most of his players available for the RC leading up to it. There are good signs there and with some work here and there I reckon we will be right back at around 2 in the world and have a shot at the RWC.

I don't think so. He had no input into the squad or the way they were playing before jumping on the plane. Link really dropped the ball and left us down the crapper. Cheika had the balls to take the reins where many would not have. Even if we do lose on the weekend Cheika should not be judged...

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) had a quiet game and may be our best bench option moving towards the RWC when not required at 13. Any news on TK?

and just to add to that.....I don't understand the criticism of Bernard Foley. He was in everything in the first half and orchestrated our backline magnificently. He's a great player and is becoming one of the worlds premier 10s. I am an unabashed QC (Quade Cooper) supporter but Foley impresses me more and...

3. McCalman 2. To'omua 1. Foley

Yes, it was a hell of a match. Watched the replay today. Another one we could have so easily won but our bench was not able to take us home. It's a game of inches and we could oh so easily be undefeated at this point on the tour. Beale was atrocious and really stymied the good work that had been...