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Sharks also have to play without Francois Steyn who has been in good form. He didn't get back from France soon enough to play in the finals. The game will still be tough though. Don't expect the blow out.

If Tess stopped getting suspended for Grand Finals he'd have played a few more games. ;)

Pretty sure Ed Langi wouldn't be close to 100 Premier games but he did play in Canberra for a while, at both the Raiders and Tuggers, also has a test cap for Tonga from the 2003 RWC. He's 37 so I will concede that he falls into old man territory. Nigel Ah Wong has just passed 50 caps for...

I think PlayedinHeaven makes a fair point. A lot has changed in Premier rugby over the last 10 years or so. Rugby is a young man's game these days and I think the comp is worse off for not having more old heads in the game. When I first played grade rugby there were a bunch of old guys who knew...

There is no doubt that the Premier comp has changed a lot in terms of the age of players. It is more the exception than the rule to have players over 23 years old in teams these days and if they are there they are the older statesmen. In saying that though some of the talent that is floating...

I thought guys went and played at Brothers because they didn't have the ability to mix socially with the greater public so it was easier to keep all the social rejects together.

Brumbies to win easily and then make a good tilt at the finals.

I think after next year there will be opportunities for a hooker at the Rebels. I think Hanson would have that in the back of his mind as his Wallaby chances would be strengthened by starting each week. Also he has links down there as he played for the ARC version of the Rebels.

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From a playing point of view I think we are in a pretty good position currently. We have full time coaches for both the Men's and Women's teams, they have regular training camps were their physical development is monitored and they compete in major tournaments around the world. Over the last few...

I went to a wedding there on Saturday night, the last night they traded. It was in the upstairs section and all of the memorabilia was gone and the plasma screens had been taken as well. The place looked really bare compared to when I had been there in the past. Bride and Groom were very happy...

I didn't do a tipping form this week and didn't receive a message from you with your tips. If you did submit something let me know and I'll update your score.

It is a sign of how competitive things have become by the fact that over half way through the comp 7 teams have a 50% winning record or better. In the past there has been a split of 5 teams then daylight. It is a great sign and you would have to say that there are still 6 teams in with a chance...

Things were a bit messy this week, thanks to an extreme case of man flu, but you most of the regulars managed to place tips. No one tipped Souths over GPS so no perfect rounds for anyone but quite a few tipped Wests to upset table toppers Brothers. We have a week off now so take the time to...

Guys I have been sick most of this week so haven't done the tipping form. Just message your tips to me or post them here.

No one managed to tip the round this week but 3 of us managed 4/5. Unfortunately East Coast Aces and Pauly did it and moved ahead of the pack but in good news I did too so I'm moving up the leader board. Sunnybank let us all down and lots of you jumped on the Easts bandwagon.

Luck for me I have front rowers that bring more to the team than scrummaging. The comp rules this year require teams that go uncontested during a match to drop a player. As a result teams with no reserves just go uncontested from the start. I would think that at 1st Grade this shouldn't be an issue.

Big game for the Reds. I saw enough in the first half last week to think that they will get the job done. Cooper looked much better than before the bye and others are in good form.

We had the same issue the week before at Redlands. Manager was apologetic but it still doesn't help. He told us they had a front row but no subs so would go uncontested in case of an injury. The case for them to go back to subbies must be mounting. The only good thing is that they played their...

Brothers 28-17 Easts GPS 30-3 Norths Souths 31-26 Sunnybank Sunny Coast 26-22 Gold Coast Uni 13-8 Wests