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I agree but I still think Luke has got a four week recovery period coming.

I note that we've gone in with an unchanged backline and only two back reserves. I wonder whether we'll try the in-game position switching we did last week, in my opinion it was rather unsuccessful. I note from something I think Lee posted that Carter was not 100% but had fronted up to...

I know that colour blindness affects a good proportion of the male population, but I'm not sure that crimson is the best descriptor for the outfit. I would say lolly pink would be more accurate.

The point of my post was not to make excuses. My belief is that Super rugby is a squad vs squad battle and this week I still think the Tahs are at least 50-50 to win the game. That is why we are the Tahs. Despite the adversity we are still very competitive and even the Crusaders admitted...

Peterson has been a development project for a couple of years now. You would expect that this year he would get a few 15 minute cameos off the bench with him becoming a permanent bench/occasional starting player next year. Problem is that our sequence of easy matches has gone, we are in a five...

So its a full strength Brumby team against a Tah side missing (at least) Owen, Fitzpatrick, Vickerman, McCutcheon, Alcock, Mitchell, Turner, Horne, Foley, Rocky only fit enough for 20 minutes and Barnes maybe still sick. Jeez I am sick of running into other teams with a full squad available...

Given that the two fetchers will be Jenkins and Hooper, I'm not sure how Hooper and Dennis will be directly opposed except in the general sense that both packs will be out for each other at the breakdown. For me the key match-ups are Hooper vs Jenkins (Jenkins is probably playing for a spot in...

Given: The history of these games, which are usually dour slugfests. The dislocation of the Tahs backline at the moment. The location and time of year (at the very least it is likely to be dewey, could be foggy, snowy or rainy). The fact that a lot of the match-ups may determine Wallaby...

Mea culpa. "We" is drawing a long bow. My opinion, mine only probably, is that Kaplan is in a world of his own when reffing the Tahs. I think Smith is trying to become Kaplan with his reffing of the Reds game last year and his line work this year. I think Bryce Lawrence is bad for whoever...

Brumbies supporters might think that's nice but we Waratah supporters are not impressed with Pollock. While the Kiwi's love him, especially POB, he is really really just a lite version of Bryce Lawrence. He often becomes a random decision generator, which leaves players with no idea what to...

I hope they try. But I think White's a smarter coach than that. Unfortunately.

Are you stating this on the basis of real evidence or state bias?

Already we get Kaplan for at least two matches each year, sometimes more! We got Bryce Lawrence three times last year. We've had that QLD linesman Smith twice (I refuse to consider him as a referee) and he cost us the game with an absolutely absurd decision on a forward pass. It is plain that we...

Can't wait till the Brumbies Waratahs game on Saturday. Then maybe we'll see who really are the "players of the week".

He still did not referee that game equally: He allowed the Crusaders to go off their feet and kill the rucks, especially in their 22. He will not make the Crusaders throw down the centre of the lineout which means they are uncontestable. Other issues that I won't list for fear of becoming...

Some further thoughts: Peter Betham was a mixture. Missed some tackles but made some good runs. For someone who doesn't even have an EPS spot I thought he was not too bad. Pakalani's back and he too looked OK without winning the game. The problem was in the centres where Carter had an off day...

Promise ends in pain. Yes but.... that was a close game on the scoreboard and not too far away on the field. The Crusaders team on the park Sunday with Richie at 6 would be the best team they can select - they've basically got no injuries. We, on the other hand have about eight out. So I'm...

BKH was contracted as a centre. When Mitchell and Turner went down Kingston and BKH were tried at wing. Kingston went great, BKH was found wanting there. Not a big surprise as BKH seems to be a 12/13 type lacking top-end pace. Trist was selected for the squad as the coaching staff wanted a...

That they played with three centres and no fullback? Or maybe Bruce will get his wish and Barnes will play 15 and they were just keeping his spot open? Or that we will use a flat attack with AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) right up in the line? Was it wet Lee, that Mitchell was kept out of danger?

Review your post. You listed Barnes, TPN, Fat Cat and Palu (plus Mitchell) as "game winners" (next para down). Excuse my grumpiness, but I'm having an outbreak of severe frustration at yet another year of wasted opportunity and the injury gods displeasure.