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There is no dancing around the fact that our scrum is crap. There is just no gray area here and we were lucky not to get a card last night. Blades must take a good chunk of responsibility for that. Why have we been unable to adjust to the new engage sequence whereby pretty much everyone else has...

Many criticised his inclusion this week but the fact remains he is a step above Simmons and Douglas and his size and strength are perfect for test rugby. He carried the ball from deep and bent the Pumas line a couple of times and generally made his presence felt. Stick him in the second row next...

Alexander's posture and positioning in the scrum is infinitely better than Kepus and he offers much more around the paddock. About 90% of the time Alexander's back is straight and with pressure from behind he can hold the scrum at least long enough to get our feed out of the scrum. Kepus back is...

No-one can seriously suggest Fainga'a should start over Moore against Argentina. Getting rid of our last forward with some decent test experience just does not make sense. Bringing Robbo back in does. Timani as well. Fardy to partner him in the second row with Mowen to 6 and McCalman to 8. The...

It is just not about size in the forwards. As Bruce points out we have a pack that will match most kilo for kilo. The problems are attitude, leadership, technique and most of all hunger......and not only in the forwards. The SA backs were just as aggressive and abrasive in contact and at the...

That's a shame and Higgers not due to return until next year. McCalman probably needs some time on the paddock. Kimlin would have been handy to have in the squad for this RC.

Cooper has a pretty solid kicking game. I hope we see him taking the ball to the line and linking with Folau and JOC (James O'Connor) on the counter. The make up of the backrow will be interesting. Does McCalman come in with Fardy moved into the second row or will link leave it the same to try and dominate in...

The box kick works very well for the teams that are accurate with the kick and chase the box kicks relentlessly, the Boks for instance. But for the Wallabies it would be better to kick the ball out when in our own 22 to use our lineout or keep the ball in hand when in the oppositions half to...

No-one knows Coopers game better than Link. I think he will give him an opportunity to start very soon. Foley is a great prospect but still 3rd in the pecking order by some margin right now. Super form is not the be all and end all as an indicator of how players will perform in test rugby. The...

No. He needs to be given a chance to orchestrate a successful game from the kick off as To'omua was on two occasions but fell short, albeit against very tough opposition. Suggesting Coopers bench spot should go to someone else because he was not able to save the sinking ship doesn't make much...

It is not fair to judge Cooper on a couple of < 20min cameos in a side that is already on the wrong side of the ledger. He needs a couple of starts to show what he can do compared to To'omua. Does the squad remain the same for the next 2 tests or will Link make a couple of changes? Robinson and...

Any love for Timani? We are lacking muscle, big ball runners and power in general. We could do worse than put him in alongside Horwill. Cooper, Cummins and Fat Cat also to start. How close is Palu? edit - What about TPN.....is he close to being ready for the bench?

The absolute refusal to counter attack is mind boggling. In addition to JOC (James O'Connor) and Folau Mogg is not too shabby as open field runner either. QC (Quade Cooper) needs to come back in with instructions to run everything back and to spread the ball wide at every opportunity. Genia also needs a little help to get back...

There is some fairly harsh criticism being thrown around. It was a better performance than the previous week and Link should have learned a little more about his squad. Genia had another poor test but is a class player. He will come good. Starting QC (Quade Cooper) will help him get back on track. Folau to 15...

3.Hooper 2. JOC (James O'Connor) 1.Fardy

JOC (James O'Connor) was impressive again and Fardy had a good debut. Too many missed tackles and no protection of the pill. This test rugby business is a different beast than Super rugby and the Wallabies en mass have not really stepped up. The ABs are very good and deserved the win. The Boks will give us a...

Fardy was excellent but maybe a move to the second row in place of Simmons is on the cards with Palu or Higgers or any ball running 8 coming back into the back row. Genias hesitancy is stalling the backline while Lilo is starting to come into his own. Our forwards need to work as a pack and...

Has Link told him that he may as well get right for the Force ASAP as he will no longer be required or did he re-injure it on the weekend? Either way it is the correct call.

We are really missing Palu, Higgers and even Timani. We need a big ball runner. So who is the answer? MMM was just not up to it and struggled from the kickoff. I guess the only options are to bring in McCalman at 8 or bring in someone at 6. Who else if not Fardy? Anyone will improve our pack by...

They were just shoveling the ball from side to side without any full back or blindside winger coming into the line and changing the angle. It was actually Lealifanos pass to AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) on a different angle that got the clean break, not Toomuas. To'omua was solid but he just passed the ball to the next...