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Not sure, but at times England seemed more interested at running the ball back at us than we did at them. This includes times that we were chasing the game. Bizarro world. To'omua had some good up and unders, but at times it'd be nice to see our backs working harder to get behind the ball so...

I still don't understand how or why people would select Timani, the guy is a passenger most of the game. He can put on a big hit, but carrying he doesn't use his weight, and he slipped or missed more tackles than he made from my viewing. Useless in the lineout as well. Make him get the bread...

Oh, the images! My eyes, my eyes!

Yup. Horwill needs a rest, either to recover or get a fire put under him. Douglas' stats were similar too in his starts. Douglas has been a bit disappointing this year after his great year last year. That being said, I would've dropped Horwill to start Douglas, with either Horwill or...

I suggest you add Timani's tackle stats. They are, well, interesting viewing.

I'm pretty sure that Bakkies was benched by his club team recently as his form was way off. Interesting that he's been selected, the domestic locks were probably more deserving.

Watched the EOYT game vs Italy from last year (again) that was replayed on One today. We didn't deserve to win that game, Italy missed a kick from in front with 1 minute to go to tie the game. Hope we don't see a repeat of our performance - we had zero structure in attack, showed no patience...

One of the things our loose forwards all need to do better is act as a linkman both between themselves and with the backs. Look at the way McCaw, Read, Messam and co can all combine with the backs - we rarely see that from our loosies. The All Blacks set the benchmark for interchange between...

I thought that Kepu was definitely the no. 1 scrummaging TH for the Tahs by the end of the Super Rugby season. Ryan struggled against a couple of teams when he came off the bench. Ryan was more noticeable for his strong carries.

I'd argue that just win/loss stats by themselves is not the best way to judge. A team that consistently came 5th, for example, could end up higher than teams who won the comp multiple times. The Tahs were very consistent in what they achieved during that period, unfortunately up until about...

The Australian rugby teams have a few of those unfortunate records :(

Note: 1996 - 2005 (inclusive) had 12 teams.

I find that maybe a bit of a stretch. They were consistently a mid table team until the mid - late 2000s. It's actually only from 2005 where the Tahs fairly consistently made the finals, ignoring a horror year in 2007. The Waratahs placings from 1996: 7th, 9th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 8th, 2nd...

There's other refs missing from that table who the Tahs would likely to have had average stats under, Lyndon Bray was one ref I thought that the Tahs struggled under as well. Don't forgot that until the mid-2000s the Tahs were a mid-table team, apart from 2002. I wasn't the biggest fan of...

And how many of those games did Kaplan actually "cost" the Tahs? BTW, Kaplan reffed the 96 - 19 mauling at the hands of the Crusaders. That one was definitely Kaplan's fault!

I think that Lilo will miss the start of next season if he opts to wait till after the EOYT for his surgery? So with Mogg and likely Lilo out at the start, the Brumbies will need maybe a 12 and 15. Coleman could play either position, as could McCabe. A. Smith could step into 12, but I see him...

Will Enever be there as well? I assume in the EPS still?

Beau can also be used at 6 in a pinch. I believe that Schatz and Quirk played every game this year? I am pretty sure that Quirk at least started every game. No wonder both were getting flat at the end of the season. Hopefully we can get the chance to rotate / rest them a bit next year. AWH...

I think that a short contract in Europe is mainly due to his depressed market value, particularly as most teams have already full squads. A one season contract, during which he can negotiate for higher pay elsewhere. If he can't negotiatie a Wallabies top up for 2015 but can negotiate a fat...

I'm very doubtful about starting Timani, particularly with a more up-tempo game plan. Off the bench for 20 is Timani's limit for me. Timani is just too lazy in some of his applications, too often you see him exploited defensively in the backline where our props do better, too often you see him...