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Probably. I'm currently of the mind that it doesn't matter who we bring in, because the cattle we have available are very unlikely to be better than the guys we have in the squad now, Benn Robinson being the one potential exception (oh, and I would add Sam Carter and Neville ahead of Timani...

One final note: passing early vs the Boks rush umbrella defence was the right plan for the Wallabies to take in this game, at least early on it was. The issue is that it then requires the guy at 13 to be the decision maker, to be able to setup the men around him. With a Conrad Smith, you are...

I did mention his attack options were good mostly, the forced pass being the one glaring exception. I did say in balance he was merely average. Of course he deserves scrutiny, but do you think it's balanced in comparison to other player's performances? The speculative pass was desperately...

Kane Douglas has been really struggling since around the Lions games, where I thought he was rather poor. That's the issue in the second row - Douglas is in worse form than Simmons (who at least went well in Bled 1), and Timani was really poor for Southern Districts vs Uni. Pretty sure we...

I reckon that all the Boks need to win the RC is to get a bonus point here and stop the ABs scoring 4+ tries, and then win the remaining games at home (vs Wallabies and ABs). SA are on 14 points with a large point differential, NZ on 13 points. In the above scenario, NZ get 4 from Auckland...

Scott Allen's video is interesting, for anyone who has watched it. Removes a bit of the myth how everything was Cooper's fault. The truth is Cooper is an easy target as many do not like him, so he seems to be overly blamed here (and not just here, Paul Cully wrote a frankly ridiculous hatchet...

Selection of backs (unless you have a couple of absolute world beaters in the backline, which we don't) means nothing if you can't get your forwards right. I just don't know who we can select. We don't have a starting THP. Moore is so far from good form it's hilarious, he looked like a 3rd...

That was a shocking performance. We lost the collisions, we lost the scrums, we lost the breakdown. We let balls bounce. We have men at the breakdown, and still give away turnovers. While those turnovers happen, forwards watch. It's just all, all a huge mess. And it doesn't help that key...

There's no irony there, if anything it's being hypocritical (and I will freely admit Cooper has been average, but if you think To'omua would have been any better behind that performance from our pack.....). And learn the definition of irony, and learn some balance. You were called out, move on.

Wallabies again let a high ball bounce. That was shocking.

Douglas did a good job of disrupting the lineout after Quade forced a pass. White on for Genia, Genia was again really really poor and is another out of form. Alexander has been decent since he came on. Lambie wins a turnover with Wallaby players there. Our breakdown has been pathetic.

You mentioned Quade because you were bitter than a Brumbies player got dropped. Yes, there are greater problems, drop the one eyed stance and talk about the greater problems then?

Why is Simmons packing on the TH and Douglas on the LH? Sio smacked in the scrum. Nothing going well now.

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) drops the ball with a try in the offing after a nice play off set piece. Gees, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has had a game he'd rather forget as well.

Wallabies forwards just dicked. Bok backrow and second row so far ahead of ours, not to mention front row. Moore is so far from good form it does my head in.

Interesting choice of player to critique, considering that he's far from the worse out there. Care to say why you picked him?

le Roux in again, flogging now.

Bok forwards all over the Wallabies, and the ref is giving them the rewards at ruck time. When you're getting smashed, those decisions go against you. It's the price you pay for not being dominant, although I think the ref should have given either. Steyn kicks it, 31 - 12 to the Boks.

Mowen on his feet, surely that's a penalty? Out to le Roux, into Kirchner, Bok try. That previous ruck though..... that was pretty blatant holding on. Ref checking the pass.

JdP limping badly. Bok forwards all over the Wallabies, great clearing kick from Pienaar. Coennie on for JdP, nice reward for hiis early try. Genia almost goes through, Etzebeth earns a penalty for holding on, although he never seemed to release. Great play Etzebeth after stopping Genia...