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Wouldn't be surprised if Barnes does get a start at 12 and Gits is on the bench to counter fatigue. Has to be Turner. We are really going to miss Shmoo. He has been outstanding over the last couple of weeks.

When is the side named?

Watched the game again last night. Apologies to AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) for criticising his play the previous week and thinking for 1 second that he is not our answer at 13. He was outstanding. His defense was damaging as he pulled off some huge hits on both Bok forwards and backs. And his attack was...

It is only fair to keep PDV around until the RWC. He has had some good results and although unorthodox he has something very special about him. If you don't retain the RWC think about a change then.

3.KB (Kurtley Beale) 2. Pocock 1. Giteau Giteau defended very well and had a hand in some good attacking raids. Honourable mentions for Rocky and Squeaky. Loved KBs header!

It really was a huge step for the young Wallabies to win against the Boks at altitude. Kudos to them. They need to learn how to consolidate points and also to play the 10 minutes either side of the half a different way. That 20 minute period is often the most telling. With Moore back the scrum...

Morty was so successful when he went to 13 because he would run on an angle at the hole and Bernie Larkham would hit him every time. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) needs to run at the holes and change the angle and Cooper will hit him. Right now it is all a bit predictable but AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has the same skill set as Morty. He's...

There was some very good talent in the U20s backline. I'm sure we will see some of that come through in the next 3-4 years.

We are really missing Morty here with his change of angle and timing of his run. 9 times out of 10 he finds the gap or beats the defense with that angle change. The other time he carries a couple of blokes over the advantage line. Horne fell short and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has so far as well with the lack of...

MCalman likes to run with the ball and hits the line hard. He is probably not as fast as Brown but he will give a lot more. Chisholms set piece is pretty good and if Sharpe has to leave early again he is a better bet than Simmons. He had a good EOYT but needs to use those big guns to better...

Slipper has been the first reserve used for the last couple of games so I guess Dingo has figured out that Maafu is only good for about 40 minutes. Deans is proving himself to be very unpredictable but as he has actually made some positive changes to his starting side this week maybe he has...

Chis for Mumm........meh. He could have retained Simmons on the bench in place of A. Fainga'a and used Mumm as a 6 when Elsom runs out of steam. Higgers would have been there if fit. Would have also liked to have seen Slipper starting at TH but I guess we will see him early in the second...

Hougaard wrapped him up well about 5m from the line so even if the ball was not dislodged he would not have scored. He may have been able to pop it up(unlikely) or recycle though. It was an excellent tackle under immense pressure.

Well done Scarfman. GR&G Rugby is a fantastic site which cuts straight to the heart of Australian footy. Thanks!

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/moore-and-slipper-in-test-frame-20100831-14fml.html These 3 changes will make a huge difference to the Wallaby pack. Moore, Slipper and McCalman in. Fainga'a, Maafu and Brown out. I also see that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is blaming himself for the loss on the...

More of the same pain again this weekend? If we put the same team out the coaches will lose more respect and the team more supporters.....including me I think. They have to try something different. Deans current approach is clearly not working.

3. Beale 2. Pocock 1.Sharpe

Hawko is right that there does not appear to be any structure embedded for the team to fall back on in the last 15-20 minutes when they were tired. Is it possible that these issues were not discussed during training this week? What happens when Sharpie goes off or if Vic breaks our lineout...

Moore should have been starting along with Slipper and Simmons. Brown probably should not have been starting. JOC (James O'Connor) probably should not have been starting despite his double and Fainga'a should never have been on the bench. Burgess should have replaced Genia early in the second half as he was...

At least the Boks are firm favourites. This gives us at least a chance if we turn up to play. If the Wobs were favoured we would have no hope. Side looks unbalanced and it could be ugly. However the Cooper factor cannot be dismissed and we may tear them to pieces in midfield. JdJ was their...