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Blue, what percentage devoted were they to not losing three in a row? Were they crusing at 66%?

One thing that shone out for me in that video was Campese setting up his supports. If AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) could pass as sympathetically as that when his bullocking breaks run out of room then he'd be a real star.

Lilo put in the half dozen worst performances at 10 for the Brumbies that I've ever seen. His kicking is as bad as Luke Burgess' passing.

Another thing to remember is that the ARU has a budget for players. It wouldn't just be a slap in the face for the Robinsons and Naus of the world if Cooper got a huge cheque: it would very likely mean their next offer would be less than it would otherwise have been. All the Wallabies are...

Pfft. Quade doesn't have to earn those kinds of things. He has other means.

Agreed on Horne. But Mortlock has failed repeatedly at 12.

His current nickname is Lilo.

RedsHappy, it is slightly naughty to quote the first two lines of my argument but not my conclusion. :) But I very much agree with your main points.

IMO there is ZERO change Cooper will switch codes. It would be a financial absurdity in the long term.

Well, Lance did write a highly provocative (and I think slightly tongue in cheek) article for the blog. I think once you put yourself in the media spotlight you have to expect the attention.

At the risk of dissing Lance, asserting that we're no longer a first-tier rugby nation, although we have on average ranked 3.1 since 2003, is a good example of negative hyperbole. We may - and do - aim higher than that. But redefining 'first-tier' to mean 'first' achieves nothing: it is...

There's a difference between negativism and having high standards. In fact, a negative attitude (like England sometimes has) is an impediment to success. Australians succeed in sport because they expect to, and because there is a culture of winning. Negative hyperbole - or moaning - isn't the...

I think there plenty of room on here for well-articulated pessimistic views. As long as it doesn't become the editorial policy, like at RugbyHeaven. :(

jason, what are you doing at Cambridge?[/threadjack]

I don't know anyone who doesn't use Twitter.

Fixed that for you.

Good point. No use replacing one herd of sacred cows with another.

It isn't JOC (James O'Connor)'s passing skills that are the probelm, but his mindset. He has demonstrated at the Force that he has an outstanding passing game, in the same league as Cooper's. However, that is in a playmaker role where the kudos comes from setting up the man. In a finisher's role his typical...

Exactly. It's disgusting. They should be like the All Blacks. Dour. Hard, and dour. Someone should bash 'em till they're hard and dour. Rugby has gone downhill since regular bashings went out the dour. Erm, I mean door.

Hynes back is a big boost. He offers immeasurably more than JOC (James O'Connor) at this stage.