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I agree, Ash. In the the special case of objects colliding, a calculation based on momentum is equivalent to a calculation based on kinetic energy. But as Gnostic points out, the attacker has the opportunity to change direction and force the defender to defend in more complex ways than simply...

That's an interesting point. Of course, a player of any size travelling at light speed would have infinite mass. Now tackle that! But more seriously, the kinetic energy of an object of mass m traveling at any non-relativistic speed v is mv^2/2. A 90 kg Finger traveling at 10 meters per...

+1. The warm up tests are over. Let's give the boys a chance to show us what they mean.

It's refreshing to read a post about our young brigade in which the only 'good' ones aren't just the ones from the poster's S14 team, and the rest aren't 'average' or a 'liability' or should never be considered for the Wallabies again.

Better A Finger than Arthur Pod.

It's a good sentiment, however it is just the kind of corny soundbite that players always seem to come out with on the SMH / RugbyHeaven - which I where I guess it comes from. I think Growden interviews mainly consist of two words: "sign this".

I agree. Such outstanding physical gifts, but insufficient talent to use them in a game, even at club level. He knew as much himself, hence the Fiji representation, closing the door on S14.

Noooo... isn't this RedRugby?

I think New Zealand are seriously hyped. They had an easy win against 14 (or 13) Irish, then a scratchy win against Wales. They are going to get slammed by the Jaapies.

What sort of things did they ask him, Reddy!?

Turner had a 100% tackle conversion rate in the Super 14. It is hard to see Diggers or Hynes bettering that. :p And that's before you take into account his work off the ball. Turner and Hynes are in a different class to Ioane in that regard. Diggers is a good tackler, admittedly, but nowhere...

Queensland has a "spent convictions" law under which minor convictions like these are expunged from the record after a set period of time. It kicks in after five years, I think, but there is additonal flexibility for young people so that silly mistakes don't screw up their lives.

Palu hit a cop who was in the process of beating up Palu's mate, apparently.

:lmao: Love it. Shouldn't laugh, I know.

Gits deserves to be dropped, far more than Mitchell. The problem with Mitchell is there are so many good wingers. Ioane, Hynes and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) are an obvious back three, but Mitchell would be in there if he could recapture his good form of a month ago.

3 Pocock 2 Cooper Q - but the defence! 1 Burgess Cooper and Burgess got points from me for their outstanding individual tries. If Quade had tackled more often then he'd have got a full-fat 2. Pocock untouchable, and untouchably consistent. Make him captain and he'll only get better.

Reddy!, with your talent for rudeness, you should try a stint on Planet Rugby. :p I did think we were having a discussion.

You're absolulutely right that Beale doesn't have the gas to be a top flight test winger. I'm sorry Reddy!, I wasn't aware that was what we were discussing. I thought we were discussing him covering the wing from the bench. Silly me.

Lets be real here. We're not talking about Beale's credentials to start on the wing for the Wallabies. We're asking whether he is capable of playing there as an injury replacement. Beale has played well as a winger for the Waratahs and Australia. Surely that is sufficient for him to be the...

I've seen Beale play on the wing for Australian schoolboys, the Waratahs and the Wallabies, and play well. Do games for those teams count as "evidence", or do they have to be played for the Reds? :rolleyes: