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Oops, sorry waratahjesus! My bad.

It is typical of the Tahs myopia to consider themselves to be better than the Crusaders, because the Tahs beat the Reds who beat the Crusaders, even though the Crusader beat the Tahs. What the Tahs need to achieve is a little bit more honesty about their own performances, instead of these sorts...

If the Brumbies can beat the Reds with a bonus point and the Sharks beat the Bulls then the top of the table is going to get quite congested, e.g. something along the lines of: Bulls 39 Stormers 39 Tahs 38 Reds 34 Saders 34 Brumbies 32 In that scenario the Brumbies are still right in it.

I luckily got the Wallabies at 5/1 with Ladbrokes a year ago. It seemed obvious then that we'd firm in the odds as the tournament grew closer.

Both Turner and Mitchell have been playing well, Mitchell more obviously so, especially in the front half of the comp. But Turner has more upside than Mitchell IMO: he can score tries that no one else in Australia can. I don't think we'll see the best of Turner for a few years yet, then he'll...

Hardly science. In terms of injuries, Mat Rogers is what is know in statistics as an outlier. You would never use an outlier as a control: you'd use the median player of the same size as Slater. Secondly, skillset isn't an issue here, only size, unless you are asserting that skilled players get...

3. Turner 2. Beale 1. Waugh These three played well and deserve the points, regardless of how the Tahs performed as a team.

As easy as it is to diss the Tahs, they remain a highly effective if often rather ugly team, and even with their current injuries they are a low risk of losing to the Highlanders.

Very impressive piece of bullshitting there, RugbyFuture!

Slater is a another class of flashy, compared to that lot Noddy. Maybe Rogers at his best was comparable.

+1. As a Brumbies supporter, the Brumbies are really p*ssing me off at the moment. They need some coaching and to pull their big heads in. All speed to the Reds.

The crucial thing about players like Slater and Folau will be their effect on gate takings. There is a far greater chance of getting bums on seats, outside existing rugby enthusiasts, with names like these on board. This is propably why Cipriani was a good buy as well. I think that even at $1m...

Until this year, with the resurgence of the Reds under Link, the Force under Mitchell have always been the best-coached Aussie team.

Re: Melbourne Storm stripped of 2007 + 2009 premierships Correct, the board has a fiduciary duty to the business (although not to its supporters). However, the Storm isn't a "business partner" of the Storm so I can't see how what I said was wrong - perhaps you misunderstood.

Re: Melbourne Storm stripped of 2007 + 2009 premierships If you make false representations to win prize money then it is a fraud. I wish any lawyer the best of luck in being the first ever, anywhere to get a fraud conviction based on obtaining prize money by deception for the breaking of...

Re: Melbourne Storm stripped of 2007 + 2009 premierships Misreporting of income for taxation purposes is certainly a criminal offence, however no one has suggested that has happened. All the Storm have done, thus far, is break their contract with the NRL. Imagine I open a franchise in your...

Re: Melbourne Storm stripped of 2007 + 2009 premierships People who think this is a criminal matter are having a severe case of wish fulfilment. A private company only has to declare its financial transactions to the tax man, not to its business partners. For it to be fraud, then money would...

Sadly the Brumbies have no chance in this game. It's not about form, but demonstrated capability. The Brumbies have been playing very poor to average rugby, with a fruitless game plan, and without the capability to change it either during a game, or from game to game. The Tahds on the other...

Stirling has been a great player, but at 33 it's almost impossible for such a physical 13 to compete any more. Compare him with the debutante Rene Ranger and draw your own conclusions. 2011 is a bridge too far. The Rebels or Japan rightly beckon.

Don't be ridiculous, chief. Cooper is still just a kid and his coefficient of brainfarts has been steadily decreasing over the past 12 months. He still has a few in him yet, to be sure, but he'll be fine.