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Turner would have to be heavier than Jason Little, but I don't believe Little was "demolished in contact". Before you can tackle a player you have to close the gap between himself and yourself. With some players that's not so easy.

One point made above that I think should be emphasised is the nature of the trial system. Normally the first and second trials (in this case the first only) are used to accomplish two things - to blow out the cobwebs and to try out all the left-field ideas that the coaches have had over the...

If they can improve his destructive impact in attack and defence without diluting his lineout skills then he will be the 6 we need to partner Cliffy. 2009 he led the comp in lineout steals. I want to see that sort of impact in 2011 along with some Cliffy-like runs and tackles. He is one of...

Small correction: I reckon that based on 2010 Mumm is the player who really needs to step up to retain his spot. His lineout work keeps him there as first choice at the moment but if someone else emerges who can jump and have real impact in the open then Mumm will be on the bench as the lock...

Bruce on fire!!!!

Waratahs have 6729 current members, according to the Waratah site. Should be plenty of good seats empty unless that changes soon.

Am having my first shot at this and have noticed some strange anomalies: Kurtley Beale in the inside backs, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) in the outside backs etc. Does this mean that the choices have not been updated since round 1 last year???

Are Ant Fainga'a and Rod Hynes injured?

Its all a question of how lucky you are and how unlucky others are. Douglas got a shot last year because others got injured/sick. If two scrummies get injured then Hart gets serious bench/replacement time. But Robinson got zero time for years because Waugh didn't get injured much. I often...

If you can walk and chew gum at the same time you can also sing and watch in tandem. It looks to me like the Rebel army will put the colourless Tahs supporters to shame again (and I'm a Tah supporter).

I know Mumm captains and leads well, but unless he steps up a gear he is in danger of being third choice selection at lock and we have so many 6's its hard to see him being first choice there. Captains have to be assured of a spot first, and I don't think Mumm's form guarantees him a first...

Waugh is not well liked in Brumby land, I know but his leadership at the Tahs has been outstanding. He is still playing well enough to roll King Richie and people underestimate him now at their peril. Were he to go north he would be a bigger star than King George because his style of game more...

I don't think I follow you. Simmons appeared to be roughly the same age and experience, and many judges (me included) said he had a good S14 but weaker than Douglas, but still he got Deans' blessing. Short of rogering Deans' missus there did not seem to be any rational reasons. Had Deans...

I don't mind it but I assume that the Rebels will use their home jersey when they play away to the Tahs. I hope so anyway.

Discussions about whether we should play colts matches or not misses the point I think. The question raised is "How to fire up the Tah crowd?". The problem is the largely vanilla atmosphere inside the stadium during matches, which hurts the Tahs performances. The Brumbies fans are ferocious...

Yes, in a previous business life I have. The outcome of such meetings is almost totally dependant on the senior manager in the room. If he leads well and pulls the warring factions together the process can be invigorating and the outcome outstanding. If he leads badly however......

Why is it that the ingenuity and vision of this site so completely dwarfs the efforts of what could loosely be called "professional" rugby marketing? Could it be when you don't really love the game you don't really get what's important? The "men of gold" campaign nearly induced me to throw up...

But who is the next Cliffy?

Done that, we've done that. The Tahs are the most successful Australian franchise of the last seven years, twice finalists, missed the semi's twice.

I am so looking forward to this year's comp, I just can't wait. But there is one thing that just gets on my goat about the games at the SFS - that lots of the so-called supporters aren't real supporters. Last year in the game against the Hurricanes I took my seat and a bunch of business suits...