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You see Barb, respectfully, I don't agree there was engagement on these central matters of any real depth, 'months ago'. I don't think the precise and visible competencies (or otherwise) of, just for example, Williams and Graham were then, or have been since, debated constructively and in...

Why? Just a cheap shot(s). 'Let's have a giggly, subtly personal, group jibe at RH's text length, but not discuss the substance'. None of the core issues I raised were (amicably or otherwise) dealt with or rebutted after my post. There are issues that sometimes must be set forth with a bit of...

Mate, if I say 'the same things over and over again', I can assure you that I shall not ever apologise for same when: (a) the same problems, weaknesses, losses, poor outcomes (overall) etc, etc, keep happening over and over again in these Wallabies and mostly remain untouched and unfixed...

Go Reddy! go! It beggars belief that anyone watching the Wallabies play from the England 2009 Test through the whole of 2010 Tests (culminating in last night's loss) could not conclude that there were/are serious coaching deficiencies in relation to this team, not merely Deans, I have never...

Well said grievous. In a gloomy day, your post above IMO is probably the most profound of many days recently. I am certain you have given a clear, honest voice to what I would call 'the everyday passionate fan' of Australian rugby. Many, many fans or ex-fans of the Wallabies I know and speak...

I'll offer more tomorrow, but Cyclo you were not saying this of the players after Hong Kong as I recall it. I'm sorry, I think what I have said is an answer, or a big part of one.

Of course there's an answer - this team is poorly coached, has inadequate specialist coaches, and makes reckless, indulgent selections leading to unbalanced squads and lucky, not solidly rooted, wins. The whole Wallabies infrastructure requires radical change to do justice to the wonderful...

Great to see Link twittering that 'Chambers is 99% right'. Such a shame that injury for him this year; would have loved to see him play a role with the Wallabies, or even midweekers now. 2011 could be very big for him.

Excellent points IMO Cyclo.

Good summary TBH. I am really looking forward to this particular battle. England are gradually improving in attack and the proper mobilisation of their backs, which is complementing their classic strengths, so this will indeed be a kind of 'moment to truth' for our Wallabies in terms of the...

Gagger's take on ABs v England, and looking forward to Saturday, very interesting + good to see the man working on the world stage: http://my.telegraph.co.uk/rugby/mattgagger/608/berserker-rugby-can-the-wallabies-subdue-england/

TK - thanks for the vid! Just recalling the match, I think in hindsight hereabouts we may have been too tough on BB via this showing. It must be bloody demanding to be a winning play maker (a) in a team that's hardly played a serious game together as a XV ever before (b) that's a newly minted...

As highlighted, this is indeed my major fear. Any code supervisory body that stands by and lets 40+% of its base (QLD) slide over years into de facto bankruptcy (as happened with the QRU 2009) with no intervention, then has to, at great expense and debt to the code nationally, rescue it, is...

TK - no problem at all with that suggestion, or versions of it. We just MUST IMO do something like this or the ARFA for our Australian forwards development, and lifting the profile and importance of our forwards within the code here.

Rothschild - I hope you are one :-) - based upon my son's experience in both Sydney and Brisbane junior rugby, I would, overall, absolutely agree with you. My son is a back, but I have seen time and again the type of explicit and implicit Australian 'preference' for backs skill development and...

TK, as DPK you may recall that I was on record some months ago in saying we absolutely need something along the lines of an Australian Rugby Forwards Academy (ARFA), either as a fixed unit in say SYD or BNE, or as a mobile skills unit that designs specialised development pathways and intensive...

TT, strongly agree with you, fp and gnostic on these items re forwards/props stocks. We actually have prodigious talent in Australian rugby, and I am sure we are all proud of it. The list of relevant prop candidates here highlights our opportunities for the future. It is just that if top...

Yes Hawko, delighted you and others are not cowered by the highly dubious notion 'oh, we don't know all the inner detail, we aren't there on the pitch, we aren't experts, we really should be deferring to the elite who are paid to do this and must, somehow, know better.' If we adopted that model...

I know I am routinely bagged in the 'broken record re coaches' club, and my psychotherapist and I are working through the ramifications carefully, but I have said for some considerable time, and stand by it: The Wallaby Assistant Coaches - Williams and Graham - have been (very serious) failures...

Gagger, you are 100% on the right track IMO, business-wise and code strategy wise in Oz. It's a big topic, but the code in Oz desperately needs forms of the game and games of the form that draw crowds, create interest and excitement and can be attractive to visual media. I actually think 7s...