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Starting to look to me that this is the attitude that Cheika is sprouting on about. Being willing to put the body on the line at training, and a certain starting spot for anyone who can put another player out with injury. Good thing George Smith doesn't have to contend with Cheika's "attitude...

Both training injuries. WTF is Cheika trying to do? We seem to suffer a whole lot more injuries in training than we do in the games proper.

KOB, we do sometimes engage in some banter on the threads, and that is good. But your comment above was not specifically, hardly generally, directed at me. It was a straight out shot at Brumbies fans. What you may not understand is that many of your posts do accuse other posters, including me...

Strewth, I have no concern with KOB's point about the selections, though I will say that I would much prefer to see Kerevi at 12. I was calling out his inclination to heap shit on Brumbies' fans when the call for To'omua to have a shot at 10 has come from all teams' fans including from some with...

Get your facts right KOB if you want to have a shot at the Brumbies' fans. It is not just Brumbies' fans calling for To'omua to get a shot at No 10 - it is just about everybody outside the boundaries of Sydney, and quite a few from inside. Do you even realise that To'omua is not a Brumby? I...

Is he available immediately to take on the Wallabies?

Example #2. The attacking maul from a lineout. It is a weapon in the hands of a couple of the Aussie Super Rugby sides, but is a crock of shit when done by the Wallabies this year.

Ahhh. Clear as day now. The Brumbies have fucked the Wallabies by not resting their best performing players. Funny thing is that Pocock, Sio and Ala'alatoa have consistently been among the best of the Wallabies since, so I wonder just how much rest they needed in comparison to many of the other...

My hypothetical Barb, is that Beale should have been dropped after the Patston affair and McKenzie kept on in charge of the Wallabies. In my universe, the Wallabies would still be ranked at least in the top 5, perhaps still as high as 3 had that happened.

Ray Price? Or am I going back too far?

The fallacy with our current coaching panel is that we then bring back the cohort of players who have been tried innumerable times and failed in the majority of cases. The smart move would be to make the changes and keep them until they have the experience needed to succeed at this level.

Too many of the short kicks, whether in the air or along the ground, are straight into the oncoming rush defence so that the ball often ends up behind our attacking line and the only players with the forward momentum to gather the loose ball are the opposition who are already going forward.

I would definitely start Petaia at 13 with Kerevi in the 12 spot. Good idea to rest the usual starting front row and Pocock. Otherwise, from Reg's side, I would start Gordon at 9 with Phipps again off the bench. And I would swap Dempsey and Samu around.

3. Pocock 2. Ala'alatoa 1. Naivalu

Cron from the Tahs as attack coach? Maybe Wessels in there somewhere too?

Really like it CTB. Would have Rodda in gthe starting lineup in place of Coleman, but little change otherwise. Missing players who have reached the point where they should be dropped including Simmons, Hanigan, Phipps, Beale - bloody good.

The Wallabies have had arguably the lest effective rolling maul off a lineout in all the games they've played this year. If they want to persist, then Rory Arnold is a must in the next two tests. He is far and away the best mauling lock in this country. Pair him with Rodda to start and have...

Binalongtime tho Wamb. Sat most of the Super Rugby season out due to fitness/form, and has been the most inconsistent lineout thrower since his return to the national side.

Is Hadleigh Parkes the same player who turned out for the Sunwolves this year? I'm pretty sure that was the name of the player who kicked at about 99.99% over the season.

Nah, despite some of his shortcomings, he is a better fit at 15 than DHP in his present form.