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Although I'd be starting with Cooper and give him the chance to play himself into the starting XV next game.

I think they mean "Tah-Ball".

I wouldn't be too concerned about the scrum, The fist choice front row picks itself and they are all strong and/or solid scrummagers. Kepu, Moore/TPN and Slipper. His choice of locks will be interesting, but I don't see changes decreases the strength of our scrum (Horwill, Jones are good...

I agree with this. All this talk around Skelton, and I'm pretty sure Cheika used him primarily from the bench unless he was rotating or covering for injuries.

I don't think his scrummaging is going to be his biggest issue. I'd like to see some more smart decisions on the field, where he uses his size more effectively. For example, I recall him man-handling a half-back half his size, I thought he could have easily held him up, turn it into a maul...

Mate, lots of assumptions. There is no indication yet he will favour the Tahs. We all thought McKenzie would inject Cooper straight away but he actually started To'omua ahead of him to begin with. If he does end up starting Beale at 12 then I think its a clear indication he shouldn't be coach...

True, compare a bodybuilder and a powerlifter as a prime example.

But Strength + Technique is better then just having technique. Personally I think strength takes time, even years, or even the right genetics to have. Technique you should be able to teach in months.

I struggle to see how any player from the Tahs is a "favourite". They were only favourites because he didn't have the option of playing some-one who wasn't from the Tahs. All this stuff about KB (Kurtley Beale), Douglas, Skelton, are all his preferred options is bull. For all we know he is still going to pick...

I would definitely be starting Cooper against the Barbarians to see where he is at. Other then that I don't mind. Maybe Genia, Speight off the bench - think it might be too soon with his injury, Luke Jones would be good too. Slipper and Kepu deserve rests. Hooper needs experience as...

He speaks well, Really passionate about coaching for the right reasons. Impressive.

yes his comments were something like "I have confidence that the coaches before me picked the right players".

Verse BaaBaa's would blood Godwin and Luke Jones. Probably give Cooper a start too to see where he is at. Our locks have been under performing so it would be a priority to see what other contenders can do. I would say the same about 12, except the for exceptional game Lilo had last week. Maybe...

I'm just happy their is no Kurtley Beale.

It's crazy looking at the amount of caps some of those players have. Players like Higgers, Kepu, Fainga have a lot of caps but are only now seem to be playing like worthy Test players. Guess it takes 20+ caps for most players to adapt?

Plus Tomane and Speight make up the wings. Oh and since Lilo is in form at 10 he becomes the wallabies 10.

I mean now. At the start of this international season he was ahead of Higgers but not Palu. Then I think he was preferred over Palu, or was Palu injured? I think he has moved down the peccing order after the Higgers performance and a fit Palu always seems to be in the mix.

With Fardy, Higgers, Palu all fit then McCalman probably wouldn't make the 23.

I think the point is, we would be massively stronger if our injured players weren't injured. Compared to the All Blacks, they probably would only be slightly more stronger. Since we lack depth, injuries hurt us more then the All Blacks.

God no.