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No-one on the board who failed to stand up to Clyne should be given a free reign through that period of history. Clarke helped bring things back at the end which is welcome. But all in all I'm not unhappy to see his arse out the door. Thank god that era is over. Well and truly time to move...

Yep. And the argument came from usually highly regarded posters. Hard to see an off season prediction of the spoon to the Tahs as being silly now.

1: Slipper (Brumbies) 2: Mafi (Reds) 3: AAA (Brumbies) 4: Blyth (Reds) 5: Uru (Reds) 6: ASY (Angus Scott-Young) (Reds) 7: McReight (Reds) 8: Samu (Brumbies) 9: White (Brumbies) 10: To'omua (Rebels) 11: Daugunu (Reds) 12: Hodge (Rebels) 13: Ikitau (Brumbies) 14: Muirhead (Brumbies) 15: Banks (Brumbies) Tizzano...

Ah! My apols.

That was soft.

Mungo beckons. FWIW maul defence by Waratahs is pretty good.

You may well get what you'd rather.

Yeah he was. I still think that a ref needs to let a game flow. There had been plenty of interruptions at that stage. If he is injured and in a prone location, hold things until you can get him off. Otherwise play on. The massage table and conditioning oil is back in the sheds.

Was I "blaming"? From recollection I said something like: EDIT: This doesn't change the best line of the game commentary. "What are they waiting for? A massage table and some conditioning oil?"

Awesome article. And fortunately my thoughts are in alignment mostly, with Mr Bishop. Phew.

Let's follow up on the Paisami - Petaia: Stewart - Campbell conundrum. I'm warming to 12: Paisami. "Warming up" meaning I'm out of the freezer and into the fridge. I like the Red system of having a play maker at 12. In part this is needed as a bolster to 10: JOC (James O'Connor) who is very good but hardly the...

Caught up with the broadcast. The game as broadcast was nowhere near as unattractive as being there. Have to respect the coverage as it is the only difference. The game on TV was almost exciting. At the field it was an exercise in tedium. Ref was just as pants as I remember. For both sides to...

Some interesting thoughts here. I haven't seen the broadcast yet. At the game I found the ref highly frustrating. TBF to him, often calls that seemed silly were proven correct on the replay. But he did not have control of the flow of the game at all. There was a lot of what seemed to me...

Absolutely. Campbell does not offer this, something that Hegarty does well for instance. As does Stewart when at 15. Would Petaia achieve this? Nil passes last game. Don't disagree on Petaia getting a shot, but it hasn't happened so far.

Dave Rennie?

Jordy is not currently competing with Stewart. It's the heart of my angst. With him flitting 13 - 14, maybe 15, Stewart is on a free ride to build his game. OTOH Stewart is not competing for a wing spot either, if you get my drift. I don't know where Petaia is headed, but if he wants 12 he...

Agree with this. Bloke has started on fire.

Think I've seen it a few times but I am taking note. I'm clearly frustrated as I think Petaia really suits 13. I think Paisami is more consistent but Petaia's flare is undoubtable and I thought it would work at 13. I also think Paisami would give Stewart a run competing for 12. Not going to...

Thanks. I will adjust. PS I don't at all think that 12 and 13 are the same. Asa distinct as 1 and 3, or 4 and 5.

Petaia is not 3-10. Numbers obfuscate, but maybe 4-8? 5-8? With 10 as an upside? Stewart is a solid 6-7 on that score. [His impressiveness is that he holds the same ability when stepping up to international level. Rare situation, that.] Petaia also has not told us what position he is...