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No sarcasm at all. And I’ve said before I like your podcast. I just completely disagree re Castle. Wish you all the best and will keep watching your pod.

Nope. Just as usual, you irritate people closer to the hierarchy than I am. Personally I think your voice has been cogent, erudite, and beyond anything I can think of, consistent. I don’t know you’re right, half. But you sure as hell are a voice that needs to be heard. oh, Apparently I...

To be fair, I love that an Australian author is testing (well broadcasting really) to the rugby community via Gagger. Love it. So for the record, my issues are around the wrecking intentions of certain elements of the media. Driving behind dopes like Kearns and driving wedges into the rugby...

yep.

Yeah, maybe. Personally I wouldn’t have described either Arnold or Skelton in the same class as Hooper, Pocock or Folau. They showed promise in relation to world class, but I’m not convinced that they proved it in Australia. Exactly the sort of guys that you’d expect to consider Europe.

Yes and no. Pocock, Hooper and Folau were clearly world class and would attract world class wages irrespective of their number’s position on those charts. OTOH it puts some context on Rodda. Hopefully LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Phillip are being considered with this in mind.

I did not say that White was not OK and in fact he has in part been excellent. He just is not a 9.5 as claimed. White’s game deteriorated as he tried to take more responsibility to make things happen. His sniping can be better than good, he has easily the best box in Australia, I actually...

Genia could play 9.5, White not at all.

Those fees were introduced under Pulver with a stated intent (haven’t got a quote, recollection only) of making the game sustainable at the grass roots and specifically NOT intended to “flow upward”. If this is real, there is a massive issue that needs addressing. If it is not real and just...

Rob Clarke may have been shining in his later period but he was part of the problem. Sooner the decks are cleared of people who did not stand up to Clyne the better. It is time for fresh cupboards. Long time.

I imagine that with our 4 backrowers there is room for rotation. It is easy to speculate on “the three” but this works in context of specific games only. A season plan can happily accomodate 4 of them.

Very mixed feelings on Marinos, though I’m happy to accept it is probably associating the name with past issues. Really hope it works. Is that the RA board finally cleansed of parties involved in the cutting scenario?

Little there will endear anyone to anything French in rugby.

Ah, geez. Good luck to him I suppose. BPA has been one of my favourites and he was only just coming into decent form. Let’s look for a massive 2021 season and go from there.

To be completely fair to all school fly halves defending against an enthusiastic but low skill breakaway, they have this dirty cheating miserable thing called something like a “sidestep”. On the whole if I didn’t hit as they got the ball the risk of tackle evaporated quickly.

Anytime I hit a 10 out of the scrum was a good day. Week. Month. More kudos of course if he had the ball, but a hit is a hit.

Like this suggestion. Remember when they first hit out recruiting for the Women’s 7s? They obtained players from all sorts of sports. no reason we can’t try something similar here. Some volleyballers might be able to bulk up, what happens to basketballers who miss the cut. Get them early...

I got there by not being fast enough to be a back, not skilful enough to be a 9, and not big enough to be anywhere else in the pack. Plenty of energy though, enthusiasm trumps ability doesn’t it?

I had thought that the FTA was to be dominated by Reds and Waratahs. Though that discussion was SuperAu not TT.

Sad to see the Pod go and it will take some time getting used to no blog. Let’s hope the futon continues. I realise that forums really are a dwindling if not failing media but GAGR is solid.