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My read is the same as yours Ash on both counts - I can’t see the Reds waiting to move Paia’aua to 10 with Cooper and Stewart available. - I thought Duncan did some good things but the lack of combination was evident and I’d add 13 into that. Duncan had 2 weeks in camp with them. Possibly...

I obviously have a different understanding of the word hyped. Edit: and I like Meakes, but I reckon he’ll be relieved to hear he can blame Paia’aua for his mistakes Saturday night.

Banks looks pretty handy. But there will always be a couple of unlucky ones. Perese is quality and is worth his spot IMO.

Enever & Philip - two good choices IMO.

Interesting. No probs with Douglas. I would have though at least one of Carter or Arnold would tour.

Horwill is one of my favourite players, so I wouldn’t mind seeing him in gold again if he is in form, but I’m not sure he is the best option at this time. If Arnold is fit, you’d imagine that Coleman, Simmons & Arnold are all tourists. If Cheika wants another experienced lock, than Carter is...

Christian Lealiifano must at least get considered mustn’t he? 10 is our real problem in terms of depth. Whatever people think of the yellow card on Quade, you have to think it would count against him getting a recall.

I don’t think anyone is arguing otherwise. The comments being made are whether or not there is virtue in him being picked to wear jersey 11 or 14.

I get what you’re saying BH. Clyne is very much on the nose at the moment and people are looking to find fault. But with regards to what should he have said .... I dunno - but pretty much anything other than what he did. Surely someone with his experience should have known that his comment was...

We can’t seriously be judging Folau’s ability to play wing on last nights game can we. When we had a completely new 9-10-12-13 who have never played together and played like they’ve never met each other. The reason people like me thing Folau could be choosen the wing is that one winger plays...

Initially we were soft at the breakdown and our defence was leaking like a sieve. Those two things together are a recipe for disaster. I still think our defence has some way to go, but it certainly improved a lot. Out impact at the tackle improved a lot too. The third Bled showed our accuracy...

I know - the shame of it. His family must be so embarrassed.

Tuigamala predated Lomu - but yeah, I get your point.

Is it really that much of a new phenomena though. Campo always rated himself as a fullback more than a winger. Joe Roff was a capable fullback as was Andrew Walker. I’m sure there are others I’ve forgotten. In principal I agree specialists are desirable - but then one or best 10s Larkham, was...

Hunt will continue at 15 for the Reds.

Generally speaking if guys are playing well, it is harder to lose a jersey than to win one - but form and fitness invariably fluctuate. Two days ago Folau had locked down the 15 jersey. Now suddenly he isn’t available. Hats off the Hodge, Koroibete etc who have taken a very firm grip on their...

I get you don’t rate Simmons, but the whole forward pack was shit at effectively cleaning out in the first half. Coleman missed a few himself. Despite the result, it was an are area the ABs were much better at than us. Hooper is generally pretty good, but otherwise it is an area we have huge...

Most teams play with at least one winger who is a second fullback. I don’t think Hodge playing fullback for the Rebels would be such a bad thing from a wallaby perspective. Except of course that he plays more of a wing/centre hybrid at the moment than wing/fullback. Edit : I guess what is more...

I wouldn’t rule that out at all. Frisby has lots of potential. But I just thought he seemed to have lost his way a bit more than Ready. But that’s my perspective from about 600 klms away having never met the guy personally. It would be nice to have 3 potential options pushing each other.

Hmmm - interesting observation re Tui FF (Folau Fainga'a). Must admit that wasn’t my impression. That’s not to say you were wrong - but that even though Tui’s metre count was not huge he was often dragging in 2-3 defenders and still at least going forward in contact. But it is a low metre count. My criticism...