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To add: you guys contribute positively to discussion about your own teams (Reds, Tahs, whoever). It's appreciated. It's the combination of volume and frequency and tone of the other contributions that is causing the problem.

WJ; the problem is the petty point scoring from you, Jiggles, and so on. I can name several Reds supporters, Tahs supporters, and the odd Brumby supporter whose main contributions on anything not related to their teams are one line remarks that are either snide, or outright bait. And it's not...

Admittedly, S. Finger was awful for the first 20 vs the Sharks. But in Saia's defence, he took a heavy knock very early on in that game and clearly was well off before he came off. The trainer really should have dragged him earlier, if anything. Hanson is the better scrummager, but not the...

Seriously, WJ, you need to contribute more than only admittedly openly trying to bait people and taking cheap, pathetic pot shots at other people's teams. The tone of this forum is getting increasing frustrating and nasty, and posting behaviour like that at this time is just bringing it down...

Incidentally, it's doing a disservice to the Sharks backrow to merely call them big, ball running back rowers. I would argue that Keegan Daniel, for instance, is much more (and isn't that big, anyway).

I'm weighing into the debate a bit late, but I think Jones should be off the bench. I don't buy the whole "put your best 15 on the park, disregard team balance" argument. You need an on-baller on 7, whether that is a fetcher, or linkman, or whatever, you can't play a typical 8 or 6 there and...

One would assume that your seat would be reserved, and offered in a pre-sale (which is the same thing that happens to Reds season ticket holders for any finals played at the grounds). Incidentally, anyone here a Suncorp Stadium member? Suncorp Stadium members, as I understand it, get tickets...

After living in Sydney for nearly 11 years now, I'm more than ready to give the place the big flick. Another clueless government, pathetic public transport, stupidly high house prices (which every second Sydney-sider you meet will bend over backwards to justify), refusal to build more...

Nice cheap shot, but you completely missed the point. I understood Noddy's point to be more than you can't give black marks for just one tackle, as Dennis was good for the rest of the season. Cheap shot back: if black marks were being given for laziness this season, Kepu, Robinson, TPN...

Actually, Shipperley was Horne's man, not Alcock's, if I remember correctly. It went a drifting Alcock, Horne, plus another defender outside Horne, vs a lone Shipperley, who was lined up on Horne. Horne lazily allowed Shipperley to run inside of him, and Alcock couldn't drift enough and missed...

Sad, but unsurprising. Hopefully he can get fit and a good paying gig in Japan.

A big concern for me in the forwards is their shape. The Reds looked less fit than last year, and a of the Tahs forwards looked damn right out of shape. Seeing as these two teams make up a lot of the forward pack in the squad, and the Tahs most of the starting pack, it is a major concern. The...

I should say though, looking at the team lists on paper the Tahs stand out easily as being the likely culprit. Wallaby front row, three Wallaby locks with a promising player, three Wallaby back rowers, marquee halfback, and nearly an entire Walaby backline outside him. Plus established club...

The Reds will need a second halfback in the main squad and a third in the EPS, and you'd assume Frisby would be offered one of those spots.

Matt Lucas will be the third halfback behind McKibbin (were there rumors of him going at one stage?) and Hart, with Pretorius being forced out. I have been trying to work out the Reds backs next year, and it is clear some will miss out on the 22 altogether. I assume they will have something...

I think it removed some doubt over which franchise was responsible. If it wasn't them, he would've given a flat out denial.

Actually, I would think that Wayne Smith would be far from the worst choice, especially if backed up by a couple of local coaches. Nuci would also be a great choice...from the point of view of someone who actually wants to see the U20s win.

5 props in the pro squad is fine. It makes sense, especially if they bring in the two props on the bench rule, which I think is very likely. In that case, expect another 1 or 2 in the EPS at a minimum.

Cannon wasn't the only player Foley forced south. One Jeremy Paul was another, funnily enough. Origin means nothing for the NSW coach, those days of tribalism are well gone. Success is everything. As long as some of the coaching and recruitment staff have strong ties to the local clubs to...