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I'm pretty sure Perese didn't get on the field.

Great memory. Let's hope we don't see it again this season.

i want to see the kid do well - but let's wait until he's played at least a few super rugby games before we start measuring him up for gold.

Before the trial I was of similiar thought Dru - what is the best balance. In particular, I thought Paia'aua might get squeezed out for Magnay. But I think one of the problems of Australian rugby was that in too many positions we have either/or options. Eg - we are choosing between ball runners...

I've speculated before as to whether Tuttles more basic game would be a better fit for us at present, but I thought that Frisby demonstrated last night his running (and kicking) game adds another dimension to our attack without stifling those outside him. But I agree he needs to improve his...

Quade did a kick pass to Nabuli that created a line break down on side and arguably should have produced a try. Frisby also produce some good kicks. He put one out on the full when he probably should have passed (we had just made a line break) - but then if he had executed the kick better I...

Oh - and the commentary was good too Reg. How good was it to watch live rugby on a Tuesday night. I did miss the end of MKR, but these are the sacrifices one makes. February optimism is alive and well.

I thought there was a lot to like about the trial. Suddenly we are back playing closer to the line, and we employed a reasonably effective kicking game. I noticed our discipline was much better as was our kick chase. The selection of the back row will be very interesting. Korcyzk is certainly...

The NRL press are watching mate. We need you to take one for the team.

Yeah - I think the intent of that article was pretty much to support that exact change.

Correct me if I'm wrong - but I don't think any of Hunt, Kerevi, Slipper, Talaki, Simmons, Neville or Nabuli took the field in that game. If you add in guys like Frisby, Cooper, Douglas, Moore, Smith, Tui & Higgers that team bears next to no resemblance to our full strength side. It's not that...

Yeah - that's not journalism, that's propaganda. Whenever they've shown the side that people are sitting on they seem to be have a ball.

To be honest, if something happens to QC (Quade Cooper) I would prefer they default to Duncan in 15s as well. Hopefully the need doesn't arise.

Are we sure his 55 fights weren't on play station?

I dunno - if he's had 55 fights and he still looks like a 15 year old kid, I'm worried he can throw em.

I wish him well and I'm glad he has picked up a contract. I also felt he coped a bit of unfair flack. But at the same time, he had a pretty fair run at the number 8 role and I don't think you could really say he made it his own. My question (as with a lot of players from the last 3 years) was...

Tempting. I prefer Paia'aua & Kerevi be given a try first at this point, with Nabuli & Perese on the wings & Magnay off the bench. But if the coaching staff go a different way - well, clearly their vantage point is superior to mine. In any case, I like the look of Magnay and look forward to...

There is an excellent Dave Rennie clip on You tube, I believe from about 2013, when he talks about the identification of space, and specifically about the use of intelligent kicking to exploit it. It's well worth a watch on the whole subject of using kicking in your game plan.

Fair enough Dru. I'm a fan of the kick pass as well. But the cross field kick is going to be useless without a winger making the effort to get in position to make it effective. I'm not saying either Frisby or Genia were doing perfect box kicks, but the effort of our kick chase in the last 3...

I am surprised by the level of derision box kicking gets on here. People don't seem to have anywhere near the same level of issue with Aaron Smith's box kicking. Box kicking in itself is fine if it is executed well, with a good chase and is done is part of a broader strategy which puts the...