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3. TPN, 2. Sio, 1. Genia.

Tragic, you have a thing about Scott Sio, apparently. The Aussie scrum had dominance while both Sio and Kepu were on the field. And Sio's play in the open was first class. Interestingly, in the first half particularly, Hodge played first receiver on a few occasions and I might add, the backline...

It was an outstanding game of rugby. I am only disappointed by the result.

Yep, that's what I meant. Sorry if I conveyed a wrong impression.

So, what does all that mean in reality? Apart from the fact the Melbourne Rebels had quite clearly anticipated the increase in the cap in recruiting so many of the ex-Force players before any sort of announcement had been made. How much, precisely, has the salary cap been increased? How larger...

I used to be accused of having an unwarranted go at Frisby while all and sundry north of the NSW border had him as the next Wallaby No 9. After being called out on it by TOCC (I think) I vowed to leave him alone, which I have done even as afterwards he has been lambasted by nearly every Qld...

And if the Rebels had rolled over, he would still be with the Force and playing in Aus. Bit of a meaningless post there Slim.

Recommend everyone take note of Harrison Lloyd when he comes on in the front row for the Vikings. Has been a real find this NRC.

Tahs have already chased Staniforth and Simmons. Could they afford Richie as well with all the Wallabies stars they now have on their books?

And I believe the ARU committed to paying the displaced Force players to the full extent of their current contract if they couldn't get a similar deal with the other four franchises.

And the excuse for the "s" on the end? Maybe wishing for two of him? Sorry, that's the Arnolds, not the Philips.

KO, now that he's signed I expect you will be reverting to Matt Philip's correct surname?

FF (Folau Fainga'a), more to the point and disappointing to me is the attitude of some of the posters on this site is disturbingly similar to that of move along - nothing to see here.

I asked before in response to a similar comment, but didn't the Senate send a journalist (Newton?) to clink for a while for refusing to disclose a source of a story?

".... obviously target the breakdown given our back row and Hanigan's terrible cleanouts...." Must also include Simmons in that comment. If anything, he is even less effective than Hanigan at cleanout time.

Precisely. My bad.

I am happy to see the Kerevi/Kuridrani combination get another run. They will benefit greatly from having Beale at 15, interjecting himself to create openings. Just don't get that with a Foley/Folau match at 10/15. Koriobete will also be keeping the outside defenders busy, possibly opening up...

IMO that's Matt Philip. As soon as Tui is available, Philip to 6, Tui to partner Arnold in the second row and Simmons to bench pending return of Rodda, Arnold etc.

Some posters are suggesting the Vikings have been the form side all year. Coveniently forgetting, I think, that Qld Country were leading the comp in the later parts of the season only to be surprisingly beaten in the very last round when they were missing quite a few of their players. Both sides...

But there are examples of good NRC form translating to Super standard play the following year. Naisarani was exceptional in NRC 2016, and had a great year for the Force this year. Les Makin is a local who earnt a Super contract on the back of NRC form. I think it's a safe bet that Valetini will...