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McCutcheon has a slipped disc in his back. I don't think he could play with it. They generally need a month to month and a half to recover, but not too sure when he did it. His brother said he would definitely be back for the first home game.

My only issues with Beau Robinson are that he's not a real fetcher, more of a hard nosed ball running seven who will spend all day running around like a madman, and that he gives away the odd stupid penalty. To be fair, Braid was more of a linkman previously as well, but I thought that Braid...

McCutcheon is actually injured, don't see how it's a precaution. He's not due back until around their first home game, maybe.

Franky Fainifo is another, but he's already in the wiki as Francis Fainifo. Are the Brumbies going to list him as Franky Fainifo now?

It'd be great if people in the league could add their G&GR nickname to either their team's name or their name! It'd really help any trash talk that might take place here.

O/T, but anyone miss the ol' Woody burger?

Plus I would take an uninjured 3M over Chisholm any day of the week.

At 200cm and close to 115kgs 3M was more than big enough for a test lock. His workrate and physicality was not a problem either, neither was his mobility or lineout work. 3M went much better at lock than blindside for me. Questions about his scrummaging aside, the problem with Mcmeniman was...

If I remember correctly, there's issues with those playing numbers as some countries included high school players, juniors, anyone that remotely played some kind of rugby, etc and others didn't.

You are talking about Michael Harris I think. He's not a super awesome utility player, but a steady kicking style five eighth. Have a gander at the Reds thread for some realistic opinions on him.

I have been to a SOO dinner + half time + post function at Homebush, where Sailor was one of the pre game and post game speakers. He took questions, including several leading ones on Rugby. Each question he was pretty magnanimous on, and didn't bag rugby once and freely admitted he screwed up...

Think so, it was Lloyd's last year in 2007 for the Reds. And what a stinker it was, too. Didn't he get a two match ban out of it?

Gah, so many awful Reds games. I had wiped that from my mind too. Sharks scored a try at least in that game I think - score was 6 -5 to the Reds (which I had to unfortunately look up), but now vaguely remember it. You can mark that as another game not worth any points, and not worth the...

Larkham is a guy I would love coaching any team in Aus rugby. The rumours still abound how he ran a lot of the backline training session back when playing with the Brumbies.

Those shorts are a little too tight...

Geez, please don't remind me of that game. Was yet another one of the awful sleep inspiring Australian derby games, and it stands out by being particularly awful. Not to mention it was back when the Reds were adept at dragging other teams down to their level, and then adeptly losing a totally...

Also interesting is the player heights for the forwards. Ranking from tallest: Peter Kimlin 1.98m (lock) Mitchell Chapman 1.97m (blindside, part time lock) Mark Chisholm 1.97m (lock) Rocky Elsom 1.97m (blindside) Ben Hand 1.96m (lock) Stephen Hoiles 1.90m (no. 8.) Ben Alexander 1.89m (LHP)...

For those curious: http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/59266 http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/59271 http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/50581 Oh, and WTF? Hoiles has a tiger tramp stamp?! That has made my afternoon. http://www.brumbies.com.au/act.rugby/page/50329

Brumbies Guy; geez, I hope Friend doesn't select that backrow - it's mightily undersized and unbalanced. If Friend does go with those three, you'd hope they play a fast, up-tempo game and run the other pack around the park. Two players under 100 kgs, and the third (Salvi) probably barely...

Love the Force's backrow - I'd rate it second in the comp, only behind the Crusaders. Second row is solid, with Sharpe, Hockings, Wykes, Battye. Front row is workable, but would like Cowan is have improved his scrummaging a little more. At hooker they have a similar problem to the Reds - some...