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Bloody hell, there's too much push selling in our community already with cold calling on all sorts of topics from call centres, unending emails emanating from the use of loyalty cards etc. When I want a rugby fix, I want to do my own searching for information. I am dead against having unwanted...

If TSR is right about the backpedaling around the ruck area leading to gaps in close, then we must expect the Saffas will take full advantage with their pick and drive game, particularly PSdT if he plays. IIRC that was one of the aspects where they had dominance over the Wallabies last time they...

Not the biggest mistake, but a big one nevertheless - the Giteau Rule.

I would certainly agree with that assessment RN. On the other hand, both Naisarani and Philip were strong in the parts of the game I saw.

Thought that would be obvious Wamb. First up, the coaches (or Cheika I believe) do not make the right selections many times. The backrow is the current prime example. Then the game plan seems to have some weaknesses still but is improving. Attacking play doesn't look to be so structured as in...

Spirit were let down by the local players not being ready to take on a side like Fiji, who just enjoy running hard and off loading in their attempts to score on every phase. Also, in the second half which is all I saw, Ruru again had a shocker, especially his passing game from left to right -...

Not so. The 3pm games (generally) are broadcast live by Fox and all others are streamed live by Foxsports. But you probably have to have a Fox subscription to be able to access it.

Too true Wamb, but it would be good to see a bit of foresight being shown by the powers in the ARU and state RUs as well from time to time.

KOB you are actually close. Sio at LHP, Kepu at THP, Folau at 15, Hodge at 11 and Beale at 12. I could easily be convinced to play Hooper at 7 with Philip and Timani, and McMahon to sit on the bench a la Ardie Savea. DHP would challenge one of Hodge, Speight or Folau when he is fit again...

Three things the Wallabies need to get right. The selections, the game plan and the defense. All are down to the coaching staff primarily rather than the players.

Thanks BH, I stand corrected. Doesn't alter my criticism that the S15 schedule offers very little or no benefit to the Aus franchises.

BH, are you sure? I'm not going to go back to check, but my recollection is that there was nothing coming out of the ARU at that time about the makeup of the competition, or the restructure to three conferences. IIRC the only places such matters were being discussed were on sites like this. I...

I wholeheartedly agree with your contention WCR that the same outcome could have been achieved if five franchises had been retained. My issue is that reducing to S15 has done practically (maybe absolutely) nothing to benefit the Aus franchises and the suggestions by Pulver that we'll have more...

If you'd like us to take your arguments seriously JC, then I suggest you couch them in proper English.

I think the majority of fans were expecting a schedule that had proportionately more Derby games and most of the games in time-friendly slots with far less travel. None of these factors have been achieved with this S15 schedule, while it is also obvious we could have maintained the status quo in...

I hope that you can see that my criticism has nothing to do with the axing of the Force but is totally addressing the inherent weaknesses of the existing S15 schedule. My criticisms are essentially that a) there will be no additional Derby games, and b) that there will be an additional game per...

Think you mean Mayhew on the bench? Not forgetting Makin and Sione as well.

The structure of the S18 was unsustainable as we all know. But my impression is that most people were put off by the number of games played out of our time zone and perhaps blamed the structure for that result. However, the current S15 structure really has the same result, even though at face...

It won't be improved until the international travel is either eliminated or cut to a bare minimum. There will probably be more travel next year for our teams than there was this year. And I'm sorry, but I would look forward to all Aus derbies. This year there were 15 such games. Next year that...

That response is really over the top. Something has gone seriously wrong with the site over the past couple of weeks.