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I don't care who he selects as long as we start playing decent rugby and winning occasionally.

Lots of scuttlebutt.

Good to see a Victorian get the gong.

Batger had been coach for a long time. No great surprise to me when he jumped ship. As far as the players are concerned, I assume that some of them wanted to stay with him. Plus no doubt Easts club might have a bit more dosh to spray around. It looks like a cold winter at TGM!

That makes about 20 poaches!!! (Seems like it, anyway).

Gee, just about the whole starting XV g-o-o-o-o-ne. Slight exaggeration, I suppose.

I think he will be really good.

Wales played like a different team. I suppose we let them absolutely dominate us.

And they wonder why their team is so unpopular.

Anything to watch on STAN?

The "horse racing guy" grew up playing and loving rugby league in Wollongong. He has been a well known identity in the sport for ever and of course he has deep experience in other sports. I have not seen any new ideas from him, but he does have a lot of clout and very good connexions. The...

Deep experience and a reputation in our code would be an essential requirement. We are at a crucial crossroads now, we cannot afford hiring somebody who needs a year or so to get up to speed with the local and especially the international environments. Waugh brings a lot to the table.

I hope not.

We have to learn to play smart, disciplined, rugby.

If he cannot manage things along the lines that you hope, he is the wrong coach - although there is also the fact that some players can learn new tricks.

Great spot!

One thing that is certain, the role of the 7 has changed enormously. I wait with great interest to see how Schmidt approaches the breakdown in his selection and his tactics.

I'd be surprised if some of the colts are not in first grade.

There have been some incredible incidents. One involved a helicopter filled with armed gangsters (in full military uniforms) landing on the roof of a bank building. The more money at stake, the riskier things will be.

PNG? Putting an NRL side there would create more problems than it would solve. My sister and her partner lived there for a number of years, I visited them a couple of times, and then did a couple of consulting assignments. Scary place. Not to mention a lot of corruption.