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Clearly you've never encountered the work of Robbie Deans before.

Not a bad pack for the Brumbies, considering.

Very happy to see Warburton is the likely 7 for the tests. Tipuric is more dangerous, I reckon.

You don't think Ben Youngs has done enough to crack the bench? I thought when he came on last night he was much more dangerous than Murray, but perhaps that was simply against the tired defense of the Tahs.

Just play what's in front of you.

I'm sure we can work in a Robbie Deans angle and really get some AMAZING synergies happening up in here.

My understanding was that any and all threads are now, post-non-selection, de facto Quade threads. But I'm very glad to learn otherwise.

Disappointing not to have a full house for this one, since apparently it was sol out. The utterly empty bay on the eastern side would suggest that someone, or some computer, will be decommissioned at Ticketek on Monday. Still, the Lions fans sang their favourite Disney movie theme song and a...

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News reports did, in fact, suggest that it was an ARU response to criticism.

Not sure if it will translate to the tests, but Robbo's played more 80 minute games this season than I can remember him doing before.

True, but only because Slim's man crush on McCabe has given way to deep and passionate love for Lilo. ;)

It doesn't make sense to point to something that simply isn't true to argue against a player's selection. Folau is actually a very good defender, especially as a one on one tackler, and tends to read things quite well. There is better evidence of try-saving tackles than of defensive misreads...

Can you point to any in particular? Especially any since the first 3 or 4 rounds? I think this is a massive furphy -- a bit like the "Quade can't tackle" business. For instance, Scott Allen went through each of the tries he supposedly let in against the Hurricanes and made clear that the worst...

Why did you teach it to spell "hyperbowl"? Mine does "hyperbole" just fine, although it does like a good "hyper owl" -- something mice have learned to dread on nights when the moon is full.

Yes, that makes sense -- to us. I still reckon the only starting back on debut will be Folau.

MMM looked so-so fitness-wise against the Tahs. Start Mowen and bring him off the bench.

PS: I should add, I'm not stoked about Beale at 10, I just think he's a marginally better option than JOC (James O'Connor) and I like the balance more this way.

Morahan is surely injury cover. He's not going to go from out of the squad to starter. I reckon we're going to see: 9. Genia 10. JOC (James O'Connor) 11. Cummins 12. McCabe 13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 14. Folau 15. Beale What I'd do with the cattle available: 9. Genia 10. Beale 11. Cummins 12. Lilo 13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) 14. JOC (James O'Connor) 15. Folau

To my mind, this suggests that none of these players are seen as likely to play the first test. Which means Lilo and McCabe are likely contending for 12, with the other on the bench. I think that means we'll almost certainly see McCabe start, since I doubt Deans plays a debutant at 12 in the...