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I guess that giant lock Mcdonald u20 from a couple years back didn't work out.

Yes I hope and dream they will to, but hopes and dreams they are. There are posts in this forum that say the position and depth IS now stronger then it was. I don't see evidence of that. I can only hope that it WILL be. 100% My comment is in response to those who are saying that the squad IS...

I still don't think that there is an ounce of evidence to suggest Kuenzle and Tapine are improvements on Taefu and Kuridrani. Nothing they have done can suggest that. Literally living on hopes and dreams until we actually see it.

Force need Pulu and Mataele firing because the centres have lost some firepower. Kahui is a good communicator but a Godwin/kahui combination is solid but not dynamic. Hopefully they can be the ship steerers and get Pulu and Mataele unleashed.

3 seasons (2 + 1 in their favour, not his)

We had one but RA and Reds couldn't afford to keep him. So now 2 of our best hookers are in france.

apart from Wing, I would propose there is not a single position in the squad seems stronger then it was last season. I would offer several units are weaker (eg. centres)

Wilson is the right size - just needs to swap a bit of flab to muscle.

Skelton needs 30min and they MUST keep it in tighter for longer. Latu, Tupou, Skelton, Leota, Valetini, Samu. Let's USE that size and not pass the ball away from it too soon.

I got pretty close.. Not sure about Foketi > Perese but meh.

Full noise horsepower for me 1. Slipper 2. latu 3. Tupou 4. Arnold 5. Skelton 6. Leota 8. Valetini 7. Samu 9. White 10. JOC (James O'Connor) 11. Daugunu 12. Paisami 13. Perese 14. Kellaway 15. Beale 16. Fainga'a 17. Bell 18. Ala'alatoa 19. Rodda 20. Fainga'a 21. Mcdermott 22. Lolesio 23. Wright Just keep it a...

Gill is in Japan. Colby Fainga'a has been training with the squad already as the specialist 7 backup.

Definitely saw Skelton run at least once, doesnt help when they keep sending it wide early.

Or Fainga'a if they want a specialist

We lost our 2 tightheads, england lost their 2 looseheads. Still disadvantaged as they kept their tightheads and we had to move our best loosehead.

Tuilagi on the wing - Easy steamroller BUT perhaps an opportunity to catch him wrong footed or in poor position in the backfield. HOWEVER I have doubts we can take advantage of that.

Not sure we can say Kellaway is the future at 15. Banks is and will continue to be a top option 15. Then Hodge will probably be 15 at the Rebels with Kellaway on the wing. It's nice he CAN play FB, but I think he is about as fullback as Drew Mitchell, Luke Morohan, Rod Davies, Lachie Turner...

Yep - shocker. I've said in other posts I think the game plan/execution was massively flawed. No centre field momentum in the tactics so big boys like leota, thor, skelton and valetini were invisibile. But Valetinis individual stats on Saturday has nothing to do with why Wilson wasn't selected...

Nothing about their game plan utilised the muscle power of leota, arnold, valetini, tupou, skelton. They never tried to develop momentum of the middle, they went wide too early and it didn't pay.

He wasn't picked because at test level he WASN'T getting go forward. which is correct.