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Quade won't be defending at 15 in tests. He might drop back there occasionally, but this won't be built into the defensive system.

The problem, again, is that there is no evidence Cooper can defend in the line. I think he can now, but how do we know? JOC (James O'Connor) is a very good defender, even if he's had a few shoddy games lately. And seriously, who wouldn't look like a bad defender playing for the Rebels?

I suppose my feeling is that if we're going to have a crash-ball 12, I'd prefer the current incarnation of Horne over McCabe. Personally, I'd like to see Lilo there. What I reckon Deans will do: JOC (James O'Connor) Digby Horne AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) Folau Beale What I'd like to see: Cooper Digby Lilo AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) JOC (James O'Connor) Folau

The Stormers defense is really impressive in person. Not sure how clear it is on tv, but they maintain their line so well and fold that umbrella so reliably that it really looks difficult to get through. It's also interesting to see that the Tahs really have added some tactical kicking to...

Coaches watch game tape. I doubt Izzy is a surprise to anyone except Australian fans who hate anyone who switches from mungo.

Can JON organize this part-time?

It's not short sighted per se, it's more holy-fuck-I'm-gonna-get-fired sighted.

I agree with this. I said "like it or not" in my previous post because Timani and Simmons (less so) have been pretty disputed options previously. 3 weeks ago, I thought it should be Douglas with Horwell. Now I think it should be Simmons, especially if Higgers is at 6. Simmons is a pretty...

Like it or not, I reckon Simmons or Timani will be selected in the 25.

There's no chance JOC (James O'Connor) read those comments... unless they're were reported in GQ as well.

I suspect he's going for the reverse jinx. 67% of the time, it works all the time.

As in, more than the rest of his career combined?

I think this is a common mythology for dealing with all manner of personal problems. Like most myths, it has some truth to it but certainly isn't the only possible truth, nor even close to that. Sometimes the "let him hit rock bottom" argument is more about the frustration of those around a...

Halfway there, then!

I like it. Good team, shows faith in the guys who're playing great, but also puts some veterans on the bench if the game needs steady hands towards the end.

That could certainly qualify as "more to do". Not sure about the "plenty" though. Maybe that's creating an Instagram account and learning the correct use of the term "bred" on Twitter?

Some have made the comparison to Andrew Walker, hopefully because he was a talent whose career was cut short by drink (and not because he was an indigenous talent whose career was cut short by drink). Clearly if anything can be said of Walker it's that the support system around him, if there was...

Can you quantify this "plenty more to do"? More run meters? More tries? More winning of contested high balls? More line breaks? Offloads? Try-saving tackles? I was sceptical too when he signed with the Tahs, but the bloke is already a top-flight rugby player.

I doubt they use wooden benches anymore.