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We've lost games this season due to handling errors, defense and weak work at the breakdown. We saw huge improvements in all 3 last night, although defense dropped off in the second. What need does Barnes address in those areas? Or backs have, by and large, been very good. He should have to...

Definitely agree. If we do see him for the Lions, you'd think it would be on the wing or off the bench -- and probably both. A complete lack of a kicking game has not stopped Digby from being a successful and dangerous international winger.

I wonder if that 7-2 conference head-to-head has anything to do with it?

No doubt! That's why we read G&GR.

Timani also showed that he's got concrete hands and doesn't make great decisions. To my mind, he shouldn't be in the Wallabies frame unless there are lots of injuries.

1. Truck of money. 2. Get it. 3. Drive it to Israel Folau's house. 4. Leave it.

Not sure if this is snark or not, Sully, but Izzy wasn't bad.

Obviously stoked with the result and particularly the fight back. We've already seen that the Tahs can play at a high level, but doing it when the chips are down is impressive. While it was disappointing to see the slippage after the break, the Chiefs are bloody good and were playing very well...

Foley has been lurking on G&GR. How else did they think to try that cross-field kick?

Thanks, Lee. Taking a jacket now.

Last season it was Moore, TPN, daylight, twilight, one of those anti-depression sunlamp lights, Fainga'a. This year is a totally different story. After all those head knocks, I'm not sure that TPN should play rugby, let alone for the Wallabies.

A year and two days, I believe. But moving on....

If I was the ARU and actually serious about selecting him, I'd say "Izzy, we are going to select you for the Lions squad and you have a good chance to play. You will definitely play in TRC and you will go on the EOYT. But we need you to commit now to two more years in rugby." If he says no...

Credit where it's due, in that case! (I've been here even longer, but I can barely remember what I read a week ago, let alone posts from back when debating Tom Carter was still a thing.)

That's probably fine in most instances, but they are going to need to get their shit together around the negotiation process and try to make it happen faster. Those strung-out, 6-month ordeals could become costly in terms of player retention.

Thanks, Ash. So to compete for top talent, the ARU will always need to step in.

I'm not up to date on loig cap rules (actually, I'm not up to date on loig anything), so can rugby offer a competitive deal?

They do.

Very curious re Lopeti. Is he out of the frame? Hurt? In the doghouse? I'd have thought blooding him as much as possible was essential.

Godwin's Law of G&GR: "The longer any forum discussion goes on, the probability of someone blaming Robbie Deans or Quade Cooper approaches 1."