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How could anything from someone with Ricardo Graham as an avatar be anything but a nice rubber lure weighted just below the surface?

I wouldn't call Phipps, Foley, or Beale's recent performances in gold 'mediocre'. And in fairness, Fat Cat was arguably our best prop at one point, but was never quite the same after his injury in 2011.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Kafer's analysis written for him?

Can't say I agree with playing McIntyre flatter. First we need to get our passing game at 9-10 right. That means flat passes finding their target witout moving laterally before releasing (especially Frisby, who was taking three or four steps before passing last night). Aside from his...

I thought so, and can see merit in the argument, but I think the rationale is to penalise and remove the responsible player. Which is why U/19 sin bins used to be a 'sub off', rather than creating a mismatch. For the most part, a prop that is giving away repeated penalties probably needs to...

I see your point, but it seems to defeat the purpose of the sin bin at senior level - i.e. for the player to sit out for ten minutes with no coaching.

After they went to uncontested scrums.

I felt the yellow should have been used on the NSW front row much earlier, but it's a tough call to make, and could have resulted in uncontested scrums much earlier on. And to add to the chorus, I fail to see what NSW had to gain from an uncontested scrum so late in the game. Just call it a...

He was thinking like a leaguie - guaranteed possession, eight defenders tied up. Trouble is that our backine has no system.

Re: Beale's concussion test - his knock from the kick and chase hit him in the sternum and he was winded. He hit his head on a bloke's shoulder making a tackle a couple of minutes later. He really put his body on the line last night. EDIT: I didn't see too much in the Goromaru v Beale...

Judging from your posts, Monsieur Pillock, Addarillin must be a trade name for Ketamine. Yes yes, I know: 'wake me when the Reds fuckin' win a game.' I suspect you'll need to be in an enormous K-hole before that happens, judging by tonight's performance.

Addit.:your new boys certainly did step up. Says a lot for the structure of the team. Having blokes like Beale and Guildford alongside would be a huge spur.

I dunno Barbarian. On one hand the Tahs held their shape exceptionally well, and looked very much in contro for those forst 30mins. However, to be comprehensively beaten by a seven man scrum is not a good look. That inclides a front row yellow card against seven men. Losing that much line...

^^^ too lateral, too many loose passes, especially in that opening 20mins. Frisby and McIntyre need to develop as a pair to stop relying on the big buggers and actually start stretching backlines.

NSW won't want to put in that performance at the set piece against ACT or Otago. They were lucky that Qld don't have the firepower to crack their line. A good team will pummel them. Giving away a yellow card against a seven man scrum is criminal. That said, Blue 11 played a blinder -...

Woah. Lucas took that tap 10m from the mark

McIntyre looks good when he takes it to the line. Stop kicking it away. Or at least turn Folau around and force his hand. We look so much better when we put our footy heads on.

On top of what's already been said here: NSW structured, know what their mates are going to do, and turning half chances into points. I.e. playing like a coached team. Qld with zero composure. Losing any loose ball due to being flat-footed. A few dodgy ref's calls, but that's not the...

Hmm. As Dr Path MBBS has already pointed out, 'heart attack' is a broad phrase never used by doctors. In truth we don't know what happened, and his problem may not have a cardiac origin. Hypoglycaemia may indeed have been his problem, he could well have DM for all we know (including latent...

Can definitely vouch for Harvey Field. I don't think that photo of Neddies Foreshore does it justice. And more than one kick has ended up in the drink at Neddies, provided there's no breeze coming off the Swan River - I've seen kickoffs go behind the kicking team's 10m line.