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Ma'afu's been around the traps for a while, and has Test experience, he might be able to fill that prop role farva.

I think you underate Slipper's scrummaging, Slim. He's not that far behind Kepu, but he is behind.

I'd agree, fp, if the captains run contains some scrum practice. It's fine for a back or a backrower to be untrained until the captains run, but the prop role would some require the ability to prop in the scrum. If he can't prove he's fit to do this before the game then he probably shouldn't play.

Swarley, I reckon Turner would be pretty lucky to make the squad. I know I was a vocal supporter of his last year but I don't think he's done enough this year to be there. The only thing that gives him any sort of edge over the other candidates is Test experience.

qwerty, if you're worried about the backs in the Wallaby backline not being dominant defenders I'd say AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is the least of your concerns. And this isn't just a jab at Cooper, but he is a big part of the problem.

Yeah, but even then, there's not enough forwards. Hang on, I've got it. Al Baxter can be the backs/kicking coach. It's a natural progression, he scored a try last year.

Head coach? SupeRugby's newest Captain/Coach? Some would argue it's been that way for years.

I think they'd just get in the way, after he's sacked Waugh. Which would be pretty painful, too. For both parties.

Yeah, every now and then you get fed up with the team. Like every single fan of every sporting team in the world. But you've got to step back and try to look at everything from a different perspective than the automatic response, and I don't mean make excuses for them. Take last year for...

I'm suprised that he and Adam Thompson aren't injured more often. McCaw takes a beating generally, but something I've seen both he and Thompson do at least once per game is the sprint in clear out. (Sometimes legal, sometimes illegal; discussion for another time) It's one of those things that...

I guess satisfaction is what you make of it. I have a feeling I'm a happier fan than say a Lions fan.

We have Alcock and McCutcheon, we also have McKibben and a host of other young 9's in club rugby.

Who'd of thunk it; it took a Saffa to resolve an argument between NSWelshman and the men from Banjo Country. ;)

I agree, I think he'd be like Dick Brown with a bit more ticker.

John Grant, Henry Seavula too.

Laurie Daley and Terry Lamb weren't repeatedly at the business end of a 1700+ kg scrum.

Could have something to do with his spastic running style. It is bizarre.

I heard that before Chuck Norris goes to sleep, he checks under his bed for Stirling Mortlock.

Really? Even against Russia? Or the United States? I wasn't really referring to the RWC anyway, it could be against Samoa or in a Tri Nations game.

What I was hinting at was the thought process of Deans. JOC (James O'Connor) has precisely zero caps on the wing at the Super level, yet was picked at wing by Deans for a Test match. And has been quite successful. What's to say he wont pick McCabe at IC? He already played McCabe at OC in a tour match.