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I wonder whether theyve told JAS to just keep things simple in terms of his role on the field, given how new he is to the side. I cant image they told him to go looking for work like more experienced backs can do. The good thing is we are probably only seeing a small portion of what he can offer...

Finally got a chance to watch the full game. A few thoughts: 1. My biggest take away is how far this team has come in since the first wales game back in June. I remember at that time looking at the team and the way they were playing a thinking we dont have the players, there's nothing we do that...

I assume schmidt now has an idea of who his preferred starters are likely to be for the lions series. Would love to know whether he sees Skelton in his best 15. A lot of different opinions on this site.

I cant see us winning this game. I think we have the players to get there but i reckon we still need more seasoning to beat ireland in their own back yard, at the end of a hard tour. The only question for me is whether the game blows out at the end. If this game was being played in aus id be...

Yeh we got burnt last year playing tupou off the bench when he wasnt 100%...if alatoa goes down injured in the 20th minute ya fuckd. I think you start him and hope he can last 35 mins

Final got a chance to watch the game...is it just me or did we get very little love from the ref?

We definitely lose a bit in attack unquestionably. But scoring points doesnt seem to be an issue for us atm. Our defence is more likely to be our downfall agsinst scotland. Fraser is clearly a better player than tizanno but you might give tizanno a slight edge as just a per defensive player. I...

Don't hate it. I know fuck all about potter but im gonna trust schmidt at this point - he seems to have a decent eye for talent. Also im not mad if he wants to rest mcreight for tizzano. Tizzano did prove that he's more than up to the task. One thing i do like about joe is that he finds a way...

I'd be shocked if Wilson was available and Schmidt left him out of the starting side.

Is Kailea injured? I just can't understand how Slipper could be showing Shmidt more on the training paddock

Faessler is really having a breakout year. Hooker has definitely been an area of concerns over the last several years so his emergence couldn't have come at a better time. Not the biggest guy but has a real motor and complements our pack nicely. He seems to have that 2 jersey sewn up for now

It's still unclear to me whether Skelton is in our best side. This game was a good advertisement for him. He really makes a world of difference to our attacking and defensive mauls. on the other hand he doesn't bring the same defensive work rate as other players and we weren't really tested in...

You gotta think Rassie will rest his top 20 players next week.

Can't agree re Kerevi. He looked decent enough to me. I expect he'll likely be in the Lions series squad as one of our centres (Ikitau, Suallii, Kerevi, Pasami)

When's the last time we won two away games in the a row not including minnows at the world cup?

Just woke up and checked the result. Fuck yeh. Cant wait to watch the replay tonight

If there's a game id risk playing williams at 6 this is probably it.

A lot of of talk of changes to the start lineup. From what we've seen of schmidt 's selections this year, you'd think we'd get the same starting 15 next week provided all are fit. Then again with 4 tough games in 4 weeks you have to wonder whether the coaching staff plan to rotate some of the...

Yeh he hasnt been at his best this year. I wish he was playing better but even if he's been poor by his standards he's still a tighthead capable of holding up the scrum against the top sides which is something a lot of wallabies teams of the past would have killed for. I like to see him lose a...

I think the importance of this cant be understated. Rugby world cup draw will be based on ranking as at november next year...we simply have to be in the top 8 at the time or we risk having a nightmare scenerio at our home world cup