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That's a really good point. Highlanders team have a lot of the same players too. They've got Tangitau and Hurley in the backs now who are both brilliant. Some changes in the forwards but I'm not sure as to their quality.

Why, what's the point of that? They have the most miserable existence. Months between wins etc. Their best players constantly leaving mid-season. It's paying $4 million to keep life support on for your 100 year old grandma who's been in a coma for 10 years. Time to move on.

Fuck yeah. Always rated Philip and at 31 caps at age 31, prime time for a lock. Keen to see how he's going. Only two seasons away to get some yen, thought he was gonna retire in the land of the rising sun. Started every game he was available for the Canon Eagles it seems.

Would love for Amone to be named with Kailea on the bench too. That's a great fast fatboy club with Tupou and Bell starting.

Didn't realise that Harry had yet to be captain of the Reds, congrats on that milestone even if it's slightly in the wrong order.

FORCE (1-15): Ryan Coxon, Nic Dolly, Tom Robertson, Jeremy Williams (c), Darcy Swain, Will Harris, Carlo Tizzano, Nick Champion de Crespigny; Nic White, Ben Donaldson, Dylan Pietsch, Hamish Stewart, Sio Tomkinson, Harry Potter, Mac Grealy Replacements: Tom Horton, Marley Pearce, Atu Moli...

That's a really long injury list. Don't think it's surmountable. If Reds backline don't click the 'Landers have some terrifyingly good backs that will take them to the cleaners. Queensland Reds Jock Campbell Matt Faessler Josh Flook Matt Gibbon Frankie Goldsbrough Mason Gordon Isaac Henry Will...

Shame no Sua'ali'i. Good to see Kaiela back in though, nice little VIC representation with Valetini, Kailea, Leota and Talataina. What happened to Feliuai? Was that the swinging arm by the Drua player? Also was Sinclair captain last week? Nice reward for him. Nearly a Wallabies capped...

Would be cool if we had any idea how he was going over there.

Skelton will be straight in. La Rochelle won't make the Top 14 finals at this rate let alone the GF. His last match will be same time as some of our boys if they make the Super final. I also think Joe will be tempted by Kerevi again at 12, he'll at least make the squad. Then if not that, he'll...

Apparently Sua'ali'i is actually good to go and will return via a 5/3 bench. Gleeson back starting, apparently Valetini a decent chance to return too.

McReight is out, Wright is out, depth in the backrow is tested. Might see Salakaia-Loto return through the bench as a backrow reservist. Speaking of, who's the replacement 7?

Pollard is great. Genuinely pinballing around the field. I have to admit that, despite my former tight five credentials, I often neglect to watch the piggies do the dirty work and just see how they go in the big plays so have no idea who is best at scrum/LO.

Dolly hasn't shown anything this season that indicates he's Wallabies material.

Whoops didn't realise he wasn't an Aussie. I rate him higher than Porecki tbh.

Why don't we rate Vailanu again, he's a weapon.

Yeah that one, I've seen it called the other way more often than not.

Alrighty after the first 5 rounds, do we think there'll be any bolters for the Lions? Tough games to debut into... Also I think we had like 20 debutants last year so not sure who else is left to debut. I was going to say Canham and Reimer but I think they got capped already. Maybe Massimo?

That's a good point about after the play. Silly stuff. Will be curious to see how long the opposition goes for 20 minute reds. Feel like they'll give up in a year or two.

Am I being unfair or is the outrage around Mauvaka's 'headbutt' on Ben White a little confected? I see head contact but it's not a headbutt.. I actually think White's recoil is mainly from the French prop's knee hitting him at the same time.