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This is my World XV and why from TSF: 15. Mils NZL 14. Williams WAL 13. Mortlock AUS 12. Giteau AUS 11. Rok NZL 10. Carter NZL 9. Blair SCO 8. Parisse ITA 7. McCaw NZL 6. Dusatoir FRA 5. Botha SA 4. POC IRE 3. Murray SCO 2. Moore AUS 1. Woody NZL 16. Du Plessis SA 17. One of those big munters...

I'm with you Nick. That's not how you do it and even if it was, Pocock is getting ahead of himself if he thinks he is the one to do it.

Scarfman I think your stats are out. This year: Cross, Hynes, Tahu, Brown, Cooper, O'Connor, Pocock, Burgess, Mumm, Kepu, Alexander and Turner. That is 12. 13 if you count Kimlin who will play for the Wallabies but not in a test. If you also include Ioane and Horwill, its 15. The bolded ones...

You might be talking about me naza. I thought at the start of the EOYT that it would be Mortlock's last. He has played better than he did domestically though (I think). There are also no other worthy 13s. Mortlock wont last until 2011. If he plays more than another season I will be surprised.

Wallabies team: 15. J O'Connor; 14. L Tuqiri, 13. R Cross, 12. A Ashley-Cooper, 11. D Ioane; 10. Q Cooper, 9. B Sheehan; 8. R Brown, 7. G Smith (c), 6. D Mumm, 5. H McMeniman, 4. M Chisholm, 3. M Dunning, 2. T Polota-Nau, 1. S Kepu. Res: 16. A Freier, 17. B Alexander, 18. P...

Habana did nothing either.

No disciplinary probs recently though. DOC and AWJ are both athletic skillful players, but to counter the Boks brutality, Hines would be helpful. Not sure if he will be picked, but that is my not very humble opinion.

I said it on TSF, but I think Nathan Hines is a very good lock. Not World XV, but combative, confrontational, good in the scrum, the air and the loose. I hope he and POC are the locks for the Lions. Their battles with Matfield and Botha will be enormous. Hines v Botha will be particularly brutal.

I think Smith will struggle to be a permanent run on in tests. I think he will be an off the bench next year and that will be it. Isnt fishing punishable? Smith is, with McCaw, the best 7 in the world. You are dreaming if you think he is going to struggle. Dealing only with touring players...

11. Joe Rok 13. Mortlock 14. Shane Williams 15. Mils Muliaina

9. Mike Blair 10. Carter 12. Giteau

Martin Williams is a 7. Are you going the double flier technique Aussie D? 6. Thierry Dusautoir 7. McCaw 8. Parisse

Sheridan? Really? Hayman hasnt played test footy this year. 1. Tony Woodcock 2. Bismark DuPlessis/Hore 3. Euan Murray 4. James Horwill 5. Bakkies Botha/Brad Thorn

I dont think anyone stood out. 2. Sharpe 2. Burgess 1. Chisolm 1. Giteau Apart from being penalised, I didnt think Waugh did much. Brown didnt seem to do much either. The Welsh backrow played a big part in the victory. Burgess made some important turnovers and tackles. Sharpe and Chisolm...

If you saw the BBC opening to today's game you would realise just how enormous the NH v SH thing is up here. It was Lord of the Rings themed.

When he said lifting his own body weight, I initially thought bench pressing 125kg, but I now think he just means chin ups, push ups, sit ups etc. Could be wrong.

Thomo should we track your signature regarding the ELVs and when you first started playing with them? You had made up your mind long before this NH season. I think the point you are missing is that the ELVs work together and each has consequences which interact with the others. In the absence...

That was the game plan for Argentina, the Boks, the Poms and probably others during the RWC. Thomo I'm not sold on the pulling down of mauls, but I think they can still be a useful weapon even if they can be pulled down. That is where we disagree. You think its maul armageddon.

Nice work.

Love your work Noddy. Now if only the Force had someone within the organisation who knew Hayman well. Perhaps someone who gave him his first cap for example? If only...