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I am absolutely crushed for the Force and my first preference is that somehow they successfully challenge But if some of their players need new homes the I'd be after RHP, DHP and Rona

I find it useful to think what's the hypothetical best 23 and work backwards from there based on injury availability etc. If I had the choice (with everyone fit and available) I'd go with; 1 - Sio 2 - TPN 3 - AAAA 4 - Coleman 5 - Arnold 6 - Fardy 7 - Hooper 8 - Timani 9 - Genia 10 - Foley 11 -...

No way will De Guigand get much time ahead of Hewat, despite being a superior player at this moment in time and in good form. From what I've heard, the amount of influence the QRU talent people i.e Cordingley have in NRC squad and game-23 selection is significant.

Magnay doesn't have an ARU top up contract, he is contracted to the QRU only. If I was the QRU I'd be saying "fuck off you can leave when your contract ends on December 1"

And don't fucking get me started on Higgers > Korzcyk and Dempsey

Higgers > Hanigan right now by a fair way

Higgers has no less "impact" than Hanigan and Dempsey and not consistently less than Timani (at the best of times it is marginal). He also offers some high skill elements that few other backrowers in the world do (whether those are of enough value in the Test arena is a different issue). What...

If the two I'd be most keen on replacing Gilmore with somebody experienced at pro level.

It's a young bench but fuck it who cares the season is over. Hopefully the lads play well, win then quickly have a hard look at themselves and say what if? Would be doubly nice to see Simmo, QC (Quade Cooper), Squeak, Hunt etc. all have strong games so they (if selected) come into Wallaby camp with good...

Saw that Kerevi hurt his pec in the gym this week and thus will miss the final match. Reminds me, has head of performance Marsh already departed? I heard that apparently Thorn was largely running the program for the last few weeks. Stiles remaining HC is a given, but pretty much all of his...

He's had no chances for the Reds this year because Stiles has an enormous hard on for Tui and Rodda (which may yet turn out to be justified, may not). IMO Neville still has massive potential, played very well last year for the Reds while carrying a dodgy shoulder and (unlike Houston) has kept...

No it's not ideal but it's not a disaster. It does stink of his manager getting in his ear about the opportunity to make a few yen, when really there is nothing the ARU can do about it because he is off contract. The worry is that he goes up there and does his knee or something like CFS did...

I'd love it if the Reds picked up a high quality 15 and could move Hunt to 12 full time with DP covering 10 and 12 from the bench. Before anyone criticizes that as a waste, I would point out that a) DP is barely turned 22 b) Good Super Rugby teams have blokes who could easily start riding the pine and...

Hockings is a very good young player, still a bit skinny on his 206cm frame at something like 110-112kg but he's barely turned 19 so has plenty of time to add some body armour and power.

I'm sort of in the middle between the Cheika POV I.e only select old dogs or exiting players if they are nailed on starters and the opposite POV i.e Wallaby XV's and squads are not to be selected on potential/development goals ever. I'd say I'm maybe 70% the latter, 30% the former and as such I...

Kirwan Sanday has actually been a good show to be honest. A good advertisement for the development pathway through QPR. He's been a strong performer for Easts for several years prior to getting an opportunity and looks technically very sound. Vanzati however has a higher ceiling (and is a few...

Stewart is a very good young player, played well at U20's level (and all the levels he's played at so far). Signing him as a rookie is the right move, and he should spend the next 12 months playing QPR and NRC before becoming a regular for QLD. That said, best laid plans are often a knee injury...

If you get Staniforth and Simmons you'll be better in the lock department than you were this year. Might as well chase Neville or Matt Phillip for a return to Sydney also if neither of them head overseas

Scotland are a good side and more than capable of turning us over in front of our home fans. Development goals should take a serious back seat this week which would mean including Sio, starts for Arnold, Timani and Hodge. Play the big boys and hope for the best.

That's a terrific idea