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We hope, along with another legit 10 option

I hear Lenny Ikitau is back in contact training down at Canberra. I would be looking at drafting him back in very soon to sure up our midfield. He may be “too senior” for Jones but is one of our few world class players.

Not sure if surrounding Gordon with inexperience is a good move and we will look very thin on the bench.

If we are honest France played well within themselves giving nothing away of what their level will be from this weekend on. Hopefully we did the same -)

Uru was a beast…..and at 7. Switched to the second row in the second. JOC (James O'Connor) looked sharp as did Swinton and Lonergen at 9. A good hit out for the back ups no doubt.

We have to get past Georgia, Wales and Fiji. Not such a straightforward path to the knockouts as many would suggest.

He hasn’t been there that long yet. It’s been fluid……….I’ll give him that.

You must be Jones or his mum? I am not acting about anything. Fact is EJ (Eddie Jones) said he would win the Bled and then the RWC with this squad. Its not working out so well. We are going around in circles. Jones jumped the gun and ushered in a new era a few months early. Simple. I hope they go well but am...

It might make it worse. We are going into the tournament for the first time at 0-5 and we are at our lowest ranking that I can remember. If you think a spirited round robin by a young inexperienced side before getting bundled out will win people over you are mistaken. The only thing that will be...

Thats utter gash. In two months is the time to rebuild. This is rugbys showpiece and our results will have a large effect on where the game goes in Australia over the next period(4yrs or more). There are glaring holes in Jones’ selections and appointments with the obvious at 10 but also in...

Hooper, White, Quade and Ikitau were all in the leadership group. Thats a massive loss in experience and direction. If Slips is out it is pretty much a bunch of rookies playing around Kerevi. If he out it’s just a bunch of rookies, as we saw on the weekend. The French played well within...

We were so predictable. Valetini trucked it up over and over so after the first 10 minutes the French knew what to expect. Ditto with the lineout. We kept going to Hooper until they started picking him off, and after that as well. I felt like we played very narrow and kept Petaia out of the...

I am not suggesting QC (Quade Cooper) or anyone else is our lord and saviour, and yes Noah was thrown in the deep end too early, albeit in a more measured way than Gordon has been. What these selections do is get Jones off the hook should we bow out before the quarters. These decisions should have been made...

What is ludicrous is to think that going into a RWC campaign with one 10, a three test rookie, makes any sense at all. As said, I like Gordon and think he should be there but at this stage he should be coming off the bench and starting the lesser pool games. Look what happened to Noah L. He was...

Apparently not. TBF France directed almost all of their close in attack down Gordons channel, as all other teams in this RWC will. For this reason having a bigger body like Hodge or a more accomplished 10 as another option on the bench would just be plain smart. We cannot be happy going into...

The bloke has history on his side and proven performance at this level. Carter has neither……..yet. Quade is coming of a major injury with a shortened recovery period due to the timing of this RWC. He was our best option for a lot of reasons. If performance was really a deciding factor then both...

You would have Lonergen over Tate just for his goal kicking alone. If you want youth, there it is. But we still would not have a back up 10. I’d take Lolesio over Foley or JOC (James O'Connor) but QC (Quade Cooper) ahead of all of them.

Apparently Kerevi has been practising his goal kicking? He is still not an accomplished kicker at this level. Test rugby. First pick is your starting TH. Second is a toss up between another TH and a goal kicker. The game has not changed that much.

And another more experienced 10 option to help carry the load. Carter stays.

You think it makes sense having one 10 in the squad and that this 10 is a young bloke unproven at test level? Quade would have hit most of those goals and have provided better direction. I like Carter but he is just a kid in terms of test footy and should not be thrust into this role with no...