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Geez - sorry mate, a little misunderstanding. I am all good. My offer was genuine. I work in the field of data, sport etc - hence the offer. Will stay on here if ok by you?

Happy to meet in person and talk you through it.

Speed is a complex thing...trust me. General consensus (and data) will show that Corey is rapid over 40m (the quickest in Aus Rugby from all reports) and Jorgo is quicker over the 100m. The NFL and many codes around the world use the 40m sprint times as a benchmark. In Aus, and moreso, Rugby...

true - maybe a little bias given how much you look like him ;-)

Yeah, given the cattle...makes sense. But back 3 concerns me! The other option is Donaldson at 15 and Lynagh at 10 and keep AK (Andrew Kellaway) in 14. I think Toole deserves his chance too. Last week - his Brumbies combination with Lolesio would have been very invaluable.

Love it - great to see the optimism here on this thread. We need more of it. Plenty to get excited about...what's the alternative?

Reading back over the last 6-7 pages of negative comments is pretty funny. I am proud of the boys. Full stop. "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again...

Tomorrow morning, around 11am AEST.

Possibly - probs also empty most of the time too...kinda like a trophy cabinet?

I like this logic - I reckon Jorgo is very close to starting at 14. Him, Wright and MK as a back 3 is pretty exciting, with AK (Andrew Kellaway) as cover. What are your thoughts on the 3rd backs replacement? (assume AK (Andrew Kellaway) and Jake locked in)

Thats what I used to say...coach never listened.

Fullbacks rarely make good Captains...typically too busy looking in the mirror. ...unless you are talking about Tom Robertson ;-)

Yes and No. Joe, Jeff, Laurie etc have a pretty good idea who their preferred 'leadership' group is. Being skipper is a lot more than just being the best player. Clearly they see Harry as having leadership potential.

I agree 100% with this...in the short term. However, at what stage do you identify an emerging talent, and bring them into this structure? 3 matches, 5 matches, 10? And if the emerging talent has a better game than the incumbent - do you drop the incumbent. Develop a 'team' is more than...

It's pretty simple...mostly to do with the type of people who are around and administer/control the game. Without being too generalist - private school and tertiary education, white collar, conservative males. Think traditional liberal party in Aus. These organisations are always tearing each...

On re-reading my comment, it does appear I was saying the gap between club and suprt rugby to test level is about the same. This is not what i meant - my bad. See my comments above.

Yep - Super Rugby form should not be the reason to preference a player any more. I am all for picking on form - when it is somewhat indicative of possible performance at a higher level.

No, I am saying that the gap between Super Rugby and Test Rugby is much larger these days...therefore, not a good guide on how prepared a player is for test Rugby.

You and I are on the same page...as far as historical logic goes - but I am not sure our old man logic holds any more. For example, I agree completely that Test footy is a big step up from club footy. It used to be a small step up from Super Footy...but now the step up from Super Rugby to test Rugby...

So not really a 6/2, but more of a 5.5/2.5 kinda thing. Didn't Eddie try that with Kemeny? I wonder if Joe even reads this Forum. He should. It's chock full of gold...you're welcome Joe.