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I think that’s all fair Sully - but I doubt Kiss will have too many complaints with the cards dealt to him. Locks win titles and having 4 quality ones - even if it ends up being only for a season - is definitely a blessing not a curse. The biggest two issues (IMO) is the lack of size in the...

Don’t think it’s harsh at all Dru. I think pro sporting teams often have small windows of opportunity to be successful. Next year is definitely an opportunity the Reds next to maximise on. But they won’t have it easy. The Kiwis will set the standard again. NSW suddenly have a stacked roster -...

Looking forward to seeing Potter play - although far from ideal conditions. I liked what I saw from him for the Force. Wing is a position where we have some solid options without anyone being a game breaker at the moment (although Jorgenson has potential and Kellaway has enjoyed a very timely...

Agree they need to maximise it Dru. I think it’s inevitable there will be a fair bit of turnover of the squad at the end of next season. Depth can be a double edged sword. You’d assume Toomaga-Allen will definitely go at the end of the year and I fear the problem with our depth is that guys...

So, where do we see the improvement coming from for next year that is going to propel us up the ladder? I’m cautiously optimistic, but I feel im also realistic that there is a big difference between improvement on paper and improvement on the field. A couple of key things for me - the...

I feel like they should try Skelton, Wilson & Valetini together to see if it works. I feel like Skelton’s prowess as a lifter might help make Wilson & Valetini more threatening options and he is even an option himself for the odd throw. I also think it’s safer to give up opposition ball in...

I did have a chuckle during the game when Skelton fell down on the guy holding the ball in a maul and didn’t appear to be sure if the ref had called him onside or not and you could see him trying to work out if he needed to roll off the ball or not. There was another case where Skelton cleaned...

Gleeson on the bench makes sense to provide a like for like replacement for Valetini - but I wonder if Schmidt will be tempted to bring on Uru and try to really speed the game up in the last 20 with Uru and McDermott injecting pace alongside Wilson & McReight.

This is a real point of strength for Skelton - but our defensive maul had already significantly improved as evidenced by their performance v England.

It wasn’t long ago I doubted Wilson & Valetini could feature in the same starting backrow. Now both are being used as jumpers and even McReight was lifted on the weekend (although only as a decoy for a ball over the back). I wonder if Schmidt will just put them both out with Skelton and see how...

I thought I remembered one of the commentators saying he got up from a breakdown looking shaky. But could be wrong.

It’s an amazing turn around in sentiment/mood compared to only two weeks ago before the England test. As always we weren’t as bad as it was made out then and probably aren’t as good as we are suddenly feeling now but I’m happy to be guilty of some over exuberance at this point in time.

On a separate note - can someone let Eddie Jones know that possession rugby has a heart beat.

I thought there was some comment about Slipper getting a head knock? I assume that is why he came off.

He had his moments but both his discipline and his effort on kick chase were pretty lacking at times. He actually reminds me of Suli - I was always waiting for him to tear it up with his obvious athletic gifts and if never really happened.

Foketi is suspended

Because he has always been reliable at providing front football with his carries and, IMO, demonstrated he is still very capable of it against Wales.

Some interesting thoughts on here. Some I agree with, some I don’t. Luckily this was a game I’ll able to sit through a second time. For what it’s worth, a couple of points from me - - up front we saw the plus & minus of Tupou. I thought Ala'alatoa was excellent in general play with his...

I thought he was very good right up to the card. Carried well but also made good run/pass decisions and seemed to defend well prior to the card.

3. Faessler 2. Wright 1. Uru