Australia v British & Irish Lions, 3rd Test (Sydney)
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John Solomon (38)
Attention EVERY Aussie in Sydney - Here's the ref for the 3rd Test so be nice to this man if you see him.
He looks a very handsome man, and a very fair referee.
Il a l'air d'un homme très beau, et un arbitre très juste.
vidiot
John Solomon (38)
I would agree - he has been in good form in a losing side. Gill is unlucky, but he is young and still on an upward trajectory in terms of impact. Two runs in two tests and a little bit of legend for that lineout is a good haul.
Didn't we run out backs recently? I seem to remember something about Hooper at 12 - what, a fortnight ago? I guess not playing Barnes gives you an extra reserve.
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
That didn't take long.....
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David Wilson (68)
Hopefully George can do so referee management in French. Les français aiment bien à bavarder en français!
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Dick Tooth (41)
George Smith probably can't believe his luck, he is going to have a free reign at the breakdown I think. The stage is set for a Smith masterclass to win the Aussies the series, still in disbelief at the Lions team can't see anywhere they can threaten the Australians given how easily they've dealt with the Welsh Warrenball plan before.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Great. Another smartarse. We need another one.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Gogogadget McCalman.
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Ron Walden (29)
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Bob McCowan (2)
This is scary, but I think Tomane goes to 13, JOC (James O'Connor) goes to 11, Beale goes to 10 and Mogg comes on at 15. Far too much shuffling for my liking. Unless Deans wants to put Hooper on at 13.
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Fred Wood (13)
I don't think he's underrated at all. I'm watching the british broadcasts and they are giving him all the credit he deserves and talking about how he has been the rock of the aussie attack for the past 6 years.
That said he has 'destructed' the last 2 games, luckily after 75minutes, so it's a bloody gamble not to have a trained 13 on the bench.
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Fred Wood (13)
Has Tomane played 13 in super rugby? I haven't seen him there. It's the hardest position technically to defend in so Im not happy if we are talking schoolboy experience here.
I don't see JOC (James O'Connor) being shifted so if it is Tomane, then Mogg would just go to the wing I guess (luckily not norths wing!) - still out of position!
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John Hipwell (52)
This. Kimlin could have covered both Simmons and McCalman allowing Horne to come onto the bench as the third back reserve.
It is a little risky with Smith starting but we all know he will probably go the distance, as will Mowen, Horwill and Douglas.
If a second rower does go down then an in form Kimlin(or Madness) is a better and more dynamic replacement than Simmons, who has shown he is a little out of his depth in this series so far.
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Bob McCowan (2)
Yeah I'm pretty certain I've seen him there before. My concern about Mogg at 11 is that he'd be up against Bowe and possibly North, and I haven't seen enough of him in defence to be sure he could handle that.
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