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Larry Dwyer (12)
Haha - yea I know what you mean mate - I guess I meant they have won every other game and lost a game from a reffing mistake - i.e they were not outplayed.
In some way I was sort of hoping that Uni would kick that goal at the death to win the game to put some more fire in the belly - but one thing that was noticeable is that a number of times they were saying on field we are going to face times like this in the final - so they are a smart side that is thinking about these things - which is good to see.
It's hard to say who will get the most out of the Brumbies coming back, Vikings maybe? but really who will they get back? The John I Dent Grand Final is a week before the 1st Wallabies Test so the Wallabies wont be there. It might possibly only be Butler, Ah Wong, Powell, the young no.12 who is playing with them now anyway - they are great players but not the difference between 2nd grand winning a grand final with the players moving down or 1st's winning.
Les Makin, Coleman, Wells, the other outside back - can't think of his name - for the Whites.
The Whites players have played more John I Dent this year so possibly giving them the edge?
Going to be a total cracker in 2 weeks time. . Vikings V Whites - Major semi-final.
Yeah tend to agree with you No8. Whites will certainly have the edge in the forwards as whoever gets pushed to 2nds will just make an already good pack better. While Butler will certainly help tuggers top side, whoever drops down does not appear to have the same impact.
Vikings 2nd grade backline however, will definitely have the edge on Whites with a near 1st grade backline of Bowden, Ravouvou, Giltrap and Fanifo as well as guys like Murray who has a few runs in the top grade.
Would suggest that whites pigs and Vikings backs together would make a pretty decent 1st grade side.