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Jim Lenehan (48)
You can't really take the 6 away from Higgenbotham though, can you? The man is a machine.
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You can't really take the 6 away from Higgenbotham though, can you? The man is a machine.
I think the 6 jumper will be one of the most contested for the Wallabies this year.
I think Dennis closed to the gap on Higginbotham by playing well on the EOYT and players like McCalman and McMeniman will also be vying for the spot in 2013.
Throw in all the other permutations such as Timani at 6 or playing Hooper and Pocock in the same XV and there are lots of options.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Cottrell is a future wallaby 6 kid is a machine.
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Alan Cameron (40)
Players like Higginbotham and dare i say cooper will struggle to be succesful under deans.
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Alan Cameron (40)
ANyword on how he played in the trials?
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Peter Sullivan (51)
havent heard anything but not much can be said about the media that came out of the game unless you wanted to know that Rathbone scored a try or that it was hot up there
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Jim Lenehan (48)
The only full team listing I can find for any trial is the Brumbies.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Forces webiste has all the players that went up to play and if you check here http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/co...brumbies-v-force-this-friday-in-darwin.12294/ you will find the starting team for teh force.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Awesome, thanks!
I saw the lists of players, where they are played and with who just gets my head around it faster.
I saw the lists of players, where they are played and with who just gets my head around it faster.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
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Thanks for the highlights Gaffa. Some good signs in there for the Force with a couple of nice runs by Mafi and whoever the 15 was at about the 5 minutes mark. I think it was Ed Stubbs?
I thought Mafi was the most exciting player at the Force last season.
I hope he improves from there this year. He is a really good player.
I hope he improves from there this year. He is a really good player.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Tupou made the break then stubbs took off and mafi was tackled just before the line great cover tackle not sure who the brum player was.
As an aside, I looked up Mafi's wikipedia page to see how old he was and was interested that he went to Granville High School and thought that he must have gone to school with TPN (albeit a couple of years younger).
Actually TPN went to South Granville High School.
I wonder if they have a bitter rivalry because of this?
Actually TPN went to South Granville High School.
I wonder if they have a bitter rivalry because of this?
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Cyril Towers (30)
Posted this on the match page but can we start a fan vote to send Ma'fu north early. Not that the clip had much of the game but he didn't even attempt to cover across for the second Brumby try and missed at least one more tackle during the clip. I don't mind a prop getting beaten by a back but at least change speed.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
While I agree that Ma'afu is past his prime, he's still a talented scrummager, reliable in the lineout and the second best prop in the Western Force by a mile. If that changes, he'll be on the bench.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
I call bullshit on that. In the Waratahs game in Perth last season Ma'afu got sinbinned on the Force 5m line for repeated scrum infringements. Longbottom came on and the 7 man Force scrum won a turnover against the Waratahs.
Sure that is only one game but people who are not Force fans significantly undervalue Kieran Longbottom. Ma'afu has one good game in three or four and people forget about the handful of other shitty games where he does very little and isn't that flash in the scrums.
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Mark Ella (57)
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At least Maafu looks a bit fitter than he has been in previous years so he shouldn't be playing catchup fitness wise. If he doesn't measure up I'm sure Kbomb or Manu will get plenty of playing time. Manu is the future.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Story in the west today saying hodgo pulled a hammy yesterday i might miss the first game against the rebels but should be fine to play the kins. Big blow byt a good chance to see how alcock goes. I guess its a sign that a "Cock" must wear the 7 
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