Just needs to slow it down a bit IMO. Rushes too much to play the ball and it cost him after his 50 yard sprint. I swear as he got closer to me the ground started to shake!

As an aside, did you see him spit his dummy out after our 5th try.

for me when u watch sam he has to be our best technical tackling prop
most times takes the legs

Try saying that when you are pi$$ed.

Trying to make up for his "lack of effort"?!

Moa's biggest problem is over enthusiasm, his desire to offload the ball sometimes leads to loose carries but he makes a big difference off the bench and did so today again.

To be honest Paul our bench wasn't that strong today ..Will be glad to get some of the main players back

My worry is our points difference. We ship too many easy points and don't capitalise when we have teams on the back foot. We have the 6th worst defensive record and 6th best attacking record. So I'm hoping for a lot when Cusack, Calderwood, Berrigan, Horne and (is it Lauaki or Manu that returns against Saints) return to the field.

As an aside, this hasn't happened in the previous two years - i.e. that we have been able to field an almost full-strength squad at the beginning of the second half of the season getting ready for the big-push: it will be a good indication of how good our squad and coaching staff really are.

My worry is that Cusack will be back v Saints and Agar will drop Moa!

The fact that they're quoting Cusack being back means something will change. Dowes, Radford, Cusack and O'Meley is a possibility as the props. I'd like to see O'Meley, Dowes, Moa and Cusack with Radford and Tickle second-row, Fitz at 13: Bam Bam on the bench. I'm not sure I'm allowed to select the team though - probably a good thing.

On current form Radford should be the most likely to be dropped. Ogre is outstanding, Moa and Dowes are showing up really well and whilst Radford has done nothing wrong he has not been as good as the other three.

Agar was praising Dowes on the radio this morning and never seems to drop Radford and to be fair they both played well yesterday. It would be a crime to drop Moa and TBH on the back of the last two matches I don't think any of them should have to make way for Cusack.