Yes we have all seen the simplistic way the Aussies play the game and what is required to perform to the same or better level. It's not that simple though, the reading of the game at that speed, the physical attributes to play the game to match their athletes, the week to week competition to develop consistency, the talent pool to choose from and to put pressure on each other. Your simplistic view would suggest that any team should be able to beat anyone by just following simple principles...no, because athletic ability varies, motor skills, reading the game under pressure, strength and so many more variables.

Surely you don't think you're the only one to recognise the simplistic differences, and surely you don't think you could just tell all the obove in your post to the squad and coaches and them say "you're right, we never thought of that!"

The switch to summer and getting kids climatised to summer conditions will be a massive step in the right direction.

That would be great, for both the Nrl and Sl.

You mean like how Wire play?

If you don't think our players and coaches are aware of the above then you're incredinly naive.

Doing it against the best, is another matter.

Thing is as well, with some of those things....let's take the kick pressure thing.

We have 2 players who shoot out to pressure lockyer, the rest of the defence has to be incredibly organised and alert. What if Lockyer, being the legend he is, steps one of the on rushers then commits the other and passes to thurston who has a gaping hole ahead of him?

Within 15 seconds thered be a try on the board. Pass pass pass TRY!

Let's say the kick pressure works. Australia immediatly adapt, they kick earlier in the tackle count, Or cam smith takes the next few kicks straight from dummy half where kick pressure is even more difficult.

Any tactic like that will have it consequences and australia would adapt instantaniously.

1. Total rethink on the 'my club first' mentality. Centralised contracts for elite national training players, would sort out the cap issue of keeping hold of talent!

2. Switch the Junior Amateur game to a summer sport, no brainer for me this one, one reason antipodean junior development is ahead of ours has to be that they don't play/train in/on mud baths/astro turf.

3. Stop undervaluing and talking down our game as an internationally inferior product, believe.

I'm not naive everyone else is, there is such a thing as half time you know where changes can be made problems fixed.
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