Roar Wallaby form teams after Round 13

This scoring system is questionable if it doesn't take into account what the players are actually achieving on the park rather than the opinions of fans. The best example is with the Locks. I continue to struggle to understand how anybody can consider that Skelton and Timani can EVER be considered as a credible/effective Lock pairing under ANY circumstances. Skelton averages 1.5 Line Out Wins per game and Timani only 0.5 LOW per game. Australia's best Locks are averaging >5 LOW per game (Simmons, Smiler, Coleman) and others ~4 per game (Carter, Dennis, Jones). Skelton is averaging 18m of carries per game and Timani only 15m. Other Australian Locks are averaging >20m (Coleman - 26m; Jones - 23m; Dennis - 21m) Skelton is making 6 tackles (92%) per game; Timani 9 tackles (85%). Jones (95%) and Arnold (87%) both average 10 tackles per game. Timani misses 1.5 Tackles per game (as does Arnold). At least Skelton misses only 0.5 Tackles per game (as does Dennis and Jones) Both Skelton (0.8) and Timani (0.7) concede close to a Penalty every game. Simmons, Dennis, Jones and Arnold average <0.3 Penalties per game. Timani does have excellent Ruck involvement (about the same as Coleman and Dennis). Skelton is very much middle-of-the road with Ruck Involvement (about the same as Carter but more than Jones or Arnold). Timani show potential as a 6. Skelton falls short on too many measures for a test Lock. Under the criteria provided, how can Gill be considered as a 6??

I like this beefcake second row with the jumpers in the backrow. Sio Moore Kepu Timani Skelton Fardy Pocock Higginbotham With a bench of Slipper Latu/Polota-Nau/Hanson/Faingaa/Leafa/Charles/Mann-Rea/Siliva (did I miss anyone?) Holmes Simmons Palu Would be an outfit I wouldn't mind seeing.

There is something seriously wrong with your formula if not a single Force player makes it into the team anywhere. Not even last week when they beat the Tahs.

Timani can play eight with Carter and Fardy sharing lineouts, Higginbotham would be a great seven if put there, fast, extra lineout option and aggresive at contact!!

PK I love the pack of the Season team if that's an indication of your pick for the WB. Brownie's comments say it all. Its also good to see the Rebels pack finally appreciated as the gun Oz pack. Swap McMahon for Jones or Pardy and that helps your line out and adds more grunt. Timani and Skelton = Brutal 2nd row for playing in the NH. Facing your team and I would be looking for my cricket rib pads, anyone heard of road kill? Strangely although I love the piggies, the backline is a great Super XV group but a disaster in waiting for Internationals. We Roarers value your weekly articles and I can only say THANK you for your efforts.

All our jumpers get pinged for that. Simmons, Horwill, Carter are often penalised for pulling their opposition down. I don't think it's a Fardy thing necessarily.

There's no stat for breakdown speed, and that's where Hooper fails as a 7.

Fardy jumping in defensive positions always worries me a bit actually, he has a nasty habit of dragging the opposition jumper down with him and giving away a penalty.

The line out would be in real trouble if wither of those went off though

So, how exactly is Ben McCalman not mentioned once in your "form team"? Seems like the prognosticators are only watching Rebels games?

I think the maths must be flawed for Michael Hooper to be in none of these teams. With the exception of last week, he has been one of the best players out there every week this year! Effective tackles, turnovers, line breaks, assists, etc.

It does seem ridiculously unbalanced at first look, but with Higginbotham and Fardy in the backrow it's not really any less balanced than it would be with Skelton and Simmons at lock and Palu at 8. The starting pack looks like it will have to include either Simmons or Higgs though. Take either away and you're down to one fulltime jumper in Fardy (or zero if people persist with the Pocock/Hooper dual opensider idea).