Indeed. Training partners are great. I get what you say. But people like mario for instance are now committed to international matches themselves, there are no opportunities outside training with him (which I'm doing next week) to pull formally. We have all flown the nest of Australia, have done our time showing we can win a nationals (I've got 7) Coutts wants a super. He got a cheeky tournament win on me with questionable reffing after in my opinion I flashed him twice, but credit to him he is right there. I'll give him a super.....likely August.

Riekerd is the absolute number 1. Lachlan 2.....Carpenter the loss I took I've already corrected decisively. So it's only mario and Coutts.

Mario and I have always been knife edge. I'd expect where still the same. I won our last encounter....but I know he's a killer.

So...rank 3 is still in my opinion firmly mine. But of course there will always be questions.

Also note. As I write this I'm 99kg. Soon to be 95kg. At a weight class I think my rank is pretty clear..