One of my highlights of Saturday was straight after the Gale/Ablett handbags, when Child told him to wind his neck in and Gale looked like a naughty schoolboy

I'm sure Smith and Cronk are shaking in their flip flops.

He does have a song.

Could be a victim of his GF displays? Do fold expect it every time he's on the field? Always liked CA, but not always his regular round displays.

Entirely agree - he is an unsung hero who has doing it year in year out . Whilst this year has not been one of his best , and he has deserved to be on the bench , on Saturday , that was the old CA .
He rolled back the years & tackled everything that moved - I thought he actually made 4 tackles on the trot , after his wind up with Gale.
In a team of 17 heroes , especially Stevie Ward for sheer guts , it was great to see the old CA
showing his true form.

I also thought Ablett was a very effective sub and as you say produced a series of good attacking tackles that stopped cas in their tracks.
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The whole pack were terrific with JJB leading the line with great line speed. A very committed performance from the whole team with standouts McGuire, Moon and Ward