Verdict: Better than I thought. We're in the top 3 and pushing for 80 per cent of Wallabies jerseys, surely. Not bad for the alleged Queensland 3rd XV.
Biggest surprise: Winning 2 games in South Africa. Or should I say winning at home - who saw that coming?
Hero: Cameron Shepherd - the Shane Warne of Australian rugby.
Zero: We haven't employed one yet, we left them in Queensland.
Freeze frame: Shepherd judging the wind, pressure and sweet nothings from Nathan Sharpe to put the ball through the posts after the siren against the Highlanders.
My time: I'd like all refs and players to read 'Laws of Rugby: Scrums'. Something is very wrong.
In the national interest: To only have one team in the top half of the Super 14 must be putting pressure on Wallabies coach John Connelly. Despite his kind words toward the Force after round seven, Australia have a long way to go before being the only team with 3 World Cups.
Top-four or trapdoor. Go and throw a cheeky gorilla on the Force to make the top four while the odds are still decent.
Champions: Sharks v Force, Sharks home final. Force by a point - again, we're good at that.
