Why Schmidt will pick Lolesio Some of the Brumbies’ execution on attack against the Waratahs was beautiful. The shape they run, with Noah Lolesio out the back, is common in the game these days but the Brumbies have the skill level to do it better than the Waratahs at the moment. A big reason for this is the presence of Wallabies trio of Lolesio, Len Ikitau and Tom Wright. They know each other’s games inside out and Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt will surely think long and hard before breaking that up. Yes, Lolesio is heading overseas but as Schmidt referenced last week, he’s not yet lost for the Rugby World Cup. The Brumbies No 10 showed a great appreciation of depth in Canberra - when to hold back and when to go flat. Australian revival running out of steam The Super Rugby Pacific ladder looks very different after this weekend’s results, and the anticipated surge from the Blues and Hurricanes came to fruition. The Western Force have looked a touch weary in recent weeks, although one of their big issues throughout the season has been a big, healthy loosehead prop at scrum time. The Waratahs face the Reds, Crusaders, Force and Blues in the last four games, and a home loss to the Reds or Crusaders would be a major blow to their top six hopes. A playoff spot is currently on a knife edge, but this was always going to be the case. Is it time to recall Taniela Tupou to the starting lineup? He appeared to make an immediate difference against the Brumbies’ set-piece.