Super 14 brickbats and bouquets

Binned out
Ever doubted the impact of the sinbin? Ask the Sharks. They had a healthy 21-6 lead against the Brumbies until prop Deon Carstens was yellow-carded. When he returned, the Brumbies were 25-21 in front.

Honiss bouquet
Good on ya Paul Honiss. The referee may not have acted within the rules but he used commonsense to ask the TMO whether Tony Brown's dropped goal had cleared the crossbar.

Marks brickbat
No such bouquets for raw Aussie ref Paul Marks whose inability to control the scrums contributed to the set-piece shambles between the Bulls and Highlanders at Loftus.

Forced smile
The Force are still looking for their first victory after four games. They had some loyal supporters in tow in Brisbane but it will be stretching their commitment if the Force lose their next three games back at home in Perth.

Cats to purr later
Cats chief executive Andy Turner has backed up his side's woeful work with the laughable comment that their five-year plan was to peak in 2010.

Million dollar 'baby'
Loose forward George Smith is about to sign a million-dollar deal to play out the next three years with the Brumbies. Smith, at 25, already has more than 70 Super caps and played 60 tests in one of the toughest roles in rugby.

Fashionably Fozzie
Nice one Fozzie. What's good enough for Robbie Deans was good enough for the Chiefs coach when he parodied his coaching opponent. "One team was trying to be very positive. That's a new fashionable word," Foster said copying Deans' attack last week on negative tactics from the Blues in Christchurch.