Wallabies 2023
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Tomthumb
Colin Windon (37)
His 2 conversions in Dunedin were tough and he nailed them both, and he hit the post with his penalty in the second half
The kicking woes are over dramitised I feel
dillyboy
Nev Cottrell (35)
Does anyone?
John S
Chilla Wilson (44)
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Donaldson has been in every camp with Eddie. Knows the expectation, the game plans and building cohesion with the players.
Sir Arthur Higgins
Alan Cameron (40)
Seems like it’s pretty good mail that he’s out
His captaincy and efforts have been great but forgetting winning record - if he’s 50/50 to be ready - it just isn’t worth the risk.
Let’s face it, wales and Fiji are going to be hard games and we’re going to need a very good pack to put Georgia to the sword as well. So basically bringing him over for Portugal if he’s have cooked.
It’s a tough call but an injured and out for form 7 - we do need to finish picking on the past.
I don’t get Donaldson. Guess he can cover more positions than foley and it doesn’t seem like Eddie is a JOC (James O'Connor) fan. I don’t know. Odd pick.
Gleeson love on this thread is crazy! Tho I agree he has the attributes we need at 6,7,8 - fast, good hands, hard hitting and footwork (harry wilson fans fuming).
I feel pretty good about our back row options and depth for the most part. Glad foketi might make it. If Len is healthy center depth picking up between fok, Samu, jordie and len.
Jell away and jordie fullback options.
Starting wings solid with jordie and kellaway good backups tho wouldn’t mind vuni suddenly seeing god and achieving his potential.
Locks pretty good too. Front row the biggest worry.
Hopefully schoupp and whoever else picked are in some kind of scrumming boot camp with os day randt, Sheridan and woodcock somehow someway.
would love the pants England in the quarters. I’d be worried about Argentine big time if I was them!
His captaincy and efforts have been great but forgetting winning record - if he’s 50/50 to be ready - it just isn’t worth the risk.
Let’s face it, wales and Fiji are going to be hard games and we’re going to need a very good pack to put Georgia to the sword as well. So basically bringing him over for Portugal if he’s have cooked.
It’s a tough call but an injured and out for form 7 - we do need to finish picking on the past.
I don’t get Donaldson. Guess he can cover more positions than foley and it doesn’t seem like Eddie is a JOC (James O'Connor) fan. I don’t know. Odd pick.
Gleeson love on this thread is crazy! Tho I agree he has the attributes we need at 6,7,8 - fast, good hands, hard hitting and footwork (harry wilson fans fuming).
I feel pretty good about our back row options and depth for the most part. Glad foketi might make it. If Len is healthy center depth picking up between fok, Samu, jordie and len.
Jell away and jordie fullback options.
Starting wings solid with jordie and kellaway good backups tho wouldn’t mind vuni suddenly seeing god and achieving his potential.
Locks pretty good too. Front row the biggest worry.
Hopefully schoupp and whoever else picked are in some kind of scrumming boot camp with os day randt, Sheridan and woodcock somehow someway.
would love the pants England in the quarters. I’d be worried about Argentine big time if I was them!
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I said it at the time but geez Slipper/MHooper co-captains was such an awful call, there's no way Eddie didn't know Bell was a far superior player and that MHooper (even injury free) was very non-secure in his position.
The only explanation to me is he did it to see who else stepped up in a leadership role, it's kind of smart really, give the captaincy to two veterans rather than make a rash decision before he's fully evaluated other candidates properly.
The only explanation to me is he did it to see who else stepped up in a leadership role, it's kind of smart really, give the captaincy to two veterans rather than make a rash decision before he's fully evaluated other candidates properly.
Eddie’s pragmatic selections will be focused on the future. The new generation of Jorgensen, Gordon, Tom Hooper, Bell, Donaldson, Frost joining McDermott, McReight, Petaia, Kellaway and Valetini is needed. White, Cooper and Slipper just hanging in there with test experience. Quade‘s own admission that the Dunedin was probably his last game in NZ against the AB,s. This is the point to stop flogging the old horse and get the new blood building. There might be disappointment with this year’s RWC but the next years will break the cycle. Cheika and Rennie didn’t have the balls. Eddie does.
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Tomthumb
Colin Windon (37)
France did in 2019Using the RWC as a development stage.
Why wait. Your not going to have Gordon, Jorgensen and Donaldson starting in the finals together unless they have proven that’s the best combo.Using the RWC as a development stage.
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Absolute rubbish, they were a red card away from a semi-final.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Not really