Tatafu Polota Nau, he should not be in the squad.
1. Benn Robinson
2. Stephen Moore
3. Sekope Kepu (Was the best Super THP in Aus before his injury)
4. Nathan Sharpe
5. James Horwill
6. Rocky Elsom (c)
7. David Pocock
8. Wycliff Palu
9. Will Genia
10. Quade Cooper
11. Digby Ioane
12. James O'Connor
13. Adam Ashley-Cooper
14. Rod Davies
15. Kurtley Beale
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau (Impact player = less chance of injury)
17. James Slipper (Good cover for LHP and THP)
18. Radike Samo / Rob Simmons (Both Sharpe and Horwill are 80 min players. DK covers 4,5,6,8 and with Palu at 8 provides good impact at the 60/65min mark)
19. Matt Hodgson (Covers 6,7,8 and is still number 2 behind Pocock in my eyes)
20. Luke Burgess
21. Matt Giteau / Anthony Fainga'a (There is enough cover at 10 to leave Gits out, but there's a part of me that thinks he needs to be in the team)
22. Pat McCabe / Luke Morahan (Dependent on selection at 21. Gits covers 10/12 where Fainga'a covers 12/13, realistically McCabe covers 11-15)
Scary fast and creative kick returns in that squad. Scary.
I like that team but have Higgers instead of Rocky and Simmons instead of Sharpe.
I like that team but have Higgers instead of Rocky and Simmons instead of Sharpe.
I like that team but have Higgers instead of Rocky and Simmons instead of Sharpe.
I am not happy that Sam Wykes got shunted, D.Mumm can consider himself a lucky man.
Couldn't agree more. Wykes had a fabulous year for the Force and should have been rewarded with a place in the extended squad. It would have been good for his development as he may well be required in the not-so-distant future when Sharpe and Vickerman are gone. The squad could have been 41 to accommodate Vickerman.
Who drops out?
- Hodgson has been great, but Beau has leapfrogged him
Thoughts??
Rocky >>>>>>> Me >>>>>>> Higgers
Really? starting this again? Poor form Slim
This thread is making less and less sense every minute. Daley and Slipper over Robinson and Kepu? Robinson useless outside the scrum? Moore (fit) on the bench, TPN (coming back from injuries) starting. I'm lost.
It's the silly season, or the full moon, or something.
getting a bit sick of larkham promoting giteau as the #1 10 in the country> if git was half the 10 cooper is i doubt ther backline would have been so rubbish
he had a fantastic year for him but oconner is the next best option is cooper goes down> means we dont have to change the gameplan too much
bangin on the same point all year to look after his mate> we are not playing a defensive game!
the wallabies will not win the trinations or world cup by playing defense. we will win by scoring more tries> ie. the reds
a straight swap cooper and beale in defense allows
*coopers superior high ball abilities to shine as well as longer more accurate passes to wingers on the other side of the field
*beales superior tackling front on @ 10
it IS that simple why make it complicated