So your solution is we don't even try????
Look - I figure Foley will keep his spot, but I won't be complaining if we pick Cooper & Mitchell and actually have a crack.
I posted this in the Wallabies V Uruquay thread, but thought I'd repeat it here for those who have now passed on from the earlier game:
I think it is very important , in a tournament like this with its demanding nature on players as the slope gets steeper towards the finals, especially from now on for the Wallabies, that the fly-half position is shared by the two specialist 5/8ths.
Giteau has said he doesn't regard himself as a true 5/8, in that his preferred position is at 12, and To'omua is also better at 12, with his game too one dimensional at flyhalf at this level.
In these remaining games, the alternative flyhalf between Foley & QC (Quade Cooper) should be on the bench, getting at least 20 minutes of play in each game, in order to stay in touch.
This will also give both fly-halves some time off from possibly 5 high level games on a weekly basis, which is just too exhausting to maintain maximum exertion.
As well, it allows the coaching staff the opportunity to determine which 5/8 offers the most towards victory in the big games.
If Foley becomes the lynch pin 5/8 (or vice versa with QC (Quade Cooper)), and suffers a tournament ending injury in say a semi-final where nobody else has played in that position since the Uruquay or England game, then the team is heading into a very difficult situation where a loss is instant death.
I truly believe that Cheika needs to have both fly-halves & half-backs (same logic) on the bench for all remaining games (hopefully 5), even with a 6/2 forward/backs ratio.
