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David Wilson (68)
Volavola.
Volavola wasn't a foreign no 10 when he was playing for Waratahs. He took the Fiji option when he couldn't get a super contract here.
Volavola.
Volavola wasn't a foreign no 10 when he was playing for Waratahs. He took the Fiji option when he couldn't get a super contract here.
. Do people need to be reminded that Larkham is far and away the most successful Super Rugby coach currently in Aus? Which team is way out in front on the Aus conference table? Which team is the only Aus side to have a positive points for and against? And which team lost its two No 10 options at the beginning of the year, one to overseas and one to severe illness?
Yep your correct.
Doesn't change the fact he's an international 10 playing for Australia.
He'll never be eligible for the Wallabies just like Grant, Gardon-Bachop or Hawera and their presence is slowing down Aus 10 growth.
True, had any of the 5 Aussie franchises shown interest at the end of 2015 he'd still be in line to play for the Wallabies.
Coincidence that's the last time a lot of people say they played well? Thing is they weren't that flash then and shouldve lost to Scotland.In the reporting of the Quigley conversation with Cheika, Cheika said that was the last time they were fit
Coincidence that's the last time a lot of people say they played well? Thing is they weren't that flash then and shouldve lost to Scotland.
I don't think fitness is the biggest issue the team has.
I will say that Cheika's comments indicate that he is playing the long game and he has really seen these tests as a preparation for the RC.
I know that it would seem we are in diabolical shape on the evidence presented but if it is true he has been flogging the players physically and if he gets the support of the super teams to continue a fitness focus we may be pleasantly surprised in the upside.
I am not so optimistic as to say it'll work - but I hope that my read on it is correct. At least that might mean we'll be competitive.
Weren't flash?
+ Decent performance against Fij in the hardest pool in the RWC.
+ Awesome win against England at their home RWC.
+ Awesome win against Wales.
+ Awesome win against Argentina.
+ Stuttering win against Scotland.
+ Admirable performance against ABs given injuries.
In the lead up:
+ Beat the All Blacks and won the RC.
Let's not rewrite history. 2015 was a pretty good year to be a Wallabies fan.
That would have been a long line...
Well, I knew at least one person would take my comment this way.Yeah let's relax. The loss to Scotland was planned it's all la masterplan to have us ready for the 2024 world cup - then we can all look back on the glory of Cheika with hindsight when we lift the cup, because to look now at his brilliance would surely blind us
The line doesn't seem so long to me. There seems only to be two people in it at the moment.
Volavola wasn't a foreign no 10 when he was playing for Waratahs. He took the Fiji option when he couldn't get a super contract here.
And he still shouldn't have got a Super contract
Not even ahead of the 4 foreign 10s that you were complaining about?
I can't say I buy into making the argument that having an international player in X position is as big of a problem as everyone makes it out to be. Other than the fact that if an international player is the best option for a team in that position and actually helps those around him perform better than surely that's a positive sign right?
The danger you run of simply saying not international players is, you could have 5-10 Jake McIntyre's running the show around the nation (I don't want to put the guy down, but I'm trying to illustrate that the quality may suffer).
You know what hurt the most in the play maker department? Losing both To'omua AND Lelifano in one year. If we had one those players we wouldn't be having this discussion. The ARU and Brumbies spent almost a decade developing those guys and one left to do what most 20 something year olds do, and the other had a rough hand dealt to him.
Yep your correct.
Doesn't change the fact he's an international 10 playing for Australia.
He'll never be eligible for the Wallabies just like Grant, Gardon-Bachop or Hawera and their presence is slowing down Aus 10 growth.