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2013 EOYT

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Peter Johnson (47)
biggsy said:
Fucken Phipps, link has blow Me away with that call.

Fucken Phipps,
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He's the obvious choice for the third in line, backup halfback. He's got test experience and had some good moments on tour last year. I suspect he wont get much game time even if we see Genia or White get inured, so he's the best option imo.
 
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Peter Johnson (47)
I few minor thoughts on the squad:-
- given the amount of injured/unavailable players atm the squad is pretty decent, and generally quite settled.
- No Sio is not good for Sio. I hope McKenzie hasn't thrown him on the scrap heap already.
- the lack of a genuine 8 is glaring. I'm hoping we unearth some new "palu-esq" talent next year.
- Mike Harris?
 
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Simon Poidevin (60)
topo said:
Apparently still not eligible. Nov 26 at earliest.
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Everything i have read suggests end of October where you find out it was end of November.

EDIT: On Twitter said the date is still being determined by the IRB...
 
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John Thornett (49)
Slim 293 said:
Link is developing a nasty habit of turning his back on our best loosehead props.....
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With Paddy Ryan being picked, I can only see Alexander and Kepu as the next two likely to be dropped, both are TH's.

So, who would you drop for Sio? Robinson is probably the go to LH now with hopefully Slipper at TH.
 
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Sadly, I think Slipper will still be at LHP. Kepu, Ryan and Alexander will all be THPs, Slipper will be LHP with Robinson. If Slipper was to be at THP, then Sio would've been included and one of the THPs left out (Ryan, at a guess).
 
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Jim Lenehan (48)
You need 2 in a 23 and you need to be ready for an injury: Genia has played almost 1500 minutes this year, all immediately since being injured. He may well suffer another injury on the tour at this rate.
 
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Chilla Wilson (44)
I'm guessing Harris got picked over Horne for his kicking but he's the next best 12 going around, would have liked to have seen him in the squad.
 
Brumby Jack

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Steve Williams (59)
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RE Speight and eligibility.

This is from the IRB rules:

Subject to Regulation 8.2, a Player may only play for the senior fifteen-aside
National Representative Team, the next senior fifteen-a-side National
Representative Team and the senior National Representative Sevens Team
of the Union of the country in which:
(a) he was born; or
(b) one parent or grandparent was born; or
(c) he has completed thirty six consecutive months of Residence
immediately preceding the time of playing.

Speight's signing was announced on October 28 2010 by the Brumbies.

In 2010 he was playing for Waikato in the ITM Cup and they made the final, against Canterbury, on November 5.

Some in the know say that he didn't arrive in Australia until November 26 and therefore has not met the 36 months residency clause
 
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Ron Walden (29)
It says consecutive months of Residence, I believe he went back to Waikato in 2011 which breaks his consecutive residence?

I believe this is also the reason Woodward and Fugistaller didn't go back to the ITM Cup this year.
 
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Brumby Jack

Steve Williams (59)
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Zander said:
It says consecutive months of Residence, I believe he went back to Waikato in 2011 which breaks his consecutive residence?

I believe this is also the reason Woodward and Fugistaller didn't go back to the ITM Cup this year.
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You are right and that may also cause some issues.
 
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