Australia Vs Argentina, September 13, Gold Coast

[Lindommer]

Link's never going to pick Oz players in Europe, no matter how many wingers are injured Drew's not going to get a guernsey.

 

[Quick Hands]

Link hasn't been watching much Rugby lately?

Backline selections for the ABs test suggest that if he does watch he doesn't let it influence his decison-making.

 

[Dctarget]

IMO learning how to not give away multiple penalties is teachable quick lesson which Simmons can learn. Link needs to grab Simmons skull, stare into his eyes and say, 'If you give one more fucking penalty away I'll castrate you'. Simmons is dumb as a dog, he should be able to learn tricks like one too.

 

[qwerty51]

Possible Wallabies: James Slipper, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Sekope Kepu, Sam Carter, Rob Simmons, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper (c), Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Bernard Foley, Rob Horne, Matt To'omua, Tevita Kuridrani, Peter Betham, Israel Folau. Reserves: James Hanson, Pek Cowan, Ben Alexander, James Horwill, Will Skelton, Scott Higginbotham, Nic White, Kurtley Beale.

 

[Train Without a Station]

A change at lock would be good

 

[Tangawizi]

Seems a touch odd to me that McCalman is going from outside the 23 to starting. Taking in 4 locks is a bit odd too. An extra outside back might be required given how frequently they're going down. Unless Link is planning on playing Higgers on the wing.

 

[qwerty51]

Obviously doesn't rate Higgers as a starter.

 

[RugbyReg]

Or rates him more as a finisher. Link always placed a lot of emphasis on his bench for how they he wanted to finish the game as much as start.

 

[Slim 293]

Yep, it's a 23 man team and Higgers, like Beale, is probably best utilised off the bench in the last 20 minutes..............

 

[Dctarget]

Is this possible squad straight from Ewen? Or is this some Journo's XV pieced together from his comments... I'm still expecting Scott to be named at 8.

 

[qwerty51]

Journos observations from watching training.

 

[Pfitzy]

Surely we can just parachute Dan Palmer into the vacant wing spot?

 

[Dctarget]

I was going to say isn't this Kob's dream? Kurtley starts at wing?

 

[Benaud]

Is JOC (James O'Connor) over here yet? He'll do!

 

[Sully]

Drew Mitchell isn't eligible mate.

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[Biffo]

Surely we can just parachute Dan Palmer into the vacant wing spot?

are you confident that he would survive the landing in condition to play?

 

[Biffo]

Drew Mitchell isn't eligible mate.

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nor is he good enough. he's older, slower and less sound than i.

 

[Pfitzy]

are you confident that he would survive the landing in condition to play?

Would CBUS stadium hold up?

JOC (James O'Connor) isn't eligible either for those who jokingly asked.

 

[Tomikin]

Surely we can just parachute Dan Palmer into the vacant wing spot?

His a little quick for wing

 

[Wilson]

Surely we can just parachute Dan Palmer into the vacant wing spot?

Going to be tough when he is in the second row, adding some menace to our locks and saving the lineout.