Australia vs South Africa 8th September

[Derpus]

So what happens with kicking for goal now? Will Hodge take all of them?

Youd think so, but To'omua was doing a fair bit of kicking in England so maybe him.

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[wamberal]

At farking last. Now all we have to do is to forget about the Poooooooper approach and we might stand a chance.

 

[RoffsChoice]

To'omua kicking at 85% in the Premiership, none of them gimmes in front of goal. Hodge should be the preferred choice, though.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Yep, a schoolboy habit gone uncorrected because of his rapid transition to professionalism, similar to Quade and tackling. We've had a real problem with some of our best schoolboy prodigies being blooded too quickly before their weaknesses, masked at lower levels by their other talents, are worked on. Our most well rounded players aren't the ones who signed contracts straight out of school.

Thankfully someone had the sense to hold back Tupou back from Wallaby selection till he got a chance to develop his scrummaging.

Incidentally, those three players, Beale, Cooper and To'omua were the competing No 10s at schoolboy level in the same year. I think from memory Matt might have been a year younger but they were all competing for the same spot at representative level. I think they all were signed by Super teams straight out of schoolboys as well.

 

[Strewthcobber]

To'omua kicking at 85% in the Premiership, none of them gimmes in front of goal. Hodge should be the preferred choice, though.

Only off 16 kicks last year though, and hasn't had a kick this year. George Ford is definitely the preferred kicker at Leicester

 

[Braveheart81]

One of the stories I read suggested To'omua would be assuming the goal kicking duties.

 

[Derpus]

One of the stories I read suggested To'omua would be assuming the goal kicking duties.

I kind of hope it's Hodge. If he can hone his radar he could in theory be the Wallabies kicker for then next 5+ years.

 

[RoffsChoice]

Agreed, I'd prefer it to be Hodge, and hope we finally decide if he's a 12 or a winger.

 

[Up the Guts]

I kind of hope it's Hodge. If he can hone his radar he could in theory be the Wallabies kicker for then next 5+ years.

Yeah he's gotten better over the last year or so with more practice. If we persist with him he'd hopefully improve further.

 

[Braveheart81]

Pocock is out.

Pete Samu to play number 8.

Can't really overstate how much of a loss that is for the Wallabies.

 

[dru]

Pocock is out.

Pete Samu to play number 8.

Can't really overstate how much of a loss that is for the Wallabies.

Wow. What happened?

 

[Slim 293]

Wow. What happened?

I assume his neck is still fucked from Franks et al trying to rip it off..........

 

[Braveheart81]

Wow. What happened?

Hasn't overcome the neck roll injury from 2 weeks ago.

 

[Derpus]

Hasn't overcome the neck roll injury from 2 weeks ago.

cnuts

 

[dru]

Hasn't overcome the neck roll injury from 2 weeks ago.

As Slim suggested. Surely there has been some kind of report back to the authorities over AB tactics?

 

[Joe Blow]

SAMU is a lot lighter. I reckon I might have gone with Timu. He maybe lacking in the finer points of union however he’s in the squad.

 

[Up the Guts]

No Pooper and Foley not at 10? 50-0 Wallaby victory inbound.

 

[Slim 293]

No Pooper and Foley not at 10? 50-0 Wallaby victory inbound.

But it's not the good part of the Pooper.............

 

[Up the Guts]

But it's not the good part of the Pooper.....

That was kind of my point, good players slightly out of position are better than the next best.

 

[TSR]

Agreed, I'd prefer it to be Hodge, and hope we finally decide if he's a 12 or a winger.

By playing him at 13?