The arrogance of the guy to think he will just waltz back into the Wallabies in 2027
We need to start building a team for 2024 now, I see no point in playing him next year and then throwing someone like Toole into the fire in 2025 and then complaining if he struggles
If Mark wants to play League, that's fine. But I don't see why Rugby should hinder development of players that actually want to be here just to appease someone that doesn't
Who knows what will happen in 2027 but if he comes back to rugby and he's playing well enough he should be selected. It's not arrogance, it's professionalism.
I think Toole is a good chance to debut this year. If he's playing well enough he should be picked. Whether his defence is good enough at the next level is uncertain though.
I don't think Tom Wright gets better for 2025 if we pick him more times in 2024 though.
I still think you pick your best players at each point though. You could pick Toole in 2024 thinking you were planning for the future only to find out in 2025 that they two best options are clearly Lancaster and Sua'ali'i. Picking players you know aren't the best now on the basis that you think they'll be your best in the future is fraught with danger.