Biffo
Ken Catchpole (46)
errr, there are heaps. here's a few:
Nathan Hines
Dan Parkes
Jake Ball
Peter Hewat
Brian Smith
Brett Cockbain
Matt Giteau
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errr, there are heaps. here's a few:
Nathan Hines
Dan Parkes
Jake Ball
Peter Hewat
Brian Smith
Brett Cockbain
USARugger
John Thornett (49)
Harv
Herbert Moran (7)
I could be any of the combinations that have devastated the current Australian 10/12 combinations.
Bairdy
Peter Fenwicke (45)
I think Giteau supporters fail to grasp is that the ship has sailed as far as seeing Matt Giteau play in the Wallabies jersey ever again.
Not many dispute that Matt Giteau has improved in France (due to a number of variables), but the fact is he is no certain starter for the Wallabies even if he were available. Why on earth would he give up a 1.5 million dollar pay-packet and a certain start for Toulon every week for a much reduced Wallabies contract and no guarantee of starting, let alone a spot on the bench?
He wouldn't, and we saw that he was happy to leave for France in 2011, due in part to the uncertainty surrounding his standing/worth in Aussie rugby. He's 32 now, so I'd hazard a guess the guy will play out the remainder of his days there.
Seeing people hypothesizing that a Wallabies team containing Giteau is the solution to our current woes is tiresome, as is proposing we make exceptions for overseas players.
Harv
Herbert Moran (7)
Mate, I, for one, wasn't suggesting Giteau will be playing for Australia again. And admiring his form in recent years isn't the same thing as suggesting he or any other overseas player should be considered for the Wallabies. The throwaway comment was that 'even though it will never happen' Giteau would work for me as a Wallaby 10 ... it's an observation he's been showing some of the qualities Australia's current crop are not displaying. I also think Mark Ella/Michael Lynagh/Steve Larkham would also work for me in that slot, but oddly enough, I'm not expecting that to happen either.
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Giteau wouldn't work for me as a wallaby 10. Mostly because he didn't work for the wallabies when he had his crack.
In your mind, was it like this?
Apologies to @Dismal Pillock - this usually his gaff.
Marcelo
Ken Catchpole (46)
It's also because of Giteau, if he was really interested in wearing the Wallaby jersey, he had done some desperate attempt to return as JOC (James O'Connor) than a year after being expelled, he did everything possible to re-dress the Wallaby jersey and got a contract with Reds. Apparently, Matt prefers the French money before the glory with Wallabies...
Marcelo
Ken Catchpole (46)
What are u talking about???
He was expelled for bad behavior, he had no choice but to go abroad (It would have been worse if he had changed the code, if that child was going to the NRL wouldn't return to Union anymore) and after being abroad for less than 1 year, he was already figuring out how to re-dress the Wallaby jersey. Very different situations IMO
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Jim Lenehan (48)
He was a decent test 12 for awhile there. He and the Evil Wizard were a good combination.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Have they rotated the field 90 degrees?
The Red Baron
Chilla Wilson (44)
The Evil Wizard - love it!
Brumby Runner
David Wilson (68)
Not sure if the Evil Wizard is Larkham or Mortlock, but my opinion of Matt Giteau is that he only really played his best with Bernie on his inside (and who wouldn't). When he last played at the Brumbies without Bernie next to him, he was selfish with the ball, crabbed sideways as much as Kurtley Beale does at his worst, and then kicked aimlessly when he couldn't flank the opposition.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Mortlock is known as the Evil Wizard amongst NZ rugby fan circles 
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