Wallabies 2023
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Goosestep
Syd Malcolm (24)
Yeah cause Eddie Jones is such a tahs stan :/
Linerunner2023
Fred Wood (13)
Surprises but not surprised
Unlike NZ who picked the oldest and experienced squad. Average age 28
25 guys 25 years or younger and 25 first RWC is interesting
Still don’t understand that guys not playing any minutes have kept their spot, while some haven’t and some playing and looking close to locks are gone
thoughts
1. would prefer sio at LH - schoupp has won, maybe the loss of tobertson
2. Back row no hooper is surprising, and no Samu
Holloway gone which i am but arnt surprised - with kemeny coming back a shock
3. Lonergan will feel unlucky, IFL is good but again come from no where while Lonergan has been a trainer
4. No Cooper is a wtf moment, he would have helped gorden, 1 specialist 10? And Ben Donaldson fff I would pick most super rugby 10s over him
5. Unlucky for ikatau - injury may have been too late for him. Petaia looks good at 13 though
6. Look knock Jorgensen but again come from no where, Suli is another wtf moment
I would have picked Sio, Samu and hooper, longeran, Cooper and Wright
there is a lot of age, caps, experience not there between Sio, Robertson, AAA, rodda, Holloway, hooper, Samu, Cooper, foley, JOC (James O'Connor), ikatau, Beale, Wright
Unlike NZ who picked the oldest and experienced squad. Average age 28
25 guys 25 years or younger and 25 first RWC is interesting
Still don’t understand that guys not playing any minutes have kept their spot, while some haven’t and some playing and looking close to locks are gone
thoughts
1. would prefer sio at LH - schoupp has won, maybe the loss of tobertson
2. Back row no hooper is surprising, and no Samu
Holloway gone which i am but arnt surprised - with kemeny coming back a shock
3. Lonergan will feel unlucky, IFL is good but again come from no where while Lonergan has been a trainer
4. No Cooper is a wtf moment, he would have helped gorden, 1 specialist 10? And Ben Donaldson fff I would pick most super rugby 10s over him
5. Unlucky for ikatau - injury may have been too late for him. Petaia looks good at 13 though
6. Look knock Jorgensen but again come from no where, Suli is another wtf moment
I would have picked Sio, Samu and hooper, longeran, Cooper and Wright
there is a lot of age, caps, experience not there between Sio, Robertson, AAA, rodda, Holloway, hooper, Samu, Cooper, foley, JOC (James O'Connor), ikatau, Beale, Wright
Linerunner2023
Fred Wood (13)
Next question
Would this side being injured or not selected beat the wallabies side
1. Sio
2. Lonergan
3. AAA
4. Rodda
5. Neville
6. Holloway
7. Hooper
8. Wilson
9. Lonergan
10. Cooper
11. Daugunu
12. JOC (James O'Connor)
13. Ikatau
14. Wright
15. Hodge
16. Mafi
17. Robertson
18. Talakai
19. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
20. Samu
21. Gorden
22. Foley
23. Pietsch
Would this side being injured or not selected beat the wallabies side
1. Sio
2. Lonergan
3. AAA
4. Rodda
5. Neville
6. Holloway
7. Hooper
8. Wilson
9. Lonergan
10. Cooper
11. Daugunu
12. JOC (James O'Connor)
13. Ikatau
14. Wright
15. Hodge
16. Mafi
17. Robertson
18. Talakai
19. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
20. Samu
21. Gorden
22. Foley
23. Pietsch
Brumby Runner
David Wilson (68)
Top ups is one area of comcern, so too is the compulsory rests for players during the Super season. Upwards of eight Brumbies who were forced to rest have either been dropped or will miss the RWC through injury. A potential two more wins during the season would have placed them in a good spot to host a semi final. Complete waste of time and effort.
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LeCheese
Peter Johnson (47)
I bet Eddie's stoked he's managed to squeeze 4 Randwick lads (plus a former) into the squad though
TSR
Mark Ella (57)
Ikitau & Ala'alatoa obviously would’ve been there if fit.
There is a case for Wright, Neville & Lonergan but none of those three could feel too hard done by.
Tomthumb
Colin Windon (37)
It’s a young, exciting team
You being so offended that they didn’t pick Reece Hodge is bizarre
Goosestep
Syd Malcolm (24)
Agreed
KOB1987
Rod McCall (65)
Jorgensen is a bit of a wild selection but if you’re going to punt on an 18yo he’s the one, regardless of what franchise he plays for. Trade him off for Hooper or Holloway who everyone pretty much expected to be selected. Outside that all those Tahs were expected to make it except Donaldson, but every franchise has a player that wasn’t the expected to be there a few weeks ago:
Tahs - Donaldson
Reds - Nonggorr
Brumbies - Schoupp
Rebels - Kemeny
Force - IFL
Its the non selections that are more surprising
Brumby Runner
David Wilson (68)
Is Kerevi the invisible man?
Bullrush
John Hipwell (52)
Exciting?
I'd be excited if I were a Fiji, Wales or Georgia fan.
I said Pete Samu - not Hodge.
Tomthumb
Colin Windon (37)
Wait until you find out what Gatland did to the old Welsh players haha
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
RWCs are his speciality. People should have some faith, he’s going 100% for this. I don’t agree with his selections but clearly this is what he thinks gives us the best chance of winning it.
I don’t like Eddie but fuck me some people really ought to be fair dinkum. Throwing a RWC? Nah.
He’s mentioned he needs youth because a lot of the veterans are cooked from injury so it’s not purely a youth only gamble, also a reality.