thierry dusautoir
Alan Cameron (40)
sio can allegedly play hooker according to laurie fisher
Wallabies 31 Man Squad
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lewisr
Bill McLean (32)
I would usually agree but the stats speak a different story. Reds missed tackles = 22, Lions = 32. I Agree this is due to the game plan each team had but it still shows that tackles are missed in the best of teams.
This is the reality of professional rugby. When the Wallabies are playing 15 tests in a year they are a side in their own right and each series will build on what has come before.
Barring a few bolters and changes forced by injury, the coach is always going to be looking to work with the players they have before and continue building on where they left off.
Whilst a change of coach might result in some new different choices, the basic premise of working with a squad that re-assembles for each series will remain.
I think it is a throwback to amateur days to expect selections to be largely form based with no mind to the team that played together last time.
Ignoto
Greg Davis (50)
That's the telling difference between the two camp set ups. Hansen (and Graeme previously) would take out of form players and weave magic. It happens time and time again.
In Australia, we have in form players going into camp and coming back worse off.
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Plus there's only 3 weeks to prepare, new faces would take longer to come up to speed with the systems and structures.
And that's solely Deans' fault is it?
And that's solely Deans' fault is it?
BDA
Peter Johnson (47)
that doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. If Moore goes down we are in trouble.
jimmydubs
Dave Cowper (27)
Not completely different to our flyhalf options
and our 12 that can only start at the Brums when the regular is off at camp...
Ignoto
Greg Davis (50)
Obviously it's the wealth of assistant coaches that have been churned through.
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
jimmydubs
Dave Cowper (27)
The Buck has to stop there... eventually. Well you would have thought so but after so many years, perhaps not.
wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
If you believe in magic, good luck to you.
New Zealand has far more depth, far more rugby nous, than we have.
They are not just better than us, they are better than everybody else, too. Why is that Deans' fault?
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
He might not have said that he will pick on form, but his standard response in the past two weeks when asked about players who missed out on the initial squad of 25 was that they each now had a perfect opportunity to press their claims in the intervening matches. In certain cases, QC (Quade Cooper), Beale and Burgess, and probably Pat McCabe, that simply turned out to be untrue or misleading. QC (Quade Cooper) was never a chance, and the two Bs didn't need to do anything to cement their places. If the list above is right, I can accept that Sio and Kimlin have earned their spots through current form.
lewisr
Bill McLean (32)
And funnily enough Deans chooses the assistant coaches....
So yes, I would say the Head coach plays a major role in the ability to translate provincial form into international form.
You're starting to sound like Deans. They're just too good hey? Well why do we even bother playing the bastards then? We have an amazing set of players that have shown time and time again they can compete with their New Zealand Counterparts.
Now try telling Ewen McKenzie that we don't have the depth to beat the Kiwis. Undefeated against them this year with the 5th tier flyhalf in Australia. Gee they're just too good hey
.Sorry but I really don't like that negative attitude. Yes they are a brilliant rugby nation and are the best in the world. But they are bloody well beatable.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6660888208
So, it's not known if all six will be officially named, despite there conveniently being six of them...
So, it's not known if all six will be officially named, despite there conveniently being six of them...
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