I think the only way is to click in each match, write down the relevant statistics and add them up yourself.
I don't think there are any shortcuts.
Wallabies Squad - the Link Era
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I think the only way is to click in each match, write down the relevant statistics and add them up yourself.
I don't think there are any shortcuts.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
i collated them myself (didn’t have much to do last night)
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
That's what I thought........
Was really hoping I'd missed something on there.........
Like QC (Quade Cooper) and JO'N, Dingo has been a very polarising figure in Wobs rugby, with most people rather entrenched in their views about him. The Dingo Fanboys club, which doesn't seem to have too many members on either side of the Tasman, will believe nothing bad about him, while the Dingo Haters will not believe that he did anything good for Australian Rugby.
The truth is somewhere in the middle. We probably need to start a Dingo Deans Positivity Thread to recall some of the positive contributions he made to Aus Rugby, to counter some of the drongo things he did in his time:
Drongo Deans:
Forgetting to empty his bench,
Not picking cover for Bam Bam at RWC 11,
Not picking a specialist #10 for BI Lions,
Not dealing with Prima Donnas (the Muppeteers)
Press Statement gobbledegook
Too loyal to certain players (many of whom happened to be on massive ARU salary top ups - financial pressures?)
Seemed to play favourites
Decent Deans:
Getting Wobs playing Club Footy
Getting rid of Nucifora
Turning up to Schoolboys Tournaments and Shute Shield/Brissie Premier footy games
Not panicing during Team Rehab crisis of 2012
Not continuing with the Coffs Harbour sheltered workshop for Team Wobs
Not afraid to "tell it like it is" with his "non-favoured" players
Fostered some young up and coming talent
No potential historical interstate conflict of interest
While he went a little Colonel Kurtz (Apocolypse Now)/Kurtz (Hearts of Darkness) towards the end, I really think history will look far more kindly on Dingo's reign after the healing process is over. In the early days of Dingo, who else should/could have done better.
Richo
John Thornett (49)
It would certainly make more sense than talking about it in a thread about Link's squad selection.
Ash
Michael Lynagh (62)
Drop the provincial accusations, please. It's getting tiring. This is the Wallabies, not the "provincial cheap shot" thread. Take it to one of the hate threads, or get over it. The same thing has been said to the people who continually complained about the amount of Waratahs in the side. The same thing will be said to anyone who complains about the amount of Brumbies in the side (although I reckon they would have rocks in their head to complain).
Those are good objective comments, rather than a lazy troll (like the previous post, and the start of this one).
Holmes is a decent enough LHP for provincial level, agree not test level. Though, the fact that Anae is better than him should be significant. Anae's performances towards the end of year - particularly vs the Lions, and some cameos off the bench - were probably what earnt him a call up as much as anything.
Disgree that Ryan is better, Ryan has slipped right off in the latter part of this year. Slipper is still very young for a THP at just 24. Not sure how much he is technically lacking, but the most disconserting thing for me was how the whole Reds front row this year seemed to be inconsistent with their scrum - they could dominate, be solid, and be dominated, all in the same game, almost from scrum to scrum.
In my book, Stiles was never a good scrummager. Reds have struggled in the scrum for a long time, since Dyson and Panaho at least. Even then they weren't too great.
@Pfitz - if you want to troll people, I suggest commenting on the articles on the front page.
The fish might be smaller, but they bite. every. single. time.
And for the record, Slipper is still much better than Ryan. The only facet of the game that Ryan dominates Slipper is in facial hair.
The fish might be smaller, but they bite. every. single. time.
And for the record, Slipper is still much better than Ryan. The only facet of the game that Ryan dominates Slipper is in facial hair.
Ash
Michael Lynagh (62)
This is what has got me nervous about Cooper (ignoring the errors for now). I largely suspect it may be a hang over from his multiple knee operations.
The concern is that he just won't recover that running game, and if that happens, he will need to adjust his game (more than he has so this year) to compensate.
I reckon it would probably be a very short thread.
fatprop raised the issue about whether any credit for the QC (Quade Cooper) turnaround should be given to Dingo, so I took the ball and ran with it. Undoubtably Link, and Big Jim and all within Reds fraternity have also contributed to the QC (Quade Cooper) turnaround, but was Dingo the catalyst?
I just hope that he (Link and QC (Quade Cooper)) can live up to our expectations. Collectively we have invested a lot of emotion and energy in this turnaround. Early positive signs are desired.
And what expectations they are, clearly the only thing holding back the Wobs was shit selections and a shit coach
Scoey
Tony Shaw (54)
I didn't say he had no influence. I thought I had replied to your original post with a reasonable reply, but clearly I didn't.
It begs the question, what was the point of your original post?
Well... no one would have picked Hooper to win this year.
Folau and White were both obvious winners though.
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David Codey (61)
yep it's easy to make the right noises when it's all going your way.
Quade don't tell me.
Show me.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
This has been trotted out for the last three years since he debuted. Are we going to be saying the same thing in another 3 years?
He's gathered 34 caps now, and is still being talked about for his work rate around the field. Now that is a great thing to have, but ultimately I want my THP to anchor the scrum first and foremost.
If he's going to continue the inconsistency there, then maybe he needs to rethink what he's about because, as Lee Grant pointed out elsewhere - the ability to play both sides of the scrum is of less value in the 8-man bench.
I'd definitely have him over Alexander (who I maintain is a LHP) but he and/or his tight five seems to lose concentration at critical times as you say.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Yeah im abit like WHAT?? about Hooper.
on Folau he did have a great year in his Debut year in rugby but he is hardly a 'rookie' would have love it to go to someone like Godwin but no doubt that Folau had a great year.
White.........Nuff Said.
Scoey
Tony Shaw (54)
What do you mean? Do you reckon there would've been outrage or something, or just that it would've been an excellent achievement?
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I disagree wholeheartedly with this post. Slipper has only received 1 yellow card in his International Career, and that was last year against SA. He replaced Ben Robinson on his less favoured Loosehead side with Alexander at TH(note once again.. Deans picking players out of position... Alexanders preferred position = Loosehead, Slipper=Tighthead yet Deans believed it was better to play two people out of position than none)
Otherwise, at TH, Slipper has been exceptional in the Scrums and rarely concedes penalties.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
The achievement one.........
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