Wallaby 31 players for 2015 RWC

[TOCC]

I'm not a massive fan but I think Alexander will take the 5th jersey, he has the experience and has shown glimpses of been a very good scrummaging prop.. Could do worse then having Alexander on your bench..


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[qwerty51]

I'm not a massive fan but I think Alexander will take the 5th jersey, he has the experience and has shown glimpses of been a very good scrummaging prop.. Could do worse then having Alexander on your bench..

He'll be good for Uruguay and Fiji to rest Kepu in. Plus his open field play should help us rack up points

 

[qwerty51]

Hooper just set up another try no other 7 in world rugby could..

 

[Train Without a Station]

Hooper just set up another try no other 7 in world rugby could..

Who cares. Tries don't win games mate. Pilfers do.

Oh.

 

[TOCC]

He just bombed a try like no other 7 could as well


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[Highlander35]

Hooper butchered a sure thing, he's now back behind Smith, Pocock, Gill, Hodgeson, Robinson, Butler, Reid, Fainga’a, McMahon etc.

 

[TOCC]

You gotta take the good with the bad


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[Chris McCracken]

Hooper butchered a sure thing, he's now back behind Smith, Pocock, Gill, Hodgeson, Robinson, Butler, Reid, Fainga’a, McMahon etc.

And Kopp. He plays for Parkes under 15s.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

And Kopp. He plays for Parkes under 15s.

Well done @Chris McCracken.

I was just about to add Ted Sandiman from Joeys U16Bs to the mix. By all accounts he had a blinder today.

 

[Brumby Runner]

One player can win a match and it usually is a forward. Pocock vs South Africa 2011 RWC. Forwards make it possible for backs to score tries 9 times out of 10 and players like Pocock and Gill almost single handedly provide the grunt work in tight when the tight 5 for each of their teams isn't performing, as well as wreak havoc in the ruck.

True, but I also believe the forwards deprive the backs of possibly just as many tries when they continually pick and drive within a couple of metres of the try line. More often than not, such play ends in a lost ball through a turnover or a knock on. Should be no need to drive from the base of the ruck more than a couple of times to unsettle the opposition defensive line.

 

[qwerty51]

I think Skelton is becoming close to being first picked.

 

[Braveheart81]

I think Skelton is becoming close to being first picked.

PiratesRugby and Rubberlegs will have something to say about that on the front panel of the website again this week I'm sure.

 

[ChargerWA]

I think Skelton is becoming close to being first picked.

Madness isn't it. I watched him still running like a madman in the 70th minute and marvelled at how far he has come.

I consider him a definite selection at 4. But his limitation at the line out probably mean McCalman has to be 8 and a Fardy/Jones type 6. His selection hurts a guy like McMahon.

And to think, he's where he is due to Cheick's influence and support. I doubt he would be where he is today with any other coach.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I for one am absolutely chuffed with Big Will's development over the last 12 months. I think we've mostly been in agreement about the kind of footballer he could be, we were just wanting him to take that next step. Gone are the days when he would be walking between phases after 20 minutes and he's now an 80 minute player. I couldn't be more pleased as a Wallabies fan that we appear to have one position practically locked down (pardon the pun) in area that has presented us with a real issue.

 

[Tomikin]

Madness isn't it. I watched him still running like a madman in the 70th minute and marvelled at how far he has come.

I consider him a definite selection at 4. But his limitation at the line out probably mean McCalman has to be 8 and a Fardy/Jones type 6. His selection hurts a guy like McMahon.

And to think, he's where he is due to Cheick's influence and support. I doubt he would be where he is today with any other coach.

I think Fardy at 6 allows for a Skelton at 4.. Scrum is strong, lineout still ok, but does leave Poey or Hooper or McMahan at 6 at very long odds..

 

[Tomikin]

Gill should be the first back rower picked.

Easy to look awesome in a team finishing last.. Poey once again was massive in a good team playing well.. Gill good in a rubbish team playing at home..

 

[Inside Shoulder]

And a rubbish team playing in Christchurch.
I don't buy this "easy to look good in a rubbish team" as a universal truth.
And you needn't worry pocock will be there ahead of him.

 

[KOB1987]

There is still too much emphasis on who's going to wear 1-15. In a gruelling tournament that RWC is, the blokes in jerseys 16-23 are equally as important. And the selections will be made accordingly.


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[Slim 293]

Gill certainly won't be the first backrower picked, but he won't be the last either...........

However, he still probably won't make the RWC if Hooper and Pocock are fit as we don't need more than two opensides in the squad..........

He'll be in the standby squad, and I think he should be given a run against the USA to give Hooper and Pocock a rest pre-RWC.

 

[No4918]

Easy to look awesome in a team finishing last.. Poey once again was massive in a good team playing well.. Gill good in a rubbish team playing at home..

Is it? I could also make a good argument that it is easy to look good when everyone around you is playing better. I don't question this just because it's Gill. Just seems like one of those things that sounds good but doesn't really mean much.