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Australia A - Back on the Cards

Derpus

Derpus

George Gregan (70)
Pasitoa suffers for being in a shit team but has had some strong performances.

How TF did the reds not manage to grab one of these young flyhalves?
 
PhilClinton

PhilClinton

Geoff Shaw (53)
Derpus said:
Pasitoa suffers for being in a shit team but has had some strong performances.

How TF did the reds not manage to grab one of these young flyhalves?
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Too much money tied up with JOC (James O'Connor), he would be highest paid back for sure.

Then decided to invest in the future and sign Lynagh to a full contract when he likely won't play for the Reds until 2024.

Pathway to flyhalf at the Reds looked pretty shit for a young bloke - either try and supplant JOC (James O'Connor), or possibly get shafted after 1 season for Lynagh.

I should note I think guys like Carter Gordon and Pasitoa signed with their franchises prior to JOC (James O'Connor) becoming an injury magnet, the thinking around who to sign would probably have been different now.
 
RugbyReg

RugbyReg

Rocky Elsom (76)
Staff member
Lightblue said:
Anyone taking a punt on picking the 30 players?
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I think this may be my 5th attempt?

Hooker - Pollard, Mafi, Kaitu'u
LHP - Eloff, Hoopert,
THP - HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Robertson, Holz
Lock - Smith, Hanigan, Blyth, Hooper
Backrow - Uru, McReight, Harris, Anstee, Swinton (is he fit?)
Scrumhalf - Fines, Lonergan, Tuttle
Flyhalf - Gordon, Donaldson, Edmed
Inside Centre - Foketi, Kuenzle
Outside Centre - Hodge
Wings - Daugunu, Nawaqanitawase, Muirhed
Fullback - Campbell

Breakdown is:

RED - 8 (including Mafi for now)
WAR - 9
BRU - 4
REB - 4
FOR - 5

Which, when added to the Wallabies, makes:

RED - 15
WAR - 15
BRU - 19
REB - 8
FOR - 5

OS - 3
 
The Phoenix

The Phoenix

Sydney Middleton (9)
RugbyReg said:
I think this may be my 5th attempt?

Hooker - Pollard, Mafi, Kaitu'u
LHP - Eloff, Hoopert,
THP - HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Robertson, Holz
Lock - Smith, Hanigan, Blyth, Hooper
Backrow - Uru, McReight, Harris, Anstee, Swinton (is he fit?)
Scrumhalf - Fines, Lonergan, Tuttle
Flyhalf - Gordon, Donaldson, Edmed
Inside Centre - Foketi, Kuenzle
Outside Centre - Hodge
Wings - Daugunu, Nawaqanitawase, Muirhed
Fullback - Campbell

Breakdown is:

RED - 8 (including Mafi for now)
WAR - 9
BRU - 4
REB - 4
FOR - 5

Which, when added to the Wallabies, makes:

RED - 15
WAR - 15
BRU - 19
REB - 8
FOR - 5

OS - 3
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Stewart over Kuenzle
 
Derpus

Derpus

George Gregan (70)
RugbyReg said:
I think this may be my 5th attempt?

Hooker - Pollard, Mafi, Kaitu'u
LHP - Eloff, Hoopert,
THP - HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Robertson, Holz
Lock - Smith, Hanigan, Blyth, Hooper
Backrow - Uru, McReight, Harris, Anstee, Swinton (is he fit?)
Scrumhalf - Fines, Lonergan, Tuttle
Flyhalf - Gordon, Donaldson, Edmed
Inside Centre - Foketi, Kuenzle
Outside Centre - Hodge
Wings - Daugunu, Nawaqanitawase, Muirhed
Fullback - Campbell

Breakdown is:

RED - 8 (including Mafi for now)
WAR - 9
BRU - 4
REB - 4
FOR - 5

Which, when added to the Wallabies, makes:

RED - 15
WAR - 15
BRU - 19
REB - 8
FOR - 5

OS - 3
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Heard some negative stuff regarding Swinton anecdotally
 
Lightblue

Lightblue

Arch Winning (36)
RugbyReg said:
I think this may be my 5th attempt?

Hooker - Pollard, Mafi, Kaitu'u
LHP - Eloff, Hoopert,
THP - HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Robertson, Holz
Lock - Smith, Hanigan, Blyth, Hooper
Backrow - Uru, McReight, Harris, Anstee, Swinton (is he fit?)
Scrumhalf - Fines, Lonergan, Tuttle
Flyhalf - Gordon, Donaldson, Edmed
Inside Centre - Foketi, Kuenzle
Outside Centre - Hodge
Wings - Daugunu, Nawaqanitawase, Muirhed
Fullback - Campbell

Breakdown is:

RED - 8 (including Mafi for now)
WAR - 9
BRU - 4
REB - 4
FOR - 5

Which, when added to the Wallabies, makes:

RED - 15
WAR - 15
BRU - 19
REB - 8
FOR - 5

OS - 3
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Don’t think Swinton is available…..Pasitoa, and Pietsch could be in there?
 
PhilClinton

PhilClinton

Geoff Shaw (53)
fatprop said:
wouldn't a load of the non playing test squad get game time in the Aus A's?
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My understanding is they are running two squads, and some of the fringe blokes (like McReight) have been selected in the A squad to play minutes, rather than hang out and train with the main squad.
 
Braveheart81

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
Staff member
The Australia A squad will be in Fiji for three weeks presumably. Not really an option to have players from the main squad fly over to Fiji after the team is announced on the Thursday to arrive for a captain's run before the A game.
 
D-Box

D-Box

Ron Walden (29)
What will be interesting is the split between youth and experience.

Do you bring in someone like Prior (yes I know it wont be him but cbf thinking of someone else at the moment) to support the development of the younger players?
 
PhilClinton

PhilClinton

Geoff Shaw (53)
D-Box said:
What will be interesting is the split between youth and experience.

Do you bring in someone like Prior (yes I know it wont be him but cbf thinking of someone else at the moment) to support the development of the younger players?
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Intentions of the team are still unclear.

Is the goal to win the Pacific Championship? Or to get young players into international setups and working towards a goal of playing for the Wallabies. They are slightly different in what we want to achieve, if the goal is to win the tournament, we need to field a strong team regardless of age or future involvement with the Wallabies.

I think it is more for development reasons though.

Until we know that, people are going to be blowing up about selections either way, i.e. he's too young for a run or he's too old
 
Members Section

Members Section

John Thornett (49)
RugbyReg said:
I think this may be my 5th attempt?

Hooker - Pollard, Mafi, Kaitu'u
LHP - Eloff, Hoopert,
THP - HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Robertson, Holz
Lock - Smith, Hanigan, Blyth, Hooper
Backrow - Uru, McReight, Harris, Anstee, Swinton (is he fit?)
Scrumhalf - Fines, Lonergan, Tuttle
Flyhalf - Gordon, Donaldson, Edmed
Inside Centre - Foketi, Kuenzle
Outside Centre - Hodge
Wings - Daugunu, Nawaqanitawase, Muirhed
Fullback - Campbell

Breakdown is:

RED - 8 (including Mafi for now)
WAR - 9
BRU - 4
REB - 4
FOR - 5

Which, when added to the Wallabies, makes:

RED - 15
WAR - 15
BRU - 19
REB - 8
FOR - 5

OS - 3
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Eloff not eligible yet even if it was 3 years,

Surely Ulese gets a look in, there is no way he is outside the best 6 hookers
 
Braveheart81

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
Staff member
Hooker - Pollard, Uelese, Kaitu'u
Prop- Orr, Hoopert, Johnson-Holmes, Robertson, Holz
Lock - Smith, Hanigan, Blyth, Hooper
Backrow - Uru, McReight, Harris, Anstee, Warren-Vosayaco
Scrumhalf - Fines, Lonergan, Tuttle
Flyhalf - Gordon, Donaldson, Edmed
Inside Centre - Foketi, Stewart
Outside Centre - Hodge
Wings - Daugunu, Nawaqanitawase, Muirhed
Fullback - Campbell

1. Robertson
2. Kaitu'u
3. Johnson-Holmes
4. Blyth
5. Hanigan
6. Uru
7. McReight (c)
8. Harris
9. Lonergan
10. Edmed
11. Daugunu
12. Foketi
13. Hodge
14. Muirhead
15. Campbell

16. Pollard 17. Hoopert 18. Holz 19. Smith 20. Anstee 21. Fines 22. Gordon 23. Nawaqanitawase
 
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