Wallabies 2023

[Adam84]

It’s not as though he was the only one who had injury issues during Rennies tenure.

claiming the toll was just ‘bad luck’ is a bit of a cop out, a lot of training related injuries and there were players like Tupou who were clearly underdone and brought back too early, only to be reinjured again.

 

[Lightblue]

'I struggled mentally - I've never been that guy': Suli blames Rennie's demands for failure to launch as a Wallaby

Suliasi Vunivalu has revealed how Dave Rennie's training demands almost drove him out of rugby as he prepares to live up to new Wallabies…

www.theroar.com.au

Yeah, good luck buddy.

Maybe after 50 tests you can earn the right to have that attitude.

Watching him play for Australia A last year he was pretty ordinary. On huge money and did nothing. Plus, off the ball, which Eddie looks for, he did a big fat zero. Unless about 6 wingers get injured, he’s no chance for another Wallaby gig. Either that or he scores a hat trick in every game from tonight?

 

[RugbyReg]

Watching him play for Australia A last year he was pretty ordinary. On huge money and did nothing. Plus, off the ball, which Eddie looks for, he did a big fat zero. Unless about 6 wingers get injured, he’s no chance for another Wallaby gig. Either that or he scores a hat trick in every game from tonight?

On the ball as usual.

He’s playing tomorrow….

 

[gel]

Bumped into Quade down at tallebudgera this morning - daughter posed for a happy snap & he was happy to talk about his recovery.

Said he'll be sprinting on Monday then back off to Japan in two weeks.

Is aiming for a late rugby championship return & being perfect for the WC.

Said he's just taking it slow to make sure his body is 100%

Great news. Fantastic player, and one of the greatest delights to watch live.

 

[Lightblue]

On the ball as usual.

He’s playing tomorrow….

My mistake. Let’s see how he goes then today.

 

[7137]

Rory Arnold isn’t going to have any club rugby this year leading into RWC. His club have cancelled their season.

 

[NCT]

Eddie Jones was on the ABC 'Offsiders' program this morning. You can find it on ABC iView.

Interesting discussion, involving journals including Georgina Robinson from SMH, talked about why he likes league coaches, what he is looking for in players, meeting with Hooper and others in Melbourne this weekend, the need for an experienced 10 (discussed Quade positively), captaincy, and having players that want to play for Australia (in response to the Rory Arnold situation). Worth checking out.

 

[Marce]

 

[rodha]

Eddie Jones was on the ABC 'Offsiders' program this morning. You can find it on ABC iView.

Interesting discussion, involving journals including Georgina Robinson from SMH, talked about why he likes league coaches, what he is looking for in players, meeting with Hooper and others in Melbourne this weekend, the need for an experienced 10 (discussed Quade positively), captaincy, and having players that want to play for Australia (in response to the Rory Arnold situation). Worth checking out.

Eddie won't take the long road, he'll want early success because he knows it's only a matter of time before he loses the dressing room.

 

[qwerty51]

Our new defence coach

I’m quite concerned about a rugby league outside back coming in a teaching our backs how to defend as a unit.. there are no worse defenders than league wingers and the systems that tell them to jam in and not stay on their wing and trust their inside man.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Fullbacks in league though handle the majority of the defensive organisation for the entire team. He played 329 games at Fullback and 19 on the Wing.

 

[qwerty51]

It’s not as though he was the only one who had injury issues during Rennies tenure.

claiming the toll was just ‘bad luck’ is a bit of a cop out, a lot of training related injuries and there were players like Tupou who were clearly underdone and brought back too early, only to be reinjured again.

Jed Holloway springs to mind, he was very durable during the season, playing huge minutes and then as soon as he hits Wallabies camp his debut is delayed for a 1-2 months as he has a calf niggle. Just reeks of terrible management.

 

[RugbyReg]

Someone took a snap of Eddie's notes!!!

 

[HogansHeros]

Someone took a snap of Eddie's notes!!!

View attachment 15414

Can't see Gleeson on there??

 

[RugbyReg]

Can't see Gleeson on there??

I think he is the 8 in the first team

 

[wamberal]

No Latu?????

 

[Adam84]

It’s surely just media bait

 

[Lightblue]

Eddie could be foxing knowing some punter was hovering?
Otherwise a great scoop!

 

[RugbyReg]

The wing on the 1st team perhaps more Jorgensen, which makes more sense. And possible Wright bracketed after Samu

 

[qwerty51]

That's a great troll by Eddie, puts enough 1st choices in there so it's not very clearly a troll but also controversial selections to get everyone talking. He knew someone would snap that.