Waratahs 2013

[waratahjesus]

We need to get Beale back home. I know it won't happen in 2013, but if he isn't home in 2014 then Aus rugby is dead.

 

[ShtinaTina]

We need to get Beale back home. I know it won't happen in 2013, but if he isn't home in 2014 then Aus rugby is dead.

Damn straight, he's come good since the little merry band of ego's has been divided due to injury. Bring back Beale!

 

[TOCC]

Apart from Beale... What other essential 'stars' have left the Waratahs for other aussie super rugby teams in the past 5 or 6 years?

 

[waratahjesus]

Apart from Beale. What other essential 'stars' have left the Waratahs for other aussie super rugby teams in the past 5 or 6 years?

Matt dunning.

 

[qwerty51]

Damn straight, he's come good since the little merry band of ego's has been divided due to injury. Bring back Beale!

It is pretty fair to say Beale and O'Connor have gone downhill since joining the Rebels..

 

[ShtinaTina]

That's cause they're rebelling...against everything.

 

[#1 Tah]

I wouldnt be giving too big a rap on Hooper at this stage. I mean good on him for coming home and he has been outstanding for the Wallabies, but this time last year we were saying the same thing about Sarel Pretorious.

 

[Richo]

Matt dunning.

And we've been poor on drop goals ever since.

 

[Richo]

I wouldnt be giving too big a rap on Hooper at this stage. I mean good on him for coming home and he has been outstanding for the Wallabies, but this time last year we were saying the same thing about Sarel Pretorious.

Except for the part where Hooper has been the stand-out Wallaby of 2012 and Pretorious never played for the Bokke, I totally agree. Exact same thing.

 

[waratahjesus]

And we've been poor on drop goals ever since.

A drop goal would have won us 4-5 extra games last year and probably saved Greg Mumms job.

 

[Richo]

A drop goal would have won us 4-5 extra games last year and probably saved Greg Mumms job.

That's why I brought it up.

 

[waratahjesus]

That's why I brought it up.

You miss Greg Mumm?

 

[Richo]

You miss Greg Mumm?

I miss the 4-5 extra wins.

 

[James Buchanan]

It is pretty fair to say Beale and O'Connor have gone downhill since joining the Rebels..

I don't think that's particularly true. Both have had some unfortunate injuries but I would suggest that Beale matured as a playmaker when he was on the park with the Rebels, a process which has continued at the Wallabies.

I'm going to remain conspicuously quiet about JOC (James O'Connor) though.

 

[Lindommer]

If you can keep them on the park, that is one seriously good and well balanced forward pack.

I, for one, seriously hope Cheika doesn't. If we've learnt one thing about the new Super Rugby it's vitally important to have a good squad of forwards with quality reserves to ensure the load is shared; running our best 15 into the ground, as Hickey did, is a recipe for disaster.

 

[#1 Tah]

So if we use a forward pack as above:

16: Fitzpatrick/Ulugia
17: Paddy Ryan/Tilse
18: Greg Peterson/Richard Stanford??/Ollie Atkins
19: Club Captain Pat McCutcheon/Lopeti Timani

Admittedly in the front row we are set, but the rest could use some development.

 

[en_force_er]

So if we use a forward pack as above:

16: Fitzpatrick/Ulugia
17: Paddy Ryan/Tilse
18: Greg Peterson/Richard Stanford??/Ollie Atkins
19: Club Captain Pat McCutcheon/Lopeti Timani

Admittedly in the front row we are set, but the rest could use some development.

You think that's the true order of 2nd rowers? Admittedly Atkins in EPS but he'd head the bunch on potential and Stanford would head it on experience.

 

[fatprop]

You think that's the true order of 2nd rowers? Admittedly Atkins in EPS but he'd head the bunch on potential and Stanford would head it on experience.

Atkins is listed as a full squad player, not EPS

 

[Braveheart81]

Stanford was just a fill in last year. He isn't on contract for 2013 (and isn't listed on the Tahs website).

 

[en_force_er]

Atkins is listed as a full squad player, not EPS

Fair enough but that just enhances my point. Who's the EPS lock then? Is it Peterson?

In that case he certainly won't be filling the 18 jersey.