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Interesting to read people's comments regarding JS. I won't profess to know much about him but I do like to hear that he instilled the importance of good ball possession in the Irish set up. As a kid I always remember that being a strong suit of the Australian game. Under Jones we seemed to be a...

Nervous about this game. My gut feeling is its a make or break game.. win this and i see us going on to top the group, lose it and we probably dont make the quarters. could be a really shit monday

Ill add it was nice to see Donaldson have a good game after so many people (myself included) shitting on his selection. Good for him

My two cents: 1. If i was to rate the wallabies performance id say maybe B-/ C+. Georgia arent terrible and at no point did we really ever look at risk of losing so that's good. That said there was still cause for concern moving forward. 2. The wallabies once again came out firing on all...

Wallabies are currently 13-1 to get knocked out in the pools. Honestly i think thats pretty good odds given that theyve not won a game this year... its not crazy to think they could lose to fiji and wales

If we were going to carry a player in the 15 solely for their goal kicking I'd pick Hodge over Donaldson 7 days a week. You just get the feeling that every decision Jones has made has been more about preparing young guys for the next world cup, rather than winning the current one. really hope...

i have low expectations but at this stage there's nothing to do but get behind the team 100%

Nailed it

Foketi can play 10? So if gordon goes down injured in the first half we're basically fucked? Seems to me like eddies only option is to include donaldson in the 23 in every game. I think the idea that we wont need to rely heavily on our back up 10 is fraught with danger particularly given that...

Just curious, if donalson isnt in the 23, who plays 10 if gordan goes down injured?

Honestly the no back up 10 seems crazy...i actually wouldnt feel as pessimistic if hodge was chosen in place of donaldson. Hodge at least has some track record for taking the reigns at test level and playing well... but donaldson?! Am i to understand that donaldson will be on the bench in every...

Honestly my best guess is that he wants other rugby league converts to see that if they make the jump to rugby theyll get to go to the world cup....would be harder to make that sell if suli was left at home

This squad has the smell of a coach that thinks its more realistic to just start planning for 2027... I dont hate it but there's some strange selections. Skelton captain? Donaldson's selection has Steven Bradbury vibes

IMO neither Slipper nor Hooper should be starting and neither should have been named captain. It was a dumb idea and honestly I got the impression that Eddie has moved on. I'm assuming Tate is the starting Captain for here on out.

I think if M Hooper is fit you have to have him in your squad. That said, part of me secretly hopes he miss out due to injury. I strongly believe McReight is a better player than him at this point and i worry that Hooper will continue to get the nod over mcreight in the big games.