He IS the rope.
Australia v Italy, Suncorp Stadium, 24th June 2017 @ 3:00pm
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He IS the rope.
Clearly, but in this team unfortunately he doesn't need to be a super star, just the least crap
Consider how bad the others are at carrying that rope that Horne is the viable option
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Mark Ella (57)
Congrats to Rob - well done in getting the spot.
I have to admit the selection was a bit baffling but the Chek machine rolls on.
Wallabies to win by 60 - 70 otherwise we have not moved on to better things.
We shall see !!!!
Go Wallabies !
I have to admit the selection was a bit baffling but the Chek machine rolls on.
Wallabies to win by 60 - 70 otherwise we have not moved on to better things.
We shall see !!!!
Go Wallabies !
I love the hyperbole in the expectation.
Apparently anything less than Italy's worst result in a decade is a bad performance by the Wallabies.
Do Italy get many 60-70 point floggings in the 6N? Remember, Scotland are minnows we should also thrash, when recent evidence would quite clearly suggest they are no more minnows than us. Really, at the moment, the gap between 1-2 is stark, and 2 to the rest is broad. The more I follow Aus rugby the more I think the halcyon days of the 90's to early 00's were somewhat of an aberration. I wish it weren't so. Not to say I don't expect more from the team, I do, but increasingly I wonder if I am deluded.
Bench is:
16. TPN
17. Smith
18. Kepu
19. Carter
20. Dempsey
21. Powell
22. Cooper
23. Hodge
16. TPN
17. Smith
18. Kepu
19. Carter
20. Dempsey
21. Powell
22. Cooper
23. Hodge
No.
Ireland beat them 63-10 this year and Wales beat them 67-14 last year in the 6N.
Their three biggest losses in the last 15 years were against the ABs by 63, 62 and 58 points respectively.
Australia's biggest win against them in the last 15 years was 69-21 in Melbourne in 2005.
GaffaCHinO
Peter Sullivan (51)
Another underseving Tah gets a gig so much for "show consistency" to get a selection.
Twoilms
Trevor Allan (34)
Gotta love a good Tah bashing.
What's the point in Powell being on the bench. Showed last match that he has no faith in him to come on and make a difference in a test and last match Genia was absolutely cacked by the 70th minute.
So why not just stick Phipps in, who he will at least use?
What's the point in Powell being on the bench. Showed last match that he has no faith in him to come on and make a difference in a test and last match Genia was absolutely cacked by the 70th minute.
So why not just stick Phipps in, who he will at least use?
KiwiM
Nev Cottrell (35)
Ignoto
Greg Davis (50)
I'd expect the Genia and Phipps combination for Bledisloe 1.
Hopefully Powell gets more time in this match but his time off the bench against Fiji was bad.
upthereds#!
Peter Johnson (47)
Cheika must love him, but you gotta think out of the current batch of 6 backrows (timani, higs, hanigan, dempsey, hoops & hardwick) he will be the first one to go when Mcmahon comes back or if Fardy is deemed necessary (for TRC)
dru
Tim Horan (67)
Dempsey?
Ignoto
Greg Davis (50)
While I can understand the sentiment, I guess it depends on what side of the 'devaluing the jersey' debate you fall on. To me, giving Dempsey a jersey without any real runs on the board is similar to the whole shit-storm Koroibete kicked off at the EOYT.
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