France v Australia
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Brumbieman
Dick Tooth (41)
Fucken oath.
Phipps
Lealiifano
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
Kuridrani
Beiber
Speight
Folau
I think is actually the best that could be put out there. Very balanced, lots of aggression, decent size, lots of speed, decent kicking options.
Hmm
Genia
Cooper
+ horses for courses extra back...
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Train Without a Station
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So the best team Australia can put out there involves a bloke playing in a position he has never played (13), after having mixed results playing 12 and a bloke that has been dominant at 13, playing outside a 2nd playmaker, playing a position he has never really played (12). Righto.
With the 10 spending most of the season playing 12.
It would be the greatest backline to not make it out of their pool at RWC 2015!
yeah, he said before the last game that units who had played in that last bled would get that start, now I suspect he will tinker
Mr Pilfer
Bob Loudon (25)
I just want to see this at some stage before the world cup. This is the best we could have assuming all players in top form.
9 Genia
10 Cooper
11 O'Connor
12 Lilo/To'omua
13 Kuridrani
14 Speight
15 Folau
21 Phipps
22 Foley/ Lilo/To'omua
23 AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)/Hunt
9 Genia
10 Cooper
11 O'Connor
12 Lilo/To'omua
13 Kuridrani
14 Speight
15 Folau
21 Phipps
22 Foley/ Lilo/To'omua
23 AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)/Hunt
Scrubber2050
Mark Ella (57)
Tinker yeah maybe BUT
with all things being equal run on
Slipper Kepu Simmons, Fardy, Hooper Phipps, TK, and Izzy are certainties.
Tinkering will be at
2. Certainty that when Moore and TPN both return will mean Saia and Hanson gone at that time
4 Carter or Horwill - Skelton would need to improve substantially
8. Palu, Higgers, McCalman - probably go with Palu IF FIT
10 (Foley is the incumbant) - but door open for QC (Quade Cooper) if performance warrants
12 Lilo or To'omua - can't separate them
11/14. Speight, Horne,JOC (James O'Connor), AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Tomane and maybe the Badger - I'll tip JOC (James O'Connor) and Speight. Whilst I am a huge supporter of Adam 2 names I think he will be very lucky to keep the others out. He would be a superb reserve covering nearly the whole outside backs positions
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
It is what it is
John Solomon (38)
Cheika will stick with Skelton's physicality somewhere in his 23 heading into RWC 2015, unless a new hard arsed on baller lock emerges.
ForceFan
Chilla Wilson (44)
I'm struggling to see the attraction of Higginbotham at Test level.
In 2014 he has started twice and come off the bench 5 times.
In both starts he's been subbed at 60 minutes.
Up until that time his average contribution has been:
6 runs for 14 m, ~2 Defenders Beaten, 4 tackles, ~2 Lineouts and a Penalty every other game.
In his 5 showings off the bench (av 22 minutes) (i.e. when the opposition is tiring):
3 runs for 6 m, 3 tackles, 1 Defender Beaten every other game, 1 Lineout and a Penalty every other game.
I acknowledge what Higginbotham USED to offer but can't understand why he's even in the touring party based on these stats.
In summary...if Higgers is the answer then someone's asking the wrong question!!
Brumby Runner
David Wilson (68)
You seem to have covered the current No 10. Now what about the rest of the backline.
Just joking Tahs' army.
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Bobby Sands
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Once again agreed.
The South Africans have brought over a Scottish bloke as a full-time breakdown expert. He wants all 15 players on the paddock to be proficient at the breakdown and has invented many new breakdown training technologies. Interesting if you haven't seen the video.
However with Speight, Folau, Karmichael, and TK we should generate plenty of front-foot ball and strong bodies at the ruck to not only secure rucks but hopefully turn-over pill?
I'm not sure what everyone is getting so excited about - we could got into the World Cup with the best backline. While we need more than this, they say you need around 5 world XV players to win a WC - right now I say we have at-least two in our back-line. Let's see how JOC (James O'Connor), K, and Speight go over the next 12 months.
Joe Blow
Peter Sullivan (51)
Most of our backs are at least proficient at the breakdown.
TK, To'omua, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Folau, Foley, Phipps, Lealifano, Horne and Speight are very good and the others are obviously working on it.
I'd guess that it has been a focal point at the Brumbies and Tahs this last year or so and is now something the Wallabies are working on.
TK, To'omua, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Folau, Foley, Phipps, Lealifano, Horne and Speight are very good and the others are obviously working on it.
I'd guess that it has been a focal point at the Brumbies and Tahs this last year or so and is now something the Wallabies are working on.
Dumbledore
Dick Tooth (41)
It's the vibe of the thing though. If everything clicked with that backline it would destroy worlds.
Brumbieman
Dick Tooth (41)
We all know Lealiifano is the best 10, all round.
The back three is the current back three, TK is a huge bastard who would own the 12 jersey if he played there (similar style to Nonu), and Beiber running one man outside a rampaging TK with Speight/Folau etc runnign support lines off his shoulders....well frankly, it fair dinkum gives me a chubby.
Come on, hop on the bandwagon
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