A Selection of Opinions on this issue from the Silverfern site.
He makes a lot of noise for somebody who been either injured, shit, or both for over a year now.
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It's a very tricky situation for Australia. They have pinned a lot of their hopes to this guy and he sounds like he would skip gleefully to league if he was given the opportunity to play with SBW.....or thrown enough money.
It's the great shame of Aus sport. The Darren Lockyer, Nathan Hindmarsh salt of the earth types are in short supply and the kids end up idolising complete fuck sticks. As a administrator trying to build a campaign around a fucking loser you'd be pulling your hair out.
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Yep, the ARU could do a lot worse than getting blokes like Pocock, Horwill, and even Sharpey front and centre in the public consciousness. Unfortunately the promoters prefer the flash fluffybunnys like Cooper and O'Connor, who are by all reports selfish, egomaniacal little fuckheads who can see no further than their bank balance, their twitter account, and the ongoing building of their "brand".
That said, NZ has just spent 2 years watching the SBW circus, so it's not like we are immune
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Digby is probably the guy they should promote. He's awesome for a start, looks the part and leads a pretty low key life style. Occasionally he says some stupid things but generally it's harmless.
The problem with Pocock is that he's not particularly good looking. Sharpe is old and retiring and Horwill looks like a giant Matt Giteau. They are great players with their heads screwed on but as far as marketability they aren't probably ticking too many boxes.
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