R7: Waratahs vs Sunwolves - Friday 29 March @ Newcastle

[Braveheart81]

I would have also rested Folau and/or Kepu but good to see Foketi back on the bench after overcoming his preseason injury.

This is also Staniforth's first game of the season (from memory).

Shit, does that mean AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is in contention for gold?

I don't think it is an enforced rest. Just the fact that he's played every game so far and he's 34 35 (happy birthday Swoopy!).

 

[Finsbury Girl]

Damn. Wanted to see a Mason-Hunt combo.

Still a good side. If they can cut out the basic errors I can see them rack up a big score this weekend.

Would like to see Rona get a lot more pill in space.

 

[Brumby Runner]

I think with Holloway out Simmons has to start, to get a spell later on. You could always start Hanigan at lock and Swinton at 6, but with another three locks in the squad, being McCauley, Staniforth and Roets, surely one of them is ready to step up.

I know Phipps has plenty of haters on this site (along with Foley, Hanigan, Hooper & Beale) but I thought he injected real energy into the Tahs on Saturday night. I like Gordon, and in fact think he's probably a better WC back-up to Genia than Phipps, but he doesn't offer that ability to lift a side like Phipps does. For mine, Phipps starts.

I don't have a problem with O'Connor starting to give Kepu a rest, assuming Vui is fit.
I'm with Derpus and BH on Mason, if we're not prepared to start him, wtf have we got him for?

HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes), Fitzpatrick, O'Connor, Simmons, Roets, Hanigan, Hooper, Dempsey, Phipps, Mason, Newsome, Hunt, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Rona, Beale. Res: Tuala, Talakai, Vui, Swinton, Wells, Gordon, Foketi ? (is he fit yet), Clarke

Froggy, you'd start two LHPs and have two THPs on the bench. Now that is very creative.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Shit, does that mean AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is in contention for gold?

That occurred to me too, and it is something to be feared.

 

[RugbyReg]

That occurred to me too, and it is something to be feared.

he toured with the Wallabies last year and played (well) in a test match. It's not unreasonable to suggest he's in wallaby contention.

 

[Silverado]

Would have liked to have seen Hunt at 12, Rona 13 Beale 15 and Izzy on the wing. I can see the logic in Kuttley being second playmaker though Good to see Swinton get a start

 

[Braveheart81]

Would have liked to have seen Hunt at 12, Rona 13 Beale 15 and Izzy on the wing. Good to see Swinton get a start

I expect a substantial part of it is having Beale there to take the pressure off Mason. Beale will play first receiver a lot more from 12 than from 15.

 

[Silverado]

Proud day for the Wanderers club in Newcastle having HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes) and Tuala, both former players in the 23 at Newy

 

[Braveheart81]

I hope HJH (Harry Johnson-Holmes)'s old band is playing the post match party at The Cambridge afterwards.

 

[Braveheart81]

The Sunwolves have fired up their old Apple IIe computer to produce the team list graphic.

Bench Vella, Mikami, Asahara, Abbott, K. Pryor, Tanaka, Yamasawa, Timu

 

[Derpus]

Still looks better than your photograph of excel spreadsheet with hand shadow.

 

[Braveheart81]

Still looks better than your photograph of excel spreadsheet with hand shadow.

That's stolen off twitter.

This is the actual Waratahs graphic

 

[Pfitzy]

he toured with the Wallabies last year and played (well) in a test match. It's not unreasonable to suggest he's in wallaby contention.

And valuable for pushing some of the young blokes harder, but is he a top 2 contender for 13, 14, or supersub?

 

[fatprop]

And valuable for pushing some of the young blokes harder, but is he a top 2 contender for 13, 14, or supersub?

I think at best he could be one of the leaders you need for the dirt trackers, he would play a role and be a pro in preparation.

But he isn't near a test starter on current form on attack, but when it comes to having units that talk/communicate and keep the structures in place ............................. well you need a couple around the place

 

[Braveheart81]

Rona has withdrawn with a minor groin strain. Newsome starts in his place and John Folau is on the bench and in line for a debut.

 

[fatprop]

Gibson on Mason, they seem to be planning for him to be the starting 10 next season, but he is being brought on slowly and I don't see that as an issue really. We see a lot of guys being thrown in too early and then dumped

 

[wamberal]

They can see something in Mason that I can't. Yet, anyway.

 

[Derpus]

They can see something in Mason that I can't. Yet, anyway.

Not sure how you've seen anything. I think i've seen him play about 10 minutes of footy.

I hope the Tahs keep it simple this week, rather than trying on the Samoan basketball approach they took last time.

 

[Tomikin]

I would have also rested Folau and/or Kepu but good to see Foketi back on the bench after overcoming his preseason injury.

This is also Staniforth's first game of the season (from memory).



I don't think it is an enforced rest. Just the fact that he's played every game so far and he's 34 35 (happy birthday Swoopy!).

I've heard it's required for the wallabies.

As for the team, excited to see what Mason has, next year he could be the starting 10.

 

[Tomikin]

he toured with the Wallabies last year and played (well) in a test match. It's not unreasonable to suggest he's in wallaby contention.

Suppose he could be a good squad man, experience in world cups will count