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John Thornett (49)
I think Duncan played for Samoa the the Pac cup in july
Wallabies 2023
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I think Duncan played for Samoa the the Pac cup in july
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Ken Catchpole (46)
end of this year fairly certain - with Fafita also.
The Ghost of Raelene
Andrew Slack (58)
This makes me sad.
Will tell myself it's a good thing to get him away from the S&C program at the Wobs and hopefully stay healthy
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
I'm sure the rules will be "relaxed" for a RWC, but I doubt they'll want to go open slather outside of that window...
At this stage they'll likely want 4-5 overseas picks for next year... with the rest of the squad filled in with Brumbies players.
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John Eales (66)
So do you think Sio is in that? With those two fit, I don't think so.
Kerevi, Cooper, Koroibete, Arnold/Skelton, Sio would be the last one picked.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
I forgot about Sio actually, but if they only take 5 props he might not make it...
I was thinking Kerevi and Koroibete are locked in...
Quade and Foley if both fit...
And probably Arnold.
So that makes 5 (6 if they want Sio), and I think Skelton is still up in the air.
But I think it's going to be hard to justify selecting either Arnold or Skelton unless they can display some pretty good test form before the RWC.
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yeah reckon its 5 props with Slipper, Bell, AAA and Tupou the four.
The next options will be Pone, Robertson and Gibbon the next in line. Each have something on their side. Pone = impact; Gibbon is LHP (so Slipper can slip over) and Robertson can play both.
In fairness, Sio is better than all three but do we need him when our top four is so cut and dried? It all depends how much longer Slipper can hold on.
Personally, I'd be seriously considering him from the EOYT.
Dctarget
John Eales (66)
Staniforth also captained Castres (Top 14 runner up Champions) for the first time on the weekend. I'd be impressed if he got in Gold but pretty impressive from the bloke. I was surprised he was made captain because I assumed he couldn't speak a lick of french but he's actually got a semi-decent level of it.
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Arch Winning (36)
I like Rennie as a man, and as a coach, and I don't hold him single-handedly responsible for his awful winning record. He has been very unlucky with key injuries and for the most part has preapred a squad where 80% of our RWC squad are locked in, and a nice blend of youth and experience.
With our cushy draw, we could actually find ourselves in a SF almost by default.
With all that said, if we don't win more than 2 games on the Spring Tour, I'd be going chips in on Razor. 5 year contract, 2023-2027. Two world cups, including one at home, and a Lions tour. Spend the Sua'ali'i money on him and open the selections up. Yolo.
With our cushy draw, we could actually find ourselves in a SF almost by default.
With all that said, if we don't win more than 2 games on the Spring Tour, I'd be going chips in on Razor. 5 year contract, 2023-2027. Two world cups, including one at home, and a Lions tour. Spend the Sua'ali'i money on him and open the selections up. Yolo.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
At this stage I think we’re in danger of not making the quarters based on how we’ve been playing. I know deep down we can beat any side but the total lack of discipline and consistency doesnt fill me with a lot hope.
Lightblue
Arch Winning (36)
You blokes of little faith…. it’s a long way off…
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
I like this idea.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
I like it simply because we would poach NZs preferred coach. Again.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
I want to believe but the trajectory a year out isn't great.
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I'm not surprised he's been captain, maybe from a leadership and language pov but in terms of leading by example, he's been dominant. I've said it a few times, but it's shocking how brutal of a carrier he's been in a very physical league. The Tahs could've used him in spades this year.
Amazingly I think he was the top tackler in the whole league last season too.
more shocking when you consider the criticism of him back here was how ineffective a runner he was.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
Its not that surprising that players are able to work on deficiencies in an environment where there are professional opportunities/pathways for coaching. And not just a couple of spots in a handful of teams - it's a whole industry.
Meanwhile - to become a paid coach here you essentially must spend years volunteering or go overseas.
If we wanted our players to actually reach their potential we'd be better off building a two year secondment into their contract - to be play and develop in Europe or Japan (or even NPC).
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