Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Actually quite looking forward to this. In England atm too.
Wallabies 2023
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The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
But as Derpus said, the Socceroos are a long way back in the international pecking order, so it doesn't matter a great deal.
Hopefully only training gear........
Sir Arthur Higgins
Dick Tooth (41)
Will Skelton and tom banks have never left a great impression other than one filled with “ifs”
With Arnold, rodda, Phillip, swain and neville plus now luke Jones coming back I’m not sure we need big will anyways?
I thought he was poor in his two tests. How many tests do you give the guy o/s to perform?
fullback - I have almost no answers. Can we bring folau from 5 years ago back?
ten is a looming problem in need of a solution. Hopefully donaldson, edmed, passitoa and Gordon all get plenty of game time next year and we see growth.
Noah is serviceable but he’s not the 10 you want, the one you need right now.
With Arnold, rodda, Phillip, swain and neville plus now luke Jones coming back I’m not sure we need big will anyways?
I thought he was poor in his two tests. How many tests do you give the guy o/s to perform?
fullback - I have almost no answers. Can we bring folau from 5 years ago back?
ten is a looming problem in need of a solution. Hopefully donaldson, edmed, passitoa and Gordon all get plenty of game time next year and we see growth.
Noah is serviceable but he’s not the 10 you want, the one you need right now.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Oh yeah who could possibly need double European champion Skelton when we've got Luke Jones..
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Not what he said, you’re just being dramatic
wamberal99
Jim Clark (26)
Vomitous is a word, actually. The Oxford Dictionary says so.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
There can—and should—be such. When you're losing blood, replace it.
Not all patients accept injections, though. Some refuse transfusions.
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The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Always looks average when they go to these events.
Victim of uniforms being produced for the entire Australian Comm Games team. Some designer did a solid 5 mins on the Rugby Kit before moving onto the Race Walk.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
I don't mind him and I'm happy to see him doing well.
Don't think he had much of a future here. Got a bit of Drew Mitchell about him in terms of not being the fastest or biggest but is always in the right place at the right time with a good footy brain. Seems he's landed in the right spot and fits the style Ireland play.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
Good article by Brett McKay
Back row needs something. Holloway worth a look but we also need more productivity from our tight 5 in the carry.
Wallabies' backrow punch was lacking vs England but is crucial for Argentina
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Back row needs something. Holloway worth a look but we also need more productivity from our tight 5 in the carry.
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
Players should least be able to play for NZ team's in super rugby and vice versa. I think this would potentially be an answer to make Aus teams stronger, and also watching non-domestic games more interesting.
If Hooper played for the Highlanders and Barrett for the Tahs, would make it more interesting. It just nicer currently watching derby games because we are more familiar with the Australian players.
The downside of coarse is, NZ just dominate the Aus teams will all there players in key positions and reduces the game time of developing players. Hopefully, this can be reduced by simply having teams favor home-grown players in their own development academies.
If Hooper played for the Highlanders and Barrett for the Tahs, would make it more interesting. It just nicer currently watching derby games because we are more familiar with the Australian players.
The downside of coarse is, NZ just dominate the Aus teams will all there players in key positions and reduces the game time of developing players. Hopefully, this can be reduced by simply having teams favor home-grown players in their own development academies.
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
We need a big ball runner at 6, I would put Valetini back there and tell him to get his bloody head down and aim at the shoulders, his running into contact with his head back like the Scottish sprinter from 'chariots or fire' takes you nowhere in rugby.Good article by Brett McKay
Wallabies' backrow punch was lacking vs England but is crucial for Argentina
Another weekend free of international rugby gave way to another weekend of reflecting on another Wallabies series loss, and all the ifs, buts and…www.theroar.com.au
Back row needs something. Holloway worth a look but we also need more productivity from our tight 5 in the carry.
Have a look at 2:30 for 20 secs and tell me if Valetini is doing an Eric Liddell impersonation?
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
His running game is fine, same with Leota's. Even with the 'chariots of fire' style, it's effective. I think it's the breakdown accuracy and work that's lacking from our 6's.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
The numbers dont lie. They all carried on average under 2m for the whole series.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Yeah he's cherry picked the forward in the English team that made the most meters across all 3 matches. He had a great series tbf but we've all used specific numbers to shape an argument in our favour.
Anyone can go to Rugby Pass and create a narrative out of the player match stats. Owen Farrell only had 8 Running meters on Rugby Pass for the entire series... Don't think they win without him
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Unfortunately Rae Rae you quoted me before I could rewrite my post, but all good...
Overall it's a strange article from McKay - some lazy analysis that doesn't really go to the heart of the Wallabies problems, making odd excuses for some players (Leota and Valetini made Hooper look bad / Wilson on a hiding for nothing) and using some random stats to try and confirm his own pre-conceived feelings.
And while the counterpoint to those rugbypass stats is that they might be generally inflated, it only has Harry Wilson making averaging 1.7m in that test.
Overall it's a strange article from McKay - some lazy analysis that doesn't really go to the heart of the Wallabies problems, making odd excuses for some players (Leota and Valetini made Hooper look bad / Wilson on a hiding for nothing) and using some random stats to try and confirm his own pre-conceived feelings.
And while the counterpoint to those rugbypass stats is that they might be generally inflated, it only has Harry Wilson making averaging 1.7m in that test.
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The outcome from the series certainly seems to be that we have a hole to fill at 6. Hooper and Valetini certainly seem pretty locked in at 7 and 8 and Samu as the bench backrower.
Leota had two tests and didn't really shine then Wilson struggled in the third.
Feels like there's a good chance Holloway gets a crack at 6.
Leota had two tests and didn't really shine then Wilson struggled in the third.
Feels like there's a good chance Holloway gets a crack at 6.