Wallabies v France, user friendly time Sunday Morning

[fatprop]

 

[stillmissit]

they did

Bloody stupid and saves little.

 

[wamberal99]

His son Finn is looking the goods at LHP.

Al looked the goods, too. That stern face! I hope that Finn inherited some good genetic material from the maternal side.

 

[rugbyAU]

No, its not a weird decision that after the last game we had four potential flyhalves and he cut one loose that was surplus to requirements, unlikely to start or be around in the future…

We want to pick our best players in each position

 

[Slim 293]

We want to pick our best players in each position

Yes, and I don’t think he is currently seen as the best player in that position, particularly going forward…

All this talk of “third best” flyhalf, and if everyone was fit that wouldn’t include JOC (James O'Connor), or Edmed, or Donaldson, or Stewart.

 

[KOB1987]

The ranking picture this weekend is way too complex to make predicitons. As everyone is probably aware, from our perspective the only hope we have of making the top 6 is to beat France by 16+, in which case we would edge ahead of them, we would finish 6th and they would drop from 5th to 7th.

Regardless of what happens in the Argentina v England game we cannot overtake Argentina, but dependent on the Ireland v South Africa game, Argentina could theoretically finish as high as 3rd, and Ireland as low as 6th.

 

[Slim 293]

Hell even Joe Schmidt wouldn’t agree with Joe Schmidt as much as Slim does

I certainly haven’t agreed with all of his decisions this year, but the discourse here has devolved into a hysterical pile on without any rational thinking and fuelled by a few people with an axe to grind that goes back before the Lions series…

 

[Yoda]

Yes, and I don’t think he is currently seen as the best player in that position, particularly going forward…

All this talk of “third best” flyhalf, and if everyone was fit that wouldn’t include JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor), or Edmed, or Donaldson, or Stewart.

Well we'd have no one then? Because Lolesio and Lynagh wouldn't be included either. One tried way too long and the other too small and a concussion magnet. You crack me up Slim. Are you Joe Schmidt?

 

[HogansHeros]

I certainly haven’t agreed with all of his decisions this year, but the discourse here has devolved into a hysterical pile on without any rational thinking and fuelled by a few people with an axe to grind that goes back before the Lions series…

Ah yes the irrational question of why have a centre be your bench 10.

 

[Slim 293]

Well we'd have no one then? Because Lolesio and Lynagh wouldn't be included either. One tried way too long and the other too small and a concussion magnet. You crack me up Slim. Are you Joe Schmidt?

And it’s posts like these why we can’t have reasonable discussions…

 

[Slim 293]

Ah yes the irrational question of why have a centre be your bench 10.

Because one of the two dedicated flyhalves possibly went down the day before the game?

That wasn’t so hard?

 

[HogansHeros]

They only took 2 flyhalves because JOC (James O'Connor) was over there, not necause stewart was in the squad. Joe made a whoopsie and I think its ok if he is questioned on it.

 

[Slim 293]

They only took 2 flyhalves because JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor) was over there, not necause stewart was in the squad. Joe made a whoopsie and I think it’s ok if he is questioned on it.

And that’s fine…

The decision was made to send JOC (James O'Connor) home because he wasn’t required and it was decided it was better for him to return home…

Gordon possibly ruled out the day before the game definitely makes that decision regrettable.