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Havili and Darry I would say would be the other two to come in

Terrific watch for a neutral. How good is afternoon footy. Some thoughts - Impressive crowd for a 2nd test in Sydney in 14 days against a Tier 1.5 - Georgia's catch pass and spacing in their backs is excellent. - Georgian right wing is world class - Flook is a better 13 than Ikitau now. -...

I can't remember a player more hyped in my life. They never talk about his negatives. He missed 4 tackles - turned the ball over the first 2 times he took the ball into contact - he struggled lifting at the restarts. But 'wOrKrAtE!!!' At best he's an option for a bench loosie - but I think...

Doran suggesting Nic White will be the bench 9

Congrats Wallabies fans. Take the test wing and keep building. Haven't read through the thread yet but I really enjoy watching Flook play. I think he could be your 13 long term. Good for Cale to get more exposure to test footy but I think Wright 6 (when fit) Valetini 8 worked better. Didn't...

I get the sense Josh Ioane wasn't the most disciplined professional. He had the talent to be a regular AB.

Proctor is the man for 13 if he can translate his Super form to tests. Rieko could be an excellent bench impact player covering midfield and wing. I think that's his future.

I'm not sure they will. The game is Friday night San Diego time and they only fly out from Auckland today

ABs bench excellent. Starters not so much. Papalii was good though - felt like he made a million tackles. Badly need one of Clarke or Narawa on the wings. Need more pace out there. Hopefully Ratima has earned the selector's faith.

Well firstly, Liam Wright is injured so he can't captain this week. Secondly, Schmidt has been quite clear in his communication on this. He is still learning about the players and so has made it clear that the captain for test 1 wouldn't necessarily be the captain for test 2 etc.

What was that about negative comments?

He was a brilliant bench player early in his career for a different reason but I think he could be a terrific bench option now too. 120+ tests. Can see where the game is heading from the sideline and bang.

Tele'a is a good player but if we are going to create space on the left wing then you need a left winger who can operate in space. More pick and goes and direct play in attack would be nice. Finau disappointing. Starting and bench tight 5 played well. Perenara's knee didn't look too good so...

Congrats. Have to be pretty happy with that after only a handful of trainings. Could definitely see some shifts already.

Good news is next week's test at Eden Park has been sold out for more than a week

Right on queue

The lucky one is Blackadder. Finau is a little raw but he has the frame and the game to really excel at 6. Blackadder barely plays and doesn't have a natural position.

Better team than I was fearing Very pleased to see Finau at 6. Excited to see how Razor does