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I doubt they wouldn't have considered all of those. It just said it includes '<insert above list>', I'm sure there's more to it. I really wouldn't read anything into it at this stage.

I was thinking about the Origin thing, it probably needs its own thread as there will be a lot of opinions on it. But I reckon, each pick their 'best' 1-15 on a purely origin basis. For the remaining 8 spots, there is a ballot/draft where they can pick from either the remaining origin...

I'm not opposed to that but really all that does is make different rules, not fewer of them. Stick to the original format but what I suggest is we give the bench elects half a vote each, so that if their cumulative vote is higher than the others they will get the gig. It might be a bit...

RA showing some proper leadership here, finally. Love it!

Also, from @paulcully Important to note 'Super 8' won't replace Super AU or potential TT comp - whichever gets up. It will be held AFTER that season is completed. RA CEO Rob Clarke tells me talks with Japan have been positive.

agree, just bring in the use it or lose it call at that point

Thats all true, and in principle there is no reason why a coach wouldn't pick 2 strike wingers, similar depending on the game plan may pick 2 set piece locks instead on one set piece and one work rate. In those two positions I'm just pooling the votes and will pick the two highest ranking...

It's OK, I just cut and paste then one at a time and then a quick browse to check if any adjustments are needed, doesn't take long. Reminder that its a Tuesday night cut off, collating the votes and announcing the team is my Wednesday morning project.

I wouldn’t dispute that the RL pathways are better, I was just saying that the rugby ones weren’t as simplistic as QH was making out, and there is actually a rep pathway. There are actually two pathways - one is the one you suggest which is to slug it out at rep carnivals and hope to get...

Yes that’s basically what’s happening. In the weekly team the bench votes are just being used as the tie breaker. It happened last week with Blythe and Frost getting 4 starting votes each, but Blythe was on 3 people’s benches and Frost only one, so Blythe got the starting gig and Frost on the...

It is. If it’s something they really consider as a problem then they didn’t really think through the congesting Australia’s best players into 2 teams thing.

Yes as long as it makes sense. E.g if someone picks Hooper at 12 it won’t count, but a 7 or 8 at 6 works. The general guideline would be that they can be chosen for another position provided it’s a position they could be considered for. As a side note on that, it probably means that unless...

Just wondering if @Sully can please change the name of this thread to ‘Wallaby eligible SRAu team of the week’ or similar OR copy this week’s teams over to a new weekly thread

Just want to point out you have Koroibete on both wings

I read that article during the week. I think you you’ll find those 2 players were already in the NRL system. I’m not sure if they are lost to rugby or not, maybe RA doesn’t value them as highly as the NRL. The delopment pathways for juniors aren’t quite as simplistic as you make out.

^^^^ Staniforth is coming good I reckon, is he signed for next year?

The biggest thing they have to agree on for 2021 is that Covid won’t stop the competition part way through.

This isn’t team of the week voting here, just a general discussion. For the record though, for TOTW you can pick someone in a position different to what they played but unless lots of people do the same thing he’s unlikely to get the gong in the team. A couple of people picked Harry Wilson at...

For sure, he needs to keep it up. Out of curiosity I ran the stats anyway, based on this it could Valetini’s defence that lets him down. Your test #6 needs better tackle stats than this, they are worse than all of the #10s we were looking at yesterday.

Based on just this one round i’d be picking Dempsey at 6.