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The Conservative approach at this stage is death next year v Lions. Schmidt is going to get the boys to play. Suppose these predictions come true then about 500,000 more eyeballs on the game. I may get up in the middle of the night - I'm excited.

NOT SO! he ain't a fucking kid he's a pro footballer with a history of success. Can we stop this shit about 21 year old children!!! He's 6' 5" bigger than many backrowers and weighs 100kgs Do we put him in AUS A for a year and see how he goes? Crap, the guys paid $$$$ to play not to sit with...

If he does his normal thing I suspect Thursday at 9pm.

I am wondering if Schmidt starts Donaldson.

Ghost solid reasoning apart from one thing, we don't have time to ease him in. This guys been playing pro football for a while and played a lot of union as a kid? I reckon Schmisdt would have been watching him closely and all the little bits of news are that he is going very well. It is not like...

I don't buy the idea that he has forgotten all about union. The guy is young and talented, he will go fine and get better. I understand gettting to know the moves, etc., will take time to become autonomic.

I don't think so, Skelton is too important against a solid pommie pack. Tomorrow with any luck will show who's right here.

Are Wright's hands that good? I haven't watched this aspect of his play much, as a wing he didn't pass much and at FB I've been too focused on poor defensive reads to notice his passing ability.

Will Schmidt bring on Sua'ali'i off the bench in the first test?

Well, if you take a lot of what the guys here say, there is an age below which nobody should play for the Wallabies and that is 23, assuming they have gained 3 years of experience in Europe.

Just checked and it was due to suspension. Wonder when that finishes.

What has happened to Foketi? At 29 he should be good to go.

It will be interesting who Schmidt goes with but I don't think it will be Stewart after watching the ABs v England game we need a finisher with speed and power.

In a game like England, I'd want the Rory Arnold assuming he is still OK. A game like this would wind him up.

OMG I must have the old timers disease, I've been thinking about Cale and writing about Rory Scott

Agree Ghost but I should have stated that I think he will start at 8 as an Aussie version of Kieran Read. Scott is 110kg currently and Reid played at 111kg but is 2" taller. Those things are of passing interest but his skill set cannot be denied and that is what I'm betting on. Schmidt brought...

I'm still pissed about this...

I want Swain/Skelton to start with Frost on the bench. Don't care who goes the 80 but would prefer Skelton. Jumpers Swain, Wilson, Valitini (occasionally) and McReight fast lift at the front or from the back over the top with Samu either taking it and McW support or the other way round.

I will be surprised if he is not starting in the backrow by the time of the Lions tour. That level of natural talent cannot be ignored.

Molman. Thanks a lot. I would love to see both games to get an idea re guys who could step up. Particularly how Swain goes.