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Tate was awesome (my Aus MOM) but I think White shows just a little bit more composure at this point. I'd start White for his superior kicking and passing game early doors and then bring Tate on after 45 minutes to cause havoc. Noah needs a spell from the starting side for now and Banks has...

3. McDermott 2. Hooper 1. Kerevi HM: Hodge, White, Samu, Bell - all made a good impact as finishers.

We lost by 35 points, I agree he wasn't our worst but he was a long way from winning us the test. I recall two plays that demonstrate how he needs time to develop. The first was obviously the intercept in the first 5 minutes which he threw to the breadbasket to Ioane. The second was the...

Hodge has played numerous test matches at 10. You've summed it up well there though - Lolesio certainly played liked a baby

Couldn't agree more with this. When did the Wallabies become a developmental team?? They are the pinnacle of the sport in Australia and we should always pick the side we think will give us the best chance of winning. I rate Lolesio highly and can see him being a fantastic Wallabies 10 but at the...

3 Hooper 2 Kellaway 1 Ikitau

They were great kicks off the boot but criminal neither found touch, tried to bite off far too much. The second one hurt the most with the ensuring penalty leading to the ABs try on halftime

Does is start with an Eddie and end with a Jones?

Squad needs a good clean out IMO. The old stalwarts of Malouf, Holland, Hutchinson and Anderson are no longer up for it. The only ones who should be guaranteed a spot for next year are Longbottom, Miller and perhaps Roache who I liked the look of. Two very underwhelming Olympics campaigns in a...

3 Hooper 2 Noah 1 Swinton

This is spot on. I think Swinton and Naisarani were a big reason why the Wallabies got their cleanest ball for the series on Sat night. Looked to be a better balanced back row, suited for the tight physical battle the French gave us. One major aspect is the ages IMO. Swinton at 24 compared to...

That's a strong side. Noah really going to have to take control of that backline, but has plenty of explosiveness outside him. Go the Wallabies!

With a full month between this Saturday's third and final test vs France and the 1st Bledisloe in Perth, it will be interesting to see what the squad does in between, particularly those based in NSW. You would think they would stay in camp at Sanctuary Cove, and fringe players might potentially...

3 Hooper 2 Koroibete 1 Tupou

They are a different style of player. They both have a big kick and can finish tries, I agree Banks is better at threatening the line whereas Hodge can be a second playmaker of sorts from fullback, allowing us to play two tackle breakers in Paisami and Ikitau/Petaia/Perese in the centres...

The Tour is fast becoming a farce. Lions playing the Sharks in Jo'burg last night in front of no fans. Finn Russell was the only back on the bench, Faletau in jersey 23. LRZ playing on the wing in number 10. Farrell playing at 10 without a number. Josh Adams playing at fullback. The standard of...

3. Hooper 2. Wilson 1. Korobiete

Would love to see the backline in Melbourne: 9. McDermott 10. JOC (James O'Connor) 11. Korobiete 12. Paisami 13. Ikitau 14. Wright 15. Hodge

Yep, they struggled to hold onto the pill and build pressure. Let down by poor skills and shit kicks. Christ, Scomo's vaccine plan has more phases than what the Wallabies put together in a row last night!

A lot of negatives being focused on here. Personally I thought our lineout, scrum and rolling maul were excellent - the Dan McKellar effect! Also take out the first 20 minutes, in which we were awful, we outscore the frogs 23 - 6 with a few genuine try scoring opportunities gone begging. A...