Cooper had a pretty confident last hour. Be careful what you wish for.
WHAT!
Rubbish.
Every player who runs on should be 150% confident, that is why they get to wear the jersy.
But confidence is Nothing if you play like shite.
He is the consummate non performer at international test rugby, and a testament to the Deans Experiment.
I just wonder how Gitts felt watching that game last night, think I have a fairly good idea too.
Sorry guys but fuck this. I just don't care. Not yet anyway, good on you all for moving on so quickly but I think I need a while. It's not like I eXpected we would win but how can you be over it already??? Sorry.
I'd pretty much reverse the squad and start the training fodder
Why? This is a World Cup playoff game remember, against a top 5 team in a match worth double ranking points. I guarantee some of the people on here suggesting wholesale changes were the same ones who harangued Deans for his selections against Samoa earlier this year for not running on his best 22.
1. Slipper 2. Moore 3. Kepu
4. Horwill 5. Sharpe (captaining Australia in his farewell test)
6. Elsom 7. Pocock 8. Higginbotham
9. Burgess 10. Barnes 12. JOC (James O'Connor) 13. Horne
11. Ioane 15. Beale 14. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
16. TPN 17. Alexander 18. Vickerman 19. Hodgson 20. Samo 21. Genia 22. Turner
Why? This is a World Cup playoff game remember, against a top 5 team in a match worth double ranking points. I guarantee some of the people on here suggesting wholesale changes were the same ones who harangued Deans for his selections against Samoa earlier this year for not running on his best 22.
Here here. I won't be tuning in, or for a matter of fact caring all that much. Can't handle this meaningless emotional roller coaster.The tournament is over for us. The 3rd place game is a meaningless exhibition match where we can reward the guys at the back end of the 30 for their hard work.
Not to mention that the backups are likely to be more motivated. Add in the fact that the 1st XV has looked 6 shades of shit all tournament anyway, and I don't see why you wouldn't.
Giteau wouldn't have been any better, he just would have made less obvious errors.
Gits never won a test in NZ either.
S'wrong to say there is nothing riding on this game. France's position on world rankings will rightly be seen as a joke. Double points and two young exciting teams. Provided both teams have enough unijured palyers it will be the match the semis weren't and the final will not be.
(as you can see the optimism gnome has defied all my attempts to kill him off and is back with a vengeance)
Am pretty sure Cooper will play 10. Deans and ARU have staked too much on him at least for RWC
Fanatic, I see we're going to be seeing a LOT of each other over the next year. First Friday. Return match 3 December and then a 3 test tour of Australia next winter. It's going to be a lot of fun. Can't wait
5. Sharpe (captaining Australia in his farewell test)