wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
And would he be playing in the world's number 1 team?
Aussie Player Exodus
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My memory of the timing of when Mack Hansen signed to head offshore was early in a season where he ended up starting most games.
This is often the way. They look elsewhere on the basis that they weren't getting opportunity or a good contract offer and then that opportunity naturally comes (because the player has developed) in the season that happens after they sign.
I don't think you can say he wouldn't have had opportunity here. His trajectory was clearly heading upwards in his final Super Rugby season.
This is often the way. They look elsewhere on the basis that they weren't getting opportunity or a good contract offer and then that opportunity naturally comes (because the player has developed) in the season that happens after they sign.
I don't think you can say he wouldn't have had opportunity here. His trajectory was clearly heading upwards in his final Super Rugby season.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Most definitely...
If he hung around he would've been a starter in quite a few games for the Brumbies last year through injuries/rotation, and likely would've had a shot at Australia A.
And with Tom Banks announcing his departure early last year Hansen would've been set for a guaranteed starting spot going forward, and maybe provided another fullback option.
Tomthumb
Peter Fenwicke (45)
I feel you may have missed the point here. Regardless of what you think of these players, none of them are eligible to play for the Wallabies
They need to prioritize signed players eligible to play for Australia. It's moronic that there is a rule designed to keep players in Australia when we have at least 18 ineligible players in our Super Rugby teams
I'm sure he will be positioned as another one that got away.
As is the constant message - we can't sign everyone
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
3, Bealham was born in Canberra
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Yep... St Edmunds/Australian Schoolboys rep.
Didn't get picked up by the Brumbies Academy and moved to Ireland in 2010.
Bloody Waratahs...
If the Waratahs had retained Dan Palmer rather than forcing the Brumbies to sign him they would have signed Bealham keeping him in Australia and giving us another world class prop.
Definitely the Waratahs fault here.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
He’s going to be a strong chance for the Lions. Welsh are busted. Irish getting old and who knows with the English.
Quite the potential personal jersey collection
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
I don't see it. While he's still "capable" elsewhere in the backrow, eight has become his primary position, Doris is only 24, Mercer is coming back for England and Taulupe continues to defy expectation, and that's before the fact that Fagerson's consistently won the battle for selection when there's only one spot on offer (as opposed to Glasgow where both are squeezed into the starting lineup).
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
I could see them bringing him in the squad for the media attention
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
fixed it
hifflepiff
Charlie Fox (21)
Kinda crazy that both Bealham and Hansen are Canberrans considering how small the population is.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Yeah but British Lions pick 100 players and if someone is injured they call more. They picked something like 120 players per tour, that's their main strenght. 40 players vs 40 players I think Australia can beat them but with the current format is too difficult.
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
46, 49 & 41 in the last 3 tours. Both include all players called up even if they never got on the plane to start with, whether through injury or other reason (Dylan Hartley and Ben Youngs in '13 & '17 respectively), alongside the "call ups of convenience" for mid week games: of which only 3 actually got on the pitch (70 minutes for Shane Williams v Brumbies, 25 minutes for Tom Court v Rebels, 5 minutes for Finn Russell v Canes).
Obviously depth is a big factor in ability to accommodate a series of injuries (using 6 different looseheads on the 2013 tour) but when it comes to the tests themselves, the BILs used 32 players in 2013, 26 in 2017 and 31 in 2021: those numbers aren't unusual for NH outbound tours.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
They absolutely do not, they name a squad of around 40 players and call in 5-10 more (with a few of those usually replacing players before the first match). Last tour they they picked a squad of 37 and brought in another 4 or 5 due to injuries. Previous tours have been similar (2017 - squad of 41 +6 replacements, 2013 - squad of 37 +9 replacements).