"Darby has had an opportunity, Corey was at the Olympics and I thought they did a super job there, I thought they were so close to getting a medal.
"Corey's opportunity will come. I had a great meeting with Corey yesterday and talking through his game, he's got a few priorities that he's working on. It's a matter of 'when' as long as he keeps tracking as he does - [but] he's quick, yeah."
While he was one of the fastest players in Super Rugby Pacific, Toole is also one of the lightest, which may explain why Schmidt and his fellow Wallabies coach don't feel he is ready for the physicality of Test rugby.
"Some of those small guys like [Kurt-Lee] Arendse and Cheslin Kolbe are incredibly powerful and quick and experienced," Schmidt referenced in discussing Toole.
"Corey really hasn't had that much experience, he's come from the sevens program, he's had a season with the Brumbies and he's still learning the XVs game, even positionally.
"We're trying to fast-track him, as I say he is very fast, and so that track hopefully will get eaten up quite quickly."