Love the Total Recall reference!
Would love to see someone like Debreczeni get a chance. Tall strong , good boot and young, why are we persisting with old school. Lost to England and AB's , loyalty only goes so far, time to invest in the future.
What about 9's , surely there are better future options than Genia and Phipps.As the AB's showed us yet again the game is quickly won with a good 9 and 10.
Would love to see someone like Debreczeni get a chance. Tall strong , good boot and young, why are we persisting with old school. Lost to England and AB's , loyalty only goes so far, time to invest in the future.
What about 9's , surely there are better future options than Genia and Phipps.As the AB's showed us yet again the game is quickly won with a good 9 and 10.
I keep reading such comments about Sio and Slipper but they are not supported by their SR2016 stats.
Slipper averaged 8 carries for 12m (1.4m/carry) per 80 minutes played.
Sio averaged 7 carries for 6m (0.9m/carry) per 80 mins played.
Hardly 'good' or 'explosive' (as used by others).
In SR2015 Slipper averaged about the same and Sio much better at 4 carries per 9m (2.2m/carry).
The best performing LHP in SR2016 (for ball carries, ruck involvements and tackling) was Toby Smith who averaged 6 carries for 17m (2.9m/carry)/80 mins.
I too reckon Slipper is the better starter.
Did you watch many of Debreczeni's games in 2016? By the end of the season he was struggling to retain his spot.
He is a long way off.
I don't know that picking someone like him would be an investment in the future. There's every chance he'll never be a long term Wallaby player and someone younger will go past him.
Same thing can be said of Sio as a finisherSlipper as a finisher brings some balance when all of the front row is replaced.
Just looking at options, would be good to have Volavola available also rather than "can i kick it now Foley" and co. If we dont start looking outside where we are ad nauseam will continue.
Might chick in Jake McIntyye as well.
Young lad, plenty of promise, although may still need a touch of improvement yet. Had the faith of the QLD coach MOC
Cheika has done pretty well with his selections to quieten the peanut gallery.
Just looking at options, would be good to have Volavola available also rather than "can i kick it now Foley" and co. If we dont start looking outside where we are ad nauseam will continue.
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Bernard, come on man.
I'm not sure if you're serious or trolling now.
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I bet he's got his RM Williams boots on as well.
This backline looks like desperation and i think the kiwis will think so too
I don't think so. 12. Hodge 13. Kerevi smells of inexperience. K2 leaves us with only one playmaker. 12. Hodge 13. Kuridrani was probably the other option, they are both on the bench so it could be plan B.
Just looking at options, would be good to have Volavola available also rather than "can i kick it now Foley" and co. If we dont start looking outside where we are ad nauseam will continue.