If you were Robbie, who would be penciled in as your current Wallaby 15?

[farva]

Robinson
TPN
Alexander
Mumm
Sharpe
Elsom
Pocock
Palu

Genia
Cooper
Mitchell
JOC (James O'Connor)
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
Ioane (essentially playing another 13 on the wing. We have the speedster in Mitchell, and on the other wing the strength of Ioane)
Hynes

Moore
Weeks (Given Alexander can cover loosehead, its either Weeks or Baxter, and I refuse to put Baxter in a Wallaby squad again)
Chisholm (Both Mumm and Sharpe can call the lineout, so an enforcer can sit on the bench)
Hodgson (currently the most inform 7 in Australia)
Sheehan (Burgess is patchy, Sheehan, other than against the Reds has been in form)
Giteau (if we bench him, his ego may deflate and he might be useful)
Morahan (he is a prospect, get him on the bench and in the squad, he will be better for the experience)

Unlucky:
Higgenbotham (Elsom is a better player, and Hodgson is just running too hot to leave out, plus Higgenbotham doesnt really cover lock does he, so wont be on the bench for that position)
Burgess
A Faaingaa (I just think that JOC (James O'Connor) is a better option, especially with two good crash bangs in AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Ioane playing there too, Id like too see some more finesse at 12)
S Faaingaa (I picked Moore purely from an experience reason - Id be very nervous about starting too many rookies in the Wallaby squad)

 

[Reddy!]

Giteau (if we bench him, his ego may deflate and he might be useful)

I honestly think the speculation about Giteau having an ego is a bit of a myth. In any case, how would it affect his playing ability. James O'Connor has an ego the size of the Empire State Building and he goes alright. I think the coaches are not willing to admit that he can be the best player on the field from inside centre.

But at the Brumbies and the last 2 years for the Wallabies, Giteau has been selected at flyhalf because there was nobody else (Barnes being injured 24/7 contributed to this). In step Quade Cooper and things might begin to change.

 

[farva]

On a completely unreltated note, how on earth did I get that avatar? I didnt choose it...

 

[Reddy!]

On a completely unreltated note, how on earth did I get that avatar? I didnt choose it...

Because Scott Fava is your favourite player of all time, how embarressing.

 

[DPK]

Its in the forum rules:

"2. Everyone with 50 posts needs an avatar, or a terribly amusing one will be supplied by the moderators."

 

[RugbyReg]

would you prefer this one?

 

[DPK]

Is that super troopers?