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Simon Poidevin (60)
How do we lose the series when it's a drawNope, you said Melbourne. It easy..just scroll up an inch and nope, we still lose the series.
How do we lose the series when it's a drawNope, you said Melbourne. It easy..just scroll up an inch and nope, we still lose the series.
accepting that Link isn't going to make too many changes from the 23, I'd go:
1. Slipper
2. TPN if fit/Charles
3. Kepu
4. Horwill
5. Simmons
6. Higginbotham
7. Hooper
8. Palu
9. Phipps
10. Foley
11. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
12. Beale
13. Kuridrani
14. Horne
15. Folau
16. Hansen/Charles
17. Cowan
18. Alexander
19. Skelton
20. Fardy
21. White
22. To'omua
23. McCabe
and before you shoot me down about Beale over To'omua, please deliver a valid argument as to what the latter has delivered this series so far..
and before you shoot me down about Beale over To'omua, please deliver a valid argument as to what the latter has delivered this series so far..
no disrespect to the incumbents, but I'd love to see those Morris twins as our centre pairing..
TPN was on the radio today and said he's a few weeks off contact training.
So it will be between Hanson and S Fainga'a
accepting that Link isn't going to make too many changes from the 23, I'd go:
1. Slipper
2. TPN if fit/Charles
3. Kepu
4. Horwill
5. Simmons
6. Higginbotham
7. Hooper
8. Palu
9. Phipps
10. Foley
11. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
12. Beale
13. Kuridrani
14. Horne
15. Folau
16. Hansen/Charles
17. Cowan
18. Alexander
19. Skelton
20. Fardy
21. White
22. To'omua
23. McCabe
and before you shoot me down about Beale over To'omua, please deliver a valid argument as to what the latter has delivered this series so far..
far out, I might hit the bench press!
Spose if the following positions are not cemented: tight 5, 6-7-8, 9-10-12, and 11-14-15, capt or culture.. be sure its a young team (not limited to age) Step up? team gotta know what they're stepping into - McKenzie only been in for a minute and wobs are only jus grafting out their combos.. If thats the sentiment then surely pure wobs fans have been saying that since McQueen era 1998 Quality takes timeHow long have we been a "young team". We've been saying this from day 1 of the Dean's era and that was 5-6 years ago. Its time to step up.
Strength on contact and an ability to defend.
Beale made two good offloads and otherwise didn't look out of position, looked out of his depth. Fucking move him wherever you want in defence he will be exploited. The try after Carter's drop ball he was marking air, eventually committed to Cruden and by then it was too late and he offloaded. When savea chipped and chased Beale hung back, let savea come to him and dictate the terms instead of coming up in a one on one and limiting his options. Then there was when he played matador to Crotty. I lost interest by the second half.
To be fair I thought Hanson played pretty well. Dropped one ball I think but otherwise held up well in the scrum and our lineout was good too. So it's not a complete disaster there.
The real question is; how many changes are we willing to make when we really need to try and build some consistency in starting positions?
I think Phipps and Foley for White and Beale. Kuridrani to 13 and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) to Wing. Higgers to 6.
Before people call me out , these are all all combinations we have had in the very recent past and wouldn't cause too much disruption I feel. It still allows the team to build and hopefully refreshes their psychology.
Sounds to me like you rolled the tape a few times and pinpointed where Beale was or wasn't and completely disregarded that there were 14 other players out there too..
who also had defensive obligations..