I would have Wright in the starting team, if he stays fit I think he will be best in team and be a Wallaby 6 by seasons end.
Yeah - at some point in the past I suggested Uru, Wilson & McReight as our best back row but Wright last year reminded me just how good he is. His impact is delivered by his nous not brute force but a very, very good player, at super level at least. The only thing that might count against him is if we think we need another player to provide physical impact to lighten the load on Wilson.
Last year was also a reminder though that these discussions, while always fun, are normally purely theoretical as injury always plays a significant part. Given our improvement in the front row if we could play even half of our games with our best 7 players for lock and backrow positions I would be very happy. If we can’t then it still looks a decent step down to the next best in each spot from what I’ve seen.
From the little posted here Cormac Daly sounds like a good pick up in a position where we had room for an emerging talent. It would be great to see another lock pick up who was already at Super level. Maybe someone with a bit of experience to fill a 12 month void to give Daly show if he can step up and to allow us to secure a top line lock for 2025 (would love to see Hockings lured back).
With regards to the respective 10s it is just good to have some genuine options across the development profile. I feel O’Connor is more likely at 12, but gives us an experienced head at 10. I think Creighton has come along quite nicely but at this point he seems more a depth player who can cover 10, 12 & 15 (which are extremely important) than a long term fixture in the 10. I like what I see in both Lynagh & McLaughlin-Phillips and I really look forward to seeing them grow/develop over the next 2 yrs.