Rugby Championship 2025: Wallabies v Argentina

[rugbyAU]

"And a better goal kicker"..... well, there was the Lions series? JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor) should stay with Edmed off the bench. Lynagh and Donaldson should be back v All Blacks.

Lynagh is good to go for Arg

 

[Brumby Runner]

Hudson Creighton or Ollie Sapsford obviously

Nice to see some recognition even if underpinned by sarcasm by an alien fan. Brumbies backs usually don't get a mention even though they have been part of the most successful Aus side in recent years. For example, when looking at options for No 12 there is silence about Feliuai but talk about Walton and Henry when neither has had as successful year or more as Feliuai. Paisami and Stewart are in the Wallaby squad but Feliuai should rightly be the next in conversations.

 

[Major Tom]

Nice to see some recognition even if underpinned by sarcasm by an alien fan. Brumbies backs usually don't get a mention even though they have been part of the most successful Aus side in recent years. For example, when looking at options for No 12 there is silence about Feliuai but talk about Walton and Henry when neither has had as successful year or more as Feliuai. Paisami and Stewart are in the Wallaby squad but Feliuai should rightly be the next in conversations.

Yeah straight in after daungunu, Stewart, paisami and Flook of course.

 

[Yoda]

Man.. lynagh is not a better ‘pure’ 10 than anyone of the other options we have. He is still a baby, and could be great- can we stop with the Hyperbole until he has played more than a handful of games at some competent level (read he has not done so yet).

Yes RR, hyperbole exactly...although it is a touchy subject on here.

 

[KOB1987]

Nice to see some recognition even if underpinned by sarcasm by an alien fan. Brumbies backs usually don't get a mention even though they have been part of the most successful Aus side in recent years. For example, when looking at options for No 12 there is silence about Feliuai but talk about Walton and Henry when neither has had as successful year or more as Feliuai. Paisami and Stewart are in the Wallaby squad but Feliuai should rightly be the next in conversations.

Hopefully it's largely academic, but based on the fact that Joey Walton has been called into the squad to fill training gaps on a few occasions I reckon he is next in Joe's pecking order. Anyways, back to next week's game....

 

[Brumby Runner]

Hopefully it's largely academic, but based on the fact that Joey Walton has been called into the squad to fill training gaps on a few occasions I reckon he is next in Joe's pecking order. Anyways, back to next week's game....

Think you'll find KOB that Feliuai has been around more Wallaby squads than Walton.

 

[Major Tom]

Think you'll find KOB that Feliuai has been around more Wallaby squads than Walton.

Splitting hairs here, Feliuai wouldn’t have been around that many more wallaby squads. Anyways we’re pretty desperate if we have to pick either of these blokes if you ask me.

 

[rugbyAU]

Splitting hairs here, Feliuai wouldn’t have been around that many more wallaby squads. Anyways we’re pretty desperate if we have to pick either of these blokes if you ask me.

Yep but I think Walton has only been called in once (last year)

 

[Froggy]

I really doubt any Tahs fan genuinely thinks Walton is a Wallaby prospect. A really honest player who gives everything, but I think Super rugby is his ceiling.

 

[PhilClinton]

I really doubt any Tahs fan genuinely thinks Walton is a Wallaby prospect. A really honest player who gives everything, but I think Super rugby is his ceiling.

Tell that to Hamish Stewart fans

 

[liquor box]

There's a lot of similarities between Jordan and Matt To'omua outside of the school they both went to.

AI tells me the following for Jordan and Matt's first 7 seasons





Matt then went on to have a pretty handy 2015 campaign for the Wallabies if memory serves me correctly.

Mike Wilbon on PTI often says the most important ability is availability. This is what JP is missing.

He had truly amazing abilities but always seems like a rocks and diamonds type player to me, when he was available.

 

[liquor box]

Nah, that just compounds the issue…

Then who replaces JAS in the centres?

Don’t solve one problem by creating another bigger one.

I think it is easier to find a new centre than a fullback.

 

[Slim 293]

I think it is easier to find a new centre than a fullback.

I'm looking at the squad and I don't agree...

 

[rugbyAU]

JAS has been back to full contact training in the last few days

White and Wilson are also fit

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Aussie Joe seems to be pretty conservative with his selections and not making wholesale changes. I am predicting this;

1. Slipper
2. Pollard
3.Tupou
4. Frost
5. Williams
6. Valetini
7. McReight
8. Wilson (c)
9. White
10. O'Connor
11. Toole
12. Ikitau
13. JAS
14. Jorgensen
15. Kellaway

16. BPA
17. Bell
18. AAA
19. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
20. Hooper
21. McDermott
22. Lynagh
23. Potter

 

[rugbyAU]

Aussie Joe seems to be pretty conservative with his selections and not making wholesale changes. I am predicting this;

1. Slipper
2. Pollard
3.Tupou
4. Frost
5. Williams
6. Valetini
7. McReight
8. Wilson (c)
9. White
10. O'Connor
11. Toole
12. Ikitau
13. JAS
14. Jorgensen
15. Kellaway

16. BPA
17. Bell
18. AAA
19. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
20. Hooper
21. McDermott
22. Lynagh
23. Potter

Agree - could also be Daungunu at 23

 

[BDA]

Aussie Joe seems to be pretty conservative with his selections and not making wholesale changes. I am predicting this;

1. Slipper
2. Pollard
3.Tupou
4. Frost
5. Williams
6. Valetini
7. McReight
8. Wilson (c)
9. White
10. O'Connor
11. Toole
12. Ikitau
13. JAS
14. Jorgensen
15. Kellaway

16. BPA
17. Bell
18. AAA
19. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto)
20. Hooper
21. McDermott
22. Lynagh
23. Potter

I think you nailed it.

 

[HogansHeros]

Great to see Allan back! Its a solid 23!

 

[rugbyAU]

We should win there's a lot of hype about Argentina going around but NZ were very poor in test 2, and beat them easily away from home in test 1 while being far from their best.

Arg lost twice at home to England missing 15+ first choice players

 

[John S]

Interesting listening to Inside Line, and they're interview Fozzie. He's basically said that the dynamics have changed, and this test is the first test this year (possibly apart from Fiji) where the Wallabies are expected to win.

I got the pod wrong - it was Roar, not Inside Line