RWC Pool D - Wallabies vs Uruguay -Saturday October 5 2019 @ 2:15pm
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Mark Ella (57)
No. I'm happy to grant a 13 the shortcoming of a lack of distribution game but not a 12.
Herbert, Mortlock, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Horne, Folau, Kuridrani - have really all had this problem to a degree. A 12 who doesn't pass has never been successful at the highest level for long periods of time.
Anyways, agree to disagree otherwise we will be going around in circles.
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
I agree. Kerevi has shown some of a distribution game in the past, I just seems to have deteriorated. His ball-running is second to none.
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Bobby Sands
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Another reason people are so excited about the long term prospect of Jordy at 13.
Australia has not had a good ball playing, dominant running 13 basically ever.
Herbert wasn't too bad, and Jason Little decent slight of hand.
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Rod McCall (65)
But Kerevi hasn't really been playing at 12 in attack anyway... JOC (James O'Connor) has
regardless of what their jerseys say
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Latu is by far our best hooker and Hooper has been in cracking form. Think they are both certain starters.
Otherwise, i really like this team. I like KB (Kurtley Beale) and Kerevi coming from the bench and i love two actual wingers.
To'omua is shite at 10, but so are Lilo and Foley - so fuck it.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Tuilagi might dispute his claim to the ball running title.
Folau over Latu to start? Now that Tolu's sorted his shit out his greater physicality would better be utilised at the start of matches.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
Kerevi is more dynamic with ball in hand, Tuilagi doesn't have his sidestep.
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Bobby Sands
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I much prefer Folau at hooker.
He runs a better maul, is bigger, and carries the ball better.
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Bobby Sands
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Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
I'd agree with you. We're not going to go deep in this tournament by playing DHP or Hodge out of position on the wing. Petaia can actually do something. I sat up every time he got the ball in the game, and before people say it was Uruguay, I don't think DHP stepped the first two people every time he touched the ball.
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
I thought Tupou was excellent when he came on and needs to be on the Wallaby bench for all the big games coming up, maybe even start against Georgia.
Jordan Petaia lived up to expectations but he was limping just before half time, and then sitting on the bench with his hammy in ice. Maybe a precaution or maybe the end of his tournament?
Both Dempsey and TK have put themselves in contention for a spot at least in the 23. But it is late in the day to be changing parts of the team that have until now been pretty stable.
Looking back on the Wallabies matches this year, it is hard to see where the new selection committee has had much influence. Bernard Foley is now out of favour, and that might be directly attributable to input from the other two on the committee. though Bernard's lack of form would be terribly hard to ignore even for Michael Cheika. We still run out the Pooper/Hocock, two opensides combination, and the backline still looks to be as uncertain as it was over the past 4 years. Both Johnson and O'Connor were quoted earlier on saying that the coach should get (at least) most of his selections, and I reckon that's exactly what has happened.
Jordan Petaia lived up to expectations but he was limping just before half time, and then sitting on the bench with his hammy in ice. Maybe a precaution or maybe the end of his tournament?
Both Dempsey and TK have put themselves in contention for a spot at least in the 23. But it is late in the day to be changing parts of the team that have until now been pretty stable.
Looking back on the Wallabies matches this year, it is hard to see where the new selection committee has had much influence. Bernard Foley is now out of favour, and that might be directly attributable to input from the other two on the committee. though Bernard's lack of form would be terribly hard to ignore even for Michael Cheika. We still run out the Pooper/Hocock, two opensides combination, and the backline still looks to be as uncertain as it was over the past 4 years. Both Johnson and O'Connor were quoted earlier on saying that the coach should get (at least) most of his selections, and I reckon that's exactly what has happened.
Agree apart from the Pooper, Pocock isn't playing well enough to justify the compromise
Isi, Dempsey & Hooper to start,
LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) or Pocock on the bench, probably LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) as you can budget Hooper for 80
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Phil Kearns (64)
Yep, it looks to me as though Poey might just have had his day, and a wonderful day it was.
Petaia looks really good, but unless and until he gets through a whole match without injury he has to be considered too much of a risk in a must win game. So my hope is that he does get a whole game next week.
Petaia looks really good, but unless and until he gets through a whole match without injury he has to be considered too much of a risk in a must win game. So my hope is that he does get a whole game next week.