Stirling Mortlock

[Spook]

The queue for outside centre ahead of Ashley-Cooper right now should include (in alphabetical order) Cross, Horne, Ioane, Mortlock and Tahu. Adam, son, get some sprint training, pdq.

That is going waaaay too far.

Tahu has now played more decent games than Horne this season.

Agreed. Mortlock, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Cross and Tahu all have very good stats for tackle busts. Horne is way down the list - 8 all season according to S14 stats on fox. The others are around 30. Cross is a bit lower..

Biff, based on your form criteria. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) should probably be 15. . Growden has selected him 2 weeks in a row at 15 in his team of the week ??? ;D

 

[Scotty]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) - I will not deny he has talent, and of course we all remember that try against the ABs. I remember Mitchell looking good in his early tests too. This season AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has not been stellar.

Mitchell did look good in his early tests, but you can't really compare the two as Mitchell has some inherent weaknesses that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) doesn't. Namely defense and ability to hold onto the ball in contact.

 

[fatprop]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) - I will not deny he has talent, and of course we all remember that try against the ABs. I remember Mitchell looking good in his early tests too. This season AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has not been stellar.

Mitchell did look good in his early tests, but you can't really compare the two as Mitchell has some inherent weaknesses that AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) doesn't. Namely defense and ability to hold onto the ball in contact.

I partly disagree, Mitchell was terrible in contact early but is much much better now. His defence is still average.

 

[Spook]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) proved all of ye doubters wrong. Great performance in the wet.

 

[louie]

my players of the match:
phibbs
g.smith
mortlock
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

 

[Biffo]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) proved all of ye doubters wrong. Great performance in the wet.

Outstanding. He's back in my nominal Wallaby 22.

There is a big difference between doubting and questioning.

 

[Biffo]

Mitchell was terrible in contact early but is much much better now. His defence is still average.

I think you will find,, if you look up S14 and Test stats, that Mitchell's defence is way below average. If it improved to average, he'd be a very good Test player.

 

[Gagger]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) proved all of ye doubters wrong. Great performance in the wet.

Played like a very good 13 bodging it at 15 for me. With Gerrard the Brumbies would have won that game.

 

[Spook]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) proved all of ye doubters wrong. Great performance in the wet.

Outstanding. He's back in my nominal Wallaby 22.

There is a big difference between doubting and questioning.

Biff, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is very good under high ball. Perhaps that's what made Deans go for him. In 2006, he couldn't catch a thing.