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Chilla Wilson (44)
gill is great -
for handing out oranges at half time
for handing out oranges at half time
The impending Hooper vs Pocock Dilemma
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
But then if Poey is injured you've got Hooper.........
And if Hooper's injured there's Hodgson.......
And if Hodgson's injured you've got Butler, or Sean McMahon...............
And there's always the obligatory SOS to George Smith..............
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Slim, as a personal favour can you please stop filling every post with ellipses? I am worried I'm going to have an aneurysm if I keep seeing it. I'm also worried about the time cost of each additional period you have to type.
But back to the rugby. Liam Gill has been playing extremely well and always seems to be one of the most influential forwards on the park. That hasn't been seen at test level yet in my opinion though, whereas Hooper and Pocock have both had incredible impact there. I think Liam will make the most of his next chance but it's up to fate to give it to him. I think it is fair to consider him above Fainga'a, Butler and McMahon (for 7) at this stage, but they're no slouches either. We're pretty well stocked for openside talent.
But back to the rugby. Liam Gill has been playing extremely well and always seems to be one of the most influential forwards on the park. That hasn't been seen at test level yet in my opinion though, whereas Hooper and Pocock have both had incredible impact there. I think Liam will make the most of his next chance but it's up to fate to give it to him. I think it is fair to consider him above Fainga'a, Butler and McMahon (for 7) at this stage, but they're no slouches either. We're pretty well stocked for openside talent.
Good luck with that. It's an affectation that is here to stay, I think.
Godfrey
Phil Hardcastle (33)
Pushing the laws of the game or pushing the rules of punctuation. Both are artforms I suppose, but happy to go with rugby.
I have to say that even as an ardent believer in Pocock as the potential world's best and a huge Gill fan there is something undeniable about Hooper. How do you drop him? I couldn't go without both him and Pocock in the squad if available, regardless of the bench split.
I have to say that even as an ardent believer in Pocock as the potential world's best and a huge Gill fan there is something undeniable about Hooper. How do you drop him? I couldn't go without both him and Pocock in the squad if available, regardless of the bench split.
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Alfred Walker (16)
did you see that photo of pocock on the rowing machine in the canberra high altitude training room. He looks like like popeye after some spinach. He's huge.
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John Eales (66)
Just saw it. He's about as ripped as it's possible for a bloke to be I think.
Does anyone know if Pocock is expected to play this week or is he still out?
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Jim Clark (26)
No. We won't do a physiology lesson, but bear in mind there are plenty of people his height who are much heavier who play just fine.
There are also large numbers of athletes in the world who are larger and more powerful and operate at higher outputs (read NFL).
And don't forget that he has the advantage of well qualified S&C coaches whose knowledge is greater than ours in these matters.
What would they let that happen if it is something lay people could figure out?
There are also large numbers of athletes in the world who are larger and more powerful and operate at higher outputs (read NFL).
And don't forget that he has the advantage of well qualified S&C coaches whose knowledge is greater than ours in these matters.
What would they let that happen if it is something lay people could figure out?
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
He'll certainly need to string together some games after that.
Playing one of the first four rounds isn't the sort of consistency he's going to need to really stake his claim.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Last week during the Brumbies/Rebels game the commentary team were talking about Pocock returning in 3 or 4 weeks. I reckon he'd be targeting the Tahs game. Poey will have one eye on the RWC. He knows what he has to do to reclaim the no.7 jersey and he know who he has to impress.
Personally I'm skeptical whether he'll make it back until after the bye in round 7. I don't profess to know what I'm talking about, but I understand those ankle injuries are a bit like a hamstring injury in that you can't rush them and often take longer than you would think to heal. Isn't it the same injury that kept Sio out of the wallabies last year? I remember him getting the injury in the first week of training, and he just never returned.
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Mark Ella (57)
Agree but knee and ankle joints are the important bits.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Funny, I thought he was significantly smaller in the arms that two years ago.
Still massive though
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