The tour of Europe

[RoffsChoice]

As we all know the Wallabies will be heading to Europe after the third Bledisloe later this month. While we have all heard of Team Rehab/Injured 15, I feel that the tour should be a development tool to prepare for the B&IL tour next year. First question, should we be playing our best in all positions or trying to bring some new players? (Eg. Hugh Pyle, Paddy Ryan, Scott Fardy, Ben Mowen, Andrew Smith, Mitch Inman)

But as a supplementary, is this a good idea for the tour? We could lose our top 4 seeding in the world cup if we have a bad tour, but we could just screw up the B&IL and the 2015 World Cup if we don't develop some good players. Compare what (could be) the best we have with a development team

Best
Palmer, Moore, Alexander, Timani, Sharpe, Dennis, Hooper, Samo, Phipps, Beale, Ioane, O'Connor, McCabe, Shipperly, Ashely-Cooper

Development
Ryan, Hanson, Cowan, Fardy, Pyle, Kimlin, Gill, Mowen, Prior, Holmes, Mogg, Inman, Smith, Kingston, Coleman

I'm in now way suggesting that we throw a team of next to no caps against Europe's finest, but what if we played this team one week

Ryan, Moore, Alexander, Fardy, Sharpe, Kimlin, Hooper, Samo, Phipps, Beale, Ioane, McCabe, Smith, O'Connor, Ashley-Cooper​

And then the next week we played this team

Palmer, Moore, Cowan, Pyle, Sharpe, Dennis, Gill, Mowen, Phipps, Beale, Ioane, O'Connor, Inman, Ashley-Cooper, Coleman​

and saw who would do well with further development for the other two tests?

 

[grousehouse]

Haven't we already 'developed' enough players over the last couple of months? Hopefully won't need a squad of 40 for the Lions like we have needed so far this season.

 

[barbarian]

Yeah was going to say I think we have blooded enough new talent this year. Let's start with finding 30 fit players and go from there.

 

[troxler]

There is already a thread for eoyt.

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/end-of-year-tour-2012.11822/#post-418005

 

[RoffsChoice]

Would someone who is able mind changing the title to "The purpose of the tour of Europe" or something of the sort?

Trying to find 30 fit players, we'll have to blood some players. What I want to work out is the sort of extent to do it at.

 

[GaffaCHinO]

Development
Ryan, Hanson, Cowan, Fardy, Pyle, Kimlin, Gill, Mowen, Prior, Holmes, Mogg, Inman, Smith, Kingston, Coleman

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Needs more brumbies

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[RoffsChoice]

Needs more brumbies

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Well I'm not going to say Tom Carter

 

[ChargerWA]

Sharpe is retiring after the last Bled. Won't be on the EOYT (though I hope he reconsiders).