The Wallabies Thread

[waiopehu oldboy]

Getting into restraint of trade territory.

I see your Restraint Of Trade & raise you the resources used by Tasman RFU & The Crusaders to turn a guy unwanted by anyone in Straya at 24 into a potential Wobbly at 27

Given RA are on the bones of their arse we might let you have him first a five-figure sum. We're generous cnuts, after all........

 

[Derpus]

I see your Restraint Of Trade & raise you the resources used by Tasman RFU & The Crusaders to turn a guy unwanted by anyone in Straya at 24 into a potential Wobbly at 27

Haha i guess helping the Crusaders win the Soup wasn't enough of a return? 'spose it's prolly worth a few bucks.

Edit: thought about it a little more. Same argument could be used by any employer ever. Are you to owe a debt of gratitude on top of your services to an employer who takes you on in a junior role? Sounds like slavery with extra steps.

 

[Rebels3]

Hodge for me has lost his place. Where does he fit in? Certainly not the centres. Kerevi and Beale are both far better options at 12. TK will retain his place despite his form and Rona is the form 13 at the moment. He could play wing but we have specialist wingers and fullbacks who are all in better form.

He could be the bench utility option but again, one of Maddocks/Banks will probably take it on form.

The only aspect of his game that is stand-out is his long range goalkicking. Is that enough?

I get where you are coming from, but purely from an impact point of view he makes more sense. He can kick goals 50 out, kick for touch 50 out (both can change the way an opposition team plays) and more importantly he can kick goals (although not the greatest at it). If Foley went down he could come on and take the kicking duties. He can also fill 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and even 10 if several injuries happen, only guy in Australia that can do so (with a min super level experience). Just frees up other bench spots for a more specialised player to impact the game with their pace etc. eg. Banks. Rona i agree would be a nice fit and is also versatile, im more than happy if he found a spot somewhere. Overall its a good problem to have

 

[fatprop]

DHP too.

Yeah, on reputation only

DHP hasn't done a lot this season

 

[fatprop]

Banks form could see him beat out DHP for that wing spot or we could just go with two wingers who can kick and Koroibete misses out.

It's good that he's added a genuine option in the back three given some of our incumbent wingers have been down on form.

Koroibete would be my first winger chosen, he is a beast.
Chases hard, hits hard, quick and elusive

 

[Braveheart81]

I reckon Hodge is a chance at the 22 jersey because of his versatility. I can't see him starting though. His form hasn't been nearly good enough.

 

[wamberal]

Koroibete would be my first winger chosen, he is a beast.
Chases hard, hits hard, quick and elusive

And he costs a lot of money.

 

[KOB1987]

And he costs a lot of money.

Do we actually know that? It seems that his deal was sweetened by touring as a development player when he was first signed but I haven't heard of him spoken about in the same breath as the likes of Folau, Pocock and Hooper with regards to the financials.

 

[Up the Guts]

I reckon Hodge is a chance at the 22 jersey because of his versatility. I can't see him starting though. His form hasn't been nearly good enough.

And if it's tight at the end of the game you still get the benefit of having a long range goal kicker. Given we don't play a tight, set-piece oriented game where we try and force penalties for points I'm not sure we'll win many games if we're reliant on Hodge kicking 50m penalties for us throughout the game so it's unlikely his boot bags him a place in the starting side.

 

[fatprop]

And he costs a lot of money.

NRL wingers aren't highly paid, I don't know what your definition of "highly paid" is

 

[wamberal]

NRL wingers aren't highly paid, I don't know what your definition of "highly paid" is

There were reports that he was getting a pretty good package.

 

[Derpus]

There were reports that he was getting a pretty good package.

He got a better package than he was offered by the Storm, that was all i saw. Which isn't saying much.

 

[Up the Guts]

Anyhow, Koroibete seems like a hard worker who doesn't treat it as his birth right to be paid the big bucks and walk into a Wallabies jersey. Well worth the money imo.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Faulkner has been ok this year, nothing more nothing less, he has however been usurped and outplayed by Sa’aga who is a better scrummager and better in the contact, Faulkner prob better at getting from ruck to ruck. With Slipper gone and with Smiths eligibility in question, Sa’aga could very much be 3rd in line for the LH spot, although I could see AAT been thrown in if injuries happen to either Sio or Robertson

Is it possible for a capped player to lose eligibility? I wouldn't have thought so.

 

[Rebels3]

Ruan or JP have never played any form of international rugby, unless im missing some obvious sarcasm and you are meaning George Smith.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Koroibete would be my first winger chosen, he is a beast.
Chases hard, hits hard, quick and elusive

When he hits, which has been more miss than hit this year. He should have to show he is defensively capable, both in individual tackling and perhaps more importantly in positioning, before getting another call up to the Wallabies.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Ruan or JP have never played any form of international rugby, unless im missing some obvious sarcasm and you are meaning George Smith.

Sorry, thought you meant Toby as the discussion was about LHPs.

JP has certainly shown some good form this year (as he did with the Brumbies), but despite him apparently having resident status, I think there is still a question mark over his eligibility because he went back to SA to play for a couple of years.

 

[fatprop]

When he hits, which has been more miss than hit this year. He should have to show he is defensively capable, both in individual tackling and perhaps more importantly in positioning, before getting another call up to the Wallabies.

He will be/should be the first winger picked

 

[barbarian]

When he hits, which has been more miss than hit this year. He should have to show he is defensively capable, both in individual tackling and perhaps more importantly in positioning, before getting another call up to the Wallabies.

I'm with FP - this is pretty ridiculous.

The bloke proved last year that he's world class. Unless he has gone radically off the boil (which from all I've seen he clearly hasn't) then he's in my team every time.
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[Joe Blow]

Yes. I would have Koriebete on one wing and Banks, DHP or Maddocks on the other.