Well, at least that'd get Horan & Kearns out of the commentary box.
And Bill McLaren back in it.
We are talking rugby here buddy . Keep my auntie and her balls out of it.And if your auntie had balls she would be your uncle.
A bit of perspective would be a good thing. For starters, rugby in Australia had a huge kick along when (a) the game went professional (b) the super league war erupted (c) we had a very successful national side during the nineties and (d) O'Neill pilfered sole ownership for Australia of the 2003 RWC.
So the money in the bank was partly O'Neill's doing. Does he get credit for that?
Players like Tuqiri and Sailor made than paid for themselves. You only have to look at the dive in Waratahs' attendances when Tuqiri was axed - he was a huge drawcard, especially amongst the kids.
The NRL was always going to recover. Unfortunately, our game went backwards as a spectacle. The 2007 RWC was a benchmark in boring play.
O'Neill did his best to update the rules. Do you give him any credit for the "Stellenbosch Project"?
The game today in Australia is where it is for a myriad reasons. Any fair-minded observer would accept that we are up against two enormously strong and deeply rooted competitors.. Both of them have total control of their rule-books.
Unlike us. Our game us ruled by the old and young fogeys of the Northern Hemisphere.
That is not O'Neill's fault.
We are talking rugby here buddy . Keep my auntie and her balls out of it.
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I can't fathom people suggesting anybody at 13 except Kuridrani. One of our best for the last two or three international seasons, the deserved incumbent.
Folau at fullback. If it ain't broke..
Phipps
Foley
Horne
Lilo
Kuridrani
Another Winger
Folau
seem to be the two options this week
On the numbers you'd go with Kerevi over TK (thanks for that Reg), but I don't believe you throw out the incumbent easily. I don't have much doubt that we'll see Samu in gold this year, but TK I think has earned the right to play there first up.
Wouldn't mind seeing
Phipps
Foley
Horne
Lilo
TK
Folau
DHP
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What's the chance Hunt is still playing rugby in Australia in 2018?I wouldn't play Folau at 13, but I'd certainly think about playing him on the wing if we are shortly genuine options. It's probably a good time for Cheika to start developing some options at 15 ahead of TRC given that Beale is out of the picture. Both HP or Hunt and have the potential to be test 15s. I'd probably start with Hunt if he is fit.
I like the idea of a Kerevi / Kuridrani combo in the centres, with Lilo on the bench, but wouldn't have a problem if you went the reverse with Kerevi on the bench.