The Wallaby 12 Conundrum

[oztimmay]

wow..how did you work that out so quickly?

He's the (un)official GAGR numbers man.

 

[maxdacat]

Interesting topic anyway, who is our Nonu or JdV equivalent or do we have a different style in that position compared to our competitors?

 

[Train Without a Station]

We've always (at least dating back to Herbet) played our tackle buster at 13.

 

[RugbyReg]

How many centre pairings have we had over the last decade? That would be an interesting statistic.

Damn you for challenging someone one to do that:

From the beginning of 2005 until our most recently played test there has been 40 centre pairings.

Go on lads, name me the top 7!

Bonus question, name the 15 combos we only saw once.

 

[Train Without a Station]

Larhkam/Mortlock only once. Tahu/Cross once. Giteu/Cooper only once.

Giteau/Mortlock, Giteau/AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)/Barnes, McCabe/AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) a few of the most seen combos.

That's all I've got.

 

[Braveheart81]

I'm pretty sure Turinui/Rathbone is in the single appearance category.

Amazingly, Turinui/Tuqiri happened more than once!

 

[RugbyReg]

Top 7:
1 Giteau/Mortlock (15)
2
3 To'omua/Kuridrani (11)
4
5 McCabe/AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) (7)
6 Giteau/AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) (7)
7 Barnes/AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) (7)


One-test wonders:
1 Larhkam/Mortlock
2 Turinui/Rathbone
3 Harris/Fainga'a
4 Horne/Fainga'a
5 Fainga'a/Horne
6 Harris/Lealiifano
7 Mortlcock/Tuqiri
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

 

[Braveheart81]

I think To'omua/Kuridrani has probably happened 7 times now to make that list.

One of McCabe/Fainga'a or Fainga'a/AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) should also make the list I think.

 

[Paradox]

Lilo played a very good game for Australia last time out (Wales in Cardiff) and has been solid but not spectacular this year. It annoys me people say a player is rubbish when they've simply been solid. Big test this weekend and yet another combo at 10/12 for Oz.

 

[Braveheart81]

Bonus question, name the 15 combos we only saw once.

Do Horne and Fainga'a and Fainga'a and Horne count as two answers?

Harris/Fainga'a and Harris/Leali'ifano are two others. Ant Fainga'a seems to be in a lot of these combos!

 

[Wilson]

QC (Quade Cooper)/digby happened once didn't it?

 

[Paradox]

QC (Quade Cooper)/digby happened once didn't it?

More than once.

Mortlock and Tuquiri.

 

[RugbyReg]

Cooper and Digby happened 3 times!

Some good answers coming in.

 

[Train Without a Station]

Flatley and Mortlock saw plenty of air time. Definitely in the top 7

 

[RugbyReg]

Flats? not from 2005 onwards

 

[maxdacat]

Damn you for challenging someone one to do that:

From the beginning of 2005 until our most recently played test there has been 40 centre pairings.

Go on lads, name me the top 7!

Bonus question, name the 15 combos we only saw once.

22 vs 40 pairings in the last 10 years....i think you guys should confer

 

[RugbyReg]

he pulled his out of his arse (as he stated).

Mine is accurate.

 

[KOB1987]

Barnes/Mortlock?

 

[No4918]

To'omua/Kuridrani already top 3. Amazing.

 

[Train Without a Station]

Yes. I'm living in the past. I'm certain Lilo & AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) started 5+ tests together though. Possibly even 9.