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Ward Prentice (10)
I just hope there aren't too many lineouts in his time
What I don't understand is that when we bring on a poor lineout thrower, we immediately go to the back. It's like double-dare-you.
I just hope there aren't too many lineouts in his time
What I don't understand is that when we bring on a poor lineout thrower, we immediately go to the back. It's like double-dare-you.
Can someone smarter and less lazy than me work out statistically who is thought of as the worst from the votes?
Would that even be possible, or would we have about 8 or so regular players tied for consistently standard and not getting any votes.
So he received (on average) 10.5 of 138 votes per game.
A little over 1/15th of the votes..
This debate is absolutely ludicrous.
Please don't give them any encouragement.
So true, and so sad that the players seem to be the only ones who don't recognise that.
I wonder if oppositions are clever enough to stack the front with the best jumpers when the new hooker come on?What I don't understand is that when we bring on a poor lineout thrower, we immediately go to the back. It's like double-dare-you.
I wonder if oppositions are clever enough to stack the front with the best jumpers when the new hooker come on?
Leave a gimme out the back an challenge them to nail it
What team were you expecting?Just seen the team.
Wales will break the streak and win by 10.
And while I'm not a massive fan of Horne, I don't think he offers enough in attack, he is solid in defence and I would currently take him over Speight.
He excelled for the Tahs at 12 the few times he was asked to play, with Folau on his outside.As an unashamed and massive fan of Horne's I wouldn't pick him in gold if there was someone faster and/or bigger. Rob's the perfect bloke for a bench spot, though, covering 11/12/13/14.
Horne's paid the price for his unselfishness over the years. Being versatile has left him jack-of-all-back-spots and master of none, LG reckoned his best spot as a youngster was 12, wish he'd stayed there.
Foley gets a really tough time. He is our most complete 5/8 since Larkham.
He gives 100% in all aspects of the game and is passionate about the jersey.
I am an unabashed QC (Quade Cooper) fan because of his vision and ability but there are a lot of times when Bernard Foley is absolutely the bloke for the job.
Anyone noticing that the new players are retaining their spots and the attrition is coming from the more experienced / older players? It doesn't matter that injury has given some players the chance, it seems to me that Cheika's plan was to start with an experienced side and make the transition as the opportunities presented themselves. If not for Kerevi's ankle there would be six 2016 debutantes in the starting side.
(New player on the left, likely never to be seen in gold again player(s) on the right).
DHP - Mitchell
Hodge - Giteau
Kerevi - AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
Timani - McCalman
I just picked out the obvious ones, but you'd think that players like Horne and To'omua would also struggle to to get their places back when they are available.
Arnold and Coleman are the other 2 starting debutantes, but Cheika is keeping more of the old guard in the fold, he says that's to build depth in the row, I'm inclined to believe him. Carter seems to be the only complete discard.