Wallabies 2012 Championship Squad

[Scotty]

Pity the poor bastard can't tackle.

I don't think you have been watching the reds lately.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Reds added to the squad:

flyhalf Quade Cooper, flanker Liam Gill, hooker James Hanson, No 8 Radike Samo, flanker Jake Schatz, lock Rob Simmons, prop James Slipper and midfield back Ben Tapuai

 

[Scotty]

Higginbotham?

 

[Scotty]

Why schatz? Are you sure that is correct?

 

[GaffaCHinO]

Samo?

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[Braveheart81]

Presumably Higginbotham, Genia and Harris are being given a break for a week or so?

How serious is Saia Fainga'as injury?

Interesting that Ant Fainga'a has been left out. You'd assume he isn't one of the definite selections being given a rest.

 

[Antony]

Higginbotham?

Yeah what's that about? Dwyer exercising his final vestige of selectorial clout?

 

[tigerland12]

SAMO!? Are they fucking high?

And no Shipperely or Holmes..... what a joke.

 

[qwerty51]

well hold on a sec, no Genia mentioned either..

 

[TOCC]

has Deans truly lost the plot

Must be giving those guys a week's break I'm guessing?

 

[MrTimms]

The guys who have played more games this year are getting a rest, that's why cooper is there but genia isn't. There are others having a rest too.

Gill and Slipper may have warranted a rest (IMHO), but that's about all there is to those additions.

It is just a training squad.

 

[Roundawhile]

No Digby?

I hope you're right about the one weeks rest, because this seems very strange!

 

[spectator]

Samo in and Shipperly not is somewhat strange.

 

[Brumby Jack]

OK, OK, let's just settle down Reds fans.

Those names were added to attend the camp THIS week. Some players, as Mr Timms pointed out, deserve a week off after their playing commitments and this appears to be that week.

There is a second camp at the beginning of August so more names will be added then.

You may now resume breathing...

 

[Roundawhile]

So their allowing for mad monday for some of the Reds but not others.

Samo in ???

"Curiouser and curiouser" said Alice.

 

[Jiggles]

I bet Samo is the person most shocked by his selection...

 

[No4918]

Given there is still a few weeks to the first game and the burn out issues faced by a lot of these guys I'd have been happy for everyone to get at least a week off. Especially those that featured in June tests. What's the rush? Especially now we have no sides in the finals and the best from Sa and NZ get another week or two to smash each other around.

 

[tigerland12]

Samo is behind Ed Quirk in the Reds backrow pecking order, how the shit does he get picked. Even a Auelua, Fardy (as a 6) or Jones would of sufficed.

 

[TOCC]

Samo is behind Ed Quirk in the Reds backrow pecking order, how the shit does he get picked. .

Ed Quirk doesn't play number 8 like Samo and Ed Quick is also injured....

 

[tigerland12]

Ed Quirk doesn't play number 8 like Samo and Ed Quick is also injured..

Yes but before he was injured he was ahead of him. For a good month Samo was running around in Premier Grade. And yes Quirk plays 8

I just think this selection is beyond stupid.