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Wallabies 2019 Thread

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Braveheart81

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Will Genia (78)
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Forwards
Allan Ala'alatoa (32 Tests, Brumbies, 25)
Rory Arnold (19 Tests , Brumbies, 29)
Jack Dempsey (10 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 25)
Folau Fainga’a (7 Tests, Brumbies, 24)
Michael Hooper (c) (91 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 27)
Luke Jones (3 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 28)
Sekope Kepu (103 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 33)
Tolu Latu (12 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 26)
Isi Naisarani (uncapped, Melbourne Rebels, 24)
Tom Robertson (24 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 24)
Izack Rodda (17 Tests, Queensland Reds, 22)
Rob Simmons (94 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 30)
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (11, Queensland Reds, 22)
Scott Sio (55 Tests, Brumbies, 27)
James Slipper (86 Tests, Brumbies, 30)
Taniela Tupou (11 Tests, Queensland Reds, 23)
Jordan Uelese (2 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 22)
Rob Valetini (uncapped, Brumbies, 20)
Liam Wright (uncapped, Queensland Reds, 21)

Backs

Adam Ashley-Cooper (117 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 35)
Tom Banks (3 Tests, Brumbies, 25)
Kurtley Beale (83 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 30)
Bernard Foley (68 Tests, NSW Waratahs, 29)
Will Genia (100 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 31)
Dane Haylett-Petty (31 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 30)
Reece Hodge (33 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 24)
Samu Kerevi (25 Tests, Queensland Reds, 25)
Marika Koroibete (20 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 26)
Tevita Kuridrani (58 Tests, Brumbies, 28)
Christian Lealiifano (19 Tests, Brumbies, 31)
Jack Maddocks (7 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 22)
Joe Powell (4 Tests, Brumbies, 25)
Matt To'omua (42 Tests, Melbourne Rebels, 29)
Nic White (22 Tests, Exeter Chiefs, 29)
 
Braveheart81

Braveheart81

Will Genia (78)
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So by position:

Props: Sio, Slipper, Robertson, Ala'alatoa, Kepu, Tupou
Hooker: Fainga'a, Uelese, Latu
Locks: Arnold, Rodda, Simmons, Salakaia-Loto
Backrow: Hooper, Jones, Naisarani, Dempsey, Valetini, Wright
Scrumhalf: Genia, White, Powell
Flyhalf: Foley, Leali'ifano
Centres: Kerevi, Kuridrani, To'omua, Hodge, Ashley-Cooper
Back three: Beale, Banks, Haylett-Petty, Koroibete, Maddocks
 
Derpus

Derpus

Nathan Sharpe (72)
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) there in a mentoring role or what?

I'd actually take JOC (James O'Connor) over him.

Don't see the point in Liam Wright. Edit: actually, yeah, without Poey or Samu it makes sense.

No Phipps is interesting. Glad to see Hanigan left out.
 
fatprop

fatprop

George Gregan (70)
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Braveheart81 said:
So by position:

Props: Sio, Slipper, Robertson, Ala'alatoa, Kepu, Tupou
Hooker: Fainga'a, Uelese, Latu
Locks: Arnold, Rodda, Simmons, Salakaia-Loto
Backrow: Hooper, Jones, Naisarani, Dempsey, Valetini, Wright
Scrumhalf: Genia, White, Powell
Flyhalf: Foley, Leali'ifano
Centres: Kerevi, Kuridrani, To'omua, Hodge, Ashley-Cooper
Back three: Beale, Banks, Haylett-Petty, Koroibete, Maddocks
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No Pocock is going to reduce the arguments around here, not the worst squad

No Nau, Cooper, Phipps & Hanigan will also reduce arguments
 
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Andrew Slack (58)
Beale’s a Classic Jekyll & Hyde.

At his best he is very good at unpicking defences in broken play.

At his worst he kills attack and gives all the advantage to the defending team.

Unfortunately he has displayed as much or more of his worst over the last 12 months.
 
barbarian

barbarian

Phil Kearns (64)
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Hey guys, I know we all love to froth and shout when a Wallaby squad is announced. But we've got a problem - this is a pretty good squad with no objectively poor choices.

Here are some suggested lines you can use to channel that outrage:

- Where's Raelene? She needs to be more visible in Wallaby announcements.
- The complete lack of Force players shows the disregard RA has for rugby in the west.
- Foley and Beale are proven non-performers and should have been kicked to the curb.
- Michael Hooper!?!? Come on guys, he shouldn't be in the squad, let alone captain.
- Tolu Latu and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) prove the Waratahs bias is still strong in this squad.

Or just got with the classic:

- Nice enough squad, but the All Blacks will hardly be quaking in their boots.
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Joe Blow

Joe Blow

John Hipwell (52)
He’s had his moments at 15 since the Folau debacle began. He generally goes well against the Boks as well.
Looking forward to seeing Wright. He’s more or less guaranteed a spot in the 23 unless Dempsey is the backup 7.
 
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TSR

Andrew Slack (58)
I would have thought the squad was relatively controversy free.

There will always be some lucky inclusions and unlucky exclusions, but for the most part it is a group of the guys who are fit and performing best in their positions, with a couple of gambles taken on guys in key positions where the 2nd/3rd choice hasn’t banged the door down.

Out of all the omissions McCaffrey is possibly the most unlucky, but I don’t know he would have held his spot in the longer run anyway.
 
Tex

Tex

Greg Davis (50)
barbarian said:
Hey guys, I know we all love to froth and shout when a Wallaby squad is announced. But we've got a problem - this is a pretty good squad with no objectively poor choices.

Here are some suggested lines you can use to channel that outrage:

- Where's Raelene? She needs to be more visible in Wallaby announcements.
- The complete lack of Force players shows the disregard RA has for rugby in the west.
- Foley and Beale are proven non-performers and should have been kicked to the curb.
- Michael Hooper!?!? Come on guys, he shouldn't be in the squad, let alone captain.
- Tolu Latu and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) prove the Waratahs bias is still strong in this squad.

Or just got with the classic:

- Nice enough squad, but the All Blacks will hardly be quaking in their boots.
.
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TEAM IS MISSING NICK PHIBBS WHY?
 
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