Petaia out for 3-6 weeks with a "grade 2 hip flexor injury".
Seems unlikely they'd take him to New Zealand now given the first test is in 3 weeks.
Seems unlikely they'd take him to New Zealand now given the first test is in 3 weeks.
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Try-ranosaurus Rex
Darby Loudon (17)
Sydney Morning Herald suggesting Petaia and Wallabies remain hopeful that the injury isn't as bad as it appears.
They also mention that Petaia was billed as Rennie's preferred 13 (duh) wityh either Paisami straight swap at 13 or Lolesio at Fly Half, To'omua and OConnor in the centres as the options.
Zero_Cool
Arch Winning (36)
While I feel like Paisami would be the best direct plug in option, I'd be hesitant to throw him to the Lions (All-Blacks) game one. But Paisami just feels like that odd type of player who is a good Super Rugby but excellent Test player. Just worried about throwing him in the deep end.
I reckon it will be the opposite and his attack will be less effective and his substandard defence will be found out badly, similar to Kerevi early in his test career.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Man you mustn't remember how badly found out Kerevi was at the start of his test career.
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
Just an observation (and not a call on if he should play or not) but Paisami actually looked better at Super level this year than he did at club level last year.
Purce
Dave Cowper (27)
Been saying this since last year. Fkn Chieka's hail mary on him for the RWC (when we realistically were never going to get close to winning) last year really screwed the pooch. A proper off season with a S&C and physio would have done his young body wonders. Instead he is constantly struggling with niggly injuries. If I were Rennis I would give him the rest of the year off... with TK, Paisami, possibly Kerevi and JOC (James O'Connor) all capable of playing there at that level we should be ok.
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
Come on that's just Cheika bashing for the sake of it. Like anyone else in his position wouldn't have played a healthy player (especially if your job depended on it).
Purce
Dave Cowper (27)
Why on earth would you have Hodge at 13 ahead of TK or Paisami?
He's had two serious injuries in the last two seasons. The lisfranc injury which kept him out for around 7 months last year and the shoulder injury which kept him out for around 6 months this year.
In terms of his injuries, this one seems pretty minor and unrelated to his previous injuries.
How much cotton wool do you want to wrap him in? He's had a variety of injuries to different parts of his body and none would seem to be because he was rushed back from the previous injury. This was about his seventh game back from injury and now that he's got injured it's the fault of not giving him a full offseason?
Surely you need faith in the S&C and medical staff when they say that he is right to play.
Purce
Dave Cowper (27)
No it's not. Its a very valid point which many people made at the time. Point was that he wasn't 100% healthy. It is terrible player management and the kid is paying for it now.
I've been supportive of many aspects of Chieka's coaching/personality in the past. To me that was, as I said, a hail mary which put a young player in a difficult position. He had played next to no rugby that year due to injuries. He, like many young stars, needed an off season to build their body. Bad management and like you said desperation because his job was on the line.
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
Says who? Are you saying the Wallabies doctor/s&c staff were negligent and relented to pressure from Cheika?