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Trevor Allan (34)
Is it a bit stiff for Neville? Hasn’t played a bad game for the Brumbies in years, and are we expecting one of Holloway, Leota, Tom Hooper to be a 4th lock?
Like it or not Hodge is a back up 12. We can make that inference based on him not being named as a utility. However I would also suspect that 12. Ikitau 13. Perese is also on the Plan B list.Lolesio has had a huge fall since that French series. I just don’t think he’s tough enough for Eddie. I’m not saying he’s not tough but compared to Gordon, no contest.
Given there is no back up 12 (Hodge, please!) then Carter Gordon might get a run there at some stage. He’s certainly got the D and the passing/kicking game. And the backrowers EJ (Eddie Jones) (Eddie Jones) has picked can do the barging.
Gordon and Cooper at 12 and 10 might just be the key to unlock Ikitau and the back three with early ball and inside creativity.
Why is it depressing?That’s depressing
Is it a bit stiff for Neville? Hasn’t played a bad game for the Brumbies in years, and are we expecting one of Holloway, Leota, Tom Hooper to be a 4th lock?
Amazing to think that Donaldson can make the Wallabies squad but Jake Gordon can’t.
I know which one offers more to Waratahs and would prefer to have in my team.
I’m being dramatic.Why is it depressing?
One of our biggest issues playing the NZ teams is the lack of depth in our sqauds. Why wouldn’t we want to retain a 23 year old fly half with test & finals experience.
The reality is most of our super rugby squads aren’t going to be world beaters at test level. That doesn’t mean they aren’t highly valuable super rugby players.
Great response- my point was the difference in quality and effectiveness between the two yet ones in the Wallaby squad.ahhhh...they play different positions
Have you ever seen him pass the ball or set someone up?His passing is just fine, but his key strength is his work off the ball, he chases hard and works hard to give a a kick receiver options
They are skills underappreciated in aus
That said, I would be amazed if he gets any game time
Great response- my point was the difference in quality and effectiveness between the two yet ones in the Wallaby squad.
I was wondering that too and is Leota and Topou now injury freeIs Toole actually injured or was he just injured at the time Eddie was looking?
He came off the bench in the Semi (albeit for 4 mins). Has he re-injured himself?
As a Reds fan I would obviously want Tupou to be at his best and playing for the Reds, but it really does show that no matter who leaves, the sky is not going to fall down and someone will stand up. Nonggorr has been great without the flair of Tupou but does most of the stuff requested of him.Talk about sliding doors moment for Nonggorr.
If Taniela doesn’t get injured last year, Zane probably plays 30mins of Super Rugby all year in 2023 and isn’t anywhere near the Wallabies. Now he’s a chance of going to France, particularly if Taniela isn’t running around at 100%.
I would have thought throwing ability would be the exact reason that Fainga'a was not considered.Overall thought this was a poor squad selection
- don’t know why Uelese is picked over lonergan and Fainga'a considering his lack of fitness and throwing ability
- Neville on form should have been picked
- Leota and Topou haven’t played a minute of rugby this year yet are picked
- Foley won a Japanese top league title and not picked?
- Donaldson probably one of the worst fly halves in super rugby and was poor at fullback as well this is an especially bad selection
- Vunivalu plays with no effort and well below his potential and seems to tank in matches yet is selected
- Harry Wilson after the games v highlanders and chiefs very unlucky to miss out
- with kellaway and petaia out they should have picked jock Campbell in the squad whose been playing well recently as a specialist fullback allowing someone like Tom wright to play at 14
For a trip to South Africa, yes. It's only a squad for the first 2 games and if there is an injury Neville will no doubt get the call up. I'd say Neville is in a similar basket to Foley in that he's a known quantity who isn't first choice and Eddie wants to have a look at someone else who isn't an auto pick yet, in this instance Richie Arnold.Is it a bit stiff for Neville? Hasn’t played a bad game for the Brumbies in years, and are we expecting one of Holloway, Leota, Tom Hooper to be a 4th lock?