Wallabies 2023
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Tim Horan (67)
Is it shocking if he's the most logical choice? I guess that is shocking for Eddie..
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Vay Wilson (31)
What the fuck why, we don't need him. It's either Ikitau or one of Cooper/Foley. We have more than enough wingers and full-back covers. We need a player that can confidently kick goals OR bring in our most consistent centre.
.. he would have been pretty handy against Fiji
Lorenzo
Colin Windon (37)
maybe he played league and is in mediocre form
Langi Gleeson is 4 months younger than Nonggorr.
It's ultimately going to be most useful for Pacific Island nations because so much of their diaspora is spread elsewhere and I think it is very important that it remains. I never want to see a day in rugby where ethnic Tongans and Samoans etc. are ineligible to play for that country because their grandparents migrated and both their parents were born in Australia/New Zealand etc.
It's also relevant for Scotland and Wales where again, lots of people migrate towards London because there are greater employment opportunities. There's absolutely no way these people consider themselves English over their Scottish and Welsh heritage.
Tomthumb
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Essentially he thought the Wallaby tactics were good and similar to the successful Welsh tactics, just executed horribly
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Surely there has to be some limit on ethnic eligibility. They are, after all, national sides not ethnic sides.
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Ward Prentice (10)
Mitchell savages Jones in podcast spray, Fiji coach gets involved
Former Wallabies star Drew Mitchell has slammed the tactics, selections and training workloads implemented by Australian coach Eddie Jones at the World Cup.
What Drew said
The rest of the podcast is good too, JP with some pearlers
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Will benefit the Wallabies in 15-20 years, when you poach all the Aussie born kids who have now moved back to Ireland and the UK with there parents who were out here avoiding the impact of the GFC.
Yeah, not having a grandparent born there.
If you're third generation of another country then that is a reasonable limit (i.e. the current rule).
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
"Shock' would definitely be an overstatement if it happens considering most thought he deserved to be dropped from the starting xv after the Argentina game but not thrown completely on the scrap heap. However, as you allude to it could just be a Canberran journalist assuming he is next in line for the reserve fullback spot. I agree with the above though, we don't need another back three player.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Jeremy Paul seems like hed be fun to sink a few tins with.Mitchell savages Jones in podcast spray, Fiji coach gets involved
Former Wallabies star Drew Mitchell has slammed the tactics, selections and training workloads implemented by Australian coach Eddie Jones at the World Cup.www.smh.com.au
What Drew said
The rest of the podcast is good too, JP with some pearlers
Mr Pilfer
Alex Ross (28)
If he did that it would be the fucken stupidest decision he has made so far and there have been a lot of them!
Mr Pilfer
Alex Ross (28)
And Tom Wright although better would still be stupid given he won’t pick kelleway because he is not a goal kicker
Is Eddie making selections just to get a team to play vs Portugal or picking a player that could potentially start in a quarter final and make an impact? Surely it’s the latter
it needs to be a fly half/utility or Ikitau. I even wouldn’t be upset with Hooper if he is fully fit
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Billy Sheehan (19)
His oil is normally absolutely spot on.