KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Donaldson seems the biggest Yes sir player out of the options, which is his style. Develops a game plan and expects it to be stuck to
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Yoda
Ron Walden (29)
Lets see how the ‘plodder’ and the ‘Cannot kick a goal‘ go old Wamberal mate…. 2 games in and Lynagh is the man…. mmmm… don’t think so.
wamberal99
Jim Clark (26)
Okay, let's wait and see.
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
I mean both he and Noah have missed touch this season from free kicks... That doesn't scream excellent
dusk
Vay Wilson (31)
Are you intentionally forgetting all the times Gordon missed kicks to touch last year? Pretty sure he did it almost every game he played in for the wallabies.
Hogan
Herbert Moran (7)
Donaldson didn’t look like a plodder when he cut thru the Rebels defence to set up the Force’s first try. He and Gordon would be the quickest of the young Aussie 10’s.
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
No, that was my point... Some one said he was excellent kicking on the weekend.. and I said he has missed touch already this year.
Gordon's the most inconsistent of the 10's but probably the most talented. He won't ever nail the Wallabies 10 till he sorts out all his kicking ...
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
I don't think there has been any talk of an early one this year yet. I imagine there will be something by the later half of the super rugby season, but with Schmidt less than a week in the job they're probably still focused on locking down the assistants first.
If I had to guess, they might be targetting just after week 7:
Reds bye, tahs, Brumbies and Rebels on the east coast, and the Force coming back from a Friday game in New Zealand with a round 8 bye (along with the Brumbies).
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wamberal99
Jim Clark (26)
I reckon Schmidt is looking through a lot of videos, too.
Pfitzy
Nathan Sharpe (72)
RA probably can't afford it anyway
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Realized they need to pay wages for time in camp and don't want to
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
Whether it's due to financial reasons or not I don't mind this approach. A mid soup pow wow with 90 players is disruptive and then the majority of them spend the next couple of months wondering if they will make the cut. Just announce the 31 players and get on with it.
Pfitzy
Nathan Sharpe (72)
After last year's profligacy, you can understand why.
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
Looks like Lord Laurie is back for the Wallabies
Exclusive: Schmidt set to bring 'Lord' back to the Wallabies as first key appointment
Twelve months after expressing his “disappointment” of not being allowed to continue the “journey with the Wallabies” under Eddie Jones, Laurie Fisher is set…
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The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Good to see Fisher confirmed and I like that appointment of Eoin Toolan. Good analyst by all accounts and has experience with both Schmidt and Australian systems. Probably the member of the wider coaching staff with the most to do in this period before they get the players for the first time too.
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Experience with Schmidt is good. Plug & Play is what we need. Not in a position to bring through inexperience right now IMO. We need the players to come into a group of high performers.
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**Apologies for the size of the pic if your on a computer. I posted from my phone quickly**