Wallabies 2024
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Tazzmania
Bob Loudon (25)
He is an exceptional player and we have no one near his class, where the class will rise to the top no matter what. (Certainly none of the players you mentioned are even close to his class level)
LevitatingSocks
Watty Friend (18)
Multiple players have said Japanese rugby compared to Super Rugby is much less physical and more oriented toward running/offload rugby.
Considering we looked physically over-matched on the weekend I'm not sure a bunch of Japan-based players will be as beneficial in reality as they would be on paper.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Which is insane given Super Rugby is basically touch.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Rory Arnold at his prime is better than any Wallaby lock
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Thay could be good. So players rested enough to put his body over the line. Rory, Marika or Samu K don't need to learn rugby
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Which is pretty grim because Arnold at his prime wasn't that... you know, prime.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Look at who are the current Wallabies lock lol
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
Frost, given a little time, will develop into an excellent test lock. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) is hitting his straps and we have some other decent ones coming through. Swain, Williams, Canham, Ryan Smith and a few others. These guys just need time in the saddle. I have no idea why the coaches have no interest in Swain but he is the one that has had quite a bit of test exposure over the past few years and seems to stand up well physically.
Then there is the OS contingent. Schmitt will reach that way soon if he needs help to bridge the gap. I imagine having one of them on deck will help progress the others. Amatosero is an interesting one. If he goes well in Europe they might jump on him?
We say(and I agree) Arnold and Skelton were not much chop when here but they are very highly regarded OS, still. We never seem to put enough time into them.
Then there is the OS contingent. Schmitt will reach that way soon if he needs help to bridge the gap. I imagine having one of them on deck will help progress the others. Amatosero is an interesting one. If he goes well in Europe they might jump on him?
We say(and I agree) Arnold and Skelton were not much chop when here but they are very highly regarded OS, still. We never seem to put enough time into them.
Tomthumb
Peter Fenwicke (45)
I don't think our locks are too bad at all, they all just lack experience
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
I have the same one, Although mine now fits my girlfriend and not me like the lion tour 12 years backI bought this jersey today:
For those who said that I'm anti-Wallabies or hate them
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
When the Wallabies were the Wallabies and not this Tier 2 team
Tomthumb
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Didn’t they lose a Quarter Final to a woeful England team in that Jersey?
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Its kinda hard to keep developing them when they leave.
We had a decent core of locks with Arnold, Rodda, Coleman and LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) coming through. But for various reasons they all disappeared. Meanwhile SA are still picking the exact same core of locks.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Actually not. The player's jersey was a tightfit jersey. This version was a vintage style for supporters.
They lost 12-10 against Wilkinson's England that was the runner-up of the tournament. That year the Wallabies beat the ABs in Melbourne, beat South Africa in Sydney and Wales in Cardiff. They lost against South Africa in Cape Town only 22-19 and lost against the ABs in Eden Park 26-12.
That team would put 100 points against the current one
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
That team finished the game with Matt Dunning, Adam Frier and Al Baxter on the field. Fine players, but their presence in the front row against the current team would limit it to 80 points
Tomthumb
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Yet they lost to that Brian Ashton’s retirement home England team
What are you going to do for a hobby if the Wallabies actually get good again?
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
Wallabies are still the Wallabies ... Rest the world's got better, but still the Wallabies..
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
I'd be quite happy cause I've been supporting them since I was a child
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
No way. The Wallabies have fall down to a Top 8 nation. They were a consistenly a Top 3 nation in Robbie Deans days. Remember those days when the only thing that mattered was getting the Bledisloe back. The Wallabies consistenly beat South Africa and Argentina was afraid to face them. Now even Georgia takes corauge trying to beating you in Sydney