Doritos Day
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Fair enough mate. RA can spot me a ticket given what I spent to watch last night
I will not give them another cent whilst McLennan is involved.
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I will not give them another cent whilst McLennan is involved.
Spruce Moose
Fred Wood (13)
Taking injured forwards like Pone as only replacement for injury prone guy like Tupou also seems strange in hindsight. Would have thought better to take our best centre Ikitau as maybe misses first game but come back for Fiji. Also I don't see how Hooper or Samu don't go just to give some wise old heads and impact from bench at worst.
Then the flyhalf thing, taking no real proper 2nd 10 was really just weird. Foley or Cooper just to add relief, Foley can just as good a job as Donaldson at 15 if required, hell Hodge as well.
My hope is the boys felt this hard (which seemed to be the case based on emotions last night) and it puts a fire in their belly to fix this for next year. First test next year I'd have with the re build starting:
1. Bell 2. Porecki 3. Tupou 4. Skelton 5. Phillip 6. Valetini 7. McReight 8. Wilson 9. Tate 10. Lynagh/Gordon 11. Vunivalu 12. Perese 13. Ikitau 14. Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) 15. Kellaway
Bench
Sio, Pollard, AAA, Arnold, T.Hooper, IKL, Jorgensen, Fokeiti
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Bob Davidson (42)
I like having Harry Wilson in there and Valetini at 6 but Rodda & Frost > Arnold & Phillip, Scott Sio maybe but to old, BPA is better than Porecki, Paisami is a better 12 than Perese, I'd have for Next year:
1. Bell
2. Paenga Amosa
3. Tupou
4. Frost
5. Rodda
6. Leota
7. Gleeson
8. Valetini
9. McDermott
10. Gordon
11. Vunivalu
12. Paisami
13. Ikitau
14. Nawaqanitawase
15. Kellaway
16. Lonergan
17. Gibbon
18. AAA
19. Salakai-Loto
20. Wilson
21. Lonergan
22. Donaldson
23. Petaia
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Members Section
John Thornett (49)
They only got 26k this yr.
Members Section
John Thornett (49)
not sure about completely dropping Bobby v, he's been one of our most consistent players the last 3 years
rugbyAU
Bob Davidson (42)
I have him at 6..., Where he played the last 2 super rugby seasons
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John Thornett (49)
ah my bad, we need to make him a lineout threat if thats the case
rugbyAU
Bob Davidson (42)
Hamish seems to stubborn to walk away, gloats about how he'd done good things by winning us the mens & women WC and donating his salary
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‘I haven’t spoken to him’: Rugby Australia boss hasn’t asked Eddie Jones about Japan interview
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan answers questions about his future, the fallout from the Wallabies’ darkest day and Eddie Jones’ secret job interview.
Doritos Day
Johnnie Wallace (23)
this is the same two lines repackaged ten times, what a jokeHamish seems to stubborn to walk away, gloats about how he'd done good things by winning us the mens & women WC and donating his salary
‘I haven’t spoken to him’: Rugby Australia boss hasn’t asked Eddie Jones about Japan interview
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan answers questions about his future, the fallout from the Wallabies’ darkest day and Eddie Jones’ secret job interview.
Beer on the hill
Ward Prentice (10)
I’m going down to NSW Waratahs HQ tomorrow to sign up for a membership.
I urge all other custodians of the game to do so as well.
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I urge all other custodians of the game to do so as well.
@cyclopath
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Bob Davidson (42)
Nah won't waste my money on that
Beer on the hill
Ward Prentice (10)
We MUST put our hands up and our money where our mouth is.
Beer on the hill
Ward Prentice (10)
Gee we should have picked Hooper though.
rugbyAU
Bob Davidson (42)
Too small
Coming off injury
No success as a player
In poor form
Overtaken by others
Time to move on
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Spruce Moose
Fred Wood (13)
I think Hooper wouldn't have started but could have seen him around camp and making a bench spot just to mentor some guys. As for Cooper he didn't look great in RC but seriously we needed another 10 than Gordon, Donaldson isn't a Test 10, Foley or Cooper were next best so really think we should have taken one of them. Think we could have sacrificed one of the 4 wingers/2 full backs for that.
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John Thornett (49)
“One line of thought is that Jones may simply have been helping selection process, given his close relationship with JRFU President Masato Tsuchida, a former player & head coach of Suntory Sungoliath, now Tokyo Sungoliath, with whom Jones has had working relationship since 1997”
english.kyodonews.net
Rugby: JRFU refuse to comment as Jones denies he was interviewed
The Japan Rugby Football Union have refused to comment on rumors of Australia coach Eddie Jones exploring a return to Japan that overshadowed the build-up to the Wallabies' stunning 40-6 defeat to Wales at the Rugby World Cup.
Mick The Munch
Vay Wilson (31)
Smaller playing pool, no 1 team in the world.
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
4 teams, bigger squads, a lot more games, central contracting controls. It's also taken Ireland a decade to get where they are now with a lot of domestic success and a lot of pain in 2019 rwc. Remember they lost to Japan in the group and got smashed by NZ in the quarters. Irish sides have won 8 of the last 10 URC, plus Leinsters European cups. 3 out of 4 teams have won a trophy.
It's a lot different then the Aus sides set ups.