The Georgia game strikes me as a great opportunity for some of the fringe guys (Tizzano, Smith, Canham, Uru, Lonergan etc) to get their first cap. Just as long as we don't go overboard with it and end up losing to Georgia at home. Tizzano especially deserves to get a crack because at the moment if McReight goes down we don't have a capped specialist 7 to replace him.
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Jason Little (69)
Too obvious D.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
would one cap make him any better?
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David Codey (61)
It depends on whether they think Tizzano would be better than Wright as a 7. Personally, I don't think he is. So, if McReight goes down, I'd expect Wright to get the 7 Jersey.
Be interesting to see, Joe's first squad and then 23.
SouthernX
John Thornett (49)
Just my opinion - Canham doesn’t feel like a fringe player. I think he is one of the starters this season at lock for the wobs.
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Steve Williams (59)
Going very early there methinks.
2 or 3 caps this season is enough to keep building into 2025. His last 4 games have been excellent, but he was dropped to the bench earlier in the season after a bit of 2nd year blues so it's not all roses.
He's already pretty good. The second best 7 in the country IMO and we need a specialist 7 who can slot in if McReight gets injured. Wright is a blindside flanker who can cover 7, neither Scott and Reimer have locked down the Brumbies 7 jersey, Gamble has been meh this year and Ekuasi isn't a 7 and isn't eligible for Australia. Tizzano makes sense and his form is backing it up.
I meant fringe in the sense that he hasn't made a squad yet. He'll play for the Wallabies this year without a doubt.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
I would have him as my backup 7, Liam Wright would be my starting 6
D-Box
Cyril Towers (30)
Can we make it one of Tizzano and McRight/Write to facilitate people in the same positions having different sounding names. Makes debating much easier
Agreed, there's a bit of depth in the backrow.
Tizzano a long way off for me. Tenacious defender but very limited in attack.
My power ranking for 7 would be McReight > Wright > Scott > Reimer > Gamble > Browne > Tizzano
For me, he's promising but needs to dominate tight contacts more before I'd look at him for Wallabies duty. Clearly has good skills and a bit of ticker. I have the same criticism for Frost.
My current locking preference would be Skelton > Rodda > Salakai-Loto > Swain > Frost > Canham > Neville > Smith
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John Solomon (38)
I think it’s optimistic for a player in the worst team in Super Rugby and with no prior Wallabies form to get picked. This is aside from the fact he’s big average.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
I know the tahs need centres for next year, but I hadn't realised they'd signed Kuenzle already.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Wallabies have added a tour match against Bristol Bears to their EOYT:
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
2 days before the England test match so it will be very much a dirt tracker team, but love to see it
Might be the type of game they bring ex pats in to at least sit on the bench perhaps? They’ll have a 23 for the test. Will the risk the reserves to sit on the bench for this game? If not that’s another 23 players they need.
might be folk like Tom Staniforth, Jack Maddocks etc?
might be folk like Tom Staniforth, Jack Maddocks etc?
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Ideally, though I'm not sure how regulation 9 works for a non test match within the test match window. Might be a limit to how much they can effectively take the piss there.
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
Will they have to take 12 front towers on tour?
You couldn't afford to have one of your test match 23 have to play a 70+mins 2 days before if there was an injury.
All euro comps are still running too, so possible no non-aussie based players released.