Is he still our best? I rate this young Ryan .. pace to burn and step and swerve skills. Put him in space and he beats most wingers. Marika just runs into contact. Different players. Nawaqanitawase still should be picked. Toole given a crack. Pre injury, I thought Harry Potter definitely a chance of Wallaby selection. Then either Kellaway or Wright depending on who first grabs the fullback spot. I don’t think Joe will pick Marika?
I think we can lock Kellaway into 14 and Wright into 15, so the spot up for grabs is the 11 jersey and potentially 23 (if they want to go with an outside back on the bench). Toole and Ryan are the clear front runners considering Schmidt has said he will only select from within Australia for the Wales and Georgia tests, so the choice between them will probably hinge on their form in the finals. Personally I'd be giving both a crack at some point, but Toole is first cab off the rank.
Schmidt is the attack coach. I can’t see him not favouring the best attacking flyhalf in Australia. His execution in the 22 will put him in front.
He might be the "attack coach", but he will want to put a balanced team on the park. Donaldson and Lolesio have both shown this season to have a well rounded game which is probably what we need in a starting 10. Im a big fan of Gordon, and would love to see him come off the bench fresh with 20 to go to bring his attacking flair.
Ikitau?
would surely be close to, if not the first name on the team sheet
The context to this - this is World Cup stats. This shows Eddie's game plan. Optasports had Australia as the team with the worst backline in the whole comp.
Daugunu’s involvement pushes him ahead of Ikitau. Flook’s attack and execution in the 22 the best of the regular 13. Schmidt needs to know where his game will be played and have universal finishers.
Scoring tries is the aim of the game.
Brums refusal to pass him the ball hurts perception, but even with that said look at how many touches he's had in Brumbies tries over the last month. Makes the right decision all the time and creates/preserves space for his outsides better than anyone.
Has Wright ever goal kicked...and way to ruin Carter's average goal kicking by making him only kick from the side lines ..
