Wallabies 2024
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Where's the beef
Chris McKivat (8)
Yep, I hold that view. I am no Eddie fan, but, many of the players he picked are better players now for that experience. People forget how many forwards he lost in that squad and just look at the results. In my opinion we should have never changed from Dave Rennie, but, we did. I like JS, I hope he gets the support he deserves. As for Eddie, well I agree with the comment about not being hard. That was correct and to get anywhere, that needs to change within the players.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
I just can’t think of any he debuted that are still in Wallabies contention, outside of Tom Hooper. Nonngoor and Schoup maybe, but they weren’t really by design. Certainly can’t think of a back, although he did take Jorgensen on the RWC junket.
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Dave Cowper (27)
People get funny about age. I noticed the 2nd Game v Ireland the Boks put out a team with only 1 player under 30 in the starting side, Arandse who is 28. Be interesting to see where they are in a few years.
Tomthumb
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Off one decent game against Wales B team?
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Georgia would have beaten the Welsh B team by 20 points at least
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Four years is longer than 24 hours…
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Bob Davidson (42)
Wallabies set to wheel out international big guns against Springboks
After three Test victories using only home-based players, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is ready to call up international reinforcements for the Test against South Africa.
Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
Completely disagree.
Eddies poor management and coaching meant a lot of those players had to overcome significant mental hurdles after the worst RWC result. When winning games has a lot to do with mentality and belief, Eddie caused us to take a number of steps back in preparation for this year and 2025.
His poor management would have played a significant reason in why Carter Gordon left for the NRL after the Rebels folded.
The only thing Eddie and his rag tag coaching staffed helped with was, showing the players what bad coaching looks like and to voice that to the new HoR and CEO so they get ejected.
Mr Pilfer
Alex Ross (28)
I feel if we pick JOC (James O'Connor) now we are just going to be in this same position next year coming into a lions series. We need to back the young guys now and keep getting games into them. None of them are going to be Dan Carter but hopefully can be good enough to help us get better.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
I think we are being far too reactionary with these young 10’s. it takes time to develop especially with a new coach with new ideas that they aren’t used to yet
James O’Connor is not the answer, and that kind of short term thinking is why we are in the position we are now with no young 10’s being developed
James O’Connor is not the answer, and that kind of short term thinking is why we are in the position we are now with no young 10’s being developed
Highlander35
Steve Williams (59)
Mathieu Raynal has retired
That was crazy to watch live. White and Foley must have been the only 2 people in the stadium who couldn't tell that he was going to make that call.
As much as I hate Raynal, I do back his retirement announcement...Mathieu Raynal has retired
Yoda
Cyril Towers (30)
TT. Common sense is hard to find on here!
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
Oh wise Yoda, we are so fortunate to be sharing our time on this little blue dot with your all-knowing and infallible being.
Yoda
Cyril Towers (30)
Taking it personally Cheeseman? Just stating a fact. I know it’s a forum of opinions but there are plenty of outlandish ones. A lot of comedy definitely. There’s a poster on here who labeled Beauden Barratt a ‘Coward’! One of the great All Blacks. Coming from an anonymous forum poster. Quite sad really.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
Not personally at all, just calling out the hubris as demonstrated above.
We all know opinions are like arseholes in that everyone has one and they all stink - except one's own of course
