Wallabies 2025 Spring Tour

[KOB1987]

Joe seems to discard this if we are judging Edmed's Super form.

I don’t think he’s discarding anything. He’s worked through the best the super rugby franchises have to offer in what seems to have been some sort of strategic/systematic order and now we either have to go to the guys who are second in line, the age group stars, or buy Cameron Munster.
EDIT: or Carter Gordon!

 

[Wilson]

Christy Reporting that Gordon will be in the spring tour squad if he signs in time. If not it'll be Donaldson, who will play 10 for Aus A in Japan. Meredith to be Donaldson's backup:

https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/10/08/exclusive-gordon-in-frame-for-stunning-spring-tour-return-donno-on-standby-as-uncapped-halfback-set-for-call-up/

Also Samu, Wilson, Robertson, Harvey and Faessler expected for Aus A, Kalani for the Wallabies squad.

 

[Major Tom]

Christy Reporting that Gordon will be in the spring tour squad if he signs in time. If not it'll be Donaldson, who will play 10 for Aus A in Japan. Meredith to be Donaldson's backup:

https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/10/08/exclusive-gordon-in-frame-for-stunning-spring-tour-return-donno-on-standby-as-uncapped-halfback-set-for-call-up/

Also Samu, Wilson, Robertson, Harvey and Faessler expected for Aus A, Kalani for the Wallabies squad.

Sid Harvey! Wowee

 

[Major Tom]

I really don't think Super Rugby Aus is the form guide for a Wallabies tour. The Brumbies had fewer players with Super Rugby Pacific experience than otherwise, unlike the Reds who went full force in pursuit of some sort of silverware, but still bombed out.

On the strength of that result, we would expect the Reds to have very minimal representation in the tour party.

Ahhhh I think you missed the point of this comp. Unless you want to call up only tah players because they won.

 

[Adam84]

I really don't think Super Rugby Aus is the form guide for a Wallabies tour. The Brumbies had fewer players with Super Rugby Pacific experience than otherwise, unlike the Reds who went full force in pursuit of some sort of silverware, but still bombed out.

On the strength of that result, we would expect the Reds to have very minimal representation in the tour party.

Super Rugby Aus is a better form guide then referencing 21 matches dating back to 2023, half of which Meredith played less the 10mins off the bench though?

As for the Reds, well yeah the bulk of the Reds players who are likely to be selected for the Spring Tour were already in the Wallabies squad and not playing Super Rugby Aus, so i agree should be minimal representation from their Super Rugby Aus squad.

 

[Adam84]

Sid Harvey! Wowee

Australia A squad

 

[Major Tom]

Australia A squad

Yeah I know. Still awesome to see.

 

[rugbyAU]

and Donaldson will link up with the Wallabies

 

[Yoda]

Brumby Runner. Great to see Declan Meredith recognised in Australia A selection. I know you are a big fan of his. If Carter signs, which I hope he does, moving forward I could see him Declan and Ben being our best options. Super rugby next year will be interesting to see if Larkham favours Tane or Declan.

 

[Yoda]

and Donaldson will link up with the Wallabies

I read that only depends on Carter not signing. Is that correct? Donno picked a bad time to get injured!

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I really don't think Super Rugby Aus is the form guide for a Wallabies tour. The Brumbies had fewer players with Super Rugby Pacific experience than otherwise, unlike the Reds who went full force in pursuit of some sort of silverware, but still bombed out.

On the strength of that result, we would expect the Reds to have very minimal representation in the tour party.

I see you've been down to BCF.

Sides approached it differently. I get why the Reds did theirs. One of the most settled groups so it was about playing time together. Tahs have spots to fill and approached it that way. The results while nice as a Tahs fan are a bit superfluous to the goals of it. Can be framed that the Reds got 3 games as a collective (excluding Wallabies) together while the Tahs likely XV for round 1 of Super Rugby hasn't played together yet.

Really like a kid like Harvey getting in the A squad. Some guys have talent oozing and getting the tap can keep them on a bright path.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Brumby Runner. Great to see Declan Meredith recognised in Australia A selection. I know you are a big fan of his. If Carter signs, which I hope he does, moving forward I could see him Declan and Ben being our best options. Super rugby next year will be interesting to see if Larkham favours Tane or Declan.

I think the signing of Tane tells you Larkham isn't fully locked in on Meredith. Tane is a 10 and a just adequate cover of 12, 15 if needed. He has been recruited as a flyhalf and a Wallaby capped one.

Yes you need depth but I feel if Meredith was the guy in Larkhams eyes he'd back youth as a backup and not pay what would be decent money in Super Rugby for Edmed to ride the pine.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Ahhhh I think you missed the point of this comp. Unless you want to call up only tah players because they won.

The problem with joining a discussion late MT. It was Adam84 who suggested Meredith's form in SRAus wouldn't warrant selection. I was merely responding to that comment.

 

[Major Tom]

Brumby Runner. Great to see Declan Meredith recognised in Australia A selection. I know you are a big fan of his. If Carter signs, which I hope he does, moving forward I could see him Declan and Ben being our best options. Super rugby next year will be interesting to see if Larkham favours Tane or Declan.

Happy enough that he's being selected for Aus A but Merideth has less than 20 games for the Brumbies. How many of those games has he dominated? Not sure he's in Wallabies contention yet. If Carter signs, it's him, Lynagh and Tane/Donaldson. The next rung down is HMP, Merideth, Burey and Bowan/ Creighton.

 

[Strewthcobber]

I think the signing of Tane tells you Larkham isn't fully locked in on Meredith. Tane is a 10 and a just adequate cover of 12, 15 if needed. He has been recruited as a flyhalf and a Wallaby capped one.

Yes you need depth but I feel if Meredith was the guy in Larkhams eyes he'd back youth as a backup and not pay what would be decent money in Super Rugby for Edmed to ride the pine.

If we've seen anything in recent times, both 10s on a team are going to get decent minutes, and until the business end we won't even know who coaches think is their #1 option.

Brumbies had Lolesio money available, so got a Lolesio replacement

 

[Major Tom]

The problem with joining a discussion late MT. It was Adam84 who suggested Meredith's form in SRAus wouldn't warrant selection. I was merely responding to that comment.

His form wasn't anything to write home about. But I have no big issue with him in the Aus A squad. I would have HMP there instead though but the Reds probably want him to steer around the team against the Japanese club team touring.

 

[Tomthumb]

I read that only depends on Carter not signing. Is that correct? Donno picked a bad time to get injured!

His dropping has nothing to do with injury. It's because either Schmidt or Kiss (or both) think he's useless

 

[Strewthcobber]

His dropping has nothing to do with injury. It's because either Schmidt or Kiss (or both) think he's useless

He pulled an abductor before the South African test and was out for ~6 weeks

(But the probably also think he's useless)

 

[Tomthumb]

He pulled an abductor before the South African test and was out for ~6 weeks

(But the probably also think he's useless)

He was moved down the pecking order twice prior to his injury, and was left out of the squad for a guy that couldn't start for his Super team once he was healthy

Now a Rugby League player is coming in ahead of him after playing 2 games in 2 years coming off a career threatening injury. At this point there is probably a subbies 10 running around with more of a shot than Donno

 

[Dctarget]

Awesome to see Sid get Aus A time. If he's good enough, he's old enough. He can only play what's given to him and he's been a stand out in Super AUS now as well.