Wallabies 2025

[Sully]

I checked the Squad of 40, correct if if I am wrong, but I couldn't find either Skelton or Kerevi on the list. If right, Schmidt is being entirely consistent.

It was a three day training camp in January. Why would they be named?

 

[dru]

It was a three day training camp in January. Why would they be named?

Kind of my point Sully. Gleeson is dropped from a 3 day Jan camp with bitching comparing it to Skelton and Kerevi who were not on the list.

 

[Brumby Runner]

We do have Wright, Leota and Cale coming back from injury for the #20 jersey

And all were included in Schmidt's Wallaby squads before injury (Wright and Cale certainly, think Leota might have been there also). Common sense should have dictated their inclusion in this January get together because they will replace some who only came into the squad as injury cover.

 

[Adam84]

Is Leota still injured/in rehab.. because Wright is working through rehab

Seems a bit pointless brining injured players to a 3 day training camp that involves fitness testing amongst other things.

 

[Wilson]

Neither Leota or Wright have been included in this camp. I think at the time it was announced they said the camp was focused on those that went on the EOYT (Aus XV included) with it in part serving as retrospective for that tour, and a wallabies medical before those players enter pre-season proper (those that didn't tour or rehabbing long term injuries will be on different pre-season timelines). Cale's exclusion on those terms makes plenty of sense, as does his inclusion now to drill home the message about signing overseas.

 

[emuarse]

Sully, "Kiss seems good" is nothing more than a Reds fan's beat up at the moment. He certainly hasn't done anything at Super level yet to promote him as the best local candidate for the Wallabies. He just might do it this year with the help of a couple of redundant Rebels coming on board, buit I would expect any improvement to be more noticeable in the forwards than in the backs. But the forwards are not the Reds' issue - they were strong there in 2024. The backs have a lot more questions to answer in my book.

A No 9 verging on brilliant in one aspect of halfback play but seripusly underperforming in his passing game. An unproven No 10 with little experience at Super level who by his own admission needs to improve his core kicking skills even though most Reds fans think that's where he excels. A No 12 who has question marks about his defencie skills and who tends to starve his outside backs of attacking ball. A promising No 13 who really has yet to prove himself at Super level. A tyro winger who could just be anything and I expect him to be a Wallaby this year. A discard (?) from the Rebels on the other wing. And a No 15 who is probably on the downhill slope. All in all, probably not one starter who is considered a lock-in for the Wallabies. If Kiss can meet the high expectations being thrown around by some on this site (and elsewhere) by making it through to the Super Rugby final (note, that making the semi-finals in three successive years is not regarded by some as being successful) then he will be in the mix for the next Wallaby coach appointment, but he has a mountain in front of him imo.

BR,
Just don't tell Campbell who you are, or he might drop kick you in the arse right over the goal posts.