Wallabies 22 - Week 1 Super Rugby

[qwerty51]

Fox Sport's Wallaby XV:

15. Kurtley Beale (1 Wallabies in Waiting cap)
14. Francis Fainifo (1)
13. Rob Horne (1)
12. Robbie Coleman (1)
11. Drew Mitchell (1)
10. James O'Connor (1)
9. Will Genia (1)
8. Richard Brown (1)
7. David Pocock (1)
6. Dave Dennis (1)
5. Mark Chisholm (1)
4. Nathan Sharpe (1)
3. Ben Alexander (1)
2. Saia Fainga'a (1)
1. Ben Daley (1)

They got this spot on imo apart from the two props obviously

 

[hench]

Genia?

 

[rugbysmartarse]

Saia?

 

[The Mayor of Perth]

Bugger that. Just put the Tahs starting XV in there, with maybe a few other teams player on the bench. The Tahs deserve it.

Pay that, Tahs XV plus Moore, Palmer, Sharpe, Pocock, Sheehan, O'Connor, McCabe. McCalman 23rd man.

 

[Brumbies Guy]

Fox Sport's Wallaby XV:

15. Kurtley Beale (1 Wallabies in Waiting cap)
14. Francis Fainifo (1)
13. Rob Horne (1)
12. Robbie Coleman (1)
11. Drew Mitchell (1)
10. James O'Connor (1)
9. Will Genia (1)
8. Richard Brown (1)
7. David Pocock (1)
6. Dave Dennis (1)
5. Mark Chisholm (1)
4. Nathan Sharpe (1)
3. Ben Alexander (1)
2. Saia Fainga'a (1)
1. Ben Daley (1)

They got this spot on imo apart from the two props obviously

Saia to Moore, Genia to Burgess and that looks pretty close

 

[Slim 293]

Coleman was an excellent purchase for my fantasy team...

 

[Hawko]

Fox Sport's Wallaby XV:

15. Kurtley Beale (1 Wallabies in Waiting cap)
14. Francis Fainifo (1)
13. Rob Horne (1)
12. Robbie Coleman (1)
11. Drew Mitchell (1)
10. James O'Connor (1)
9. Will Genia (1)
8. Richard Brown (1)
7. David Pocock (1)
6. Dave Dennis (1)
5. Mark Chisholm (1)
4. Nathan Sharpe (1)
3. Ben Alexander (1)
2. Saia Fainga'a (1)
1. Ben Daley (1)

They got this spot on imo apart from the two props obviously

Is this the same Saia Fainga'a and Ben Darwin who were under severe pressure and going backwards for most of the match in the scrum. This to a weak scrum that was monstered the week before. Then they want Ben Alexander at THP again when he's playing LHP, leaving out Palmer and Baxter, who both did what good THP's should. And they want to reward Genia for a magnificent display that set the Reds backs alight (ha ha) and reward Coleman for a good 30 minutes. And Delve was far more effective in a losing team than Brown, and Mowen was second best to Delve.

That is not the best team that played on the weekend by miles.

 

[spectator]

Yeah don't know about the front row, but who would you nominate ahead of Genia and Coleman?

 

[Hawko]

Yeah don't know about the front row, but who would you nominate ahead of Genia and Coleman?

Burgess and O'Connor with Barnes at 10.

 

[Slim 293]

Is this the same Saia Fainga'a and Ben Darwin who were under severe pressure and going backwards for most of the match in the scrum. This to a weak scrum that was monstered the week before. Then they want Ben Alexander at THP again when he's playing LHP, leaving out Palmer and Baxter, who both did what good THP's should. And they want to reward Genia for a magnificent display that set the Reds backs alight (ha ha) and reward Coleman for a good 30 minutes. And Delve was far more effective in a losing team than Brown, and Mowen was second best to Delve.

That is not the best team that played on the weekend by miles.

I wouldn't have expected Darwin to have scrummaged well after he was forced to retire years ago...

 

[Gnostic]

Fox Sport's Wallaby XV:

15. Kurtley Beale (1 Wallabies in Waiting cap)
14. Francis Fainifo (1)
13. Rob Horne (1)
12. Robbie Coleman (1)
11. Drew Mitchell (1)
10. James O'Connor (1)
9. Will Genia (1)
8. Richard Brown (1)
7. David Pocock (1)
6. Dave Dennis (1)
5. Mark Chisholm (1)
4. Nathan Sharpe (1)
3. Ben Alexander (1)
2. Saia Fainga'a (1)
1. Ben Daley (1)

They got this spot on imo apart from the two props obviously

:lmao:

Typically the journos at Fox want to shuffle people around from where they actually played. May as well pick TPN at 8 as he tackles better than any that played and makes more metres than all of them combined.

Daley, Finger, Alexander, Chisholm, and Fanifo. Thwe last three from a team that were extremely lucky to win a game against a team that couldn't hold onto a ball unchallenged and the other two totally dominated in the set pieces. Chisholm was described by some on the Brumbies thread as weak and soft and yet here he is better than all the others, did he actually go forward at any time with ball in hand? Alexander still got penalised and could have been done a few more times for head below hips on engagement. Fabifo scrambled well and that is about it, he did as much as Cummins. Ioane had much more impact with about as much ball.

Finger the added worry that his lineout with 3 genuine targets and a sometimes target in Houston was under extreme pressure from the Force with four backrowers (including two shorties) and only one genuine jumper. Actually add that into the scrum performance as well with the Reds scrum struggling with apparently Australia's worst TH Lock, the only genuine lock in the opposing scrum.

I can see argument to include Genia as he managed to hold composure and produce something from the dogs breakfast his beaten pack served up.