dillyboy
Colin Windon (37)
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Wallabies v Argentina @ CommBank Stadium 7.45pm Sat 15/07
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Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Yeah, that seemed to be the strong indication from articles yesterday…
And I’d say Slipper is a definite starter, particularly with Hooper out.
qwerty51
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Like Taniela starting in the A game, when Bell is ready I think he starts (for the assurance in case Slipper gets injured early).
edit: Also bit of a wild guess but is it possible Eddie selected Slipper/Hooper as captains (as in no one new) because he wanted to see who else showed leadership qualities in the first game and give them the captaincy when Slipper/Hooper aren't in the team.
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Josh Kemeny too.....
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Plenty of kids got there which is great. If it’s not an announced open training then anything is good.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
I lived in Manly and I was thinking if a die hard rugby guy like me didn't know it, I would have lost a great opportunity to watch the players closely
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Some Pumas players went to Homebush stadium to watched the greatest game of all. Including former Pumas captain Pablo Matera, Santiago Carreras, Sebastian Cancelliere, and other members of the squad
They were shocked by the atmosphere, the passion and the athleticism of League players
"Thankfully were are not gonna face these mutants" said one of the visitors. Michael Cheika is a HUGE League supporter and he strongly recommended the players to go to the spectacle
They were shocked by the atmosphere, the passion and the athleticism of League players
"Thankfully were are not gonna face these mutants" said one of the visitors. Michael Cheika is a HUGE League supporter and he strongly recommended the players to go to the spectacle
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KOB1987
John Eales (66)
This is the thing, we can’t expect a new coach to suddenly catapult us to number 1 in the world. What we need to do first and foremost is arrest the slide in the rankings and start climbing back up them and improve the abysmal win/loss ratio we have had over the last few years. We need to beat every team that is below us on the rankings every time, and start picking off a few scalps of the teams above us. Whilst we can dream and the players need to aspire to do it, getting the Wallabies first ever win in Pretoria was not a realistic first hurdle. Beating Argentina at home by 15+ is a realistic challenge and a good way to get the ball rolling in the right direction.
rugbyAU
Bob Davidson (42)
I'm surprised he wasn't with Aus A - been injured since Bled 1 last year
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TSR
Andrew Slack (58)
The problem is that if Jones sent every player who was next cab off the rank to Tonga then gets an injury he has to turn to the third or forth choice. I know it would be good to get some match fitness for these guys before throwing them straight into a test but that isn’t always a workable option.
The interesting thing will be wherever someone in the A’s can leap frog someone who is sitting out by virtue of playing.
The interesting thing will be wherever someone in the A’s can leap frog someone who is sitting out by virtue of playing.
eastman
John Solomon (38)
People also underestimate how hard it is to win away in international rugby (and South Africa especially). We won most of the games over 2022/22 because they were in Australia.
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
You’d imagine there is a leadership group of 4-5 players including the captains. I’d like to think the coach doesn’t willingly pick captains who he doesn’t reckon will be seeing out the campaign but who knows really.
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
The Ghost of Raelene
Simon Poidevin (60)
Gotta say when Harry Grant did his back of the hand offload after taking off and making a half break and kick from the play the ball I was imagining him doing it in Gold wearing the 9.