Wallabies v Barbarians - 1/11/14 (Twickenham)

[troxler]

Does anyone know of a good site to watch a stream of this game?.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Does anyone know of a good site to watch a stream of this game?.

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I'm sure that you are referring to an "endorsed" stream.

 

[biggsy]

If Genia and Cooper start and Cheika keeps Tah's game plan. I can see both really looking forward to the game and cementing there spots back.

 

[hammertimethere]

Genia has been ready to go for a lot longer than Cooper. In a lot of ways it makes sense to start Genia, because it's a good time to give him an opportunity (with Phipps having played himself into the ground for a while and likely to start the next week vs wales) but pair him with Foley just so the direction and communication in attack isn't too disrupted, after all we want to build fluency before the Wales game (an absolute must win). Cooper could start from the bench with a plan that he should get significant minutes.

9. Genia
10. Foley
11. Speight
12. Lilo or To'omua (toss up)
13. TK
14. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
15. Izzy

21. Phipps
22. Cooper
23. Horne (or Tomane or any other outside back)

That's a back line that nicely balances experimentation/giving guys a chance to play with the all important consistency/combination

 

[maxdacat]

I'm sure that you are referring to an "endorsed" stream.

speaking of...are all the games going to be on FTA ie ch 10?

 

[troxler]

Careful.
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I'm sure that you are referring to an "endorsed" stream.

I was of course referring to an endorsed stream....

 

[troxler]

speaking of.are all the games going to be on FTA ie ch 10?

The game vs Barbarians is not on CH 10, all other tests are.

 

[fatprop]

I think wob selection will come down to whether this game is used as a trial or as practice of new alignments for the tests

I expect the later, with the bench used for the former

So near a test side. so they can have an opposed hit out, with the bench well sprinkled with those needing game time

 

[Viking]

The game vs Barbarians is not on CH 10, all other tests are.

WTF.. this is shit. Guess I won't be seeing the game then! God damn rugby and pay tv is killing the audience.

 

[Braveheart81]

Is Pay TV killing the audience or is Pay TV the only ones interested in forking out some money to show a non test match at 1:30am?

It would be great if Channel 10 had decided to show this game but they haven't.

 

[qwerty51]

 

[qwerty51]

I like it. Would rather Higgers didn't play given he's now our #1 6/8 and will be required to play all 5 Tests plus Slipper & Kepu there.

 

[Braveheart81]

Fair few obvious starters for the following week rested. I thought Cheika would go in with close to his test team for Wales.

 

[formerflanker]

Thanks for the quick info qwerty.
Hooper, Phipps, Foley, Simmons all rested. Gives the other a chance to play their way into the Wales Test. Good to see Hodgson given the captaincy duties.

 

[oztimmay]

The star of Sean McMahon keeps on rising. Well done Sean. The ARU might want to get the spelling of him name right (from the graphic above).

 

[TahDan]

That's a pretty handy looking side. Can't wait to see Kurindrani and Speight linking back up again, and also how the Reds halves go back in the saddle for the first time in a while.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

How red hot does that back line look! An up tempo game in the offing I think.

 

[hammertimethere]

He's gone full experimental mode....I kind of like it but it fills me with terrible memories of Samoa 2011 and Scotland 2012

 

[TahDan]

He's gone full experimental mode..I kind of like it but it fills me with terrible memories of Samoa 2011 and Scotland 2012

Except neither of those teams fielded teams full of Boks and ABs...

 

[Braveheart81]

Reading a little into the lineup, I'd speculate that the following positions are up for grabs next weekend against Wales:

Lock: I'd say that no Simmons in this team means he'll be starting next week. Horwill, Carter and Skelton are playing off for the other starting role and a bench spot.

Haflback: Genia and White are playing off to be Nick Phipps' backup. Genia starting would indicate to me he's more likely.

Inside centre: To'omua and Leali'ifano are playing off for this one. Despite Lilo's excellent test against the All Blacks, To'omua starting seems to indicate he's being counted as the incumbent.

Outside centre/Wing: AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) will come back into this side next week. I'm guessing he'll just take Horne's wing spot and Horne and Tomane are playing for a bench spot unless Speight struggles for some reason.

I think Hodgson and McMahon could be playing off for a bench spot next week unless Cheika has thoughts of giving Hodgson a crack at 6.