I thought the Campbell to 9 was a staggering call. I actually thought Loloesio to 9 and Campbell to 10.
Wallabies v Italy, Florence, Sun 13th Nov 12am AEDT
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I thought the Campbell to 9 was a staggering call. I actually thought Loloesio to 9 and Campbell to 10.
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
I agree, and that's exactly my point. It doesn't say much for the others, and unfortunately it's the same story for most of our positions.
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
Yeah I would have bench a winger brought on Tate and then Jordy... 9's too important too not have one on..
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
The answer is because we have piss poor player development pathways. As Pfitzy says - tier 2 quality pathways.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
I dont buy that in this case. If you are a Super Rugby hooker with a chance of being selected for your country you throw balls until you cannot get it wrong. The lineout is complex and there are a lot of moving parts, however hookers can get their part right.
FWIW I thought several of the Italian throws were off but not called.
FWIW I thought several of the Italian throws were off but not called.
emuarse
Chilla Wilson (44)
Nick White is doing the sycophantic act with the coach to maintain his position as first choice halfback.Deans destroyed the Wallabies environmental from the inside out with his toxic favoritism & his outdated 18th century totalitarian my-way-or-highway approach, he was full on scorched earth, burning bridges everywhere he went dropping Cullen, Umaga, Oliver etc.. by the 2012 season, essentially the whole Wallabies leadership despised him and wanted to see the back of him ASAP.
This admission from Will Genia tells you everything really:
Genia believes Wallabies better off without Deans
The Wallabies halfback Will Genia says they're a better side without former Crusaders coach Robbie Deans at the helm. Australia scored just 17 tries from the last 17 tests of...www.rnz.co.nz
The Wallabies halfback Will Genia says they're a better side without former Crusaders coach Robbie Deans at the helm.
Australia scored just 17 tries from the last 17 tests of Deans' reign.
Genia voiced his his frustration at Deans' conservative tactics the day before the second Bledisloe Cup test in Wellington, saying it marks the biggest difference under new coach Ewen McKenzie.
While the Wallabies lost the first test in Sydney last weekend they did show attacking flair and ran the ball from their own half.
It was a welcome relief to Genia, who also bluntly intimated James O'Connor was wrongly picked out of position at first five in the series loss to the British and Irish Lions.
Deans wasn't respected by the players at all, Rennie on the other hand, clearly is universally respected by the current squad. Nic White said he was "outstanding" and an "unbelievable coach" and everyone loves him and want to play for him.
There's a world cup year coming up & he's not getting any younger.
Otherwise known as 'crawling'.
emuarse
Chilla Wilson (44)
BR, time to take the blinkers off. Your continuous hubris of Brumbies players in the wallabies is really becoming nauseous.
Merrow
Arch Winning (36)
Except Sio is playing the house down and Gibbon is decidedly meh
Deans tried to play more expansively early in his reign and found we struggled to react well enough after turnovers (something we still do to this day)Deans destroyed the Wallabies environmental from the inside out with his toxic favoritism & his outdated 18th century totalitarian my-way-or-highway approach, he was full on scorched earth, burning bridges everywhere he went dropping Cullen, Umaga, Oliver etc.. by the 2012 season, essentially the whole Wallabies leadership despised him and wanted to see the back of him ASAP.
This admission from Will Genia tells you everything really:
Genia believes Wallabies better off without Deans
The Wallabies halfback Will Genia says they're a better side without former Crusaders coach Robbie Deans at the helm. Australia scored just 17 tries from the last 17 tests of...
The Wallabies halfback Will Genia says they're a better side without former Crusaders coach Robbie Deans at the helm.
Australia scored just 17 tries from the last 17 tests of Deans' reign.
Genia voiced his his frustration at Deans' conservative tactics the day before the second Bledisloe Cup test in Wellington, saying it marks the biggest difference under new coach Ewen McKenzie.
While the Wallabies lost the first test in Sydney last weekend they did show attacking flair and ran the ball from their own half.
It was a welcome relief to Genia, who also bluntly intimated James O'Connor was wrongly picked out of position at first five in the series loss to the British and Irish Lions.
Deans wasn't respected by the players at all, Rennie on the other hand, clearly is universally respected by the current squad. Nic White said he was "outstanding" and an "unbelievable coach" and everyone loves him and want to play for him.
So he then tightened up the structures and we played closer to the pigs
It was the pragmatist's approach, try to keep the game close and grind a win rather than try to win by plenty, or more often than not, lose by plenty
At some stage Rennie is going to commit to some "toxic favouritism" and stick and pick to a side.
We need to, but to those who end up collecting splinters and holding tackle bags - they better harden up and take their limited opportunities if we have any chance of winning a couple of games
So the answer is to show no commitment to the current coach, yeah that works so well
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Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
Yes. I think Gibbon learned a lot this test. He is adequate off the bench but not a starter. With a decent loose head we would have dominated the scrum from the start.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
The coaches selection of the 23 put them in a bad position. Sending Donaldson on with 5 to go and trailing by a score was not an astute move. Hodge should have been on the pine. If he was not fit then Foley. White too. This was a very important test for us. The only one on tour that was a near gimme.
Sio could have and should be in the squad. You cannot play around with your front row in test rugby.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
I think Gibbon is doing his best, but I just don't see him being a legit Test Match Front Rower. I know injuries are a plenty but neither is Tom Robertson. He debuted for the Wallabies 6 years ago and we seem to still be waiting. (Scored a cracker by keeping those pistons going)
The Wallabies seem like an unintelligent team without the physical presence to overcome that. Without the try in the last minute and Italy missing some pretty easy penalty shots we could have lost 40+/22
Now we play Ireland who are 2/2 with Ben O'Keeffe who doesn't miss a misconduct call.
stillmissit
Peter Johnson (47)
Fattie, it's been done to death in the past.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
Commitment is admirable and necessary but it must be rewarded or else it dries up
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
I'm always a fan of 7 acting as the 9 in those situations, they're at the rucks already and have got the read on them to not get caught out. Obviously the pass isn't always going to be there but realistically you should be playing tighter for that period and not ask any makeshift half to stretch themselves too much with the pass. Probably doesn't help that we play so much off 9 at the moment though.
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
No, the blinkers only come off when one of the other inferior Aus super sides improves to take the mantle of best in the country.
Won't surprise me at all if the Tahs actually do that or go close in 2024, but can't see the others coming up to scratch.
Incidentally, Sio is no longer a Brumby, but is still one of the best LHPs either in the country or otherwise available to us.
dillyboy
Colin Windon (37)
All the while shouting "I'm the fucking captain"
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