Wallabies v Japan 25 Oct

[Sword of Justice]

The CDC thing is interesting - I know captains can vary between national and state level but this has really thrown me.

Just as the occasional bail out option given he has good catch-pass credentials. By no means am I saying it’s a strong backline, just not as bad as some here believe. I probably said the same thing before Italy though so who tf knows.

 

[Major Tom]

So if Edmed does his hammy in the 1st minute, we get 79 mins of Hamish Stewart at 10 in a Test match?

That’s how reserves work yes.

 

[notdeadyet]

It's at least takes a bit more advantage of combos (Force in the backrow, Reds in the centre and front row, tahs in the halves) than Rennies Italy side, but I'd really like one more game breaker (McReight, Jorgo or Sua'ali'i from the guys available) on the bench for emergencies, or a 6/2 to let us really hammer them in the pack.

i have trouble placing Fraser McReight in the 'game breaker' category along with Jorgenson & Sua'ali'i

 

[Joe Blow]

And the flying shoulder

And the pointless chipping the ball away when on attack…..

 

[Joe Blow]

WTF is this team

It will get Steady Eddie’s juices flowing

 

[Filipo Daugunu]

 

[Major Tom]

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Yeah he didn’t seem to be bothered beating us senseless in 2023.

 

[Spamnoodle]

The CDC thing is interesting - I know captains can vary between national and state level but this has really thrown me.

Feels like a name pulled out of a hat scenario. Very left field.

 

[rugbyAU]

I really don't like CDC being captain and Wilson on the bench. This is the 6th captain of the Schmidt era

It seems weird to have Wilson on the bench given he's been captain for the last 14 months, all the other key players have been rested.

Start him as captain, in a team with not a lot of leadership, but maybe don't plan for him to do huge minutes.

 

[rugbyAU]

Also, wouldn't you give Faessler a run in this game?