Wallabies v Springboks - Adelaide Oval, Sat 27th August, 2022

[fatprop]

Is this gonna be a 1.30pm affair or something?

It appears last night via a number of journos

 

[Tomthumb]

It appears last night via a number of journos

Yeah they seem to know everything that happens

 

[rugbyAU]

1 - Slipper
2 - FF (Folau Fainga'a)
3 - Ala'alatoa
4 - Arnold
5 - Phillip
6 - Holloway
7 - McReight
8 - Valetini
9 - White
10 - Lolesio
11 - Koribete
12 - Paisami
13 - Ikitau
14 - Wright
15 - Hodge

16 - Porecki
17 - Sio
18 - Tupou
19 - Swain
20 - Leota
21 - Samu
22 - Mcdermott
23 - Kellaway

 

[Slim 293]

 

[dru]

Awesome. The one difference for me is I would have started Kellaway at 14, left Wright out and put Petaia at 23. Love the 6/2 though perhaps I'd have considered an extra lock.

Like the look of this a lot.

 

[qwerty51]

Just Hooper, Bell and maybe Neville/Rodda missing now (for the rest of the season's games).

 

[Dctarget]

Just Hooper, Bell and maybe Neville missing now (for the rest of the season's games).

I thought I read that Bell was due back this game? Still weird seeing Hooper's name missing. Hope McReight has an absolute stormer.

Will be interesting to see how Holloway goes up against this big pack.

 

[Dctarget]

So players selected that were unavailable for Argentina: Ala'alatoa, Sio, Porecki, Paisami, Kellaway. Handy.

edit:
Also Slips will move to 19th most capped player of all time, if he keeps playing to the RWC next year he should be able to get into the top 10.

 

[Running_rugby_1954]

Just Hooper, Bell and maybe Neville missing now (for the rest of the season's games).

Rodda too?

 

[Tomthumb]

Looks a decent team. Happy to have Hodge's big boot and experience out there, and good to see they haven't picked Petaia, guy is worth at least 5 bad mistakes per game

 

[Members Section]

Just Hooper, Bell and maybe Neville missing now (for the rest of the season's games).

I would have the 3 locks in the side as our current best available

 

[Dctarget]

To answer my own question:
Bell back next week.
Kellaway still a bit ginger hence bench.
Foley not match fit.
Most interestingly, Jock close but Hodge just edged him.
Kerr-Barlow chat started by half backs current depth. I guess that makes sense, top 3 pretty good, gap after that.

 

[qwerty51]

I would have the 3 locks in the side as our current best available

Maybe but Neville was picked ahead of Phillip initially, now obviously he's coming back from injury and would have to earn his spot back but logic would suggest Rennie prefers him to Phillip.

 

[RugbyReg]

To answer my own question:
Bell back next week.
Kellaway still a bit ginger hence bench.
Foley not match fit.
Most interestingly, Jock close but Hodge just edged him.
Kerr-Barlow chat started by half backs current depth. I guess that makes sense, top 3 pretty good, gap after that.

Looks very ginger to me....

 

[Braveheart81]

Looks very ginger to me....

I yelled that out when Harry Johnson-Holmes limped off the field at a Leichhardt Oval game earlier this year.

 

[Slim 293]

Maybe but Neville was picked ahead of Phillip initially, now obviously he's coming back from injury and would have to earn his spot back but logic would suggest Rennie prefers him to Phillip.

And then there's the question of where Rodda fits into the pecking order when available...

I'm not sure we're any closer to knowing who our best three are as yet.

 

[Dctarget]

And then there's the question of where Rodda fits into the pecking order when available...

I'm not sure we're any closer to knowing who our best three are as yet.

Also I assume we'll have Willy Skelton in the mix for the Spring Tour.

 

[The Phoenix]

Also I assume we'll have Willy Skelton in the mix for the Spring Tour.

Please God no.

 

[DELETE ACCOUNT]

And then there's the question of where Rodda fits into the pecking order when available...

I'm not sure we're any closer to knowing who our best three are as yet.

at the bottom hopefully

 

[Joe Blow]

It seems Philip is proving himself over and over. Rodda is a no brainer and if Arnold can lift his form he also is an automatic selection.

I see Swain and Neville as the next tier down. Swain backing up Arnold(whoneeds to prove in this test he is worth the spot) and Neville backing up the other two.

Surprised not to see Bell on the bench but we have two pretty decent front rows in the 23.