Wallabies v Wales, 6 July
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HogansHeros
Jim Clark (26)
Why would you have TT starting? Youve seen how hes been getting around the park after 5min?
HogansHeros
Jim Clark (26)
Because Allan was injured? He had a crack in the semis and was able to stay on the field for more than 20
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
Not in my book. TT has been way below top form and was almost a passenger in most games. Allan otoh came back late from his achilles injury and got noticeably better with each game.
griffins
Ted Thorn (20)
Allan was scrumming pretty well by the finals, the issues were on the loosehead side. Not back to his best but certainly better than his first few games back (which were ugly). Looks more likely to give you 50 minutes of decent quality than TT. If they want that 30 minutes from Taniela at the start I'd be ok with that though.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
There is certainly merit in starting TT. He may not be the fittest he's ever been but he will shore up the scrum and then when he's worn out reintroduce AAA to test rugby against the tired starters and then the second best options. They are going to be our 2 THP's with almost certainty and will both get around a half each, so it's just a matter of how Joe wants to play them. Which one is #3 and which one is #18 is irrelevant as far as I am concerned.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
I think the go is probably Allan and Tupou for the first test, but I won't be amazed if they go with Nonggorr on the bench instead, particularly if they want to give Tupou a kick up the arse or they have been working him harder to improve that fitness.
Injury permitting I expect it'll be Ala'alatoa and Tupou by the rugby championship though, so they may just try and get Tupou up to speed on the field and rely on the fact that the Welsh aren't exactly playing expansive rugby that will stretch his fitness. Might depend a bit on how Schmidt wants to play and how much he needs out of his props around the ground.
Injury permitting I expect it'll be Ala'alatoa and Tupou by the rugby championship though, so they may just try and get Tupou up to speed on the field and rely on the fact that the Welsh aren't exactly playing expansive rugby that will stretch his fitness. Might depend a bit on how Schmidt wants to play and how much he needs out of his props around the ground.
The Cleaner
Ted Fahey (11)
Agree, finishers are equally just as important as the starters. Best team in my opinion is a team where the finishers are just as good as the starters. TT or AAA both great THPs. Hopefully TT can get his fitness up!
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The Cleaner
Ted Fahey (11)
Wright is a hit and miss for me as fullback. He has definitely grown this year, much better than previous year (Super Rugby). Kellaway would be my pick as fullback.
HogansHeros
Jim Clark (26)
Yeah dont get me wrong, big fan of TT and have always said he is a great finisher. Coming on at the 50 and bullying people in the scrum is what he is built for, as long as we are still in the match he can be a game changer. I just dont know about starting him, id rather the consistency of 7As (Allan Ala'alatoa).
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
I don't think the Brumbies' scrums concerns had to do with his efforts...
He wasn't penalised once over the last three games. The Brumbies' depth on the loosehead side was severely tested, and it was a constant source of any collapses. McInerney was also clearly a weakness in the middle, and likely hasn't fully recovered from his neck injury. At times I think there were also issues with their second row.
He wasn't penalised once over the last three games. The Brumbies' depth on the loosehead side was severely tested, and it was a constant source of any collapses. McInerney was also clearly a weakness in the middle, and likely hasn't fully recovered from his neck injury. At times I think there were also issues with their second row.