I would be absolutely stoked to have this team run out for the wallabies come the world cup. Granted depending on form some selections are questionable, but FFS if these guys could get some team chemistry it would be cracking footy to watch! And i think we could win a fair few games with this team.
1.James Slipper
2.Steven Moore
3.Sekope Kepu
4.Rob Simmons
5.Will Skelton
6.Scott Fardy
7.David Pocock
8.Palu
9.Nick Phipps
10.Quade Cooper
11.Nick Cummins
12.Matt To'omua
13.Tevita Kuridrani
14.Henry Speight
15.Israel Folau
16.TPN
17.Scott Sio
18.Holmes
19.Rory Arnold / Adam coleman
20.Michael Hooper
21.Lopeti Timani / Scott Higginbotham
22.Will Genia
23. Bernard Foley/ James O’Connor / Mike Harris
Be nice if we have all those fit, firing and in form come the Test season (esp the starting XV). A solid core of players. Maybe a few tweaks in the reserves (and even starters) depending on second half of the season form etc, but it would be nice to be able to select such a 23.I would be absolutely stoked to have this team run out for the wallabies come the world cup. Granted depending on form some selections are questionable, but FFS if these guys could get some team chemistry it would be cracking footy to watch! And i think we could win a fair few games with this team.
1.James Slipper
2.Steven Moore
3.Sekope Kepu
4.Rob Simmons
5.Will Skelton
6.Scott Fardy
7.David Pocock
8.Palu
9.Nick Phipps
10.Quade Cooper
11.Nick Cummins
12.Matt To'omua
13.Tevita Kuridrani
14.Henry Speight
15.Israel Folau
16.TPN
17.Scott Sio
18.Holmes
19.Rory Arnold / Adam coleman
20.Michael Hooper
21.Lopeti Timani / Scott Higginbotham
22.Will Genia
23. Bernard Foley/ James O’Connor / Mike Harris
I'd have JOC (James O'Connor) as a starting winger, White instead of Genia and I'm not going to get into the Hooper/Pocock thing other than to say that they'll both be in the starting 23.
A 6/2 bench means the final back needs to balance whoever is on the field and also means that you have to factor in what you are going to do if 2 or more backs are injured. Foley can cover more positions that Harris or Cummins.
I would be absolutely stoked to have this team run out for the wallabies come the world cup. Granted depending on form some selections are questionable, but FFS if these guys could get some team chemistry it would be cracking footy to watch! And i think we could win a fair few games with this team.
1.James Slipper
2.Steven Moore
3.Sekope Kepu
4.Rob Simmons
5.Will Skelton
6.Scott Fardy
7.David Pocock
8.Palu
9.Nick Phipps
10.Quade Cooper
11.Nick Cummins
12.Matt To'omua
13.Tevita Kuridrani
14.Henry Speight
15.Israel Folau
16.TPN
17.Scott Sio
18.Holmes
19.Rory Arnold / Adam coleman
20.Michael Hooper
21.Lopeti Timani / Scott Higginbotham
22.Will Genia
23. Bernard Foley/ James O’Connor / Mike Harris
15 caps. 6 tries. Not a bad strike rate at international level compared to Speight, Horne and Tomane.What is so good about Nick Cummins?
He runs into contact, not space. I'd take Speight, Horne, JOC (James O'Connor), Tomane, Turner, Naiyaravoro, Betham and Kuridrani over him.
Bit Harsh on White. Didn't he only play like 2 Test matches?
Phipps starting a heap of tests and was very average for a couple of test seasons before he lifted his game last season.
I certainly would be starting with Phipps but I wouldn't ride off a player as fresh and young as Nic White.
What is so good about Nick Cummins? He runs into contact, not space. I'd take Speight, Horne, JOC (James O'Connor), Tomane, Turner, Naiyaravoro, Betham and Kuridrani over him.