F
frewy
Guest
Could someone tell me who the ARU selectors are the the team?
- Status
Spewn
Alex Ross (28)
Get rid of Nucifora.
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
The selectors are bloody useless. I don't understand how they can pick players who aren't even regular starting players for their Super 14 teams. Sure McCalman isn't too bad, but he hasn't even played a handful of game for the Force yet. How does he get picked before Housten at the Reds, Hoiles at the Brumbies both specialist 8's with successful super 14 seasons, or Hodgeson and Higgers also 2 players which are able to cover 8 and have outstanding Super 14 seasons. It just doesnt make sense. If i was a selector it should have been picked on form and experience, Waratahs front row, Brumbies forwards, Tahs Back 3, Reds Halves,few key internationals chucked in eg Pocock, Sharpe, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), JOC (James O'Connor).
Spewn
Alex Ross (28)
I largely agree with you about the selections, although some of the QLD outside backs were impressive until injured. I cannot understand how the number 8 selections have worked. I personally would also have liked to see Simmons and Kane Douglas as the locks at least once.
Bruwheresmycar
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
I like what the coaches and selectors are doing. Its much better than the Connolly era.
jay-c
Ron Walden (29)
mcalman has played better than housten or hoilies could have ever hoped to
housten has got a lot to improve before he makes the wallabies i swear he drops more ball off the back of a scrum than he picks up>
hoiles had a shit s14 he'd be a much better 6 all i remember him doing was arguing with refs and ruining his teams chances. bad captain.
higgers must be droppin a lot of ball at training otherwise we would have seen him
giteau was picked to play for australia before he'd played s14>
housten has got a lot to improve before he makes the wallabies i swear he drops more ball off the back of a scrum than he picks up>
hoiles had a shit s14 he'd be a much better 6 all i remember him doing was arguing with refs and ruining his teams chances. bad captain.
higgers must be droppin a lot of ball at training otherwise we would have seen him
giteau was picked to play for australia before he'd played s14>
Brumbies Guy
John Solomon (38)
They need to start picking the best players for the team fit, rather than the better individual player. Barnes proved last night that he has no chemistry in an instintive structured back line. Much rather form a champion team rather having than a team of champions.
vidiot
John Solomon (38)
This is why we should have seen Fainga'a A. running at 12 besides Cooper at some point this year in an international, and why the Reds backline was consistently so effective. Barnes and Giteau - even out of form - are probably better individual players than Anthony Fainga'a. But we don't need every back to kick, beat a player on the outside or look sooky. His skill set and execution potentially would enable the backline to bend the defensive line and safely recycle, or straighten attack before firing wide.
DPK
Peter Sullivan (51)
Uh.... we did.
Brumbies Guy
John Solomon (38)
When?
vidiot
John Solomon (38)
3 minutes at the death in Melbourne. Literally.
9 minutes on the veldt.
2 minutes in Sydney.
I'm not very perceptive, and didn't draw much from those appearances.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Both Fingers remain works in progress. They are still young enough to be around for a fair while.
Brumbies Guy
John Solomon (38)
Surely Ant will get a bench spot and some game time against France, otherwise he may as well have gone home last week
vidiot
John Solomon (38)
True, and will be better for another super season.
Richo
John Thornett (49)
Or they just kept him for injury cover.
- Status