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Colin Windon (37)
That's the 2011 final starting lineup isn't it??
Wallaby team of the decade
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That's the 2011 final starting lineup isn't it??
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
It's on brah..........
1. Scott Sio
2. Stephen Moore
3. Ben Alexander
4. Scott Fardy
5. Sam Carter
6. Peter Kimlin
7. George Smith
8. Ben Mowen
9. Nic White
10. Matt To'omua
11. Clyde Rathbone
12. Christian Lealiifano
13. Tevita Kuridrani
14. Henry Speight
15. Jesse Mogg
The Reds team features Jono Lance who isn't a capped Wallaby.
Everyone in Slim's side is a Wallaby.
Waratahs version:
1. Robinson
2. TPN
3. Kepu
4. Vickerman
5. Simmons
6. Elsom
7. Hooper
8. Palu
9. Phipps
10. Foley
11. Mitchell
12. Barnes
13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
14. Folau
15. Beale
Apologies to Phil Waugh, Jack Dempsey and Luke Burgess.
Everyone in Slim's side is a Wallaby.
Waratahs version:
1. Robinson
2. TPN
3. Kepu
4. Vickerman
5. Simmons
6. Elsom
7. Hooper
8. Palu
9. Phipps
10. Foley
11. Mitchell
12. Barnes
13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)
14. Folau
15. Beale
Apologies to Phil Waugh, Jack Dempsey and Luke Burgess.
Dctarget
Tim Horan (67)
You got me. If I was actually being serious I'd put in Gill instead of Beau Robinson.
liquor box
Peter Sullivan (51)
RoffsChoice
Jim Lenehan (48)
I've gone for best match in the Gold jersey here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/wallaby-team-of-the-decade.18551/#post-1051622
Good fun to try and think back on good games over the last decade.
This is a fun game, though. Gone back over the history of the G&GR player of the year and had a look.
I'd throw some other options in the mix - a few curly ones here.
4. Will Skelton vs France in Sydney in 2014.
4. Sitaleki Timani vs New Zealand in Auckland in 2012
6. Rocky Elsom vs South Africa in 2010
8. Radike Samo vs New Zealand in Brisbane 2011
6. Scott Fardy vs New Zealand in Wellington 2014
6. Jack Dempsey vs New Zealand in Brisbane in 2017
15. Kurtley Beale vs South Africa in South Africa in 2010
12. Matt Giteau vs England in RWC 2015
14. Israel Folau vs Lions in Brisbane in 2014
The one real change I'd make is to turf out Tomane or DHP and put Folau to the wing (that Lions game was one of the performances of the decade), and Beale at FB (those South Africa games were both pretty special).
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RoffsChoice
Jim Lenehan (48)
I don't think I've seen a better fullback performance from an Australian this decade than Folau in that first game against France in 2014. A big part of why we flogged them was the defensive shift Folau put in; covering kicks perfectly, getting us out of our half with his running and his kicking, and making a heap of important tackles.
But Tomane could easily have been replaced by Rob Horne against South Africa in 2014, or either JOC (James O'Connor) or Mitchell in the 4th 2010 Bledisloe. I half considered making a best bench showing list too (if only to fit Nic White in there somewhere, haha).
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
That performance from Folau against the Lions was on his Wallabies debut as well. Such an iconic moment when he stepped Leigh Halfpenny out of his underwear en route to his second try.
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Bobby Sands
Guest
If Sean McMahon is not in the starting backrow, then the team is a fib.
RoffsChoice
Jim Lenehan (48)
I picked McMahon for the backrow, but he has competition from peak-Elsom and Cliffy Palu, Pocock, Hooper, and Fardy. Imagine if we had all that depth at once.
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Bobby Sands
Guest
The torpedo
Peter Fenwicke (45)
Cheeky bump - My team of the 2010's:
1. Sio
2. Moore
3. Kepu
4. Sharpe
5. Horwill
6. Fardy
7. Pocock
8. Hooper
9. Genia
10. Cooper
11. Ashley-Cooper
12. O'Connor
13. Kuridrani
14. Folau
15. Beale
16. Polota-Nau
17. Slipper
18. Holmes
19. Simmons
20. Palu
21. White
22. Foley
23. Ioane
1. Sio
2. Moore
3. Kepu
4. Sharpe
5. Horwill
6. Fardy
7. Pocock
8. Hooper
9. Genia
10. Cooper
11. Ashley-Cooper
12. O'Connor
13. Kuridrani
14. Folau
15. Beale
16. Polota-Nau
17. Slipper
18. Holmes
19. Simmons
20. Palu
21. White
22. Foley
23. Ioane