Waratahs 2015

[Pfitzy]

Everyone's coming in here giving their two cents worth about the situation for the Wallabies. This is for the Tahs only.

Good point.

Folau to 13 for a couple of games. See what happens. Hard pressed to move AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) or TK though.

You think back to McKenzie putting Beale at 10 last year, and how AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) wasn't involved. Then Foley is in at 10 at TK at 13, and we're going great guns... hmmm.

 

[Joe Blow]

So AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) goes to the wing? Great move. We will need him at his best at 13.
Maybe late in a game when the sub shuffling starts Folau can grab 20 minutes here and there at 13 to see what he has.
He would probably be very good at Super level.

 

[qwerty51]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) would obviously go to fullback.

 

[Marcelo]

We get to disagree there, his positional play on kick receipt nullified Aus in the Lion's marches

There was space before the kick was released, but he was there for receipt, every time

Bloody good 15


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I don't like Halfpenny, ok? I don't even think he's the best fullback from NH. For me the 3 best fullbacks in the world are: Ben Smith, Willie le Roux and Israel Folau. If I have to add a fourth fullback I would say that this place belongs to Israel Dagg. About NH I consider Mike Brown, Rob Kearney and Delon Armitage above him. Leigh is a great kicker but if you have a good fly-half like Dan Carter or Jonathan Sexton you don't need him.

 

[Bairdy]

Fucking Mike Brown and Delon Armitage above Leigh Halfpenny: a proven match-winner for Wales and the B&I Lions.

That'll do me. I'm out.

 

[Marcelo]

Fucking Mike Brown and Delon Armitage above Leigh Halfpenny: a proven match-winner for Wales and the B&I Lions.

That'll do me. I'm out.

Being a winner with Wales in Europe means nothing, they couldn't beat the Wallabies in the last 10 games, despite ALL our problems

 

[RugbyReg]

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) would obviously go to fullback.

Would he? I'd assume Beale at fullback. Or are you thinking Beale and Izzy in the centres? That's a defensive combo I'd be concerned about as a tah fan.

If Izzy is to play 13 then I can only imagine it is like this:

15 Beale
14 Betham (or another)
13 Izzy
12 Horne
11 AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Would he? I'd assume Beale at fullback. Or are you thinking Beale and Izzy in the centres? That's a defensive combo I'd be concerned about as a tah fan.

If Izzy is to play 13 then I can only imagine it is like this:

15 Beale
14 Betham (or another)
13 Izzy
12 Horne
11 AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

If I was coaching, say, the Canes or the Saders I would love to see Izzy and Betham together in defence

 

[I like to watch]

Would he? I'd assume Beale at fullback. Or are you thinking Beale and Izzy in the centres? That's a defensive combo I'd be concerned about as a tah fan.

If Izzy is to play 13 then I can only imagine it is like this:

15 Beale
14 Betham (or another)
13 Izzy
12 Horne
11 AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

fuck that.
Izzy is the best 15 by a country mile,AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is a very strong 13.
Teaching Izzy all season about the intracies of defending the 13 channel,whilst whoever is dropping contestable kicks all day is not going to strengthen the team.
Sorry Izzy,but it's about the team,so you can wait to try out the 13 jumper until you fuck off to France.

 

[Wilson]

The reality of this season, with minimal breaks the whole way through to the world cup, may mean he gets a shot there out of necessity more than anything else.

 

[TOCC]

There was a time when Beale was considered the best fullback in the country, at inside centre he is only 2nd or 3rd in the pecking order, i wouldn't be against seeing KB (Kurtley Beale) play fullback against at Super Rugby level.

It's an interesting conundrum, whilst Cheika probably doesn't want to let Wallaby selections effect his Waratah selections you would have to assume it would definitely be in the back of his mind.

 

[Quick Hands]

Would he? I'd assume Beale at fullback. Or are you thinking Beale and Izzy in the centres? That's a defensive combo I'd be concerned about as a tah fan.

If Izzy is to play 13 then I can only imagine it is like this:

15 Beale
14 Betham (or another)
13 Izzy
12 Horne
11 AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

We'd be flat out making the semis with a backline like that.

 

[wamberal]

We'd be flat out making the semis with a backline like that.

The forwards take a team to the semis, not the fancy boys.

 

[Average Outside Center]

Considering that all the signs out of queensland regarding Karmichael Hunt are positive and he is being taught to play 15, maybe for the wallabies it would be too bad having Izzy in the centres

 

[Inside Shoulder]

The forwards take a team to the semis, not the fancy boys.

The fancy boys can stop a team with a good pack getting there

 

[TOCC]

The forwards take a team to the semis, not the fancy boys.

At test level maybe, at super rugby level a team can win a grand final against teams with superior packs..


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[Quick Hands]

The forwards take a team to the semis, not the fancy boys.

Like when Hickey and Foley were coaching?

 

[qwerty51]

Why would you move Beale from 12? He was the best 12 in Super Rugby last year and critical to the Tahs attack..

 

[Quick Hands]

Why would you move Beale from 12? He was the best 12 in Super Rugby last year and critical to the Tahs attack..

I certainly wouldn't be moving him to 15.

 

[Jagman]

I've said it before but Beale was basically the fullback for Tahs in Super Rugby finals last year. A lot of high balls went his way and I don't remember him dropping one. Yes he was terrible under the high ball for the Wallabies in 2012-13 but he was also markedly over weight which may have had something to do with it.


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