Week 3 Wallabies

[Gnostic]

Again players only considered in the positions they played.

1. Cowan (Force)
2. Moore (Brumbies)
3. Palmer (Brumbies)
4. Sharpe (Force)
5. Wykes (Force)
6. McCalman (Force) Played in this spot when Pocock was subbed)
7. Pocock (Force) even with his limited game time he still played better than any of his rivals
8. Vaea (Brumbies)
9. Genia (Reds)
10. JOC (James O'Connor) (Force)
12. Huxley (Rebels)
13. Mortlock (Rebels) nobody really stood out and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) & Horne injured without any real input
11. Fainifo (Brumbies) looked dangerous when he had the ball
14. Davies (Reds)
15. Gerrard (Rebels)

16. Charles (Force)
17. Slipper (Reds)
18. Simmons (Reds)
19. Brown (Force)
20. Sheehan (Force)
21. Mcabe (Brumbies)
22. Cummins (Force)

So many Force players, but on reflection their defensive effort with 14 and even 13 for 10 min was pretty remarkable against a very good side.

I almost selected Inman for the most spectacular deformation injury in two seasons.

Any surprise that not one Tah makes the squad? Not to me, their performance was dire and nobody really did enough to warrant selection or even put pressure on those named.

Lastly unless Cooper learns to defend AND tackle he will struggle to be named in a side by me.

 

[qwerty51]

I would've picked Burgess, Beale, Benn Robinson and Tom Carter.

Dave Dennis on the bench.

 

[MrMouse]

1. Robinson (Waratahs)
2. Polota-Nau (Waratahs)
3. Palmer (Brumbies)
4. Sharpe (Force)
5. Wykes (Force)
6. McCalman (Force)
7. Robinson (Reds)
8. Mowen (Waratahs)
9. Genia (Reds)
10. Cooper (Reds) *kicker
11. Mitchell (Waratahs)
12. Carter (Waratahs)
13. Mortlock (Rebels) nobody really stood out and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) & Horne injured without any real input
14. Cummins (Force)
15. Gerrard (Rebels)

16. Moore (Brumbies)
17. Slipper (Reds)
18. Simmons (Reds)
19. Hodgson (Force)
20. Burgess (Waratahs) (Damn near made run-on)
21. Mcabe (Brumbies)
22. Beale (Waratahs)

 

[vidiot]

1. Slipper (Reds)
2. Polota-Nau (Waratahs)
3. Daley (Reds) Outplayed Palmer overall.
4. Sharpe (Force)
5. Wykes (Force)
6. McCalman (Force)
7. Pocock (Force)
8. Vaea (Brumbies)
9. Burgess (Waratahs)
10. Cooper (Reds)
12. Carter (Waratahs)
13. Ashley-Cooper (Brumbies)
11. Fainifo (Brumbies)
14. Cummins (Force)
15. Gerrard (Rebels)

16. Moore (Brumbies) Lineout throws were poor, otherwise had a good game
17. Cowan (Force)
18. Simmons (Reds)
19. Higginbotham (Reds)
20. Genia (Reds)
21. McCabe (Brumbies)
22. O'Connor (Force)

There you go. Picking people on 10 minutes is stretching credibility, Robinson at 7 looks good too Mr Mouse

 

[GC]

Funny how the Reds have won 2 of their 3 games yet are ignored. This week they won because of the platform the forwards set (and Cooper's great kicking).

1. Daley (Reds)
2. Fainga'a (Reds)
3. Slipper (Reds)
4. Sharpe (Force)
5. Simmons (Reds)
6. Higgers (Reds)
7. Robinson (Reds)
8. Vaea (Brumbies)
9. Burgess (Waratahs)
10. Cooper (Reds)
12. Coleman (Brumbies)
13. Ashley-Cooper (Brumbies)
11. Fainifo (Brumbies)
14. Cummins (Force)
15. Gerrard (Rebels)

16. Moore (Brumbies)
17. Palmer (Brumbies)
18. Wykes (Force)
19. Saffey (Rebels)
20. Genia (Reds)
21. McCabe (Brumbies)
22. O'Connor (Force)

 

[nathan]

1. Robinson (Waratahs)
2. TPN (Waratahs)
3. Palmer (Brumbies)
4. Sharpe (Force)
5. Wykes (Force)
6. McCalman(Force)
7. Hodgson (Force)
8. Vaea (Brumbies)
9. Burgess (Waratahs)
10. Cooper (Reds)
12. Carter (Waratahs)
13. Ashley-Cooper (Brumbies)
11. Mitchell (Waratahs)
14. Cummins (Force)
15. Gerrard (Rebels)

16. Moore (Brumbies)
17. Alexander (Brumbies)
18. Kimlin (Brumbies)
19. Mowen(Waratahs)
20. Genia (Reds)
21. O'Connor (Force)
22. McCabe (Brumbies)

 

[MrMouse]

This week they won because of Cooper's great kicking and the forward weren't invisible.

Fixed

At 8 reds, you only actually picked 3 more than me, and 2 more than vidiot.

If I'd thought about it more I'd possibly have put Slipper in the starting lineup, but Fainga'a wasn't in the top two hookers this week, vidiot found room for Higgers where I couldn't...I'd have Vaea on the bench over him. If pressed on my next choice prop I'd probably have gone Cowan over Daley, too. I'm not sure where you see Reds players being ignored.