Winter Tour; Wallabies v France Wednesday 7 July, Brisbane
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Charlie Fox (21)
haha oops sorry Rob Valetini, can't believe i got that one wrong
Irony work strong
swingpass
Peter Sullivan (51)
againhaha oops sorry Rob Valetini, can't believe i got that one wrong
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
It irks me that the socks are a slightly different shade of orange though
gel
Ken Catchpole (46)
On the tv the colour looked like the old one from the late 80s, early 90s. That was the best jersey the wallabies ever rocked.
Hawko
Tony Shaw (54)
There is an amazing amount of conjecture about whether we should play our best team next game or try some of the other squad members before running out our best team for the third game. What I want to know is this: Based on this game how on earth could you tell what is our best team? The game was a clusterfuck and had we played NZ they would likely have put 80 on us.
The core skills on show would suggest to me that a lot of the first test team are nowhere near our best selection - the only unknown is whether those in the rest of the squad would have been any better. Maybe it was just rust and they'll be much better second time out, but I think the selectors will be seriously scratching their heads on what to do with the choices for the next two games. Like any armchair critic I've got my own theories on selection, but my level of confidence that I would be right is not that high after Wednesday.
IMO, anyone full of certainty after Wednesday probably didn't watch the match.
The core skills on show would suggest to me that a lot of the first test team are nowhere near our best selection - the only unknown is whether those in the rest of the squad would have been any better. Maybe it was just rust and they'll be much better second time out, but I think the selectors will be seriously scratching their heads on what to do with the choices for the next two games. Like any armchair critic I've got my own theories on selection, but my level of confidence that I would be right is not that high after Wednesday.
IMO, anyone full of certainty after Wednesday probably didn't watch the match.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
I'd be keen to seen the exact same team. If they fail at basic execution as badly as they did then it's a lot easier to conclude some of them are not up to scratch. The first game of the season? could mean anything.
The Nomad
Bob Davidson (42)
Still shits me though that being rusty/ first game back is an excuse for some, but others play quite well . Being first test of the year doesn’t seem to be a problem for the entire squad , but an excuse for others.
Keep it real please!
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
I guess so. I think it's tough for a backline that just met to work properly. But some of the individual errors were less forgivable.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
That old chestnut.
To answer your question, no it wasn't our strongest side. Our strongest side has Tupou starting, JOC (James O'Connor) and White in it, Rodda eventually, at least one 'Giteau' rule player, and the 2 foreign player rule players.
'Rust' is a perennial trait of the Wallabies in the first test of the year, forever. Even the All Blacks suffer from it, it just wasn't evident in their first because they played an amateur club side.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
You have to play your best team for this match in order to give yourself the best chance of securing the series. It is 6 days between the tests so not too different from a normal window. Play around with selections if the third test becomes a “dead” rubber.
The best thing for this squad now would be a couple of convincing wins heading into the RC.
The best thing for this squad now would be a couple of convincing wins heading into the RC.