Wallabies v Springboks

[KiwiMurph]

@Hooroo he's gone back to Europe for club duty as was only officially released for Bledisloes.

[Unco]

Are they that shallow in the centres with Gits and Toomua out or is Chieka taking some coaching lessons from Toddy playing his best 10 at 12?

[NTA]

@Unco Clearly you haven't spoken with any Queenslanders. Quade is our best 10

[antipodean]

@Stargazer said in Wallabies v Springboks:

Wallabies

1. Scott Sio (20 Tests)
2. Stephen Moore (c) (107 Tests)
3. Sekope Kepu (68 Tests)
4. Kane Douglas (25 Tests)
5. Adam Coleman (2 Tests)
6. Dean Mumm (48 Tests)
7. Michael Hooper (56 Tests)
8. David Pocock (58 Tests)
9. Will Genia (68 Tests)
10. Quade Cooper (59 Tests)
11. Reece Hodge (1 Test)
12. Bernard Foley (32 Tests)
13. Samu Kerevi (3 Tests)
14. Dane Haylett-Petty (5 Tests)
15. Israel Folau (43 Tests)

Reserves (one to be omitted):
16. Tatafu Polota-Nau (66 Tests) 17. James Slipper (79 Tests) 18. Allan Alaalatoa (2 Tests) 19. Rory Arnold (2 Tests) 20. Lopeti Timani* 21. Sean McMahon (9 Tests) 22. Nick Phipps (44 Tests) 23. Tevita Kuridrani (36 Tests) 24. Drew Mitchell (70 Tests)

*denotes uncapped player

http://www.rugby.com.au/news/2016/09/07/23/44/wallabies-springboks-brisbane-team

No Fardy? They still think that's the problem with their lineout and backrow - Fardy? Putting Foley at 12 instead of Kerevi is madness. Quade operates better on attack if he has someone threatening the line running straight so he can throw a bullet pass to a wider runner.

DHP has been exposed a number of times on the wing now, he's much better at fullback.

Be interesting to see how easily Etzebeth niggles Coleman into a YC.

[Unco]

@NTA said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@Unco Clearly you haven't spoken with any Queenslanders. Quade is our best 10

Sometimes it's easier to ignore mariner.

Would a backline of Genia, Foley, Hodge, Kerevi, Kuridrani, Folau, Cooper be out of the question? Quaaade can't tackle for shit and needs more space to work with, soooo...

[MN5]

That backline would be pretty dangerous NTA, maybe swap Folau and Kuridrani though ?

[NTA]

@Unco said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@NTA said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@Unco Clearly you haven't spoken with any Queenslanders. Quade is our best 10

Sometimes it's easier to ignore mariner.

Would a backline of Genia, Foley, Hodge, Kerevi, Kuridrani, Folau, Cooper be out of the question? Quaaade can't tackle for shit and needs more space to work with, soooo...

Don't mind that.

This talk of Folau at centre kind of ignores the fact that if he "needs to get his hands on the ball" he can bloody well join at any phase.

[mariner4life]

Cheika has lost his mind

[Stargazer]

@mariner4life said in Wallabies v Springboks:

Cheika has lost his mind

You mean he found it after he lost it last time?

[mariner4life]

@Stargazer said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@mariner4life said in Wallabies v Springboks:

Cheika has lost his mind

You mean he found it after he lost it last time?

Good point. 8 months ago I was convinced. I'm really not now.

[Billy Tell]

I'll be hoping for a SA win here. Can't believe Cheika stuck with the Foley at 12 selection.

[Bovidae]

@Billy-Tell said in Wallabies v Springboks:

I'll be hoping for a SA win here.

As long as the Boks are humble in victory.

[pukunui]

Lets just hope one of the wobblies gets cited for eye gouging. The meltdown would be spectacular. They might even quit rugby.

[NTA]

@pukunui said in Wallabies v Springboks:

Lets just hope one of the wobblies gets cited for eye gouging. The meltdown would be spectacular. They might even quit rugby.

Actually I'm really hoping one of the Argies gets done for eye-gouging for waving his hands in the general direction of Kieran Read.

[Crucial]

I guess that as long as the Wallabies show humility Marto and Kafe will be happy.

[ACT Crusader]

@Unco said in Wallabies v Springboks:

Are they that shallow in the centres with Gits and Toomua out or is Chieka taking some coaching lessons from Toddy playing his best 10 at 12?

And Beale who was probably playing his best rugby before he got injured.

But Foley's form is poor and Quade is largely an unknown quantity at this point in terms of his international form.

But the biggest problem isn't necessarily with the players but the structure and gameplan or lack thereof.

[Mick Gold Coast QLD]

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[Mick Gold Coast QLD]

@NTA said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@Unco Clearly you haven't spoken with any Queenslanders. Quade is our best 10

My second thread on the New & Improved Fern and already I am being entertained. :cartwheel_tone4:

[Mick Gold Coast QLD]

@NTA said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@Unco said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@NTA said in Wallabies v Springboks:

@Unco Clearly you haven't spoken with any Queenslanders. Quade is our best 10

Sometimes it's easier to ignore mariner.

Would a backline of Genia, Foley, Hodge, Kerevi, Kuridrani, Folau, Cooper be out of the question? Quaaade can't tackle for shit and needs more space to work with, soooo...

Don't mind that.

This talk of Folau at centre kind of ignores the fact that if he "needs to get his hands on the ball" he can bloody well join at any phase.

Yeah, let’s bring another bloke up into the mid field who doesn’t fare so well in that tackling thingy (and in the concept of passing accurately and early) and we’ll have three of ‘em all lined up like ducks in a row for the Springboks to run at and rediscover their best form.

It could get horribly crowded in that hidey hole out on the wing during extended defensive periods.

As talented as Folau is it is pretty clear they never showed him footage of Chris Latham chiming in from the back to make incisive runs. If he had the ability it would have been sighted already.