Wallabies v Wales I

MiketheSnow

A few journeymen in that squad but not sure there are any obvious alternatives at the moment, so at least Schmidt is trying some new journeymen out! Though can't for the life of me see how Gordon and Wright are still in the frame.

Needs to get runs on the board

And not just be Eddie 0.5

NTA

@Mr-Fish said in Wallabies v Wales I:

Though can't for the life of me see how Gordon and Wright are still in the frame.

Which one? Don't want to get the wrong Wright in this discussion.

NTA

@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Wales I:

And not just be Eddie 0.5

You'd be 2'10"

Mr Fish

@NTA said in Wallabies v Wales I:

@Mr-Fish said in Wallabies v Wales I:

Though can't for the life of me see how Gordon and Wright are still in the frame.

Which one? Don't want to get the wrong Wright in this discussion.

Whoops, Tom Wright. Liam Wright's a gun.

Even at his peak I think TW's only a decent running fullback, but he doesn't have the kicking game or game management to be great there.

NTA

Wright is there because - quite frankly - nobody else is standing up to take the spot.

Kellaway is a good player but had a fairly ordinary year. Nobody from the Tahs is worthy. Jock Campbell from the Reds I like. Donaldson looks like being a 10 in this squad but maybe a utility.

ACT Crusader

@NTA Kellaway is first back on the team sheet. He is a gun player and even in a less than optimal year his class was a notch above and still shone through, especially watching him live.

Mr Fish

@NTA said in Wallabies v Wales I:

Wright is there because - quite frankly - nobody else is standing up to take the spot.

Kellaway is a good player but had a fairly ordinary year. Nobody from the Tahs is worthy. Jock Campbell from the Reds I like. Donaldson looks like being a 10 in this squad but maybe a utility.

I'd prefer Donaldson or Kellaway at the back (and wouldn't hate to see someone like Lynagh get a run there).

Appreciate Kellaway's not set the world alight this year but if he's going to be named in the team anyway, it might as well be at fullback.

MiketheSnow

Should be competitive and entertaining

Can't see too many changes for Wales in the backs

Maybe Davies to start at 9 and Bevan on the bench

Tompkins instead of Watkin at centre

Would like Ben Thomas to feature in the 23

Lewis in for the injured Assiratti

Carter and Jenkins in the second row

Plumtree, Refell, Wainwright in the back row for me

MiketheSnow

Word is Ben Thomas to start at 10

Hathaway to debut on the wing

Tim

Wallabies team to play Wales at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on Saturday 6 July, 7:45pm AEST

James Slipper (134 Tests)
Matt Faessler (5 Tests)
Taniela Tupou (50 Tests)
Jeremy Williams*
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (30 Tests)
Liam Wright (c) (5 Tests)
Fraser McReight (17 Tests)
Rob Valetini (39 Tests)
Jake Gordon (20 Tests)
Noah Lolesio (17 Tests)
Filipo Daugunu (7 Tests)
Hunter Paisami (24 Tests)
Josh Flook*
Andrew Kellaway (26 Tests)
Tom Wright (25 Tests)
Substitutes

Billy Pollard (1 Test)
Isaac Kailea**
Allan Alaalatoa
Angus Blyth**
Charlie Cale**
Tate McDermott
Tom Lynagh**
Dylan Pietsch**

NTA

Lot of debuts going on there. Wales in a similar position I guess.

Tim

Weak tight five.

Tim

Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.

Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.

Tim

Slipper shouldn't be playing test rugby.

MN5

@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:

Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.

Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.

He must be 50 now.

Great to see him still playing, obviously switching to the front row has prolonged his career

KiwiMurph

Excited by that Wallabies team

Bring on Saturday test footy

MiketheSnow

Australia should be favourites even though it’s a new team

At home
Good mix of experience and youth
Wales on the slide, 7 losses in a row I think

We could struggle at scrum
Locks and back row solid

Scrum half winning second cap
Outside half playing there for first time at international level
Not our best centre partnership

Good backs bench

So Wales by 5-9

Gunner

@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:

Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.

Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.

Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.

MiketheSnow

@Gunner said in Wallabies v Wales I:

@Tim said in Wallabies v Wales I:

Wales (1-15): Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Archie Griffin, Christ Tshiunza, Dafydd Jenkin,s Taine Plumtree, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright, Ellis Bevan, Ben Thomas, Rio Dyer, Mason Grady, Owen Watkin, Josh Hathaway, Liam Williams.

Reserves: Evan Lloyd, Kemsley Mathias, Harri O’Connor, Cory Hill, James Botham, Kieran Hardy, Sam Costelow, Nick Tompkins.

Jeeepers, I’ve only heard of two of that 23, and one of them is a Kiwi who couldn’t get a game in super rugby.

Quite a few in that 23 who put your mob out of the RWC

MN5

Both teams very much second tier these days.

A real dance of the desperates between two nations vainly clinging on to whatever pride they have left, their glory days nothing but a distant memory.

Whoever is desperate enough will snatch the win.

The Silver Fern

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