Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Australia infamously stayed in the pool in 2023’s World Cup. What were the key shortfalls of the woebegone Wallabies? As new coach Joe Schmidt…
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Cheers, JN. Both of these sides sort of prefer to play without the ball and key off turnovers. Great match for TE to explore some tactical kicking.
ANALYSIS: Battle for the gain-line to decide if ‘Tah tough’ Waratahs can go back-to-back against Kiwi teams
Really looking forward to this match. Plenty of NSW lads who can put their hand up for Joe to see.
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Tom is a tough boy but he was a boy sent to do a man’s job at blindside. Think of his counterparts: Kremer, PSDT, Lawes, Frizzell, Ollivon, O’Mahony. 2027 maybe.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Cheers!
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
🏉
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Yes, and the Schmidt method requires smart players
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Well said.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
No way around it: the blindside got to be very busy, big, and yet not a card magnet.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Thanks, MZ! Yes, Skelton is a very unique weapon and picking him then requires great specificity at 5 and 6 as well on the bench at 19-20. We will see if Joe feels it is worth is (likely) + how he staffs Ruck 3 and Ruck 4 cleaning, LO choice 3-4, and second carrier. At 10, I think Tane is a Joe kind of player.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Gracias, hermano. Yes, a sort of odd retro-judgement has grown about RWC 2023 that WB set piece was bad. It was v v v v good. The issue came at phase 3-5 on attack bc of decisions at 10 by inexperienced guys under immense pressure after rucks were not cleaned by inexperienced or low work rate blindsides/locks.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Man was that hit the biggest one of the week!
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
I’ve spent a year castigating the coach who put those two guys in the hot seat but I’m just saying now that there’s a new coach, we must admit that position was horribly played at the RWC for purposes of selecting now. Can CG improve? Of course.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
I would have him in the group, along with Samu
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Good point.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Half of Australia makes the opposite claim!
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Good post
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Cheers
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Thanks!
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
No my point is a 35 man squad needs these fellas.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Liam is a smart player
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Yes and bc a Schmidt starter plan relies on short passes to increment the way wide (not going wide too quickly) there are more rucks to clean. Work rate is paramount; and accuracy! Lotta guys who have been picked for years who leak penalties and cards: won’t be selected
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
Not sure if they’re starters.
Jed, Ned and Tane Edmed: The direction Joe Schmidt should head to put Eddie era to bed
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