My 2015 Wallabies World Cup squad

Can't have shirt sponsors at the world cup, so not sure there would be too many companies interested.

Doesn't leave 'til the end of 2015 so he would be eligible, but I'm not sure if you should break in a new player in such an important position so close to the world cup.

Isn't Paul Alo-Emile ineligible, after signing for le all pinks?

Scott Allen recently wrote a piece where he demonstrated the basic All Black game plan. I remember reading it and thinking it played directly to some of the Wallabies strengths. Cruden appears to run his game in a similar way to Cooper, but in the example relies on Dagg to be a second playmaker. The Wallabies have used a second playmaker for some time now, and I think it’s the best tool we have when we use it correctly. Scott also demonstrated that their game plan uses pods of forwards hitting the line, with the playmaker loitering behind them for the offload. With the Wallabies using two playmakers, and having a great running fullback, this method would keep the opposition guessing and put our strongest assets to better use. It would also put our forwards to better use. We may all want a monster mongrel second row, but what we have in Australia are workhorses, so let’s put them to work. At present my team is: 1. Slipper 2. Moore 3. Kepu 4. Fardy 5. Simmons 6. Higginbotham 7. Pocock (assuming form) 8. Palu (assuming fitness) 9. Genia 10. Cooper 11. O’Connor 12. Toomua 13. Kuridrani 14. Speight/Cummins (whoever is in form) 15. Folau 16. Polota-Nau 17. Sio 18. Alo-Emile/Weeks 19. Horwill/Carter 20. McCalman 21. Phipps 22. Beale 23. AAC I’m reserving judgement on Hunt until I’ve seen him play a few games, but I have no doubt he’ll prompt a re-think. The reserve forwards will also rely very much on form at the end of the SR season, and as much as I like him I just don’t see Hooper fitting into my game plan unless Pocock is injured again. If the Cooper/Toomua combination is not firing for whatever reason, I’d prefer to see Cooper come off, Toomua move to Fly-Half and Beale move to Inside Centre. I think you always need one level-headed game manager in one of those positions, particularly to organise defence, and I just didn’t have the space for Foley or CLL.

I think you misunderstood.

If Bruce Willis was selected to play center you would not be surprised as it is illogical?

Folau born Minto Sydney

Gill and Hodgson are 7s and dont cover other positions well. McMahon is a genuine utility but isnt there yet but after another season he will be.

It will be more like. 1) Sio 2) Slipper 3) Kepu 4) Alexander 5) Robinson 6) Simmons 7) Horwill 8) Skelton 9) Fardy 10) Palu 11) McMahon 12) Poey/Hodgson 13) Hooper 14) McCalman 15) Charles 16) Moore 17) TPN 18) Phipps 19) Genia 20) White 21) Foley 22) Cooper 23) Toomua 24) Beale 25) Kuridrani 26) AAC 27) JOC 28) Cummins 29) Horne 30) Folau 31) Hunt Training with the squad: Speight, Lealiifano, Carter, a form tighthead. Poc0ck and Hooper wont both be in the same 23 let alone the same 15.

Hunt is from NZ, not the Cook Islands.

Sam Carter should not be in the squad. I'm not able to watch this guy and come up with anything he contributes to the team that makes it better, not up to international standard

I don't think anyone but Moore and Pocock forwards would make the 1999 side. So much for professionalism. Lots of Milan for not much talent

Great side but I think the Badger will be there

Don't worry, AC, although they're not fully fledged Kiwis you've still got Speight, Genia, O'Connor, Folau and Kuridrani to keep alive the target of having an entire 'Aussie' backline with not one player who is born in Australia to Australian parents.

The 23 best players have to be accommodated in the team for the World Cup. 1. James Slipper 2. Stephen Moore c 3. Sekope Kepu 4. Will Skelton (subject to work) 5. Rob Simmons 6. Scott Fardy 7. David Pocock 8. Scott Higginbotham 9. Will Genia 10. Quade Cooper 11. James oconnor 12. Tevita Kurindrani 13. Israel Folau (needs game time) 14. Henry Speight 15. Karmichael Hunt 16. Saia Faingaa 17. Scott Sio 18. Laurie Weeks 19. Luke Jones 20. Michael Hooper 21. Nick Phipps 22. Matt Toomua 23. Adam Ashley Cooper

I don't like the look of the selection of the back-row. Only five players for three starting and one bench spots, and one of those players is Pocock (who, let's face it, has significant injury issues). Palu is a perennial problem; goes great in Super Rugby but too often doesn't replicate that form against the best international opposition, or only fleetingly. McMahon has potential and could be great come 2019, but I don't think he's there just yet, having had only a single Super Rugby season. Gill, McCalman and Hodgson are workers who'll play well on the heavier pitches in the NH and can cover multiple positions

Just thinking logically, can Kerevi be a surprise packet if we know about him? :)

Thanks. Firstly the coaches: - Three different coaches, with different proriities - Different ideas re how to play the game and players to select - Unless they align in the in four test, whilst competing against each other in SR. Squad looks as good as it can be. 23 players: - Lineout will be a issue - JOC and Special K, too early to call - THP reserve missing - Fardy, if recovers from his op / 2013 form, will be indispensable

Same old, same old but Cheika might be able to put more life in your selections. As the EOYT showed, it's too early for McMahon and I'd slot Fardy back as a 6 to cover the rightful captain, Pocock, unless P is selected as a 7. Don't get me wrong as I have a lot of time for Hooper but, like McM, time is on his side to develop into the best ever 7 and captain for RWC 2019.

Hunt is a cook islander, raised in Qld from a very young age