There are four Wallaby form teams after Round 8.
The complete season form team
– Players chosen based on aggregate score across all rounds
– Players ONLY picked in the position they play the most
– Must have a recognised goal kicker AND lineout caller
The recent form team
– Players chosen based on aggregate score across all rounds WEIGHTED by how recent they form was. Form at end of the season counts more than the beginning
– Players ONLY picked in the position they play the most
– Must have a recognised goal kicker AND lineout caller
The best players of the season team
– Players chosen based on aggregate score across all rounds
– Players may be picked in position they have EVER started in at Super or higher level
– Neither recognised Goal kicker or lineout caller are required
The team of the round
– Players chosen based on score in the latest round ONLY
The complete season form team
1 Scott Sio
2 Steven Moore
3 Sekope Kepu
4 Lopeti Timani
5 Will Skelton
6 Sean McMahon
7 Liam Gill
8 Scott Higginbotham (lineout caller)
9 Nic Stirzaker
10 Matt Toomua
11 Henry Speight
12 Christian Lealiifano (goal kicker)
13 Tevita Kuridrani
14 Joe Tomane
15 Israel Folau
The recent form team
1 Scott Sio
2 Stephen Moore
3 Sekope Kepu
4 Lopeti Timani
5 Will Skelton
6 Sean McMahon
7 Liam Gill
8 Scott Higginbotham (lineout caller)
9 Nic Stirzaker
10 Bernard Foley
11 Henry Speight
12 Christian Lealiifano (goal kicker)
13 Samu Kerevi
14 Sefanaia Naivalu
15 Israel Folau
The best players of the season team
1 Scott Sio
2 Stephen Moore
3 Sekope Kepu
4 Lopeti Timani
5 Will Skelton
6 Sean McMahon
7 Liam Gill
8 Scott Higginbotham
9 Nic Stirzaker
10 Christian Lealiifano
11 Israel Folau
12 Samu Kerevi
13 Tevita Kuridrani
14 Joe Tomane
15 Robbie Coleman
The team of the round
1 Scott Sio
2 James Hanson
3 James Slipper
4 Lopeti Timani
5 Scott Fardy
6 Liam Gill
7 David Pocock
8 Sean McMahon
9 Nic Stirzaker
10 Jack Debreczeni
11 Henry Speight
12 Christian Lealiifano
13 Samu Kerevi
14 Sefanaia Naivalu
15 Robbie Coleman
NOTE:I intentionally select players in any position they have played since I want to showcase which players scored the highest in the round.
It is very close on a number of positions which is great. Also eight of the top ten players are forwards, which is even better.
kombiutedriver
Guest
In some people's opinion some of these players deserve a hypothetical spot but in reality many will not go close. Are some players Test players? Are some players in workable combinations to play Test Rugby? Are some of these players in Chieka's plans? It will be interesting to see which team Chieka picks.
RobC
Roar Guru
Thanks Pete. Notable absesn: - Arnold Toomua Latu AColeman BigDog
PeterK
Roar Guru
yes and combined with none of the others are really firing
Big Steve
Guest
I would like to see that first team get a run in the first rc game. lineout is seems a weakness but im not sure what McMahon is like in lineouts. disappointingly the team will not include 7 or 8 of those guys. thanks for putting this together peter.
Hello
Roar Rookie
Stirzaker has reaaly been putting his hand up for a Wallaby spot
Markus
Guest
It's not just the calling itself, the caller is generally the best reader in defense and strongest jumper in attack. To put it in perspective, if you take Higgs out of the season form team and replace him with Palu, you now have not a single strong lineout jumper in the pack, just a bunch of part-timers. Equate a lineout caller to the difference between having an actual goalkicker and having some some guy who can toe bash it from right in front and get it 50% of the time.
PeterK
Roar Guru
Simmons and Mowen before that and Mumm before that made the Wallabies because they were the line out caller. It is a complex job and yes the team must have one. As a matter of interest Higginbotham makes the teams anyway just ahead of McCalman. Robbie Coleman does NOT have more points than Folau. Folau was moved to the wing. The best players for the season the players are eligible to be moved to any position they have ever played. In the backs Coleman just snuck in ahead of Toomua would was pushed out. Hooper was the 7. But Gill was not far behind him. Now Gill has jumped over him with his great display. Hooper has played 1 less game.
Rob G
Guest
Cheers for that. Couple of minor points, god I hate this "must have a recognised line out caller" rubbish. Surely it is not that hard a job (as a back I'm happy to be corrected). Secondly Im surprised to see Gill in every team. He played fantastically last week but has he been that good overall? Third if robbie coleman is 15 of the round, and has more points that folau in the best overall season, why is he not the fullback in the other 2 teams? Hasn't he played mostly 15 this year?