Wallabies frustration continues with loss to Wales

I don’t think getting knocked out in the pool would be that bad. TBH I think a fair percentage of Wallaby supporters are expecting that

Must be, they aren’t changing anything.

ThugbyFan, if Foley needs a second playmaker at 12 then hes not good enough to be playing 10 for the Wallabies to start with....Beal at 12 is a joke, the guy hates contact and has never hi a hole at pace, have a look at why the ABs are so successful...they have a strong ball runner at 12 who can make offloads and has a good pass...eg Nonu, SBW, Lumape ect...Wallabies tend to go for 2 10s in the 10 and 12 channel with the 12 unable to hit hard lines and break tackles with a possible offload lol

jameswm, just goes to show you ho much heart Dmac has for the ABs. Smallest guy in the stadium and hits holes at speed and pace with no fear....he would do far better than Beal who ive never seen hit a hole or isn't afraid to pick a gap and go for it despite his small frame lol

Spot on Ken

You have no idea why he walked out? Serious?

True but he only took it because they were so dominant in the scrum at that time. Hence it was a fairly high percentage option for them. Very different to say a lineout which would have been more uncertain. The WB's tend to kick to the lineout without considering that (for example) they are not dominating the lineout. I get that the rolling maul is a weapon but only if you have the ball. When you aren't dominating a particular part of the set piece then take the penalty kick as the default. that is the lesson that just isn't being learned by the WB's.

Move Beale to 15 and watch teams bomb him all day. I don't think I've seen the guy take a clean catch from a high ball in his entire test career.

A lot of people say "Australia doesn't have depth in their rugby". Even as an AB fan, I disagree with that. I don't think the problem is necessarily a lack of depth - I think the problem is coaches being ingrained in selecting the same players and not having any ounce of creativity to shuffle up the team. Cheika and RA go into their box of conservatism even though the main lineup hasnt got results at all - what's that line, stupidity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results?? If you look at the ABs, they're not scared to throw guys who may not on the face of it be ready - but they trust that they can do their core role - Reiko was chucked into the deep end at 19 with very little SR; Jordie Barrett the same in the Lions Series; I remember Tom Taylor getting a run on start at FH 4 or 5 years ago in a Bledisloe. etc. if I'm a Wallabies fan, I'd be getting to a point where I'd rather us put out a totally different team and still lose rather than lose (even by a lower margin) with a stale normal team. It creates a problem too with the Wallabies culture as players hang onto their jerseys even after playing shockers - so there is no genuine competiton (unlike the AB's). e.g. Beale gets start after start, DHP who played shocking in Tokyo got the start again, Hanigan still gets into the 23 and yet has underperformed every time leading in. It just sends a horrible message. No one player in the Wallabies is special enough to have a lock on any jersey (even Pocock) - thats the kind of mentality they need.

Agree 100%. The board and people associated with RA (including the media) just seems like one big old boys club. No one wants to criticise or hold the Wallabies to account - everyone wants to live in the world as if "Everything is OK". You are bang on about the AB's - they got so good because of HONESTY (being honest about where they were and where they wanted to go and what needed to change). The All Blacks didn't want to become the best team in the world through their subjective view; they wanted to be the best team in the world period. The Wallabies on the other hand only care about being as good as they think they are. I'm convinced that until there is dramatic change with Rugby in Australia - at all levels (and I mean at all levels right down to the media (Fox Sports) who damage the RA profile), Australia will hover around mediocrity. I get that Australian sport mentality is built around pride and not showing any sign of weakness/sign that anything is wrong - however its clearly not working. If you look at the AB's you soon realise that the reason they've got so good is learning off past mistakes - they don't sweep things under the carpet. Honest reviews all the time:

Not a bad call Don. I would be knocking on Scott Johnson's door to see if he was available to take the team to RWC, Les Kiss D coach, Ewan McKenzie forwards coach, Phil Mooney backs. This is most probably not do-able but they would inject some game plans and tactics into the Wallabies. Only until the end of RWC, focused on getting the best out of our guys for the RWC.

In the amateur era.

Hi Tim, Uncle and James. Last EOYT they played S.Kerevi at #12 and it just didn't work with B.Foley feeding him the ball as a crash merchant. It was shown way back in 2016, Foley needs a playmaker at #12 (or we find a better 5/8). Kerevi runs and plays like an outside centre and that's his spot. His defence is also getting better with game time. Toomua-Kerevi at 10-12 might work but I have doubts. Personally I think only a 10-12 combo of Q.Cooper -S.Kerevi in tandem with a hard-running OC (TK or Jordan Petaia) running a different line would bust these NH rush defences. And I reckon I will win Lotto before M.Cheika and his merry band of sycophant assistants will do that. I would prefer M.Toomua at Inside centre but that leaves B.Foley at 5/8. Sadly we just have to do with that until/unless someone better shows up. Alternatively coaches Cheika/Larkham swallow pride and have Foley stand up closer and present an attacking option. After busting their guts out to make 5 m off 5 phases, it must break the forwards' hearts to see W.Genia pass the ball back to Foley standing in the next suburb. When R.Hodge returns he and Toomua can battle for #12 and bench all-rounder. Beale can go LRO, until he learns to run straight and tackle then he is NOT an international player. At the least the WB could then ditch the stupid musical chairs defence system and everyone defends at their position. People running back and forth confuses the issue, exhausts the players and still leaves the inevitable holes with a sudden turnover. Now we just gotta teach those Happy Hookers to learn how to throw a rugby ball. How about practice, like 500 throws a day till they get it right.

It's never as straight forward as simple form lines suggest. The Wallabies have a good chance against England.

I recorded, watched at 9am, then quickly deleted. I (think I) recall one passage in the first half that epitomised the malaise. DHP was trucking it back from a kick - as is his want - and ran into 3 reds, who decked him easily enough. While he was going to ground, the entire front row - who were loitering nearby - could be seen trotting towards their next assigned spots. It was left to Hooper to belatedly fail to clean out. Holding on ... No situational awareness.

Yes, it was painful to watch. Pretty sad, because everyone seems to be trying but personnel change is the only thing that will work.

Don't agree that Robbie was removed for anything other than performance issues. He had his chance and failed at both the World Cup and during the Lions series. He was fine at the start. We scored a lot of points and were an open, free flowing team (too open at times). But we regressed, and some of his selections and man management was abysmal. Not taking Giteau to NZ2011 was unforgiveable, as was starting JOC at 10 during Lions game 3. And the team culture stunk. The real tragedy is what happened to Link. I still have no idea why he walked out. That guy was amazing at the Reds, and he was just beginning to implement his blueprint at test level.

Hi Fionn, The best and most balanced back line we could put out for the RWC would be 9. Genia, 10. Cooper, 11. Banks, 12. Toomua, 13. Kurudrani, 14. Folau, 15. DHP, 21. Gordon, 22. Kervi/Hodge 23. Beale/Foley.

Can we offer Dan Carter citizenship?

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