O'Connor at 10, four debutants in Wallabies team for Bledisloe 1

Looks like it might be 'Paddy the dimwit'...hahaha

I think the biggest thing that shows the difference in this team is the intensity of the chase through after Hodges kick that came off the post...

Best of both worlds SW. Articulation of single coils with the meat of a bucker. Close to a Jazzmaster although those pups are slightly different again. Jammed with buds on Sat, it played from Blondie to Husker Du. Modded a Squier, I think the P90s came out of an Epiphone. New tuners and pots too. Always pay experts when you want it done right ;). I grew up playing a semi hollow but have graduated into single coil tones now too. Lucky to have one of everything now :thumbup:

I take it back, it is not a humbucker, as such. It does seem to give a richer tone perhaps than the usual Strat? Did you install yourself ? I used to play hollow bodies because I thought I preferred the tone - now I am not so sure.

Humbucker in a Strat? Richie B might roll in his... well he's not yet in his grave but if he was...

Do you read anything more into Rennie naming Samu 8 and Wilson 6 than scrum positions, Mzilaliki ? Do you expect it to tell us something about their attacking set up? Im surprised by it. It seems to me Samu is the more movable/versatile player across the backrow

I like your thinking, then my worries turn to Tupou tackling the player in the air.... I love him, but as a Reds supporter I’ve seen some juvenile errors in the past. I hope the Wallabies can balance the mongrel with the smarts.

Mung. Box kick chased by Tupou will scare someone. But u say card trick? Tupou lsl Phillip Wilson samu are all ball carriers. Hooper too.

Well said diamond. Joc is a better 12 than toomua but go with the season.

Angry wee man. Purpose of the site is to debate. Prefer to let the arguments do the talking and be tested by the results, which I’m predicting won’t be great. Let’s see. You may be right. Samu is not a serious lineout option. For variety common to do a short option or similar eg Hooper gets them sometimes at the Tahs with a lifter.

The shortest person in the All Balcks back 3 is taller then our tallest so this will be interesting. Our power runners back 3 vs there high flyers back 3. Should be interesting to see

Captain, Cheika's 2iC etc, etc... That's what I was meaning. Not who gave him his debut. I just don't think his results as captain should've given his divine right to lead in this new team

Pete, Cheika 'could've' done alot of things but we will never know. I do not feel like going around in circles all day with you postulating. Fact. This team could've 'largely' been selected and justified last year but wasn't. Fact. A team similar to last year's could've been picked this year and 'largely' justified but wasn't. Postulate on what cheika shoulda, coulda, woulda done all you want, but this is a fresh WB team that we did not see in Cheika's era. The WB 15 also could've been: Sio, FF, AAA, Simmons, Philip, LSL, Hooper, Naisarani, White, Toomua, Korobeite, JOC, Paisami, Hodge, Banks. That 15 would have only one debutant and would be a relatively unchanged front row, backrow, 9/10 and back 3. If DHP and Petaia weren't injured it'd be VERY similar to the teams Cheika played last year at times.

A good mix and good bench for first test. Players picked on form and options they bring to their game.

With Tupou in such impressive form especially on attack and scrum it is fair to assume he would start, Cheika was a fan of TT. Banks started against SA and Samoa in 2019, and off the bench against NZ. Maddocks did not get any game time in 2019 so yes Banks seemed preferred to Maddocks. With the dearth of locks and the introduction of Wilson who would do the role of 6 that Cheika wanted better than LSL I do believe he would shift him. Samu gets in because Pocock is not there and Cheika liked 2 small backrowers, he liked having McMahon teemed with Hooper. You may be right that he still would have had Dempsey. I have never contested it is a vastly different team , considering 10 players are unavailable, all I am saying it is not that different to what Cheika would have selected.

Samu and Banks didn't make the squad last year even though they arguably played better. Dempsey made the squad despite not being in form last year either. You also still don't factor how different the team is in terms of combos and positions even if the 23 is similar. Tupou over AAA is a change in style/focus, LSL to lock, Toomua and JOC have both changed position, no hybrid wing etc. Ben Darwin suggested this is something like the 247th most cohesive WB team to be put on the park out of 251 or so. You say the team hasn't changed much, yet in every area of the 15 there is new untested combinations. Maybe cheika would've picked the same team, BUT, it is still a vastly different team to the one that took the park in 2019. That is a fact.

You think Wright or Dempsey would have been picked over Samu? Maddocks over Banks when Maddocks didn't even make the squad last year? I would say only player Naisranai different with Daugunu and Faingaa on the bench and Uelese and Hodge starting, Wilson on the bench instead of Valetini. So out of 23 players 1 different Naisarani for Valetini. That is hardly any difference at all. I was hasty with Wilson, he would be preferred to Valetini on the bench. With 2 players swapped between starting and bench.

So 5 changes in 23? That's more than a 20% difference, not exactly minor... I generally agree with your differences in selections but would say Samu and Banks also may not be in the 15. Lets put it another way, where is there a positional unit that is unchanged? New locking combo with Philip, new backrow, new centre combo, new back 3... Nowhere is there actually an existing combination from the old WBs except for the front row (kinda). I'm not trying to say Rennie is picking way different to how Cheika would have, but rather this is a whole new team altogether based on who is isn't available and in form.

u should take up coaching seeing that you know best.. Sit on the couch and enjoy your pie fatboy.

Nice! Showing now for me too. Thx.