'It was remarkable RA couldn't see it': Quade slams Eddie chaos, praises 'phenomenal' McKellar

QC had two games back after a terrible injury. I also believe him when he basically says that there was no plan for those games, as that is what I saw on the pitch so that's down to Jones as well. His poise under pressure would have made a difference in a close game against Fiji, not to mention he's better of the tee and we would not have had that ridiculous selection at FB. Wales, we were smashed up front, I doubt he'd have made enough of a difference to win, but no-one could seriously argue that he'd have been as flat out awful as the 10s we had in that game.

Eddie Jones for sure made poor selection calls and should have had a better back up experienced 10 whether that should have been Quade is debatable as not had games in RC which said pick me. This is more my point that Quade compared to other players like Holloway does not seem seem to take accountability for their own poor performance and non selection.

Good comment RO. A side feeling at ease with itself and being confident and well coached are important aspects. In this case, Jones can hardly be called a good coach. I went to school with David L'Estrange, and I was recalling something he said years ago. I thought he was commenting on a coach who may have known less than experienced players like him. I thought his point was that, after playing for so many years and getting into the Wallabies squad, playersusually knew what to do.

players would have had a good idea about what to do and whether to show initiative and make their own decisions. Is that because the team was well settled, or because those players were well coached and new what their role in the team was ?

OK so: Eddie good (memory lapses notwithstanding). Japan was chasing him, not the other way around. It was all the fault of RA anyway. Look at that - three sentences. Keep the rant to a minimum next time wouldya.

I highlighted Eddie’s faults which are unremarkably the same things said about him in England. His results speak for themselves and I referred to this before, but you did not see it as important, presumably as it did not fit your narrative. EJ was known globally to be JRU’s preferred coach. With zero wins and his controversial all or nothing selections, a very significant number of fans globally would have considered his job as being dependant on results. Japan would not have crossed him off their list, no matter what he said. Following the Welsh game his job was untenable. Whatever spin or contractual obligations, his availability for Japan became more likely. I have not being singing Jones’ praises. I saw little relevance in his replacement of DR, neither were likely to improve Australia’s ranking. Eddie did improve our breakdown problems where our carriers were always too far from support, a fatal flaw in DR’s game strategy. I was appalled at the disgraceful treatment of Rennie which was a complete betrayal of rugby’s values, let alone honesty and integrity. What might be more interesting is the actual terms of Jones’ contract. It was announced as a five year contract with news of a list of provisos and options after the 2023 RWC only appearing with public discussion of Jones tenure. Japan’s conduct does not really fit with a view that EJ had agreed to leave Australia and commit to Japan prior to the RWC. However the public release of these clauses would probably put more context around the affair. If the promises of funding for the next four year cycle were so specific it might even explain the slip of the tongue by Jones that he would be gone after the RWC. In which case the RA board probably has some questions to answer, although they will throw Hamish under the bus, which is probably fair. His corporate careerist supporters on the board need to resign.

At least twice. Then try putting the rock down and slowly backing away … taking deep breaths. Good luck!

Or read one of your bad articles

without the sarcasm and the various leaps to make it fit your narrative. OK the sarcasm is all me, but the various leaps are the only way to fit the known facts into the "there was no August interview" situation. So what See earlier remark about two faced skulduggery. This is just a smokescreen run by various people looking for a scapegoat You're kidding right ? Trying your hand at comedy ? The job interview with Japan is the only possible reason you could "scapegoat" EJ. Without that we'd all be singing his praises. Is that it ? And "scapegoating" sure that's what's going on. Not a suggestion that the guy in charge of the worst world cup campaign in Australian Rugby should maybe bear some responsibility for the result. Look maybe EJ will achieve some great success with Japan and you can then go and sing his praises. But there's nothing about his actions here that deserve such a strident defence as the one you're offering.

Scenario 2 is probably closer to the mark, without the sarcasm and the various leaps to make it fit your narrative. You certainly did misrepresent a vague statement made by Cooper, which was wide open to interpretation, as probably were the statements he attributes to other people. I imagine people in Japan got the same news about the Zoom call as everyone else in the world did. So what? They certainly would have known that the job was likely to be Jones' if he wanted it, just like everyone else. If there was anything more than that then we all would have heard about it, or got an update from the journalist who got the previous tip. This is just a smokescreen run by various people looking for a scapegoat. Eddie might be at fault for over confidence, arrogance, poor selections and leaving a shambles behind. Those would be the reasons he left England but he was appointed and given a free rein anyway. RA still has a lot to do just to rebuild credibility but some individuals risk permanently tarnished reputations. Some players missed a RWC they probably should have been at. There are agendas at play here and I await evidence of what really happened with interest.

Hey Roar Eds, would be glad of an explanation for removing the video of Eddie's Japan presser???

Downgrading himself from Pate to Terrine. The bloke never made a mistake in his life, from toxic Deans to the Reds, to toulon and back to Jones, it's always been someone else's fault.

How about the games Cooper actually played in? What was the success rate there?

So what did Cooper get wrong?.You got a great rant going there I'll give you that. But how about something of substance??

Yep an explanation so obvious that EJ couldn't remember that it happened. Sounds like you're a fan of scenario 2 as above. Sure you don't want that bridge :happy: :happy: :happy:

Hardly a prescient journalist. Tipped off after the event that there was a Zoom call, although he could not say what was discussed. While Jones being a preferred coach for Japan was common knowledge across the entire rugby world, it was also no secret that there is strong opposition to his appointment as well, no doubt a source of the leak. Cooper did not say that it was common knowledge in Japan that Jones applied for the job in August. What would be certain is that there would have been very widespread belief that the job was there if he wanted it. He became available, wanted the job, and got it. If eventually documentary evidence appears, or people on the phone call confirm there was an application, and it was an interview, then all of this speculation will prove correct. Otherwise there are far more likely explanations, maybe it even played out as Japan and Eddie claim.

Im glad a few players are lifting the lid on the drama's Muzzo. It needed to be done imo.

We must be more grateful that this site limits the fonts and formats available, cs. Rennie + Cooper = 100% over 6 games in 2021, including two against the incumbent and future WC winners. But but ……he dropped a ball and stole a laptop a decade ago….

Get a life

I don’t remember that.