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Luke, I totally agree with your side expect for one possible suggestion. What about moving Kuridrani to wing. Surely he would be more effective the McCabe. To me McCabe looks out of place on the wing and without the finishing ability required at this level. But lets also consider that hopefully Speight will come into the picture shortly.
I don’t believe White is the option at 9 as some may have suggested above. Yes he has the better pass off the ground compared to Phipps but there are other issues. In most instances when in trouble or lacking options, his first instinct is to kick. He also lacks any real aggression. At one point in the last test, an All Black was over the ball and all he did was slap him on the back while looking at the ref. We got penalised for holding on. I have not doubt that Phipps would have ripped in and lodged his shoulder somewhere between the 4th and 5th rib.
Toomua is extremely strong and solid at 12. But to win games we need to score tries. And unfortunately, as with White, his first option when n danger is to kick. And our kicking is pointless – whereas the Kiwis kick with purpose and quite often return a positive result.
Why is it ok for the All Blacks to pick 5 crusaders in the starting pack – yet we get nervous when we pick a stack of waratahs. And please consider the quality teams and talent pool the All Blacks can choose from.
Keep up the chat…great to see some healthy debate…and go the Wallabies.
P.S. Sorry for the double up comment as I wasn’t logged in earlier.
Wallabies selectors must get off the fence
I cannot understand people calling for Jake White. Crowds are craving for a return to entertaining, exciting, attacking and tough rugby, so why would we go back to quite possibly the most boring brand of rugby ever created.
Yes White has had success but all based on a forwards and kick orientated game. I don’t care if it is successful in South Africa, England or Russia…..no country has a tougher sporting market then the Wallabies. We need to be winning yes, but we need to be winning in a manner that attracts the millions of “footy” fans each weekend.
Cheika and the Waratahs has proved this year that this is possible. Yes it can be done at international level.
However I do not believe in throwing Cheika straight into the role for the spring tour. What about a Bob Dwyer type as a director of coaching role with the current assistants running the day to day duties. You will surely keep running rugby alive, while still keeping the structures in place. And one thing we know – the players will not be able to try and take control and over exert any power with a coach the calibre of Dwyer.
Once the tour is completed, then possible look to bring Cheika into the picture. We must remember though the unbelievable work he has done with the Waratahs. By removing him from NSW, will it be for the better of the game in general at this stage?
Regardless what happens. If Cheika is the be the new coach, he must have a guarantee the he will have the full support to build and create a winning culture for the following world cup and not be judged on what happens next year.
Mr Pulver, you can't appoint Michael Cheika this week