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who cares? There is no way Australia is winning this world cup unless we buy it out.
Ireland, NZ, SA, England now Wales all look much better contenders for the WC this year. I’d use this WC to blood some young guns and use it as preparation for 2023.
Graymatter is on point with getting the young guys in as understudies…NOW!
Limelight and all that other garbage is exactly that, garbage. If anything its better they learn how to deal with that side of pro sport young and having Thorn there not only as a guide but as leader by example, will go a long way in helping young guys like Stewart and Petaia.
The only players that need to be handled carefully are the ones currently injured or coming out of an injury but I have faith in the Australian coaching staff to not rush these things and allow for players to fully recover before taking to the pitch again.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
Same could be said about hearing the kiwis gloat about how their going about their business as top dogs. Remember the bigger you are, the harder you fall.
As with the general trend here fans aren’t as narrow sighted as some of our mainstream media might be and they see a general trend over the last 18 months that has shown some promise (i.e. Reds young guns under Thorn), O’connor and Johnson as selectors for the wallabies and the rebels continual improvement since their inception (and more so after the disbanding of the force) provides more than just 2/3 weeks of insight. Rather, the first 3 rounds have almost been a continuation of where we left off at the end of last year. Sure the crucial games are to come and anything can happen over the course of a season. So just like wrapping AB’s in cotton wool for 2 weeks here and there, its no guarantee that they wont injure themselves before/during the crunch games or before/during the WC for that matter. Nothing is perfect and/or set in stone and taking a heap of precautions might inadvertently hinder the AB’s…after all only the pirate looking witch at the helm of the ARU can see into the future and even then its bleak for her hahaha.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
I’m guessing, in NZ, a baby has to tick those boxes before his 3rd birthday before NZ selectors even give him a glance at the 10 spot or do they wait to 5? Do you see the facetious point I’m making?
Don’t count your chicken’s before they have hatched and never write off a youngster before he’s had the chance to prove himself.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
Chickadee to be ousted after WC and ignored leading up to it. O’connor and Johnson will be the new coaching/selection panel after Cheika’s ousting and quietly running things behind the scenes while Cheiks is still there.
The ugly warthog at the helm of the ARU won’t last long after Cheika’s ousting either.
I’m calling it now. The MEN of Australian rugby HAVE taken over the reigns regardless of what NSW or their puppets say and all of what I said WILL come to fruition in the early weeks of 2020. Australian rugby and the fans are frustrated at the corporate and managerial incompetence and consistent under-performing. I have seen the inevitable shake up barring down on RA for a years now and especially when that failed warthog from Rugby Leagues Bulldogs took over the ARU (although Kearns wasn’t much of a 2nd option) and solidified in my mind when O’Connor and Johnson were thrown into the fray. And all this has eventuated months out from the world cup. This, to me, says…this is a last ditch effort from the old school Australian rugby stalwarts and die hards to try and reconcile something before the big event in Japan.
Cheika and NSW’s monopoly on Australian rugby is coming to an inevitable end. Lets hope, after the warthog CEO gets ousted, the new CEO re-instates the Western Force and disbands the Brumbies (due to having piss all fans and being a puss politician state)…i.e. play rugby somewhere where the fans have a spine and can help facilitate the game rather than rob it.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
Why are we talking about Kepu (a.k.a Mr. knock on) and Slipper (Mr. collapse the scrum)?
There is much better cattle than these two, even when you look at experience (and I mean super rugby experience not test…because we all know the selections for the wallabies squad have been rife with bias NSW under-performers).
Sio, Faulkner, Ainsley (although I think he’s a kiwi) or even poach one of those Smith brothers from SA…we all know how those SA boys like to scrummage hahaha. Much better options than Kepu and Slipper.
Plus Salakai-Loto and Arnold? Dempsey and Valentini? Cusack?
Quite a few odd selections there but I’m sure @jameswm has his reasons…
I had a lol at the last pick too
winger > Muirhead after all the other comparisons, it’s not DHP or Falou but winger hahaha.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
Current picks for the Wallabies:
1. T. Faulkner (Rebels)
2. A. Rangi (Rebels)
3. A. Alaalatoa (Brumbies)
4. A. Colman (Rebels)
5. M. Philip (Rebels)
6. C. Timu (Reds)
7. D. Pocock (Brumbies)
8. I. Naisarani (Rebels)
9. W. Ginea (Rebels)
10. Q. Cooper (Rebels)
11. I. Falou (Waratahs)
12. S. Kurevi (Reds)
13. R. Hodge (Rebels)
14. D. Haylett-Petty (Rebels)
15. T. Banks (Brumbies)
16. F. Fainga’a (Brumbies)
17. S. Sio (Brumbies)
18. T. Tupou (Reds)
19. I. Rodda (Reds)
20. R. Hardwick (Rebels)
21. M. Sorovi (Reds)
22. H. Stewart (Reds)
23. J. Maddocks (Rebels)
My thinking for a young bench is simply “out with the old and in with the new”. Give the young fella’s a shot even if all they get out of it is the experience at a higher level. In other words, invest in the future rather than a “safe backup” or tribal NSW mates…it will pay off come the 2023 world cup and help lift the prospects in the immediate future too. Plus who knows. Picking players on their form might force those lackadaisical types to pull their heads out of their backsides and train like they want to win or get a spot in the side (rather than take it easy because they know they will get selected regardless….I’m looking at you Hooper, Foley and Phipps).
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
Ryan, not an early call at all given RA’s history? Really?
I’m guessing you went to ‘camp NSW indoctrination’ and think Foley and the gang just need a few more bias games to go their way and they will be back to fine form…ignorance is bliss and more so given that this inevitable shake up has been coming since the last world cup.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
The Tah’s are to Australian rugby what the Marsh brothers are to Australian cricket. A waste of space until proven otherwise. Given all the chances they have had over the years, it’s now well overdue that NSW take a back seat. Like the author of the article said, not much to keep from NSW other than Falou and even then he MUST be on the wing.
I, along with the rest of Australia, have seen/heard enough from Phipps, Foley, Hooper and NSW in general. Far as I’m concerned they can take a back seat now and let the real men of Australia get the job done.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
Great article!
Your last sentence:
It should have started last year. But better late than never, however, seems to be the motto for Cheika following the dire season the Wallabies suffered in 2018.
Pretty much sums up the way I’ve felt for a long time…and it continued well before 2018, that’s for sure.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts
Most accurate statement of the decade!
Reece Hodge must pick his own position – and stick to it
Good article, fair point.
Going overseas AFTER the world cup could work but I’d prefer, especially if he does as you say and looks to cement a singular position, he stayed in Aus and continued to work on combinations with the other Australian centers as well as get more time in the center position.
13 is clearly his position of the future, given most other spots are already filled and his skill-set would suit him to the outside channels (with the occasional hit up through the mid field). Kerevi and Kuridrani are still to inconsistent for my liking and I’d prefer better ball handling skills with a touch of kicking prowess from my 13. Much like the skill-set of the late, great Conrad Smith….of which I can similarities in Hodge’s play, but not in Kurevi or Kuridrani’s play.
Reece Hodge must pick his own position – and stick to it
Simple:
Blood a heap of young blokes that will perform in years to come because they won’t get you the immediate results you want but they will be a long term investment. Something that O’Connor and Johnson don’t need Cheika’s approval on because all 3 have been given equal pulling power and all it takes is a simple 2-1 vote on those NSW players getting the boot and the young guns getting a crack. So no, their jobs do not entail helping Cheika succeed, they entail selection and that’s it. Cheika will have to make do and lets be honest, 1/4 final exit for the Wallies is currently a certainty.
Thing is Cheika is gone regardless, a baby could oust him post WC it will be that easy, hell I might even put my hand up for the top spot ahahha.
However, O’Connor and Johnson will be vying for top spot once that happens and my only fear is the same power struggle that ruptured the reds coaching staff in 2016 will happen to the Wallabies in 2020 with no clear head coach or performance improvement.
We won’t start to see consistently good games from the wallabies until 2021 when the national and super sides have had a chance to flush out the old and bring in the new.
The Wallabies need to drop some of their Waratahs stalwarts