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Righto, ready for the next round of debate and derision?!
I'll go out on a limb and put forward the 37 man squad I would send to Europe this Spring, injuries pemitting.
These discussions work best if you debate who you would pick rather than who you think they will pick.
I have opted to rest a few of the older players and make it a real "developmental" tour.
Burgs Spring Tour Squad:
First Test Team-
- Greg Holmes
- Jeremy Paul
- Rodney Blake
- Nathan Sharpe
- Daniel Vickerman
- Daniel Heenan
- Phil Waugh
- Wycliff Palu
- Sam Cordingley
- Matt Rogers
- Lote Tuqiri
- Matt Giteau
- Stirling Mortlock
- Mark Gerrard
- Cameron Shepherd
- Guy Shepherdson
- Tai McIsaac
- Mark Chisholm
- George Smith
- Brett Sheehan
- James Hilgendorf
- Drew Mitchell
First Australia A XV-
- Benn Robinson
- Tatafu Polota-Nau
- David Fitter
- Al Campbell
- Hugh McMenimen
- Rocky Elsom
- Scott Fava
- David Lyons
- Matt Henjak
- Kurtley Beale
- Digby Ioane
- Lachlan MacKay
- Scott Staniforth
- Adam Ashley-Cooper
- Sam Norton-Knight
Rested-
George Gregan
Stephen Larkham
Chris Latham
Clyde Rathbone (not so much rested as a known quantity)
Near Misses-
Berrick Barnes
James Horwill
Ben Tune
Stephen Moore
Josh Valentine
Gene Fairbanks
Nic Henderson
Patrick Phibbs
Adam Wallace-Harrison
Mitchell Chapman
David Pusey
Pat O'Connor
Matt Hodgson
Josh Holmes
Names such as Ryan Cross and Clinton Schifcofske have been bandied around however, I feel they need to get a full Super 14 behind them before being put in the national system.