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Good to see Izaak to start and Feleti and Robbo again named to come on from the bench
Wallabies team to play Argentina at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville on Saturday 25 September, 8:05pm AEST
1. James Slipper (108 Tests)
2. Folau Fainga’a (19 Tests)
3. Taniela Tupou (33 Tests)
4. Izack Rodda (28 Tests)
5. Matt Philip (17 Tests)
6. Rob Leota (1 Test)
7. Michael Hooper (c) (113 Tests)
8. Rob Valetini (12 Tests)
9. Nic White (41 Tests)
10. Quade Cooper (72 Tests)
11. Marika Koroibete (41 Tests)
12. Samu Kerevi (36 Tests)
13. Len Ikitau (7 Tests)
14. Andrew Kellaway (7 Tests)
15. Reece Hodge (51 Tests)
Replacements
16. Feleti Kaitu’u (2 Tests)
17. Angus Bell (10 Tests)
18. Tom Robertson (25 Tests)
19. Darcy Swain (7 Tests)
20. Pete Samu (13 Tests)
21. Tate McDermott (10 Tests)
22. James O’Connor (55 Tests)
23. Jordan Petaia (12 Tests)
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
Interesting no McMahon after all the media hype during the week, also appears Wright (was called into camp), McReight and Wilson falling out of favour and is Leota in as payback for tearing up contract to remain in Australia, good to see Swinton dropped though
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
Why the Swinton hate?
Accidental head-on-head contact should never have been any sort of card nor any TV Match Official Review that wasted 5 minutes of the broadcast.
I asked the question last week and I will ask it again - 4 Match officials watched live and on 10+ replays on the big screen 2 players clashing heads at full speed and slow motion from 6 different angles. Yet neither player was sent to the sideline for an HIA. What the actual fuck? If we are being serious about protecting players and player's safety. Let's make sure that they are OK.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
You should know the protocol now
1 was there head contact?
2 was there foul play?
Yes to both, the minimum you can give is a yellow, the moment the tackle was judged to be foul play a yellow was the bottom standard and red the likely outcome.
The Swinton hate is because he steadfastly refuses to improve his tackling style and therefore attracts cards like flies to his shitty technique.
On that point we can agree
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Considering Swinton has only been in the general public eye this year (2021 SuperRugby Au & TransTasman and the Current Test Series) I think your generalisations are a bit of a stretch. How many cards do you think he has received this year?
I did a quick look (https://rugby.statbunker.com/)- One card during SuperRugbyAU and one last weekend for the Wallabies.
Yes, I think his technique needs some fine-tuning. But he isnt as bad as you make out.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
This is probably a better source for stats: https://all.rugby/player/lachlan-swinton
So for the wallabies, he's had 1 YC and 1 RC in 6 games, which is a completely unacceptable risk. It's a repeated issue with his technique that he'd been told to work on over a year ago. Certainly not worth the risk given the other cattle available.
His strike rate at the Tahs isn't nearly as bad with 3 cards in 29 starts, but that's still not great.
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Exile
Port Macquarie
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done! Now if you know what you’re worth then go out and get what you’re worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain’t you! You’re better than that!" - Rocky Balboa
Medrano starting
Miotti on bench
No Cubelli? Any news?
I hope there's some turf left to play on, after the NZ v SA game.
"12 Years aSupporter" starring the #SeaOfBlue
Strange choice of kit combinations for this one
Japan and the Pacific Islands for Aussie Super 9's!
Let's have one of these in WA! Click this link: Saitama Super Arena - New Perth Stadium?
Very pleasing to get 3 in a row. One area that has let us down for a long time is catching contestable kicks. It's been a real momentum killer and was again tonight for quite a period.
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