Wallabies V Wales, Part Two

[chook]

Let the jigsaw puzzle continue for another week!

My team:

1. Bennnnn Robinson
2. Stephen Moore
3. Guy Shepherdson
4. Dan Vickerman
5. Nathan Sharpe (vc)
6. Rocky Elsom
7. George Smith
8. Stephen Hoiles

9. George Gregan
10. Stephen Larkham
11. Digby Ioane
12. Matt Giteau
13. Stirling Mortlock (c)
14. Lachlan Turner
15. Cameron Shepherd

16. TPN
17. The Dunning
18. Cliffy Palu
19. Phil Waugh
20. Costa-Lote Tuqiri
21. Josh Holmes
22. Scott Staniforth

[Thequeerone]

Yep that works for me - if le Costa, Larkham and Shepherd are fit - there are question marks over the recover time of the last 2 and the speed of 1st - the really big problem is what do you do if any of the holy trinity (Gregan, Larkham and Gitts) go down.

Also I take it from all of this that no Wallaby Fan is into the idea of resting some of the players ahead of RWC - we just want to do well in the Tri- Nations

Really like the captains though - imagine having both the captain and vice captain on the pitch for a whole 90 minutes - what a novel concept - do you think it would catch on

[chook]

I'm all for novelty!

I would have TPN cover hooker and he can play flanker in a pinch. The Dunning is there cos I think he's funny. Waugh hasn't had much game time so he can come on at the end once the Wallabies are up by 50+. Palu to come on and smash the tired dregs of the Welsh team after Hoiles has softened him up a bit.

2Dads gets a rest cos he really isn't up for it yet. Josh Holmes can cover Greegs and cover fullback and winger and just about anything.
Speed on either wing with Turner and Diggers, with Costa Lote and/or Spanner to come on in wings or centres to smash whatever Hoiles and palu and co have left for them.

My score projection with this team is........: Wallabies 72 , Wales 9 (Hook penalties only)

[Burgs]

Crikey Chook, you realise that Holmes isn't one of yours anymore?

[chook]

He will always be a Tah, at heart. He will return to us one day soon, better and brighter.

[The EnForcer]

He will always be a Tah, at heart. He will return to us one day soon, better and brighter.

Christ chook, the reports of Holmes sexual preferences were false....he's not really gay!

[chook]

Giteau will be disappointed.

[Burgs]

Not saying it is "my" best 22 however, using the Squad available to draw from this is the team I would like to see tried this weekend.
I have given Bernie and Shep an extra week off to get themselves right for Fiji.

Burgs' Wallabies for Wales 2

1. Benn Robinson
2. Stephen Moore
3. Guy Shepherdson
4. Nathan Sharpe
5. Dan Vickerman
6. Stephen Hoiles
7. George Smith (vc)
8. Wycliff Palu
9. George Gregan
10. Matt Giteau
11. Digby Ioane
12. Scott Staniforth
13. Stirling Mortlock ©
14. Mark Gerrard
15. Drew Mitchell
16. Adam Freier
17. Matt Dunning
18. Mark Chisholm
19. Rocky Elsom
20. Phil Waugh (vc)
21. Julian Huxley
22. Adam Ashley-Cooper

[inactive]

team looke good i just think they should definately chuck a spanner in the works!!

[Burgs]

Agreed MG, all the talk post match has been about straightening up the line etc, there is no one better at that than Stanners for mine.

[inactive]

hopefully he gets a chance to show them they keep saying there is no one but they keep putting in the wrong ppl i dont know why they dont try it. i swear johnson doesnt like him!!

[Burgs]

Can't do much to prove himself if he doesn't even get to take his tracky daks off

[gustafsl]

Here's my 22, when putting this together I've left out Latham and Shepherd for injury, Tuqiri for his stupid fitness program. Jeremy Paul, Henjak and McIsaac would be in my squad but have been left out because there is no hope the selectors are going to pick them.

1. Shepherdson
2. Moore
3. Henderson
4. Sharpe (C)
5. Vickerman
6. Elsom
7. Smith
8. Hoiles (thought Palu was great but would like to see Hoiles get a go)
9. Gregan
10. Larkham (if not fit, Giteau)
11. Mitchell
12. Giteau (if he's playing 10 then Staniforth)
13. Mortlock
14. Gerrard
15. Hewat

16. Frier
17. Any prop but Dunning
18. Chisholm
19. Waugh
20. Palu
21. Ashley-Cooper
22. Schifcoske

Only problem with this lineup is there is no halfback on the bench. However, without Henjak being considered I don't think there is another Test calibre halfback in the country. Cordingley proved he shouldn't even be on Australia A with his game against Tonga.

[prop53]

Dunning had a good game against Wales he held his own in the scrum for most of the time whilst on the park. So dont fix which aint broken. At the moment anyway it does take a while for new forwards to gell. So leave the tight 5 the way it is for another game. A surprise (wish ) call up for Henjack on the bench. Gregan back where he belongs and Gits back to the centres. Bring in Spanners and there you go. Sorry Knuckles did not know it was that simple.

[Burgs]

The only Props available in the Squad are Dunning, Shepherdson, Robinson and Baxter.
Personally I felt Shepherdson was solid (by the standard of the team), Robinson went better than Dunning and deserves a start and anyone is better than Baxter.
That said, if Baxter is back to health I expect that it will be 1. Baxter, 3. Shepherdson, 17. Dunning.