Wallabies Squad Named for Rugby World Cup 2023
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2023
- Initial Australia Squad for Rugby World Cup 2023 has been announced - ins, outs and fixtures
Forwards: James Slipper, Taniela Tupou, Pone Fa'amausili, Zane Nonggorr, Blake Schoupp, Angus Bell, Dave Porecki, Matt Faessler, Jordan Uelese, Richie Arnold, Nick Frost, Will Skelton, Matt Philip, Fraser McReight, Tom Hooper, Rob Valetini, Josh Kemeny, Rob Leota, Langi Gleeson.
Backs: Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Tate McDermott, Nic White, Carter Gordon, Ben Donaldson, Lalakai Foketi, Izaia Perese, Samu Kerevi, Jordan Petaia, Max Jorgensen, Andrew Kellaway, Marika Koroibete, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Suliasi Vunivalu.
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What a shame about Hooper. He's one of the best Australian players in the past 20 years and an absolutely class act.
He is brilliant and I can’t think of a player who puts in the same level of effort as him, but I feel his jackalling decisions have become very poor. He gets penalised a lot for putting his hands on the ball when he shouldn’t. Mcreight is way more accurate and I they get more pay from him. Minimising penalties is a key for this wallabies team.
@@tcr4507 Agreed. I think he holds the records for the most yellow cards for a Wallaby.
@@philgardiner445 pretty sure you’re right and if I’m not mistaken I think he might hold the record for most yellows for a test player?
Just confirmed as of 2021 most yellow cards for a test player with 9. Someone might have overtaken him by now though.
@@tcr4507 You seem to be ignoring the fact that he has played 124 games as a loose forward. Let's compare him to Shalk Burger. 6 yellows in 80 something games. It comes with the territory. Bloody Brian Habana racked up 7 yellows in roughly the same number of games as Hoops and he's a flamin' winger. I'm not buying the "Hooper is a disciplinary liability" arguement. Tell ya story walkin.
I appreciate the sentiment and his service to Australian rugby will never be forgotten. However the way things stand, Hooper, on form, isn’t even in the top 10 Australian loose forwards. Even at 7 I’d put both Kemeny and Wilkin ahead of Hooper, not to mention mcreight.
Micheal Hooper has been the only *outstanding* player on the Wallabies, day in and day out, for most of the last decade. Others have been hit and miss. Hoops has been consistently good.
Sad to see him sidelined like this.
Yep hopefully it won't be the last of him. Great man. He deserves a proper farewell.
Cooper has been carrying around his scrapbook for sometime now so not surprised to see him dropped. Hooper I think has been overshadowed by McReight the last two seasons and while a good player I have never rated him as a Captain. Bloody mistake leaving Samu out. Reckon Jones trying to motivate Shelton by making him Captain. Sorry for McDerment as I don’t think he did anything wrong last weekend in his one and only game as Captain
Sad to see Quade sidelined as well I think that’s a big mistake from Eddie if carter gets injured
Hooper is injured, not recovered yet
"Chaotic" is the term that comes to mind regarding Eddie's reign to date.
Dumpster fire
If Eddie is building towards 2027 what was the big hurry to sign him 8 months out from a WCup utter craziness.
The wrong time to do it
Aussie here. Clearly a squad for 2025-27. I have no issues with 'generational change' as such ... But: taking ONE genuine flyhalf to a RWC, and at that a young fella who has started just TWO tests .... Even Eddie has outdone himself here in terms of nutty decisions!! I have one thing to say to Eddie: "Beaver, 2011"!
Welp, Carter Gordon is no Steven Donald but it's an interesting prospect on what Eddie is doing here taking him over Quade and even Bernard.
@@Samizouza yeah well my main point (for Eddie) was that you probably need more than one specialist flyhalf in a RWC squad 😆
@@footyfin Exactly 😜😂
Makes the Boks announcement look like sunshine and rainbows, but Hooper did not deserve this.
Would you be happy selecting a cooked Sam Cane?
Eddie's a numbers man. He's clearly acknowledged, given past form, that his tactics and personality have a shelf-life, and has bet on his ability to get more from a more youthful, impressionable crop than from those who've been around long enough to know that his tricks and schtick are fine when the team is performing, but do more harm thsn good when they aren't.
After watching the All Blacks Depth Video you put out yesterday, I can only imagine the size of the grey bars in the Wallabies depth chart 😳😱
Lol, it'll be like a toddlers swimming pool ...😂 and I'm an Aussie
i noticed the nz soccer team got knocked out early from the womens world cup mabey should a got a rugby coach😖😖😵😵😱😱
I'm going to be the next Wallabies captain.
🫡
Eddie Jones vice captain
You've probably played more tests😂
Can you imagine the tiny world cup in Big Will's mitts haha. That thing will look comically small.
I can now. It'll look awesome.
Wallabies have been rebuilding for 10 years
Eddie sure does bring the entertainment value to rugby ill give him that
Three uncapped players is mental
9% of the WC squad having never played a test match before is a mental stat
Absolute madness!
Not sure if Eddie's selections are genius, crazy or stupid. This is rolling the dice. I'm all for picking on form, but what the hell is Vunivala doing in the team?
He's there in a desperate attempt to lure some interest out of NRL fans .... And it won't work
Crazy stupid
This is some mental stuff. Best option is Eddies selecting for 2027. Worst option he is as mental as i think he is and hes throwing darts at the wall
Yep turns it was darts
Some big calls and hope Hooper gets a proper send off when fit. Eddie has been rolling the dice a bit and not been paying off - same in this squad without Samu and 2nd flyhalf. No idea what Vuni is doing there. As someone said before it was about winning this WC and now clearly the aim is to build for 27 and Lions 😕
I remember when I was a kid playing Rugby 2004. There was a franchise game option (basically you buy players to play for your team). As an immature kid I decided that I would ignore the stats and quality of each player and instead buy all 8 of the heaviest forwards in the game (intheir respective positions). I ended up with a 1000kg foward pack that would continuously fall off tackles, move slowly and infringe everywhere. Why do I feel like eddie jones has done this in real life? Who do you make captain? Let me see who is the tallest and heaviest player....
These wholesale changes can definitely work at times, it did for France and the Bok's so I guess we'll have to wait and find out.
On a side note, I feel for Michael Hooper, he's been their best player year in and year out for the majority of his career. I don't know the inner workings of what's going on, but it feels disrespectful to such a great player.
Hooper is great but McReight performs better in every stat.
Thanks for this Mark. Looking forward to the deoth chart video!
I think Skelton is a great choice for Captain. He has been playing top flight rugby for 10 years, has more experience of European rugby than the rest of the team combined and has played 3 years in France.
Will he be good at press conferences. Probably not but ya don't win the World Cup off the back of great press conferences.
Skelton as skip? Farrrrr this is crazy. Personally I didn’t want him back in the squad, never liked his work rate. And leaving out hooper is a massive call. You’d better hope they back this up.
Hooper can only play one position, was injured, burnt out mentally and physically. The backrow selections are on par and correct! Each bloke can cover 2+
They will be lucky to make it out of their pool with this squad.
I think this shows Eddy’s mindset. I think he’s blaming players for bad loses, not tactical nor coaching directives. Remember the AB’s went through a similar patch until Rugby NZ added Joe Schmidt into the advisory coaching mix as an extra piece to shore up team management. Since then the Forster team so far seems to have gotten a handle on things basically with the same squad.
What they really need to blame is very poor management of the game in Au since 2003. That'll take at least a decade to turn around.
Eddie has made some brave changes here and he seems to be steering the team towards change, which this team desperately needs. Now, if Australian Rugby is seriously thinking about the future (next world cup cycle and RWC at home) they also probably need to start thinking about a whole new structure and coaching team. As much as I like Eddie, I think he is the man to push the team through all the hard changes they need but not the man to bring the team to the next level.
Anyhow, all the best to the Aussies in their RWC campaign!
I agree with you ... But I'm sure RA won't do anything novel or exciting here ... They'll either keep Eddie ... Or maybe try to drag Rod MacQueen out of retirement... They have no clue 😮
Yeah not pick michael is a bummer. Also not having another flyhalf could absolutely backfire. Not many kickers in the squad at all.
Agree on all counts. But Au haven't had a world class kicker for at least 20 years sadly ... And I'm an Aussie
Not sure how I feel. I think we need experience, but we definitely need a dedicated proven kicker, they win you test matches!! Nervous Eddie is either going be a genius or enemy number one if we are out in pool stages..
Enemy 1
Reminds me of the Bok squad for the 2003 world cup. Australia is going to struggle with the this team at this world cup, but it might be the best for Australian rugby in the long run and going into the Lions series.
It is a little bit nuts, isn't it?
Eddy is getting ready for the home World Cup in 2027 - chess not checkers
See if he wins a game by then
Wonder if he lasts that long 4 yrs that's along time ?
nonsense. he won't even be there 2027. and if by some miracle he is; then when they loose he'll be 'building towards 2031'.
Wow, was not expecting the big Kiwi born fella to be picked as captain. Saying that he does come across as a real down to earth humble guy so he might be just what they need in a leader. It was a nice gesture of Skelton, when the final whistle blew in the Dunedin game, he helped a couple of AB player's off the deck, shows the big fella has a big heart too.
To me, it looks like they're trying to build towards the 27 WC rather than this one. They could even struggle to get out of their pool? I feel a bit for Hooper as he's been a bloody good gutsy 7 for them for a long time with not a good win rate unfortunately (not due to his own efforts). I wish Skeleton all the best, I hope he goes on and becomes a great Wallaby captain.
So so sooooo happy my man Matt Faessler got into the squad. Have been commenting on twocents videos for the past few months saying we needs to be the starting 2. I would have slotted Samu, Hodge, Wilson or O'Connor into the starting 23. Excited to see Gleeson back action. Really hoping Jorgenson is match ready and actually over his injury - definitely loving the fresh starters as and someone said below, its hard to remove the legacy players from the squad. Would be interesting to see how many reserves we are bringing to replace the injuries. Would be pretty having Skelton run at you. And Bell has been on fire the past two games, congrats on the return. He was running like a back last week.
Why the f*** are we bringing Tupou. Like you said, he's made of glass. The man's mass is too much for his tendons and ligaments.
Extremely slim pickings re props, unfortunately
@@footyfin No Matt Gibbon??
Mate...
Firstly,
Great video as always, you have been such a find for me to get hyped about the RWC, bless you sir keep up the work :)
Secondly,
It's a ballsy move to pick this team, making Will the captain. We need him to have the biggest tournament of his life to win, so making him captain might just raise his level.
Picking young guys that will have a go is another awesome move, it's a big occasion and having a bunch of young hungry talented guys is a good call. Carter at 10 is the right move, quade didn't look like himself IMO. and getting rid of those legacy guys wouldn't have been easy but if you want to make an omelette... picking on form is another great call. We have suffered so much as a rugby supporter, this team looks really fast and aggressive.
Also happy Michael Hooper is not there, Matt deserves his spot no question and IMO Hooper might have played his last game for oz
A lot of them play for one of the worst teams in super rugby not to mention none of them have played a test match this year. Also, Eddie hasn't watched any of them play. Makes me wonder if Eddie knows what he's doing after destroying england and then giving the auusies 5 straight losses. Hey, he could prove me wrong, but I can't see it myself.
@@owaindavies9971Eddie coached England to their longest run of success in decades. He ran out of road after 2019; his top assistants all bailed, the playing group became stale and disillusioned, and the next rank weren't ready to step up. Not entirely his fault, though he deserves a share of blame for driving everyone like a slave-master. However, English rugby has large systemic issues with player development, the structure of their domestic competition and managerial pigheadedness that have held them back for years, so the state of England today is more reversion to type than anything else. Eddie's undoubtedly a skilled rugby coach, intelligent analyst, and tough motivator but his abrasive personality and extreme methods have a habit of burning people out, which is why it's usually best to see him moved on after two or three years.
Often WC games are tight so U need a good or long kicker.Quade and Hodge would add value as back up and no Holloway who great big basher and Samu with one of the best jackels in Hooper is madness😮
CG can kick
Never clicked on a video so fast 😂
Great work by Eddie Jones. Tough choices needed to be made. Risks needed to be taken. More of the same wasn't gonna cut it.
Only thing that I still don't understand is Eddie's hard-on for Suli Vunivalu. Leleiwasa is a great choice. Anyone who is familiar with his game knows just how quickly he clears the ball from the ruck. He may not see much game time but he will be invaluable on the training paddock for the speed our defensive structure needs to get ready for.
We took a young team to the 1991 World Cup and won it. Everyone remembers that as the golden age of Aussie running rugby. Horan, Little, Campese, Lynagh, Roebuck. What many have forgotten is that it was our defense that won us the trophy. We conceded only 3 tries in the whole tournament. Two of those were in the 1st pool game against the Argies. 1 in the quarters against Ireland and nothing else. That is insane defense. This Wallabies team doesn't have that. Our attack is going to have to be unpredictable and unstoppable, there we do have a chance if we can gel.
Absolute legends there! I see you’ve only named the daisy pickers and not the Hard men Eales, Willie O, Poidevin, Kearns.. Great team!
@@korocam9137 Bloody great team. I still rewatch games from 1991 once a year, to lift my spirits. We were so fortunate to have Willie-O and then Totai Kefu after him. Two of our best #8s ever.
You’re talking over 30 years ago, did you see the Berlin Wall come down too?? 😂
@@VKM33 Yeah. I was 17 when that happened but no, I wasn't there. Had just finished my first year of Uni, so I would have been busy drinking piss and chasing tail. I was particularly invested in this World Cup because Tim and I went to school together at Downlands. Rugby was life at this school. I cannot overstate it. Our 1st 15 coach was an ex England coach. 4 future Wallabies.
Still happy
Weird one... Just one 10 and not the most experienced ( correct me if i'm wrong)... I dont know if it's a trick from Eddie or really a plan for 2007.🤔
Ben Donaldson, who was named as a utility player, is a starting 10 for the waratahs. He has played twice as 10 for Australia only starting once in our win against Wales in Cardiff. But yeah, a sum total of 6 caps i think, for our 2 fly-halves. Bold move.
With the rules the way they are you can bring a new player into the team for any injuries, so 3 tens isn't really neccesary. You can have O'Connor on the plane and into France in 24hrs if either Gordon or Donaldson get a bad injury.
Eddie is clutching at straws now, he's not even sure what the plan is 🤣
Imagine how his assistants feel ?Godamn.
You didnt watch first 30 min of last game then..
@@enterpassword3313 I did 👍 they were playing an All Blacks b-team that underperformed in the first 30 mins
@@mattbarrett8092 most of the "a team" still played, and they dominated for 30 minutes, it was the aussies that underperformed to close the game. They dominated periods of the other games too, especially the start, when they have been executing the game plan (which you admittedly dont understand). You might have forgot last year aus was a minute away from beating france nz and ireland, their team is better now, their new tactics are much better too, there are just some subtle differences and they are in an adjustment period building combinations and learning the system.
@@enterpassword3313 if ABs played their full strength side Wallabies would have got smoked !!!
Would vunivalu make a Fiji 2nd XV?
Say what you want about Eddie, he sure knows how to grab a headline. His overall approach of shaking things up and focusing on the emerging generation is probably the correct approach for the Aussies. But it is a major sin to omit M. Hooper. I would not expect much from the Wallabies in the RWC with this squad, but, hey, if a couple of the newbies catch fire...
Good video mate
Jeez some interesting calls
from Eddie Jones
Wish Hunter Paisami was fit 😢
A warning to the Aussies.... Eddie took England to the World Cup Final in 2019... and flirted with young players for a while after but pretty soon he went back to the old guard and this World Cup England have something like 17 players from the last World Cup squad and a lot of "young" players discarded along the way.
yeah I don't even know what to say ahhh
Dropping Quade Cooper is music to my ears. He's been one of the regulars over the last 15 years and the last 15 years have been dreadful.
Hoops gives away too many penalties, makes poor captaincy calls, has been in average form and has lost speed and size since his sabbatical so good call omitting him, but I would have at least had Pete Samu in the squad.
I'm happy Eddie is willing to clear out the players who keep coasting into the squads based on reputations that don't exist with form they haven't displayed and he's willing to drop the guys who have developed a lazy, losing mentality ✅
Wallabies haven't won a game by more than 20 points for 4 years 💀
They either get smashed or they have a close win/ loss ...never do they absolutely thrash anyone.
They've got into the habit of putting the bare minimum effort in and you can't coach that out of them.
Was pretty dam good last year!
Spot on. Remember, the kiwi fans were livid with a o ly a few losses last year and couldn't handle it. (Eveey kiwi wanted Canes head to roll, yet now they are winning nothing is said.) So, well said. The team needed a drastic change/shake down and we now have it!
Whats Eddie up to
I was about to comment the same thing 🤣
Holy hecker! I hope he's a genius and not suffering from the early stages of CTE. Bold choice having no (reliable) back-up fly half.
Its all about Eddie.
Starting the Lions and 2027 squad early?
They’ve basically written off 2023 and are working towards 2027 at home. Fair enough.
I thought that's why they got him to concentrate on winning the 2023 WCup !!!!
It's pretty laughable.
Australia are a top rugby nation, to give up on the world cup before it has even started is lunacy.
Eddie gave up not the rest of the population that follow rugby@@truthbetold8233
Eddie is clearly looking ahead with a predominantly young Wallabies squad here, especially if they can actually go all the way despite RA not doing enough on the grassroots thing.
If ikatau is close to being healed, you’d take him 100/100.
Unfortunately he wont be though, i think they gave him 6-8 weeks, you can add a few weeks onto that because he wont be ready for contact straight away. He wont even be ready to practice
Funfact: 7 players with Fijian blood/connections: leleiwasa, gleeson, valentini, koroibete, vunivalu, kerevi, nawaqanitawase!
What’s Eddie got against Pete Samu?
No opinion either way, but I remember the baby Blacks doing the damage in 87.
The baby blacks (first) played in 86 ... A year before WC
With only 4 making the top 15 Vs 9 from cavalier tour.
Eddie has started the next RWC cycle early and basically went just about All-in on his selections for the next cycle.
Still baffling not to select a few extra senior players like Michael Hooper or Quade Cooper who could have helped train and pass knowledge onto the younger guys. Those senior guys won’t be around next year so opportunity blown there.
The wallabies are going to struggle to make it out of pool play with Fiji playing well but might benefit from a poor Wales. Best case scenario will be 3rd place and most likely scenario I think is getting knocked out by England or Argentina in the QF.
Did you see Wales last week? They were actually pretty good. I think Wales will beat Fiji.
@@corncakes Let’s see them play well over multiple games in a row before we start calling them good again
Aussie here. We will be lucky to win a game in the pool stage. No specialist goal kicker, one fly half who looks like a six year old and makes fundamental poor choices and we pick guys who have not played in a test.. I think Eddie is coaching for an England win!!
LENNNNNNYYYY! Where are you?!
Injured 🤕
@@cmac_415 yeah I know but all reports at the time and even last week were saying scapulas are 3-6 weeks so should be good for the opening round against Georgia? My concern is that he is on the outside of the squad so it’ll take an injury to get him back into the squad :(
@@brodericki4281 Scapula will heal by 6-8 weeks (I've never heard of three weeks unless it is just a hairline). That just means the bone has knitted back together but you aren't going to be wanting to be tackling with it for, I reckon, at least 3 months or that'll just fracture again. We need him badly, so if the sports med guys thought he would be a chance, he'd be on the plane.
@@_Opal_Miner_ fair enough then, the hairline angle must have been what I heard reported via Pick and Drive Podcast or the Stan coverage but good knowledge. Cheers for that
Not they year to look to the future unless you thought you had known chance in this years world cup.
Been waiting for this since I heard Eddie's selection. Wtf?
No Michael Hooper! This is a roll of the dice and Australia can never be written off completely, they almost can but you never know.
Imagine if there was a repeat of the 2015 RWC Final 🇳🇿v🇦🇺, with 🇳🇿 comfortably getting the job done.
nzthat game in the final 9 minutes or so 😉 but Au won't make the final this year
What an arrogant comment to assume either team will make it... remember when The Kiwis felt entitled to a thirs straight RWC final and got smashed, and looked stunned?
Skelton’s captaincy appointment declares that you don’t have to stay in Australia to support and grow the domestic game
The number of players with no game time since June 2nd or even earlier is crazy town. 13/33 by my count.
The goal kicking is a big worry too.
This is basically the 2027 RWC squad, right? RIGHT? That’s the plan? We’re going to pick this squad as much as possible for the next 4 years, right?
Agree on all counts
Tupou hasn't played a full game since November, and I think you go back to March for Uelese - and then seven gams in six weeks?
@@peterdavis3878 at least they’ve played. Aside from the AUS A loss to Tonga where IFL and Tupou played, Schoupp, Gleeson, Jorgensen and Donaldson haven’t had a minute since SR. Kemeny, Parese, Foketi have had token minutes in one game. Faessler, Suli, Leota, Fa’aumasili and Philip have all had one game.
@@peterdavis3878 re Tupou - desperate times given Ala'alatoa's injury
@@D4N1CU5 likewise the young scrumhalf from the Force ...
Would have liked to see jock Campbell or Foley and Harry Wilson. Lot of good players left out
Classic Eddie Jones - being a hard ass just to be a hard ass.
No way anyone can convince me Michael Hooper isn't worth a spot in that squad. Ridiculous call.
Is Eddie right or has he had a Cooper Hooper stupor?
Time for CHANGE for the better
or
as you say : ‘a fresh start’
You’ve gotto respect Eddie for to be willing to ’start from scratch’ at such a late, critical stage
• This Team / Squad has youth on its side and
if anything
can only but go onto some exciting performances obo Wallaby RF
should they get sparked and ‘lit up’ in insprational manner
Passion skills and fire and a brave stance
could be the answer for Eddie’s Manne
Good luck to them
One thing though, at least give M Hooper a proper send off, good bye and thank you
That would be the minimum grace Wallaby RF❓…👊🔥⁉️
I think Kemeny is listed as utility because he can play centre/wing
Wow is that right? Man definitely a proper utility then!
May as well just give Gordon the keys. Nobody expects them to win the cup. Except Eddie. So nothing to lose.
If Gats picks the squad I think he is going to pick average age would also be 26 for Wales
Why is Eddie always focusing on the next thing (2027). He should be focusing on 2023. He did similar with England and look at the shape they’re in. Wish them well though.
Im pleased with this squad. Rugby Australia has had a god awful culture for decades now. Im glad Eddie has come through and swept away the old and brought in the future.
I agree with you but has not chosen by form or fitness although they are getting better. Still missing three players in that 33.
I agree re culture. Although these selections won't change that, in my view
Bro he was all about the 'old boys' three weeks ago, he has no clue 😂
@@limsrusill do not believe a word that comes out of Eddie's mouth
And burned it down
Wright is an interesting one. I think he should be in given his ability to break the game open but he also lacks some discipline and gave away some stupid penalties during the super rugby finals. As a Brumby fan I would still prefer he was in.
Too many fu@#ups in recent months ... Although probably more deserving that Vunivalu!
Awesome for Eddie, a squad with built-in excuses 😂
Great squad imo - not alot has worked well for Aussie rugby over the past 4 years (probably more), so why take the “usual” team 🤷♂️ Bold changes yes, but the conservative option wasnt working
This is one crazy squad. I get that EJ wants to build for the future, but normally you do that AFTER the world cup. Not having Cooper, Hooper and Samu is just crazy in my opinion. There's a serious lack of leadership and experience in this squad. Hooper has been a great servant for Australian rugby over the past years and he deserved a better send-off than this. This squad is quite green. Only one flyhalf, ballsy or stupid? I feel for the Australians who spent 1000's of dollars to go and watch their heroes play in France just to find out their heroes have been dropped. I doubt you want to pay a lot of money just to see your team getting whipped.
Time for young players to step up and fill that experience void with leadership and performances that aren't based on losing all of the time
No Hunter Paisami?
No Tom Wright and no Hodge...yikes!
Dont tupou have broken ribs
He is an odd choice given he has been injured so much lately. Physios must think he'll be ready though. We are running very thin on props.
Yeah he does have rib problem,and I reckon he's no where near been fit enough to play even half a game at the moment.
Can't believe Pete Samu got left out....QC in his limited time in TRC....didn't look...good....though I really wanted to see him back...Didn't reece hodge retire from international rugby a few weeks ago? I think both JOC and QC aren't what they were some years ago??
Yeah man Samu.... bloody hell.... insane
Pete Samu very unlucky
agreed!
The only way this team makes sense is if Eddy is planning on keeping essentially the same Wallabies squad for the next 4 years. Does that mean every Australian player not in this squad can only hope to play for their country if one of these anointed players gets injured? Seems to me like Eddy's targeting the old "the team that has played together the longest, plays together the best and wins internationals" strategy. This makes me fear even more for the future of Australian rugby as it will undoubtedly create an elitist attitude amongst the chosen few and demotivate those on the outer.
Skelton is captain most likely that he speaks some French and they can put him out for media 😂
Good luck wallabiee for the RWC campaign 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 go Wallabies. ❤️❤️
they need good luck and divine intervention if such a thing exists!
I think its terrible that Hooper hasn't been included. Its obviously a case of the prat trying to make a statement and generate discussions like this one to make him feel important and relevant. Its got nothing to do with Rugby, what a horrible angry little man.
Wow. Tell us what ya really feel.
I think Eddie’s narcissism is getting in the way, this guy seems to love power and controversy, hence the chaos and different captains. While I think it’s great to give new guys a chance, to get rid of so much experience in a RWC squad is ridiculous
As an Aussie i like and dislike this squad:
Likes:
Eddie needed to break the culture of losing. He gave experienced players a good amount of playing time throught the RC to prove themselves, yet every match was a failure. Plus, he would have noted how each player reacted to mistakes and each loss. Unfortunately, with Aussie Rugby especially, there were a lot of seemingly automatic selections no matter how the player performed (Hooper). (Even Kiwis can relate to this frustration seeing underperformibf players selected again and again). So why not start fresh with players with little to no test experience to install a winning culture.
However, this is a problem: including players like Vunivalu and Donaldson. Im all for picking deserving inform younger players who have no test experience, but these particular players are duds.
Obviously Eddie sees something...
As a mystery squad that other teams have little to no game film on, anything can happen!
Its just madness to bring in a third scrum half with no test experience, this is not the Spring tour! Now is no the time to build depth for the Lions tour Eddie. Just crazy not to have an experienced back up fly half with experience who can handle the pressure clutch kicks, like Quade or Ice man Foley who played his first test in 4 years against NZ last year, did not do anything wrong, got most of the points until the end the stupid French referee gave a penalty , the first of its kind in a test rugby to allow NZ win the game.
Wallabies do have the easiest run to the finals...
mmm not anymore they don't
Australia will still win the world cup, an this comment will age perfectly 👍😁
I recall people with the same attitude as EJ back in 2015 calling for DC to be dropped…. Based on “too old, a liability, past his use by date, need new blood” comments.
MH & QC should be in there based on experience to at least help the young lads. I like EJ, but Aussie just lost the quarters to Argentina…
Look out in 2027 lol
Quade is a defensive liability though, he always has been and has only gotten worse. At least he made up for it by having such a good attacking game, but hes coming off an achiles injury and hes just not good enough on attack. He doesnt offer much, "experience" cant compensate for that, you cant compare him to carter who still a top flyhalf in 2015. Gordon is a great defender and offers more on attack, easy selection really... and Hooper is injured, his replacements have outperformed him, thats just tough luck
@@enterpassword3313 doesn’t offer much “experience”? Put the keyboard down my guy. Your comment smells of subjective information and personal issues with QC. Unless you think your entitled opinion trumps everyone else’s?
Laughable
@@makatawhs thats not what i said smh.... you took out a comma and half the sentence, try reading the sentence again, but properly this time
Hooper is gun shy. Australia have always had a threat to pilfer at #7, he's not interested in getting over the ball - in my mind he went ENTIRE GAMES in Super Rugby without winning the ball at the breakdown. If he's gonna be an undersized tackle machine put him in the centers. Donaldson shouldn't be there, I'd rather have Reece Hodge for Fullback cover and Corey Toole for Vunivalu. Quade Cooper is a joke.
Eddie Jones will be an laughing stock
Eddie is a clown 🤡
Aussie are going to struggle to get out of the pool.
Fiji and Georgia are very underrated.
He is focusing on 2027.
Hopefully.
@@Slkguy89
Notice how his focus was this World Cup 4 games ago?
Then it changed to 2027
He’s fantastic at talking smack to secure a job
@@poeravathe focus is always the next game
@@enterpassword3313
Eddie’s focus is his next pay check buddy.
What he says doesn’t really matter
I have no clue what this team is 😂
It’s a shambles if you ask me? Picking players who aren’t in form and haven’t played much in terms of test matches, just bonkers….
Eddie must be on some meds if he’s gone this delusional… I think he’s lost the players in his “style” of rugby
Just to be clear- this idea of building towards 2027/future is total nonsense. its the World cup remember. plus 4 years is a long time and there will be another batch of players by then anyway. It's nothing more than an excuse a coaching team makes when they loose. period.
Theres a clear division in Australian rugby, the haves and the have nots. You cant build a successful team culture when this is present.
Rich white boys still influence the game and until RA address and fund grass roots rugby our national team suffers
The NRL have embraced and accepted the Polynesian culture at grass roots level, most notably in Sydney and the game is stronger for it
Yep this was an awful squad
One of the weakest Aussie squads in a long time, no chance at this World Cup