RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia

[Bovidae]

The Wallabies better hope they don't need a last minute kick at goal to win.

[mariner4life]

Hey Eddie, who doesn't know anything about rugby?

What a complete shitshow

[Tim]

Fark me, Donaldson at ten is a huge gamble. He was so bad there for the Waratahs.

[Jailbreak7]

Ugh... can I change my vote

[Kirwan]

How to fuck up a young player in three short weeks. Jones is clueless

[Dodge]

At this point, Eddie seems to have totally lost the plot, if you're going to go gung ho and pick kids then bloody well stick to it, at least for a whole game. If you're not, then don't drop the experienced players before the tournament.

[Tim]

@Dodge When did he appear to lose the plot with England? Was there some point at which the assistant coach turnover was just too much?

[MiketheSnow]

[voodoo]

@Dodge dodge?? That you old mate? Or an imposter?!

[The Irishman]

Nothing between these teams at all. Wales for me by 6.

[Dodge]

@Tim said in RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia:

@Dodge When did he appear to lose the plot with England? Was there some point at which the assistant coach turnover was just too much?

I think the coaching situation was the biggest issue, no one wanted to work with him and he constantly recruited people with no experience of the game, who then didn't last very long. IMO over time, his style of management gets on everyone's nerves - coaches and players, kind of like Mourinho.

Timing wise, i think he benefitted from a decent base built by Lancaster and then picked some rogue grunt to build on top. It started to fall apart after 2019, he wouldn't trust new players and let them learn international rugby in the shirt. Hence we're stuck with Daly / May / Cole et al who probably weren't good enough at their peak and definitely aren't now (probably harsh on May at his peak)

[Dodge]

@voodoo hi mate, yep, thought I’d show my old, wrinkly, fat smug face again given that both England AND All Blacks are shit. 😉

[MN5]

@Bovidae said in RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia:

The Wallabies better hope they don't need a last minute kick at goal to win.

Unfortunately Matt Dunning has long retired

[Catogrande]

@Dodge

Lurker!

[voodoo]

@Dodge said in RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia:

@voodoo hi mate, yep, thought I’d show my old, wrinkly, fat smug face again given that both England AND All Blacks are shit. 😉

Welcome back!

[Duluth]

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[nostrildamus]

Why not put Carter as backup 10? Crazy or not, Eddie has cojones!

[Machpants]

Wallabies lineup: Angus Bell, David Porecki, James Slipper, Nick Frost, Richie Arnold, Rob Leota, Tom Hooper, Rob Valetini, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, Marika Koroibete, Samu Kerevi, Jordan Petaia, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Andrew Kellaway. Res: Matt Faessler, Blake Schoupp, Pone Fa’amausili, Matt Philip, Fraser McReight, Nic White, Carter Gordon, Suliasi Vunivalu.

Eddie has no fucking idea about what he is trying to achieve

Australian Associated Press  /  Sep 22, 2023  /  Sport

Andrew Kellaway gets first World Cup start for Wallabies’ clash with Wales

Experienced fullback has been called into Australia’s side while Ben Donaldson will start at five-eighth

[nostrildamus]

Kellaway is still a good 15, no? Has he slipped in form?

[Machpants]

@nostrildamus said in RWC Week 3: Wales v Australia:

Kellaway is still a good 15, no? Has he slipped in form?

Nah too old and too many caps