Originally Posted by
GIGS20
I disagree, he IS a good 7, but he's not a traditional 7. You pick him when you want an extra back (7 gets him off the scrum quicker to enter the defensive line) and when you pick him, you need to make sure the work he ignores at the breakdown is covered by somebody else. Picking McMahon IMHO doesn't take care of the last aspect, It needed to be Gill, because he's the only eligible and fit 7 in Oz who does that (unless you think George Smith is still up to wearing Gold)
WHy not let him play that role in Kuridrani's place though, Hooper is playing as a bloody good centre, why not let him do that whilst Kuridrani is out of form?