We’ll be heading over for the game-anyone else going? Am loading up my Force gear!
We’ll be heading over for the game-anyone else going? Am loading up my Force gear!
looking at the "wallabies" squad Cheika has put out, I'm not spending the money, even to see Hodgo. I will fondly remember his REAL last game instead, an absolute FLOGGING of the...Wallabies ;)
Forwards
Jermaine Ainsley*, Western Force :approve:
Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Tests, Brumbies
Rory Arnold, 15 Tests, Brumbies
Jack Dempsey, 6 Tests, NSW Waratahs
Kane Douglas, 31 Tests, Queensland Reds
Folau Fainga’a*, Brumbies
Tetera Faulkner, 3 Tests, Western Force :sarcastic: :approve:
Ned Hanigan, 9 Tests, NSW Waratahs :rofl:
Ben McCalman, 49 Tests, Western Force :approve:
Stephen Moore, 125 Tests, Queensland Reds :puke:
Tom Robertson, 15 Tests, NSW Waratahs
James Slipper, 86 Tests, Queensland Reds
Lopeti Timani, 9 Tests, Melbourne Rebels
Lukhan Tui, 3 Tests, Queensland Reds
Jordan Uelese, 2 Tests, Melbourne Rebels
Liam Wright*, Queensland Reds
Backs
Israel Folau, 62 Tests, NSW Waratahs
Kyle Godwin, 1 Test, Western Force :sarcastic: :approve:
Jake Gordon*, NSW Waratahs
Karmichael Hunt, 3 Tests, Queensland Reds
Samu Kerevi, 14 Tests, Queensland Reds
Billy Meakes*, Western Force :approve:
Duncan Paia’aua*, Queensland Reds
Izaia Perese*, Queensland Reds
Nick Phipps, 58 Tests, NSW Waratahs :puke:
Joe Powell, 2 Tests, Brumbies
Curtis Rona, 2 Tests, Western Force :approve:
Henry Speight, 17 Tests, Brumbies
Sooooo....missing from the 15 are Cheikas pets Hooper, McMahon, Foley, Beale, Kepu, and Genia along with Tet, Adam, Sio, Marika and Hodge with Simmons being injured. So basically its NOT the Wallabies, what a fiasco
Saving up a handy "it wasn't the full squad and it looks like most of those boys need a couple of years in the wallabies squad to sort them out."
Win win, if the Baa Baas lose it was because Alan made the mistake of relying on too many Force players and if they win it's because Cheika was trying out some Force players to see if they were up to snuff.
meanwhile neither of the squads have enough Force players, or enough starting Waratahs (oops sorry I mean Wallabies) for the match to mean anything.
Great afternoon/evening watching the Classics v BaaBaas in Lismore wearing my Force shirt and cap. Spoke with Hodgo after the game and can't wait for the IPRC, exciting times ahead :-)
I so wanted to ask Rohan Hoffman if he had trouble deciding which side to penalise today with so many Force players in both teams :-)
So who won and how was the game
Great game played in true BaaBaa style..... Hard fought considering some of the Classics are getting a bit long in the tooth now. Radike Samo was hitting as hard as ever :-). BaaBaas won 27-24.
The Classics we’re doing rolling subs with the old boys coming on and off the paddock.
Team named for the wallabies. Got me bloody angry that Jermaine and tets are listed as rebels players.
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/wallabies-vs-barbarians-michael-cheika-names-israel-folau-on-wing-karmichael-hunt-at-fullback-20171026-gz8lpv.html
Wallabies team to face Barbarians
1. Tom Robertson (NSW Waratahs)
2. Jordan Uelese (Melbourne Rebels)
3. Allan Alaalatoa (vc) (Brumbies)
4. Rory Arnold (Brumbies)
5. Lukhan Tui (Queensland Reds)
6. Ned Hanigan (NSW Waratahs)
7. Jack Dempsey (NSW Waratahs)
8. Lopeti Timani (Melbourne Rebels)
9. Nick Phipps (c) (NSW Waratahs)
10. Duncan Paia'aua (Queensland Reds)
11. Israel Folau (NSW Waratahs)
12. Billy Meakes (Western Force)
13. Samu Kerevi (vc) (Queensland Reds)
14. Henry Speight (Brumbies)
15. Karmichael Hunt (Queensland Reds)
Reserves
16. Stephen Moore (Queensland Reds)
17. Tetera Faulkner (Melbourne Rebels)
18. Jermaine Ainsley (Melbourne Rebels)
19. Kane Douglas (Queensland Reds)
20. Ben McCalman (Western Force)
21. Joe Powell (Brumbies)
22. Curtis Rona (Western Force)
23. Izaia Perese (Queensland Reds)
I'm really starting to lose interest in this match,
ROna, Meakes, Tets, Jermaine, Dog, Ruru unavailable to play for the Force and none of the glory boys on show for the Wallatahs surely means the match has any value sucked out of it completely.
Cheika has disrespected the match enough to name Phipps and Kerevi as the captaincy, Hannigan and Robertson have been given the start. To win this match would mean nothing in the greater scheme of things, I might just watch the Mungoball,
Knowing my luch the BaaBaas would lose if I watched anyway!