Go nuts GIGS
Go nuts GIGS
I was happy to use the other one, but no harm in doubling up
Where's my book, I have vMoney to lose
New thread for a different game makes sense if you ask me.
BRUMBIES (1-15): James Slipper, Folau Fainga'a, Allan Alaalatoa (c), Darcy Swain, Cadeyrn Neville, Rob Valetini, Rory Scott, Pete Samu, Nic White, Noah Lolesio, Tom Wright, Irae Simone, Len Ikitau, Andy Muirhead, Tom Banks
Reserves: Lachlan Lonergan, Scott Sio, Tom Ross, Nick Frost, Luke Reimer, Ryan Lonergan, Reesjan Pasitoa, Mack Hansen
INs: Pete Samu, Irae Simone, Luke Reimer
OUTs: Will Miller, James Tucker, Bayley Kuenzle
FORCE (1-15): Tom Robertson, Feleti Kaitu'u, Santiago Medrano, Jeremy Thrush, Sitaleki Timani, Fergus Lee-Warner, Kane Koteka, Brynard Stander, Tomas Cubelli, Domingo Miotti, Jordan Olowofela, Kyle Godwin (c), Richard Kahui, Toni Pulu, Jake Strachan
Reserves: Andrew Ready, Angus Warner, Greg Holmes, Ryan McCaulley, Tim Anstee, Ian Prior, Henry Taefu, Jack McGregor
INs: Henry Taefu
OUTs: Tevita Kurdrani
A couple of surprises there with Strachan and Medrano starting, but I don't mind both of them. As long as Medrano can achieve parity in the scrum, he provides a lot more than Holmes around the ground.
Strachan has looked very good off the bench and with Kearney not yet recovered I don't mind giving him a crack at 15 with Macgregor on the bench if required.
Good to see FLW starting also - he gives us the abrasiveness we need in the forwards similar to what Valetini gives the Brumbies. Would be good to squeeze Anstee in as well, but tough to drop Stander, Thrush or Timani at his expense, and Anstee's very good against tiring legs.
A very strong looking Brumbies team however that we haven't matched up well with previously this year. Hopefully now that we're clicking a bit more, it'll be a different story this time around.
Safe to say we're not going to have a party at set piece like we did last week!
Happy with the selections.
It was on the cards that Fergus would replace Tim, as Tim has looked much better in matches he has come off the bench and Fergus will be chomping at the bit to get a lot more time on the field.
Midfield as expected with Kunidrani out, interesting move bringing in Strachan who would be a largely unknown quantity to the Brumbies and could be something that helps add something to the mix that we have not yet had.
Now the biggest question is: who's the referee going to be...
WF website has Tim Anstee starting and FLW on the bench.