Queensland Reds v Wales Tour Match

[Burgs]

The Queensland Reds are to host Wales on Friday night (5:30 WST on Stan).
Given the Wallabies are to play Georgia the next day in Sydney (therefore a Squad should already be fixed) I am hoping that all the Reds players are released to play and make a decent showing.
It is win-win or Australia as both matches are of Test intensity, and arguably the Reds match will offer greater benefit of players playing in a season familiar Squad.
I note that Reg Roberts was discussing similar in the last couple of days on X.
His respective XV's are-

Reg Roberts Queensland Reds XV

1 Hodgman A
2 Nassar J
3 Nonggorr Z
4 Canham J
5 Smith R
6 Uru S
7 Bryant J
8 Wilson H
9 McDermott T
10 Lynagh T
11 Greely M
12 Creighton L
13 Flook J
14 Ryan T
15 Campbell J

16 Asiata R
17 Fa'agase S
18 Toomaga-Allen J
19 Roiri T
20 Brial J
21 Werchon L
22 O'Connor J
23 Aubrey F

Reg Roberts Wallabies

1 Kailea I
2 Pollard B
3 Tupou T
4 Blyth A
5 Williams J
6 Wright L
7 McReight F
8 Valetini R
9 White N
10 Donaldson B
11 Daugunu F
12 Paisami H
13 Ikitau L
14 Pietsch D
15 Kellaway A

16 Faessler M
17 Slipper J
18 Alaalatoa A
19 Frost N
20 Hooper T
21 Gordon J
22 Stewart H
23 Lancaster D

Given the Gibbon and Lancaster development since his announcement he hasn't made that consideration.
As much as I hate dabbling with Test caps, under these circumstances I would be "all-in" with all available Reds being released for the Wales fixture.

Burgs Queensland Reds XV

1 Hodgman A
2 Nasser J
3 Nonggorr Z
4 Blyth A
5 Smith R
6 Wright L
7 McReight F
8 Wilson H
9 McDermott T
10 Lynagh T
11 Lancaster D
12 Paisami H
13 Daugunu F
14 Ryan T
15 Campbell J

16 Asiata R
17 Blake G
18 Toomaga-Allen J
19 Canham J
20 Uru S
21 Thomas K
22 O'Connor J
23 Flook J

Burgs Wallabies

1 Slipper J
2 Faessler M
3 Kailea I
4 Williams J
5 Frost N
6 Valetini R
7 Hooper T
8 Salakaia-Loto L
9 White N
10 Donaldson B
11 Pietsch D
12 Stewart H
13 Ikitau L
14 Kellaway A
15 Wright T

16 Pollard B
17 Alaalatoa A
18 Tupou T
19 Gleeson L
20 Cale C
21 Gordon J
22 Lolesio N
23 Feliuai D


* Have left Faessler as only three Hookers in Wallabies Squad and would be pushing the concept too far to bring in a new player.

[Garry Owen]

Lukhan at number 8 is a bit left field when you have Cale, Gleeson, Valentini etc so can’t see that happening but I agree it would be interesting

I really hope we see Stewart get a crack at 12, Schmidt has seen Paisami for 2 tests now and hasn’t shown a lot

[Burgs]

Lukhan at number 8 is a bit left field

Yep, acknowledge that.
The thinking was around giving LSL exposure there for contingency cover later in the year, moving him to the second row in the second half (explaining having both Cale and Gleeson on bench) and also ensuring a lung burster 80 on him.
He is recognised as playing there, just hasn't for a very long time as I recall and would give some extra scrum weight against the renowned Georgian pack.

Add- Just looking through the stats, he last played #8 for the Wallabies in 2020, but was running out for Northampton and Reds as #6 or Backrow cover fairly regularly.