Seven rookies named in Qantas Wallabies squad

[force addict]

32 in club rugby isn't old.. and europe its still a young age (hehehe) but international its too old, give Burgess or holmes a run they will be the one's leading us into the new series of the wallabies half back.

Burgess should be good, although I am sad to see that neither O'Young or Chuckie were mentioned their time will come !

[pieter blackie]

32 in club rugby isn't old.. and europe its still a young age (hehehe) but international its too old, give Burgess or holmes a run they will be the one's leading us into the new series of the wallabies half back.

Os du Rand played for the Boks when he was 36 and then he was still the best so 32 is a good age

[jono]

i would be expecting stanners and drew to slot in there when they are fit.
not a bad team. a few unexpected selections like cordingley(i mean REALLY?)

and if fava can get over his injury in time i would be expecting to see him in Australia A as well.

[benny]

Os du Rand played for the Boks when he was 36 and then he was still the best so 32 is a good age

PB, thats ODR, not sam cordingley.. He played two games for the Reds and one for sunnybank in the QRU competition and has signed for 2nd division French Club, how does he get picked for the national team is my argument. Plenty of other players better than him and would be at the bottom of the barrel for my thinkings, there is going to a load of pressure of barnes and giteau to supply the services to the backs

[jono]

i can see gits covering 9 quite a bit seeing as he is SO much faster than cordingley

[zimeric]

Cordingly???
haha the Saffa's just need to bring Jooste VD Westhuisen out of retirement to compete !!!

[benny]

maybe they have chosen cordingley for the forwards to keep up with some of the backs..

[pieter blackie]

Here is a link to last year's squad


2007 Tri Nations Squad

[benny]

Hay i was just thinking the Force are going to Europe for there end of season Tour, are they going to have anyone to chose from.

(4+) injured
(5) in Australian squad
(4) in Australian A Squad
(4) in Australian U20s Squad

Lets see how the Western Force's depth is on the European Tour

[blindsid3]

I'm quite surprised Digby Ioane made it ahead of Mark Gerard. He didn't really have an outstanding season.

7 weeks worth of suspensions and injury time as well...seems he got selected on one or two games only...or last years form.

[pieter blackie]

Hay i was just thinking the Force are going to Europe for there end of season Tour, are they going to have anyone to chose from.

(4+) injured
(5) in Australian squad
(4) in Australian A Squad
(4) in Australian U20s Squad

Lets see how the Western Force's depth is on the European Tour

so maybe I have a chance

[blindsid3]

although I am sad to see that neither O'Young or Chuckie were mentioned

John Mitchell is on record as having stated he is looking for a quality half-back for next season.

You don't go looking if the guys in your team are of wallabies standard, and unfortunately neither of our guys were competitive enough for selection.

[tic]

digby is missing the great coaching he was getting over here i think - its really showns year that he has gone backwards, ball handling was Ok but decision making and shocking dengerous tackles make me very surprised to see him included

sorry i did miss Ashley-cooper although i think Tyrone Smith played better than him this year.

Oh Please, get over the sour grapes!!! Phil Mooney hasn't even had a chance to coach him yet.

This season he missed about 4 games with his finger injury and about another 4 games through suspension. That means he only actually played about 5 games!!!!

From what I saw of those few games, he went very well and deserves selection.

Anyway back to topic - a pretty good squad - but I agree that Cordingly should not have been picked - he is always injured and he is leaving Australia at season's end. What's the point???

[benny]

Is John Mitchell and David Nucefeiro (sory for the spelling) assistant coaches for Aussie Robbie and the wallabies.

[force addict]

John Mitchell is on record as having stated he is looking for a quality half-back for next season.

You don't go looking if the guys in your team are of wallabies standard, and unfortunately neither of our guys were competitive enough for selection.

josh valentine?