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June International Test: Australia vs. England [1st Test] (11/06/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 802996" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>To be fair, it's not that unusual to have only one of your loose forwards as a lineout option, and that's Fardy. I do agree that Australia lack depth in the No.8 area, with Palu getting pretty long in the tooth, and also pretty injury prone, he usually gets subbed at about the 50 minute mark too (he's not a lineout option either). Jed Holloway is probably an option for the future, but he's injured, so you are left with Ben McCalman, or you go for an area where there depth as a substitute; you pick another openside flanker (Gill, Hodgson, McMahon).</p><p></p><p>As a final comment, If you have to devise tactics to nullify a player, it's actually a testament to how good a player he actually is, so to imply that Pocock is overrated is ridiculous. Most teams in the world would welcome him with open arms if they could have him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 802996, member: 43400"] To be fair, it's not that unusual to have only one of your loose forwards as a lineout option, and that's Fardy. I do agree that Australia lack depth in the No.8 area, with Palu getting pretty long in the tooth, and also pretty injury prone, he usually gets subbed at about the 50 minute mark too (he's not a lineout option either). Jed Holloway is probably an option for the future, but he's injured, so you are left with Ben McCalman, or you go for an area where there depth as a substitute; you pick another openside flanker (Gill, Hodgson, McMahon). As a final comment, If you have to devise tactics to nullify a player, it's actually a testament to how good a player he actually is, so to imply that Pocock is overrated is ridiculous. Most teams in the world would welcome him with open arms if they could have him. [/QUOTE]
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