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<blockquote data-quote="TopTen2003" data-source="post: 1141167" data-attributes="member: 75257"><p>Have had a suspicion all along but think Australia to reach a final and then it all comes down to raising their game for that one off 80 mins. </p><p></p><p>I think of all the teams outside of the Top 4 world ranked sides who are being touted as contenders, they are the one who have the ability to strike and at their best can give anyone of those a game. </p><p></p><p>It sounds ridiculous on paper given they are winless under Eddie, but they win their group easily IMO and then they likely play Japan or England in the QF which again I think they have too much for either of those sides at the moment- suddenly you're looking at an EJ team who go from 0-6 to 6-6, the belief will be coming and at the SF stage they will face a top 4 (or 5, counting Scotland who you never know could knock out Ireland or SA), who have had intense group games. </p><p></p><p>It is not inconceivable that Eddie has a fresh, more confident Aussie side facing a slightly wounded top 4 nation in the Semi Final, perhaps similar to ENG-NZ in 2019? Where they peak and surprise?</p><p></p><p>I don't see any other side doing it, but that Aussie side has some quality in there and for me are the only lively outsider worth considering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TopTen2003, post: 1141167, member: 75257"] Have had a suspicion all along but think Australia to reach a final and then it all comes down to raising their game for that one off 80 mins. I think of all the teams outside of the Top 4 world ranked sides who are being touted as contenders, they are the one who have the ability to strike and at their best can give anyone of those a game. It sounds ridiculous on paper given they are winless under Eddie, but they win their group easily IMO and then they likely play Japan or England in the QF which again I think they have too much for either of those sides at the moment- suddenly you’re looking at an EJ team who go from 0-6 to 6-6, the belief will be coming and at the SF stage they will face a top 4 (or 5, counting Scotland who you never know could knock out Ireland or SA), who have had intense group games. It is not inconceivable that Eddie has a fresh, more confident Aussie side facing a slightly wounded top 4 nation in the Semi Final, perhaps similar to ENG-NZ in 2019? Where they peak and surprise? I don’t see any other side doing it, but that Aussie side has some quality in there and for me are the only lively outsider worth considering. [/QUOTE]
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