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Originally posted by Monty
"I think it's time we got rid of Eddie Jones and maybe George Gregan"-you are having a laugh Tony-get rid of George! He's everywhere, always seems to be in the right place to get the ball and feed it where it's needed. He may be getting on a bit-aren't we all-but he still seems to have plenty of go in those legs.
John |
Nah, not kidding. His service is slowing down and he's slowing down. Any scrum-half should be behind every ruck and right there behind the flankers cleaning out. He also seems to have this affliction that causes him to run the blind side all the bloody time and shut out our best attacking weapon - the rest of the backline!! I'm not sure if you saw our game against the French but he constantly ran the blindside, sure he scored a try off it but you could see the french defence just queueing up because they knew he was going that way. No more points that game, it was embarrasing!
We need to get Henjak in the side more and get him some experience so he can take over Georgie boy. He's been a loyal servant to Oz rugby but his powers are on the wane - probably still the best scrum-half in Oz but only because Henjak hasn't had the chance to step up. Whits can no longer be considered Georgie's replacement because he's old.
Anyway, in my defence I did say maybe. At the start of the year be played awesome. The Gregan/Larkham halves combo is one of the best ever. But .. if he keeps playing like he did against the Scots and the French he'll have to go. Especially after Jones sent instructions to open the game up against the French and Georgie still ran the blind all the time. If he gets back to his form from the start of the year then he can have the key to Australia and the Wallabies captaincy for the rest of his life. I'm just starting to think he's on the way out. He should get out while he's on top and be remembered as one of the best scrum-halves to have ever played the game. He deserves to be