Australia - RWC 2011

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THE SQUAD

Squad Size: 27/30

Hookers
HK Bismark Du Plessis
HK Saia Fainga'a
HK Ross Ford

Props
LH Thomas Domingo
LH Sekope Kepu
LH/TH Sylvain Marconnet
TH Ben Alexander

Second Row
LK Victor Matfield
LK Bakkies Botha
LK Rob Simmons

Back Row
BS Rocky Elsom
BS/N8 Scott Higginbotham
BS/N8 Victor Vito
OS David Pocock
N8 Sergio Parisse (c)

Half Backs
SH Will Genia
SH Luke Burgess
FH Quade Cooper

Centres
IC/OC Yannick Jauzion
OC/WG Adam Ashley-Cooper
OC/IC Anthony Fainga'a
OC Rob Horne

Back Three
WG Drew Mitchell
WG/OC Rene Ranger
WG/FB James O'Connor
FB/FH Kurtley Beale
FB/WG Chris Patterson

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STRONGEST LINE UP


Kicker – James O'Conner

----- 1. T. Domingo --- 2. B. Du Plessis ------ 3. S. Marconnet ----
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--------------- 4. B. Botha ------- 5. V. Matfield -----------------
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-- 6. R. Elsom ----------- 8. S. Parrise ------------ 7. D. Pocock --
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------------------------------------ 9. W. Genia -----------------
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----------------------------- 10. Q. Cooper --------------------------
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---------------------- 12. Y. Jauzion -------------------------------
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--------- 13. A. Ashley-Cooper -------------------------------------
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-- 14. J. O'Conner ------------------------------ 11. D. Mitchell --
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-------------------------- 15. K. Beale -----------------------------

Subs:
16. S. Fainga'a, 17. B. Alexander, 18. R. Simmons, 19. S. Higginbotham, 20. L. Burgess, 21. A. Fainga'a, 22. R. Ranger

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BUDGET

Transfers In:
SB Williams, Thorn, Whitelock, Jane - p/e
Domingo - £26 mil
Ford, Parisse, Patterson - p/e
BdP, Botha, Matfield, Giteau - p/e
Vito - £22 mil
Jauzion - p/e
Ranger - £21 mil

Transfers Out:
Sharpe, Horwill, Barnes, Ioane - p/e
McCalman - £22 mil
McCabe - £19 mil
Palu, Jane, TPN - p/e
Moore, SBW, Thorn, Whitelock - p/e
Giteau - p/e

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BUDGET

Starting Budget: £20 mil

Transfers/Loans In: (£69 mil)
Transfers/Loans Out: £41 mil
Prediction Bonus: £20 mil

Current Budget: £12 mil

£20m - McCalman

yehhh I'm happy to add that.

£30m - TPN/Fainga'a + McCal

Otherwise yeah I'd do £22m

Any word mate?

Trying to sneak him in for the extra £10 seeing as you;ve got three decent hookers! Fainga'a maybe?

Lydiate + £15m for Elsom?

O'Connor + McCabe

for

Ashton + Foden

Would rather keep my 4 sorry and only really interested in SBW

Elsom + SBW + AAC + Pocock
=
Smith + Mermoz + Manu + Dus

Enq

I saw the AAC/Manu evening it up. Keen on AAC at 13 anything or one else I could throw in?

Only TPN or Fainga'a

Not desperate mate. Have other areas to improve first.

What for AAC or Jane buddy?

Not too keen on losing money in any domestics transfers mate.

Also thought I was on £27m, £23m from £50m?

Thoughts on;

Smith + Dus + Heymans + Mermoz
=
Elsom + Pocock + Jane + SBW

Sorry, lost track of my spending - so £!2m?

And that offer - I'll deal for an extra £8m

Have we a deal?

Much prefer Hari, and not a lot between the centres.

McCabe, 19m, confirmed.



(Need to update my releases and this transfer, will do after work)

Alexander maybe.

Anything for Mitchell including Sivivatu?

Could mutate the offer into;

Smith + Dus + Heymans + Paulo + £8m
=
Elsom + Pocock + Jane + TPN

Enq

Croft + Hartley + Cole
=
Alexander + Elsom + TPN?

Slightly not good enough, would you intend to add anything on the end?

Beale for Foden or Ashley-Cooper for Marty?

Pocock
for
Ouedraego + Cueto

or

SB.Williams + Beale + S.Fainga'a + Horne
for
Tindall + Foden + Hartley + Hape

I was seriously tempted until I saw Jane was injured! sneaky

Smith + Dus + Heymans + Paulo + £8m
=
Elsom + Pocock + Jane + TPN

Enq

Any thoughts mate?

Smith + Dus + Clerc/Heymans
=
Elsom + Pocock + Mitchell/Jane

Closest thing we can agree on?

Can't lose BDP sorry!!

Pocock + Ashton + Hartley + Easter
=
Ouedraego + Mitchell + S.Fainga'a + Palu

Would do that

Croft + Ashton + Sivivatu + Easter
=
Elsom + Mitchell + Palato-Nau + Palu

Don't really see a gain there though, Croft and Elsom have nothing between them, Elsom been dropped as Aussie captain aswell. Ashton is just as good a finisher than Mitchell, im also getting a hooker that I don't really need and I prefer Easter over Palu.

With mine, I see Pocock over Ouedraego, Ashton and Mitchell on par, Hartley over Saia and Easter over Palu.

Hoping for a deal or two first

Cory Jane 4 Johnnie Beattie

Beattie would start for you...

Don't think I should be adding cash to that I'm losing the best number 8 in the world for Palu

Without the £10m? Or chuck in Alexander 4 Murray

Think you're underestimating the class of Parrise. Best number 8 in the world. You don't lose anything in your line up but gain incredibly, no brainer for me mate

I'd put Masi in the original deal instead of the £10m

TPN and Jane if you're looking at something

Deal

SB.Williams/Whitelock + S.Fainga'a
for
Tindall/Lawes + Hartley

£23m - Fainga'a's + Horne

Loan me back Masi for a week?

You've already done a deal for the players I was really interested in.

Ford is easily a top 10 hooker, different level to Faainga

Got rugby training now mate. But anything for Jane/TPN along the lines of the offer we were doing the other day maybe.

will do the top one as long as I keep Patterson for this week

Cheers

You improved your line up without losing anywhere in it though mate

Exactly mate

Love the team stating a weakness would be being overly picking

Alrite mate.

Left you an offer on the Furious League.

Can you let me know as I was going to think about starting my tactics for tomorrow.

Cheers.

No thanks mate.

Ashton would need Mitchell or O'Connor

Really need a 12 myself so that being O'Connor or Sonny, nothing between Croft and Elsom at the minute, also have interest in Thorn and Whitelock but I doubt you will want to split them apart.

Mitchell + Fainga'a
=
Tindall + Ashton

Really need better than Fainga'a, need someone to carry the game from centre, create play and win me games Tindall and Fainga'a won't do that.

Ashton and Mitchell have nothing between one another, both very good finishers.

Sorry to hassle you mate, just holding back on my tactics until I hear from you.

Have put a response to your post on the Furious League.

Cheers

What for AAC/Mitchell?