Oracle of Delphi
Craig HillStephen Larkham Tells Deans that Flyhalf Experimentation is Pivotal...
January 24th 2008 22:05
Geddit? "flyhalf"? "pivotal"?? Ahh sheesh...
Continuation from previous post. Larkham has been busy doling out advice to his former team mates (former...sob...) and to new Wallabies Coach Robbie "Why didn't the All Blacks want me?" Deans.
The previous post was about Larkham's general advice regarding the Wallabies but here we find out what he specifically said about the position that he made his own. And which should be renamed the Larkham. Just because... Of course there will never be another Perfect 10. They're all Great Pretenders....
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Stephen Larkham has urged new Australian coach Robbie Deans to experiment with his options at pivot, saying he believes it is "dangerous" to settle on one man for the job.
The retired 102-Test veteran, who signed with Japanese side Ricoh Black Rams last week, had plenty of advice for the new Wallaby coach...especially about how to fill the void left by his departure.
I'm still waiting for my advice.
He said that with all the options Robbie Deans has available to him at No.10, it would be "criminal" not to try out all of the contenders and establish some depth in the pivotal position.
"dangerous"? "criminal"? Robbie???
Larkham said (in an interview with The Australian):
Larkham also said that the likes of Matt Giteau, Julian Huxley and Berrick Barnes should all be given a chance to play at pivot.
At this stage it looks like the #10 position will be shared between Matt Giteau (exceptional player who tends to 'freeze' at this position)...and Berrick Barnes who did perform well when he was thrown in to the deep end...'blooded' at the World Cup last year after Larkham succumbed to a knee injury.
However, it is widely believed that, had Larkham been able to play in the Wallabies' World Cup quarter-final clash with England, the Wallabies could have...would have won the game.
Larkham pointed out that this wasn't criticism of Barnes, but when the stakes are high... there is no substitute forLarkham experience.
...dreams are free and because Larkham didn't play...we will always be free to dream about what would have happened if he wasn't knee deep in misery.
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info sourced from Planet Rugby
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Continuation from previous post. Larkham has been busy doling out advice to his former team mates (former...sob...) and to new Wallabies Coach Robbie "Why didn't the All Blacks want me?" Deans.
The previous post was about Larkham's general advice regarding the Wallabies but here we find out what he specifically said about the position that he made his own. And which should be renamed the Larkham. Just because... Of course there will never be another Perfect 10. They're all Great Pretenders....
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Stephen Larkham has urged new Australian coach Robbie Deans to experiment with his options at pivot, saying he believes it is "dangerous" to settle on one man for the job.
...replacing me is impossible but we can't all be Perfect 10s...
The retired 102-Test veteran, who signed with Japanese side Ricoh Black Rams last week, had plenty of advice for the new Wallaby coach...especially about how to fill the void left by his departure.
I'm still waiting for my advice.
He said that with all the options Robbie Deans has available to him at No.10, it would be "criminal" not to try out all of the contenders and establish some depth in the pivotal position.
"dangerous"? "criminal"? Robbie???
Larkham said (in an interview with The Australian):
To have stability in that position is quite important, particularly for the success of the side, but because there is so much competition there at the moment, I think you've got to experiment to a certain extent
This is probably one good year to experiment but you can't leave it too late to get ready for the World Cup
This is probably one good year to experiment but you can't leave it too late to get ready for the World Cup
Larkham also said that the likes of Matt Giteau, Julian Huxley and Berrick Barnes should all be given a chance to play at pivot.
...And then you've got exciting young talent like Kurtley Beale and Quade Cooper coming through
At this stage it looks like the #10 position will be shared between Matt Giteau (exceptional player who tends to 'freeze' at this position)...and Berrick Barnes who did perform well when he was thrown in to the deep end...'blooded' at the World Cup last year after Larkham succumbed to a knee injury.
However, it is widely believed that, had Larkham been able to play in the Wallabies' World Cup quarter-final clash with England, the Wallabies could have...would have won the game.
Larkham pointed out that this wasn't criticism of Barnes, but when the stakes are high... there is no substitute for
Berrick did a fantastic job for the amount of time he had training with the team. We do tend to play around certain players, around George [Gregan] and me, and, obviously, I wasn't playing....But a lot of things on the day didn't go our way.
Quarter-finals are always difficult games for Australia, and some of the refereeing decisions went against us. ...We were also a little shell-shocked by England. It was incredibly frustrating watching from the sideline, not being able to do anything about it.
Quarter-finals are always difficult games for Australia, and some of the refereeing decisions went against us. ...We were also a little shell-shocked by England. It was incredibly frustrating watching from the sideline, not being able to do anything about it.
...dreams are free and because Larkham didn't play...we will always be free to dream about what would have happened if he wasn't knee deep in misery.
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info sourced from Planet Rugby
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According to Blog Ettiquette for Dummies (B.E.D)...not responding to comments left is 'What Not To Do' #1 (Chapter 3: How To Win Friends and List Them On your Homepage).
So I made my bed using hospitable corners...
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