Eddie Jones told me he picked Will Skelton as Wallabies captain because he had the capacity to bring the team together. Then I watched it happen before my eyes.
] Well, I don’t want to change much really. I just want to bring ... I want to bring the team together.Yeah. I think that comes with connection. I really want us to be tight. I want us to enjoy each other’s company. So when we get on the field, we can fight for each other.the captain you had, that you can draw inspiration from now?That’s what I’m trying to figure out now! Like, I have had great captains: Dave Dennis, Brad Barritt, Michael Hooper, James Slipper, among many.
“It is an interesting process taking over a team,” he replied, “because you’ve either got to decide that you build on what’s there, or you destroy what’s been made. And you’ve got to make an appraisal and I tried initially to build on what was there, and I just felt this isn’t going to work. We’ve basically gutted the team.”The ramifications of the stunning success of the Matildas and the Women’s World Cup itself? Seriously, too many to count. But they are all positive.
For the past few decades, the reason most football codes put money into women’s sports was because ... it was the right thing to do. A few visionaries – and they did not include me – maintained that such money was actually an investment, and that by building women’s competitions a whole new market would be opened by getting women spectators as well. But even fewer foresaw the reality of this tournament: that the success of the team didn’t just bring women spectators, it brought.
And yes, Max did point out she can earn $250,000 a year from speaking engagements, but, still, it feels a little over-egged?TFF has had a Melbourne friend in Sydney for the better part of six weeks waiting for an organ transplant. Mercifully it happened on Wednesday, and we all hope for the best. The core problem is not enough of us have committed our organs for donation. And sport can help. This Friday is Jersey Day.
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