If there has been one positive to come out of the Wallabies poor performances this year it has been the the excellent form of Hooper against the Lions and ABs. Just why Deans originally left Hooper out of the 3rd test against the Lions was puzzling. As great a player George Smith has been I would not have picked him against the Lions and we all know he was a passenger during that game after the first 5 mins. Hooper might not have the upper body strength of Pocock in the tackled ball area but he has great speed and is good at scavenging for the ball. Tough decision for McKenzie when Pocock comes back also remember Higginbottom cant be left out either. How about a loose forward trio of Pocock, Hooper, and Higginbottom ? btw-- The Pumas hopefully will compete for the first 60 mins but the power of the ABs will be too much in the last 20 mins.
At the moment, Hooper has the form on the board and Gill has been a good back up. It is up to Pocock to show he's good enough to come back.
No i don't think so, The Aussies need Pocock desperately to bring some stability to the pack
He should have two full seasons under his belt as the 7 but I think they'll put locock back unfortunately
