Porecki

Asked whether he was captain, Porecki was coy and instead stayed on message by saying the team was just discovering Skelton had gone for scans.

James Slipper, Dave Porecki and Allan Ala’alatoa are listed first in the front row; Darcy Swain and Cadeyrn Neville in the second row, Rob Valetini, Michael Hooper and Gleeson are in the back row, in front of Nic White and Noah Lolesio in the halves.

What an awful throw from Porecki.

With several first-choice Wallabies like Angus Bell and Dave Porecki injured, Schmidt had more than enough excuses to turn those who won’t be around in 2025.