So can Eddie's Australia REALLY win the Rugby World Cup?

So can Eddie's Australia REALLY win the Rugby World Cup? | RWC Preview 2023

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Last month, Eddie Jones said the Wallabies WILL win the 2023 Rugby World Cup. I dug into what Eddie is trying to do, his tactics, approach, style, and just why, even if you don't believe him, you at least need to take what he says very seriously...
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@joeevans5770 8 ай бұрын

If Eddie wins the World Cup he deserves to lord it over the RFU for all time tbh

@princepega2653 8 ай бұрын

What If the boks win it.... Wouldn't rassie deserve it.

@RikiLouw69 8 ай бұрын

@@princepega2653Absolutely. The guy probably has the best rugby brain in rugby.

@leonrobinson2053 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely, England ditched him too late but he'll have enough

@bobhoskins9539 8 ай бұрын

Last time i checked rassie wasn’t sacked by the RFU this year

@AnalogFilmDiary 8 ай бұрын

@@bobhoskins9539boks fans need everything to be about them. As an England fan I’d be stoked for Eddie and Australia to win. Though I think France or Ireland deserve it more

@JEstey10000 8 ай бұрын

You know it's a Squidge video when I'm watching it at 0.75x speed and I still have to pause and rewind multiple times to get all the offhand comments, clever observations, and one-liners! Your videos are so densely packed that, if your ideas formed a maul, not even Adam Beard could get close to sacking the ballcarrier!

@holyluchadore 8 ай бұрын

Damn if this isn't the video I didn't know I was waiting for. So hard to see Jones' vision through the losses so I really appreciate you crunching the data and review the tapes for us part timers 😅

@aggeneysbasson2824 8 ай бұрын

The way Squidge said "Willie is not kak" really gave me the feals

@jazzingpanda3190 7 ай бұрын

After the Wales game yesterday…they are more than likely not making it out of the group. Eddie Jones found out. Condolences to the Aussies.

@alexandermacdonald499 8 ай бұрын

England’s struggles once Smith was off his feet shows how important Andre Etherhuzien is to Quins

@michelefavaretto627 8 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that Ollie Lawrence can do the job as well...certainly the main problem of England is not having him behind M. Smith instead of Esterhuizen.

@WhereIsTheIntruder 8 ай бұрын

And Danny Care, a player who's overall probably not on a high enough level to play test rugby anymore (though I doubt he would've looked worse than van Poortvliet) but is smart, experienced and a good game manager.

@julienmccallin1848 8 ай бұрын

Clicked on the notification faster than Eddie started laughing after seeing England under Borthwick

@Burnsizwe 8 ай бұрын

Eddie's been giving "Oh shit Grandad's off his meds again" energy

@samgill8183 8 ай бұрын

Watching this as an Englishman is incredibly depressing. Said it from day done, should've kept Eddie until the after WC, then the RFU can decide what they want to do with him.

@effarrjay 8 ай бұрын

Above everything, I really want an England-Australia quarter-final. Not only the history between the two nations, but also the throwback to 2003 when Eddie was in charge of the Wallabies and recent history between Eddie Jones and England. Imagine the headlines if Eddie Jones led Australia to beat England (the team who up until a year ago he was expecting to coach in this RWC) out of the World Cup. If England or another Northern Hemisphere team doesn't win the World Cup, I want Australia to win it, just for the headlines involving Eddie Jones. Also, small note: at 2:43 you showed a picture of Elton Flatley when you said Stephen Larkham. Otherwise, great video.

@cassiusclay8916 8 ай бұрын

I've met Larkham. Got a cap signed by him at my rugby training.

@fraserposford144 8 ай бұрын

As an England fan, getting knocked out of the World Cup by Eddie Jones would be hilarious 😂 Would be the ultimate f-you to the incompetent RFU for jumping the gun less than a year out from the World Cup.

@mortysmith8049 7 ай бұрын

This comment aged well, beaten by Fiji and Wales's greatest ever victory over them. Though I would laugh my ass off if England get knocked out by the great islanders, though I doubt it will happen unfortunately. Let's hope Fiji play better than they played against Wales and Aus!

@effarrjay 7 ай бұрын

@@mortysmith8049 Yeah this prediction did age like a banana.

@championthewonderhorse9733 8 ай бұрын

Jones has far more young, dynamic talent at his disposal with Australia than England are taking to the World Cup.

@howzitson 8 ай бұрын

What are these oranges and can you plz compare them to some apples cus those things aren't the same, and there are thousands more young English players than Aussies

@garethrichmond4388 8 ай бұрын

Yeah he got rid of all the old guys. You he could have done the same thing in England he didn't have to keep picking the same people

@WhereIsTheIntruder 8 ай бұрын

@@garethrichmond4388the English media would've eaten him alive, they already hated him and were always looking for more reasons to do so. Don't forget that there's a political/public facing side to being an international coach and that's what ultimately made him lose his job. Stuck between a rock and a hard place

@garethrichmond4388 8 ай бұрын

@WhereIsTheIntruder media already hated him his job is to win period.

@73BigMC 8 ай бұрын

And I’m sure he’ll ruin them too.

@luisinncd 8 ай бұрын

You can honestly argue that Fiji always plays positionless rugby. Excluding the halfbacks, the rest can play anywhere in the field.

@joedennehy386 8 ай бұрын

Fiji used to be 14 loose forwards and a halfback. Now its 2 props, two locks, ten loose forwards and a halfback

@jmurphy9657 8 ай бұрын

They're a quality team but very reliant on their god given physical genetics. Look at Radrada trying to pass the ball v England...he can't, but probably because he doesn't need to. Fiji play this way because they maybe have to.

@mikerichards9196 7 ай бұрын

Australia potentially crashing out of the rwc after being decimated by [Gatland's] revitalised Wales? Feels good to see Eddie's little face

@mortysmith8049 7 ай бұрын

That Wales result was superb, but the Fiji one had me smiling for days! 😂

@taffy3350 7 ай бұрын

This video aged like milk lol

@michaelelliott6016 8 ай бұрын

Great video and as a Canadian thank you for continuing to take random pot shots at our coach.

@egirlgamerviolet1984 8 ай бұрын

L'opportunité est fucking énorme honestly

@iteamy 8 ай бұрын

Subtitles here add a lot of excellent misnamings that read like cryptic crossword clues: "no angry to NASA", "Corn Betty", "Pharaoh's Instinct", etc

@IainTAllardyce 8 ай бұрын

Really really enjoy your rugby analysis. I feel like I learn something about tactics every video and makes me appreciate the complexity in a game, which I otherwise would have just seen as "good players doing good things".

@mashudu5157 8 ай бұрын

With the Springboks in 2007, Eddie Jones was a consultant, he did not run their tactics

@_Opal_Miner_ 8 ай бұрын

Carter Gordon's goal kicking is a real concern and will be the key to advancing past the quarters.

@michaelkonelio7452 7 ай бұрын

Gordon couldn’t guide the Rebels into the top 10 lol what makes Eddie think Gordon has the experience and composure to lead the Wallabies against the top international teams in high pressure stakes? Gordon was a flop this WC…Gordon kicking the ball out on the full when he was subbed on against wales and seeing the fans leave the stadium was embarrassing

@lyonman1988 8 ай бұрын

Your videos are interesting, clever and just very entertaining to watch. My favourite rugby flavoured videos for a while now

@ggjwest 8 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your video. You clearly spent a lot of time analysing the game. Good effort! 👍🏻

@voltaireinc86 8 ай бұрын

Squidge, been ages since I dedicated the time to watch one of your vids. And in this one you dare to give me hope. It’s the hope that kills ya. Excellent analysis as always.

@gordonross7638 8 ай бұрын

Very insightful video on Eddie Jones and beautiful executed. Your very talented Squidge at presenting and editing with terrific knowledge of the game 👏

@esof55 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Really loved this one and found it fascinating.

@garethrichmond4388 8 ай бұрын

Did you watch the france warmup gain where carter Gordon "the only kicker he took" kicked for 20% and lookec totally overwhelmed

@claudiusatlas8083 8 ай бұрын

Video probably made before that game, they’ve got an easy run before they have to face France or SA. There’s still time

@garethrichmond4388 8 ай бұрын

Better Hope their fast learners you got Fiji game 2. Wales right after that and I know you think we're crap and I know we ain't good but either are you and we won 3/,4 last games and "The Australian team, with an average age of 26, an average Test caps of 20 and 25 players at their first RWC, is Australia’s least experienced since the 1991 World Cup, as Jones decided to go all in on youth. He has selected Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson as his flyhalf options - they have six Tests between them with five losses." scrolling through the team list there the majority of players I'd say have like 5-10 caps. 6 caps between to kickers and cutting Quade instead one of the untested guys. You aren't going far in a worldcup without kicking and Carter Gordon kicked 20% in your final warm up match. Eddie has gone full glass cannon with child soldiers whose baptism of fire is WC. If they got a couple of rapid try scored on them they things get very bad very fast. And. They play Fiji in their second game and us the week after.

@brodericki4281 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this I needed it!I’m a wallabies fan born in 1989. It’s been a long hard road since my childhood and any hope of ever seeing another Webb Ellis or TRC or even a Bledisloe is entirely welcome. Thanks again from Aus

@chrisb6406 8 ай бұрын

Here's something I've been wondering - with all the analysis on shapes/positions etc (1, 3, 1; 2, 2, 2; etc), how much are the players on the field consciously taking note of the numbers, sizes of pods etc? And how is all this getting into position orchestrated? You've said before things like "Ford calls for a set of forwards" but it'd be interesting to know what these playmakers are actually shouting, how they are organising the lines or setting up moves on the fly.

@chriskeddie4226 7 ай бұрын

When I played at a junior club level as a forward, we would absolutely keep track of who was in each pod. If we needed to change the 10 would shout at us.

@Nattherat64 8 ай бұрын

Loved the video, its always interesting with Australia. They are the kind of team to suprise you with either a big win or a loss

@Jin.media-production 8 ай бұрын

4:54 As a South African, that is the most foreign way to say "Kak" ever 🤣🤣 laughed so hard when I heard it

@svennievd 8 ай бұрын

17:56 "...little piss boy at 9" is your greatest player description of all time

@smartalecc 8 ай бұрын

If Eddie wins it, we're giving ourselves all uppercuts mate!

@GnJs6PackTraining 8 ай бұрын

Damn😂 you made me a believer! Go eddie 👏

@Garethlewis89 7 ай бұрын

This aged well… 👀

@fletap7782 8 ай бұрын

Took me three days to digest this 22 minute analysis. Squidge you know your stuff. Thanks.

@cashualpete 8 ай бұрын

Another outstanding video. Thanks for your analysis

@TheWardagh 8 ай бұрын

Great job as always 👏🏼

@london_to_the_bay 8 ай бұрын

Finally my wallabies. Thank u squidge... a bit to unpack in this, will be downloading And watching on plane a few more times later in the week... quality content as always..

@groenrizla2513 8 ай бұрын

The Aussie and England pools might be exciting. Don't forget S Africa also entered WCs way down the rankings and having lost most their prior games yet ended up winning the trophy. As Naas Botha says, we can only go on what we've seen, not what we haven't watched yet. All teams need that respect. "Predictions are there to make you look stupid" -Naas Botha

@dchegu 8 ай бұрын

Didn't the springboks won the rugby championship just before the last WC? U could see the springboks had turned the corner under Erasmus just before the last WC. Eddie Jones Australia? Not do much So it's a much different situation than the position Eddie Jones in right now.

@groenrizla2513 8 ай бұрын

@@dchegu I'm just highlighting the fact that whatever happens during a WC is not determined by any results or rankings before it. In 1995 the Boks entered the WC ranked 9th in the world, in 2019 they were ranked 7th,I don't know where they were in 2007 BUT I won't be surprised to see some upsets this time in pool B, C or D

@conorquinlan7289 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant video Squidge ❤

@Dilmahkana 8 ай бұрын

Eddie didn't specify WHICH World Cup they'll win......he meant the 2027 one of course

@alanhouston5874 8 ай бұрын

Which do you think would be more fun. Eddie Jones in charge of a Pacific Island team or Eddie Jones in charge of France?

@kaibrand8015 8 ай бұрын

Eddie Jones in France would be a monster, but I think the Pacific island team would be more exciting. He would build something that could make history on top of the already talented Fiji side. He’s an actual genius.

@liamweinberg4902 8 ай бұрын

France would never 😂

@wilfredoUbatuba 7 ай бұрын

he can coach the Antartica team if he pleases, but after his two last debacles, he shoud rethink his career as a professional coach

@wilfredoUbatuba 7 ай бұрын

@@kaibrand8015 not

@garyhyde6639 8 ай бұрын

best analysis on youtube - rock on young man!! 👏😁

@kikikukudu61 8 ай бұрын

Squidge, can you please let me help you with French subtitles for your next video on France? I’m a huge fan and your analysis videos need to be watched by French people who cannot keep up with your speaking pace (I.e a lot) 😅

@colharris5283 8 ай бұрын

Winning a game would be a reasonable start.

@tombladon8064 8 ай бұрын

I love that mad little bastard, it’s a pity they’ve got such a tough draw and jones hasn’t had much time, if they get it right it’s gunna be so fun.

@rodneycroft5889 8 ай бұрын

I loved the line of; they need a shoe lace tying coach, CLASSIC.

@xaviermurray7698 8 ай бұрын

They might make the final by some bizarre results going their way

@Formakiwi 8 ай бұрын

The draw favours them pretty well, provided they don't slip up against Georgia or Fiji.

@briansergeant 8 ай бұрын

I think the Wallabies will top Pool C but Fiji will test and maybe stretch their defence while Georgia will give their pack a strenuous workout. They’ve got an easy path to the semis at least as they might get England or Japan in the quarters!

@richie_williams 7 ай бұрын

@@FormakiwiWales 40 - Australia 6

@henryvoice9767 8 ай бұрын

Hey Squidge! Loving the series, can you tell me which video is the on England’s buildup to the World Cup ?

@egirlgamerviolet1984 8 ай бұрын

if he does then it truly was rugby mate

@greymouser8659 8 ай бұрын

Eddie's final revenge on the ARU.....Elimination in the group stage.

@leonerasmus3996 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Excellent analysis, as usual. I though Australia were no hopers but i guess I might reconsider.

@stephenmccarthy1592 8 ай бұрын

That ROG French speaking at the end was brilliant 😂

@evancooper7336 8 ай бұрын

As a kiwi living in aus I must admit it's surprising how few have any interest in rugby union. In Sydney it's nrl, in Melbourne afl. I went in to a bar with about 20 TV's during the bledisloe and got laughed at when I asked to turn it on. No on cares here at all. Sad

@user-bi8wp6wy3l 8 ай бұрын

As an Aussie I have to agree nobody cares very much about rugby union you either follow the NRL or the AFL. Nowadays rugby union probably ranks behind AFL, NRL, NSL in terms of popularity and thats got to be a real concern for a sport thats been played in this country since the 1860s.

@Robin-ni8jy 8 ай бұрын

Was waiting for this video

@alfpay1594 8 ай бұрын

22 mins to say "No" - jokes, great as always!

@user-xu4rs5hp4n 8 ай бұрын

So much content from Squidge, life is pretty good rn 😍

@DominicMcCarthydomo 8 ай бұрын

I can't work it out.. is Squidge rugby's Q.. or is Q is MI6 Squidge🤔 Maybe they're the one & same 😳

@deval97 7 ай бұрын

The thing about walking the line between brilliance and madness is sooner or later you fall on the wrong side of that line and once youve fallen onto madness you cant get back. I called it back when the selection was announced, aus out at pool stage and as a fijian-kiwi im loving it 😅

@charlottescott7150 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant Robbie. Can't wait to see the evolution of positionless rugby and can't wait to see your haircut

@dylansantone1980 8 ай бұрын

Sensational!!! Go the Wallabies!

@ptitude 8 ай бұрын

Hello, thank you for this entertaining and informative video. One thing, it might just be me getting old but I did find it hard to understand at times with the commentary going faster than a full back with ball in hand,

@Calum_S 8 ай бұрын

How many times can Squidge use the 'revealing the world cup' clip before the tournament kicks off?

@67Evan 8 ай бұрын

Great laugh, we'd all love to dream over here but we don't have a world class goal-kicker and only one fly half at the tournament which appears ill advised to say the least. That's not to say Quade should have been picked. We might also not make the quarters if Wales and Fiji fire.

@Reece_Hart 8 ай бұрын

As an Aussie I'll be shocked if we can beat Georgia atm. We haven't won a game since the Wallabies were still being coached by Rennie when they beat Scotland by a point in October last year.

@joshanderson9391 8 ай бұрын

Australia beat Wales in November last year. That was the last game for Pivac

@danielevans7298 8 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this

@kwoltekublai3337 8 ай бұрын

Does anyone know where exactly the clip Squidge keeps using showing the RWC Trophy case being opened is from?

@lmarislmarislmaris4271 8 ай бұрын

Eddie didn't run the 2007 Springbok tactics, Jake White did either some input from Jones.

@malcolmclayton6651 8 ай бұрын

The tournament begins in the quarter finals . All the best .

@angusmackintosh5907 8 ай бұрын

Well you say dropping players is a good idea cause they are used to losing but he is doing a good job at getting the young players used to losing

@peter-johnjansen9472 7 ай бұрын

"So can Eddie's Australia REALLY win the Rugby World Cup?" A: No.

@mortysmith8049 7 ай бұрын

They can however suffer some of their greatest humiliations 😂😂

@Tianton1 8 ай бұрын

Hi.. As a rugby fan and a subscriber since the very start. I am going to leave a little bit of feedback on your videos.. They are very very good still

@wakatamihana7319 8 ай бұрын

“Apparently im Spartacus but i think im more Greg Holmes” - fuck that got me haha

@NemoNiemand497 8 ай бұрын

Willie le Roux "is not kak!" you heard it from Squidge

@Yourfaveweescouser 8 ай бұрын

Nice video bro

@sharkboar 8 ай бұрын

At 15:12 the flanker is Fraser Mcreight not Tom Hooper

@blockbuster2399 8 ай бұрын

“He’s not kak”😂

@Honest_Max 8 ай бұрын

That is excellent!

@TrystaneTheBlack 8 ай бұрын

I think so, Australia is one of those teams that you can never rule out of a world cup. I see them making the semi finals bare minimum in my honest opinion but I also wouldn't be surprised if I were wrong.

@craigedwards3899 8 ай бұрын

Are you kidding. I watched their game v France and they were awful

@TrystaneTheBlack 8 ай бұрын

@@craigedwards3899 They've won more world cups than all of the Northern hemisphere combined and probably been in as many or more finals than any other team up there too, you can't possibly rule out a team that always turns up when it comes to a world cup

@craigedwards3899 8 ай бұрын

@TrystaneTheBlack If you think they can win it, you are delusional. If they were on the other side of the draw, they wouldn't even get out of the group stage.

@TrystaneTheBlack 8 ай бұрын

@craigedwards3899 I don't see why they couldn't, they're a tier 1 nation with many exciting new players coming through the system. Historically they've always done well at world cups so with all that being said I still think at bare minimum they will make it to a semi final game.

@craigedwards3899 8 ай бұрын

@TrystaneTheBlack we will have to agree to disagree. I just don't see them doing anything . Like I said, I watched the French game, and they were dreadful, so I don't see where your optimism is coming from. They have lost their last five games. As a Scot, I put them alongside England. Just above tier 2. Lucky draw will help only so far before they meet a top team and get thrashed.

@anitkumar3270 7 ай бұрын

This aged well

@saml2621 8 ай бұрын

After watching Carter Gordon almost single-handedly throw away any chance of the Wallabies being in the game against France, I'm pretty sure I would still have a (supposedly used to losing) but relatively in form Quade Cooper in my team.

@jate7235 8 ай бұрын

weird though if the habit of winnings relevant, what does jones think of the fact hes lost 13 of 14 of his last games as australian coach.

@shaneredfern282 8 ай бұрын

Extremely enjoyable as usual😅

@ruanL4162 8 ай бұрын

"Hey, you in the back! he is not kak(Shit)" Haha.

@Amandla-Awethu 8 ай бұрын

I think Eddie just hasn’t had enough time with the team. When the pressure is really on, the cracks will show. Imagine neither Australia or England make it out their pools.

@JamesPrestonza 8 ай бұрын

“We’re gonna hide the World Cup in scotty fardy’s beard mate” 😂🤣🤣

@eyeofrage7025 8 ай бұрын

Good to see a video like this. I'm a big fan of what Eddie's done for the game. Go the ABs

@mzimhlemosiwe5047 8 ай бұрын

Squidge Rugby: Can Australia win the Rugby World Cup? Me: No.

@misterkunnyfunt 8 ай бұрын

I sorta wanna see Australia win now just for eddie to be able to stick his 2 best fingers at England lol.

@Godwick8 8 ай бұрын

My gut is telling me that the answer is no. BUT, let him stay on till the next RWC and they'd be contenters.

@sillygoose157 8 ай бұрын

Can we have a video of you making your WC fantasy dream team

@Islandkid679 8 ай бұрын

Eddie Jones is the Jose Mourinho of rugby

@MrLenoir99 7 ай бұрын

Now that the quarterfinals have begun... without Australia, this video is a sore sight.

@feliscorax 8 ай бұрын

What I would say about the Australians at the moment is that, at the moment (i.e., on the basis of form), the answer is a qualified no. However, their performance trajectory has clearly been upwards and if they can get it all to function for the full 80+ minutes, then they look to have most of the tools they will need to go deep into the tournament. An Eddie Jones Wallabies team could be a very awesome thing indeed, but they look to have solved their traditional Achilles heel - the scrum - which should give them something of a platform for their always dangerous backs to work some magic. As an Englishman, they make me very, very nervous. If they find someone reliable to take the shots at goal…

@richie_williams 7 ай бұрын

Wales 40 - Australia 6.

@Truthshallsety0ufree 8 ай бұрын

My thoughts, exactly.

@garethrichmond4388 8 ай бұрын

When it works it was works there was no to stop it. Clearly it didn't work that often

@michaelbaker7499 8 ай бұрын

Love the dig at Stephen Jones. I agree, why any newspaper employees him is beyond me

@ChrisBrown-or8ky 8 ай бұрын

He's clickbait gold

@brentonwoodrow8239 8 ай бұрын

I am here for the Wii Shop Channel tunes.

@adriaanvanniekerk6641 8 ай бұрын

Been waiting

@lost_boy 8 ай бұрын

I was looking forward to a potential quarter final match up between england and the wallabies but at this point I can't see Borthwick's team making it that far. Go Wallabies! Show the stupid RFU what Eddie Jones is made of!