Andrew's Test Rugby thoughts on the Australian squad.
Essential Buy: Matt Giteau. At $1,275,000 he's the most expensive player in the competition but with good reason - he's the world's best flyhalf and always a solid TR points earner, especially since Deans handed him place kicking duties.
Bargain Buy: Richard Brown. Had a belter of a Super 14 season and made good points in his one Tri-Nations appearance against the All Blacks last year. At $867,500 he's a steal.
Overpriced: Stirling Mortlock. A brilliant, inspirational player without question but, thanks to an injury-prone season and Giteau taking over the place kicking, the Wallaby captain is not the TR points scoring machine he once was. At $1.2M he's probably still worth it (his price is almost certain to rise, so might be a good investment) but if money's tight then look elsewhere.
Wild Card: George Smith. Undoubtedly one of the world's best opensides, Smith rarely gets the TR points that his quality of play deserves, but this Saturday marks his 100th test and the turnover-king is likely to raise his game even higher than usual.
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