{"id":455160,"date":"2025-07-01T10:28:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=455160"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T22:16:02","slug":"why-outstanding-star-is-front-and-centre-in-four-man-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=455160","title":{"rendered":"Why &#039;outstanding&#039; star is front and centre in four-man shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C\ufeffall off the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Pietsch will be in a Wallabies jersey for the first Test against Fiji before the Lions tour.<\/p>\n<p>At least that&#x27;s the take of Morgan Turinui and Matt Burke after Pietsch&#x27;s performance for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/rugby\/western-force-british-irish-lions-2025-live-scores-results-updates-latest-news-20250628-p5mb0b.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Force on Saturday\">Force on Saturday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch all the action from the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia on Stan Sport,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/9.nine.com.au\/8yfqi6\"><strong>the only place to watch every match live and on demand<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pietsch had the chance to show Joe Schmidt what he could do against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/rugby\/british-irish-lions-tour-2025-western-force-highlights-henry-pollock-video-scores-reaction-20250628-p5mb1f.html\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"British and Irish Lions and while it was a comfortable loss for his side\">British and Irish Lions and while it was a comfortable loss for his side<\/a>, there wasn&#x27;t a shortage of moments where the \ufeffback cut through the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"4ddd4324-5df2-4a45-82ca-b6e814ad3ca4\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/4ddd4324-5df2-4a45-82ca-b6e814ad3ca4\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1842\" data-height=\"1036\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Turinui has seen enough with Andrew Kellaway, Max Jorgsensen, Corey Toole and Pietsch all in contention.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff&quot;(He was) outstanding, should be the left winger for the first Test,&quot; Turinui said on Stan Sport&#x27;s Between Two Posts.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I had him there before, it&#x27;s nice to be proved right. I think he&#x27;s a gun, he&#x27;s the right work rate, it&#x27;s the skillset he brings, the effort. As long as his body&#x27;s fine.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It looks like they&#x27;re going to pick (Joseph) Suaalii and (Len) Ikitau \ufeffin the midfield which frees up a spot there and you can go Tom Wright as 15 and then you can go do we want experience in Kellaway or a young flyer in Jorgensen. I just think Pietsch may be the constant they can pick there.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/state-of-origin\/news-2025-billy-slater-queensland-maroons-team-selections-analysis-josh-papalii-gehamat-shibasaki-robert-toia-20250701-p5mbl9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Genius or madman? Crazy gambles put Slater&#x27;s legacy on the line<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/afl\/news-2025-eddie-mcguire-fixture-carlton-blues-essendon-bombers-20250701-p5mbm3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Eddie urges AFL to avoid &#x27;disaster&#x27; with radical switch<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/basketball\/nba-news-2025-joe-ingles-signs-minnesota-timberwolves-salary-per-minute-played-20250701-p5mbom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Aussie veteran set to make $47k per minute in the NBA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"1752f7ce-f1f6-4633-8186-42c5530c71cd\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1752f7ce-f1f6-4633-8186-42c5530c71cd-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"2966\" data-height=\"1669\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Burke agreed, stating Pietsch was his man of the match for the Force.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeff&quot;In a team that lost 54-7, I thought he was outstanding,&quot; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;&#8230; There&#x27;s that old notion, do you choose on great form or reputation and his form \ufeffhas been great. I&#x27;d then throw in a Corey Toole as well because with the speed of play I find him very similar to (Lions winger) Mack Hansen.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;\ufeffI reckon Pietsch will get there because he&#x27;s done the hard yards this year.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/rugby-world-cup-inside-line\/the-battle-begins\/embed\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-omnypodcast\" data-show-caption=\"false\">https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/rugby-world-cup-inside-line\/the-battle-begins\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the Wallabies&#x27; last \ufeffTest against Ireland in December, Jorgensen and Kellaway were picked on the wings. Harry Potter was picked ahead of Jorgensen in the Test before that against Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Pietsch last started against England in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>C\ufeffall off the debate. Dylan Pietsch will be in a Wallabies jersey for the first Test against Fiji before the Lions tour. 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