I think Mullo is gonna end up in an un-winnable position again....
One of the reasons I hope they retain Wallace and Campese. The other reason is that I just dont believe that 4 days of training can prepare you to play one of the best sides of all time, all of which know each others game inside and out. If they were going to pick Mullen, then they had to do it from the outset to pair him with Gidley, now, they have made their call and they must give the incumbent halves a chance to get some sort of combination going. I really dont see this as being a test of the players, I see the coach failing misserably with his decisions so far, he has two more games to get his ideas sorted.
It was a tough ask for Kurt to basically debut in Origin as captain, he has played a couple of half games before now. To have a totally new side around him, with two halves that played together like USA and Cuba and a hooker that didnt really seem to think he was supposed to do anything other than pass. People expect way too much of Kurt Gidley, honestly, what more can the guy offer. He made some bad mistakes, but i repeat, neither of them cost us the game. Our utter lack of cohesion did. If this series is a loss, then they really need to look at getting Gould back...he gets Origin, he understands why combinations work and single guys do not, he has the experience and the know how to get a performance at short notice from a side.
