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Aus vs NZ - 1st Test Sydney 17Aug2013

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Pfitzy

Nathan Sharpe (72)
I thought Kurindrani did well creating some holes in the ABs defence.

I thought he was also excellent at turning over the ball. Twice. Once directly leading to a try.

Did any of you watch the same game as me?

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The_Brown_Hornet

John Eales (66)
I feel oddly calm about the game tonight. Clearly the AB's were superior and punished our mistakes utterly ruthlessly, but I felt that greater accuracy would have seen the score a lot closer. We appeared to be trying the right kinds of things in attack and I can see the game plan Link is trying to implement, but the execution was lacking. I feel we will improve from that and obviously we have to. As others have said, supporting lines weren't up to scratch and hurt us when the Kiwi's were able to convert turnover possession into points regularly. We were impatient at times as well, especially when offloading in contact or clearing from the ruck area. With that said, there were passages of play that were quite encouraging I thought. The lineout was excellent too. I had no idea how the scrums were going to pan out and we made some mistakes, but I have to say that I like the new laws. A good scrum will still get full value for their dominance.

I would go with more or less the same line up next week. These guys need another chance to improve on the execution of the plan Link clearly has.
 

Slim 293

Stirling Mortlock (74)
I thought he was also excellent at turning over the ball. Twice. Once directly leading to a try.

Did any of you watch the same game as me?

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Turned over the ball twice?

That's probably on average of what every Wallaby player turned over the ball............

Unfortunately what could've been a pretty good debut was marred by the spilled ball for that AB's try........
 

ACR

Desmond Connor (43)
Mogg & O'connor out for mine. Folau to fullback, Cummins or even Kuridrani to wing.

Leilifano should be kicked in the nuts a few times re that charge down, but not dropped yet.

Wouldn't mind seeing Sio start.

Hasn't he made every single kick he's had at goal in tests? Or something very close, golden that is (although he doesn't take the long kicks).

The Kearns/Martin attitude is rubbish. 'Crap defence' is not an excuse, Kearns.

I actually watched the game on Ten. "The voice of rugby", Matt Burke, Craig Dowd. Was actually very enjoyable. They have John Eales as well and he's just a champion. Mortlock stuttering about is fun as well.

Comparing that to a Kearns/Marto combo (and I assume) boring old Clarkie. Geez, no comparison.
 

jollyswagman

Ron Walden (29)
First test for To'omua but still way too one-dimensional for my liking.

Simple fact is if we want to beat the AB's then we need to score points - other than from penalties at least. MT shoveled that ball the whole time he was on tonight and Lilo was running the attack from second receiver. Maybe that was the game plan but we need to create some indecision in the defense.

That said, the forwards lacked a good deal of punch. I am not a fan of Simmons but felt he had one of his better games - not that this is a good thing as it just showed us that even when he is playing well he has little to offer. Wondering if the "C" beside Horwill's name is saving his butt right now. He was fairly anonymous from where I sat. He tries his guts out but can be pretty darn ineffective.
 

Bardon

Peter Fenwicke (45)
Marto talking about moving AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) to fullback. Someone shoot that idiot.

In fact, if anyone is thinking about moving AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) away from 13, please give your selves an uppercut

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Completely agree and thumbs up isn't enough on this one.

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is one of the few solid pillars in the Wobs, he shouldn't be moved around to accommodate players who don't perform as well or as consistently. He should be one of the rocks that Link builds his team around.

I've always been an advocate of play your best players in their best position where they can hurt the opposition most. Then if need be make the marginal call players play out of position as the last name of the team sheet.

Ideally no one would be playing out of position, but it moving your best players and making them less effective is just crazy.
 

hawktrain

Ted Thorn (20)
I actually watched the game on Ten. "The voice of rugby", Matt Burke, Craig Dowd. Was actually very enjoyable. They have John Eales as well and he's just a champion. Mortlock stuttering about is fun as well.

Comparing that to a Kearns/Marto combo (and I assume) boring old Clarkie. Geez, no comparison.

All I want is the ABC Shute Shield combo of Robilliard/Papworth with a bit of Sumo Stevenson and Justin Marshall on the side. Now that is well and truly in my dreams.
 

Bullrush

Geoff Shaw (53)
Mogg was worse than I thought he mite be. His kicks for touch off penalties had Mrs Bullrush almost falling off the couch laughing. Folau has been the best FB in Aussie since about Week 4 of the Super Rugby, play him there. It also gets him involved more.

Biggest problem is the forward pack. Hooper was outstanding but the rest were either average or worse including the Capt.

Moore was great on the Fox Sport desk after-match though. Prob a bit harsh calling him average....
 

Bardon

Peter Fenwicke (45)
I thought he was also excellent at turning over the ball. Twice. Once directly leading to a try.

Did any of you watch the same game as me?

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Never said he had a good game. Was just agreeing that he did some good things in the game. Apart from Hooper and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) I wouldn't say any Wob player covered themselves in glory, doesn't mean everything they did was bad though.
 

tigerland12

John Thornett (49)
Horwill getting some flack here....

I actually thought he was okay, and his ball running was the best it's been for a while. But then again, we got fucked at the breakdown, and he's one of the players who are responsible for that area of play.
 

FrankLind

Colin Windon (37)
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Pfitzy

Nathan Sharpe (72)
1-5 same
6 Fardy
7-8 same
9 White
10 same
11 Cummins
12-14 same
15 ??? Foley ?

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Brumby Jack

Steve Williams (59)
Congratulations to the AB's for putting on a clinic. 6 tries to 2 and showing who is boss for the umpteenth time.

There seemed to be a lot of nerves from the new guys and at this level that will be your undoing (Think Pat Howard at Carisbrook)

Some quick observations:
Forwards:
Slipper had a good game in general play and in the scrums.
Hooper was not far behind trying to do his best in the breakdown against that ABs pack.
MMM has been away from Tests for a while and it showed.

Backs:
To'omua didn't attack the line like he'd shown in Super Rugby.
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) was great and one of Wallabies best tonight.
Folau needs to go looking for the ball more often - No point having a Ferrari in the garage and taking the bus instead.
O'Connor needs to learn wing play again. Too often out of position and only looked better right at the end.
Mogg had a shocker and seemed to be too safe on his kicks by making sure of touch and not going for distance.

On to next week.
 

rugbyaddict

Frank Row (1)
I was quite surprised by the wallabies performance tonight with so much hype regarding this brand of ''attacking rugby.''

Things I noticed tonight:
- Horwill was a waste of space other than one or two hit-ups. He may have passion for the jersey but he needs to step up his game. No aggression whatsoever.
- Genia is the best halfback in the world by a mile and is ever so consistent. Don't think he should ever captain the wallabies though. I thought Nic White did a great job in the last 10.
- Mogg cannot tackle.
- Folau's body language tonight is a concern to me. Slightly worried he may be going back to league.
- Lealifano and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) had a great game. To'omua linking up with them will only get better over time.
- Hooper had a superb game. 3 Pilfers and one penalty turnover. I think that shuts up the critics.
- The scrum did relatively well albeit the one that led to the try.
- Simmons had a cracker with line outs and kick offs. needs to fix up his discipline though.
- Wallabies are missing Palu, Higginbotham and Pocock.
- Slipper and Sio are both really mobile props and EM should be looking to put at sio at 1 and slips at 3.
 

Omgwtf

Frank Row (1)
Does anyone else think that genia seems to make some bad decisions at times in matches such as slow ball from rucks, stupid box kicks & some of his passing options tonight seemed ordinary? MT was ordinary. Bernard Foley offers much more in attack. Thought QC (Quade Cooper) provided much more options in attack when he came on.
 

Gnostic

Mark Ella (57)
I was quite surprised by the wallabies performance tonight with so much hype regarding this brand of ''attacking rugby.''

Things I noticed tonight:
- Horwill was a waste of space other than one or two hit-ups. He may have passion for the jersey but he needs to step up his game. No aggression whatsoever. He was in a huge number of rucks and actually shifted some. Horwill would be far from my 1st choice to offer negatives on.
- Genia is the best halfback in the world by a mile and is ever so consistent. Don't think he should ever captain the wallabies though. I thought Nic White did a great job in the last 10. Genia best 9 in the world. Please. Not by a country mile. His service is so slow I could make a cuppa before he passed the ball from some rucks. If Joubert didn't call use it it would probably still be sitting there.
- Mogg cannot tackle. Rubbish.
- Folau's body language tonight is a concern to me. Slightly worried he may be going back to league. Maybe he would have like to see the ball more than twice and be given some of the chances that went JOCs way. At least he tackled and stayed in position on his wing.
- Lealifano and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) had a great game. To'omua linking up with them will only get better over time.
- Hooper had a superb game. 3 Pilfers and one penalty turnover. I think that shuts up the critics.
- The scrum did relatively well albeit the one that led to the try.
- Simmons had a cracker with line outs and kick offs. needs to fix up his discipline though.
- Wallabies are missing Palu, Higginbotham and Pocock.
- Slipper and Sio are both really mobile props and EM should be looking to put at sio at 1 and slips at 3.
 
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