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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Refrained from commenting during the game but finally had some time to reflect and I'm still optimistic that we can sort this shit out.
Our forwards just aren't good enough. Scrums are piss weak and lineouts are a massive issue once the maul gets rolling. I really hope we discover a quality lock in the next 6 months or we are screwed. That said, the referee was pretty poor at policing scrum infringements, or so I thought.
Hooper had a poor game, particularly after the push over try. A leader would have composed themselves and pulled the team together with a few choice words. Instead, he lost his marbles, swore (which was audible through the effect mic) and started whinging to the ref. I don't mind him in the starting side but his captaincy credentials are questioned far too frequently.
Interesting that Foley and Phipps have the worst rankings on the home page, I thought they had decent games respectively. No idea why they are so low. However, I think Cooper adds a new dimension to our attack though and his combination with To'omua might be the way to go for the WC. Would really like to see Phipps + Cooper at some point but looks unlikely.
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Horne were great, Folau looks tired and a shadow of the player he was a few months ago. Would have been a good opportunity to try someone else at the back but I feel our alternatives are limited. Hopefully JOC (James O'Connor) or Hunt fix this next year.
Right now we should pray that Pocock returns to even 50% of what he was like pre-injury. God knows we need him, badly.
I have faith that we'll be okay once the world cup rolls around although we could really do with Kane Douglas and a few pot plants.
Our forwards just aren't good enough. Scrums are piss weak and lineouts are a massive issue once the maul gets rolling. I really hope we discover a quality lock in the next 6 months or we are screwed. That said, the referee was pretty poor at policing scrum infringements, or so I thought.
Hooper had a poor game, particularly after the push over try. A leader would have composed themselves and pulled the team together with a few choice words. Instead, he lost his marbles, swore (which was audible through the effect mic) and started whinging to the ref. I don't mind him in the starting side but his captaincy credentials are questioned far too frequently.
Interesting that Foley and Phipps have the worst rankings on the home page, I thought they had decent games respectively. No idea why they are so low. However, I think Cooper adds a new dimension to our attack though and his combination with To'omua might be the way to go for the WC. Would really like to see Phipps + Cooper at some point but looks unlikely.
AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Horne were great, Folau looks tired and a shadow of the player he was a few months ago. Would have been a good opportunity to try someone else at the back but I feel our alternatives are limited. Hopefully JOC (James O'Connor) or Hunt fix this next year.
Right now we should pray that Pocock returns to even 50% of what he was like pre-injury. God knows we need him, badly.
I have faith that we'll be okay once the world cup rolls around although we could really do with Kane Douglas and a few pot plants.