Wallabies v All Blacks Saturday 26th August at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

[KOB1987]

Just had to check I was on the right thread..

I've got an eerily optimistic feeling about this. It will be a nail biter of a second half with the lead changing several times, we'll have it by a point and then we'll seal it in the dying minutes with Reece Hodge crashing over near the sticks.

Wallabies by 8.

I'm just going to requote this again. Fuck I was close, taking the crystal ball in for a tune up tomorrow.

 

[Lee Enfield]

Great effort by the Wallabies tonight, unfortunately came up short, but for 80mins they stuck it to the Kiwis. I just hope they didn't play their "final" and struggle to back it up against the Saffas and Argies.

 

[KOB1987]

When you see Beale put in an absolute world class performance like that it is a little hard not to question where it is week in and week out. He showed the talent he has tonight so let's see it more consistently now please!

He was easily best back last week too. Maybe the year in the NH has been his calling

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Useless Wallabies - I for one couldn't careless about how close they came. 15 years of misery. Foley absolutely useless cost us that match with his kicking. Wallabies useless can't hold on for 3 measly minutes.



So many people saying well done - look what has happened to Aus rugby - we are happy when we lose!

We are playing against the world's best side in their patch and yes if Foley had kicked those goals that hit the bar that would have won it for us. This was a quality game...and playing against the world's best side...Of course I was disappointed we lost the game...but disappointed in the Wallabies performance...No bloody way!!!!!!!

 

[Istanbul]

Sio and Alanatoa have been good around the park but the scrum looked ugly early. Moore played very well but I think there is a strong case to start TPN to boulster the scrum

 

[mark_s]

My heart is broken, but it's a much better feeling than last week. Proud of the wobbs.

 

[ArmchairGeneral]

Jesus you guys forget the result pretty quick, how many years since we've won Bledisloe. Unacceptable in my books, that game was plum for the taking.

 

[Istanbul]

What odds were the Wallabies paying before kick off?

 

[Up the Guts]

We got a fair few good calls! Can't complain about the ref tonight

Yeah rub of the green went both ways to an extent. However, I think Owens didn't want to give a card that could potentially change the course game when really he would have been justified in sending off Retallick both times. It's annoying because 9/10 times in Super Retallick would have been binned.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Fuck I'm gutted but couldn't have asked much more as a supporter

And yet despite a loss could not be prouder....

 

[Brumby Jack]

What odds were the Wallabies paying before kick off?

$12 and had about a 28 point start

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Sio and Alanatoa have been good around the park but the scrum looked ugly early. Moore played very well but I think there is a strong case to start TPN to boulster the scrum

You think....cripes TPN comes on the scrum much more steady...please time to start TPN....

 

[Istanbul]

P

$12 and had about a 28 point start

Did you get on Brumby Jack?

 

[biggsy]

so deflated, the game should have finished as draw.

 

[The Red Baron]

$12 and had about a 28 point start

The missus told me to put money on them. I told her I didn't want to waste money and to do it herself. Ends up that neither of us put money on anything.

 

[Pfitzy]

So who jumped into Rodda from our side to knock the ball loose at that last restart?

 

[swingpass]

So who jumped into Rodda from our side to knock the ball loose at that last restart?

Izzy

 

[Brumby Jack]

Much better than last week (obviously). First the positives: 5 tries, some strong carries from the forwards and some of those a result of more patient build up instead of aimlessly kicking it away after 9 phases or some other rubbish.

The negatives: Scrum was on skates the majority of the first half. Our goal kicking lost that one plain and simple and 2/6 vs 5/5 with 9 points left out there was always going to come back to bite. Our defence, whilst better than last week, dropped off dramatically towards the game and blew out to 34 in the end.

 

[Istanbul]

I thought DHP was good tonight. Speight was solid but a little quiet. Kurindrani made a massive difference to the attack. Kerevu experiment done and dusted!

 

[Pfitzy]

Alalaatoa wasn't packing low enough BTW - Moody owned him hard and our second row couldn't do much about it.