England v Australia
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Promise I'll be on my best behaviour. Unless we're 2pts up with 2 mins to go and....
Mr Doug
Dick Tooth (41)
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Dave Cowper (27)
When is the team announced? Chieka better not pull the bullshit of naming 10 fucking people on his bench, even though he obviously already knows who hes choosing.
It is what it is
John Solomon (38)
What, name 2 extra players on the bench until closer to match time.
What if there are injury concerns or they are still trying to confirm combinations?
And get used to it, he'll do what he likes until he's instructed to do otherwise.
See anybody in ARU circles who's going to be doing that anytime soon?
He's employed to make decisions and get the team into a place where they can deliver sustainable (not fleeting) success.
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Dave Cowper (27)
Fuck me everyone's very sensitive about cheika on here. I just don'tunderstand why he names extra players when he very likely already knows who he wants to play, and if players are under an injury cloud then don't select them. if they pull through and can play, then he can change it. His naming of the team isn't final, people are always being called up or pulling out due to injury.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
WTF?????? Wasn't the deal with ten billed as playing "all Wallaby test matches" - don't England count as a test these days??
dillyboy
Nev Cottrell (35)
Nope - that's a replay of Aus v Wales FFS!!!! Stupid 10
Looks like I'll be conning my Dad to give me his foxtel login details so I can get foxtel play (something I'd planned to do for S15 anyway)
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
Why are you so sensitive about how many players he names on the bench 3 days before the match? Does it really make that much difference? Or any difference at all?
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Dave Cowper (27)
it annoys me that i and everyone else cant know who the 23 is until game day. He has no valid reason to do it that i can think of. It's like links stupid habit of making the players do half-time n the fields. A pointless exercise that probably stopped some players from getting the break they needed.
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Phil Kearns (64)
Rugby is not losing supporters because it is not on FTA. The sad truth is that rugby is not on FTA because rugby has been losing support for years and years, gradually but inexorably.
The ARU has its faults and failings, but they cannot be blamed for this unfortunate state of affairs.
Rugby is a niche sport in this country, most sportslovers prefer a game which is easier to watch and to understand.
In a fully professional era, money, and the ratings, is all that counts.
Our game does not pull the ratings, mate, so why would anybody in their right mind want to televise it?
Viking
Mark Ella (57)
Ten are showing infomercials instead. Come on mate. I'm sure a rugby game would pull more ratings then a bloody danoz direct vacuum cleaner.
I would also argue that England V Aussie would surely be one of the more popular rivalries given the amount of Aussies with English heritage. If they were smart they would have prioritised this game.
But the ARU don't seem to prioritised anything, they just take what they can get, whether it be making horrible fixtures, hiring poor coaches, or being unable to negotiate decent televised matches. It is all in some way related to the ARU and that is why I am directing blame at them.
How are we suppose to get supporters back if they can't even watch the games?
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But Seb he's honestly right. Channel 10 have rights to the game. Based on the anti-siphoning list they cannot be prevented from showing it. What else can you do?
I'm confused how you think the ARU has any control over whether Channel 10 show the match live.
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