Bledisloe 1 - Wallabies vs All Blacks, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, 8:05pm

[Blue]

Play Squade at Sqelve.

 

[Saxter]

Jack Debreczeni has an enormous boot

Please god no. And I'm a Rebels fan. I've met Jack several times too. Great bloke but do not let him anywhere near the WBs. He's still to prove he can play Super Rugby.

 

[Saxter]

Absolutely but erratic and inconsistent as well.

So what you are saying is that he'd be perfect for the team ;-)

 

[Saxter]

I can't fathom why people don't want Quade. If Quade put in a game like Foley did last nite..he'd never play again. Foley was absolutely terrible. Not one single thing he did was acceptable. At least with cooper...he may make some mistakes..but he's a pure opportunity maker..and a pure playmaker. Something we neeeed so bad.
It's EXaCTLlY what the men's sevens team suffered from. Lack of direction from an average playmaker!
I wouldn't be surprised if Quade starts next week, as Foley hasn't showed good form for along time now.

Seems that chasing the coin is catching up with Foley. Hasn't he pretty much played right through from the RWC. Japan - Super Rugby - RC? His spark and running seem extinguished right now. Just a thought.

 

[Saxter]

I honestly think them bringing Giteau back was a great move...but he should have been used off the bench as a finisher or the experience at the back end of a game. His older legs are far better late in a game vs tired defences!
I think Cheiks was star struck a little lol

Gits has been shown to sadly not be a very good "finisher". ;-)

 

[HoldingOn]

Gits has been shown to sadly not be a very good "finisher". ;-)

He has a decent dive for the try-line

 

[Highlander35]

The only way to beat the AB is to beat them at their own game- not that rubbish territory game we tried to play last night. Hence we need genuine playmakers like QC (Quade Cooper) and DHP not Matt Giteau. What does he bring in attack?

In what world is DHP a "genuine playmaker"?

Brilliant fullback and excellent rugby player in general, but not a playmaker.

 

[HoldingOn]

In what world is DHP a "genuine playmaker"?

Brilliant fullback and excellent rugby player in general, but not a playmaker.

In the super rugby world

 

[Viking]

In the super rugby world

Still not a playmaker. Great fullback though.

 

[Saxter]

He has a decent dive for the try-line

Oops. The InterWebs don't do good irony. Sorry. I meant he's not very good at finishing games these days. (Sadly for him) I really feel for him given the angst that all of this has caused him and his club.

 

[HoldingOn]

Oops. The InterWebs don't do good irony. Sorry. I meant he's not very good at finishing games these days. (Sadly for him) I really feel for him given the angst that all of this has caused him and his club.

Ironically, I was being sarcastic

 

[wamberal]

But how much of those 50% tries during the RWC were from mauls? You don't need to hit the back of the line-out for them. Pretty average line-outs can still set-up mauls.

Here's a thought. We will never score another try against the ABs from a rolling maul. What next?

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Aus contested on D at breakdown well enough, made a bit of a mess, kept NZ honest, had to commit numbers, Aus pilfered a few too.

Obviously the lineout went a bit shart shaped.


Re:missed tackles, Wft were the Aus backs doing for a MONTH if they weren’t practicing to defend as a unit? Stay close keep talking! Jesus, you don’t need any bewildering rugby skillset for that, you haven’t even got the fuckin ball! To see zero leg lift Crotty shuffling down the touchline at 3mph en route to trytime was just bizarro land stuff.

His spark and running seem extinguished right now.

i dunno, Foley looked sharp enough when he ran down Fekitoa to save a certain goddamn try

 

[Quick Hands]

People need to brace themselves for an uncomfortable reality.

We are unlikely to beat the All Blacks on a regular basis for the foreseeable future. Our player base is too narrow and our development programmes are inadequate for the players that we do have.

The ANC's enforcement of racial quotas is the only thing likely to keep us remotely competitive with South Africa.

England have a huge and expanding player base and the cashed-up RFU is spending millions on grass roots development as well as elite programmes.

We are going to occupy a place in the rugby universe at about the same level as Scotland and Argentina in the next few years.

There is at least a 10 year time lag between anything that the ARU can do about it and on-field results.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Absolutely but erratic and inconsistent as well.

should fit right in

 

[Viking]

Here's a thought. We will never score another try against the ABs from a rolling maul. What next?

Doesn't look like we'll be scoring another try then unless some big changes in attitude, tactics and probably players happen.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

In case anyone was wondering, Wobs will still be fourth when the rankings are updated:

1. New Zealand 96.30 (were 96.10)
2. England 89.49
3. South Africa 86.41 (86.32)
4. Australia 84.23 (84.43)
5. Wales 82.49

9. Argentina 80.11 (80.20)

http://www.lassen.co.nz/pagmisc.php#hrh

 

[Gnostic]

People need to brace themselves for an uncomfortable reality.



We are unlikely to beat the All Blacks on a regular basis for the foreseeable future. Our player base is too narrow and our development programmes are inadequate for the players that we do have.



The ANC's enforcement of racial quotas is the only thing likely to keep us remotely competitive with South Africa.



England have a huge and expanding player base and the cashed-up RFU is spending millions on grass roots development as well as elite programmes.



We are going to occupy a place in the rugby universe at about the same level as Scotland and Argentina in the next few years.



There is at least a 10 year time lag between anything that the ARU can do about it and on-field results.

In 10 years I expect rugby will again be amateur in Australia and the Wallabies will be selected from OS sides that deign to release them for unimportant matters like test rugby.

 

[Slim 293]

We are going to occupy a place in the rugby universe at about the same level as Scotland and Argentina in the next few years.

Did you watch Argentina play last night?

 

[cyclopath]

Last 3-4 pages pretty much arguing over back positions (same arguments rehashed mostly) and barely a murmur about our completely insipid forward performance where the whole pack pretty much was man-shamed all night. And that was just the breakdowns / tackles. The set piece was rubbish, scrum only slightly less so than lineout.
By all means shake up the backs (some need a rest, some are injured) but we'll be counting big numbers against us next week if the forwards produce that type of display again.
Just sayin'.