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Brumbies v. Wales - 12 June

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qwerty51

Stirling Mortlock (74)
Sounds like Tipuric has had a blinder, maybe he can make the step up. Good Welsh defence so far.
 

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Brumbies steal lineout inside their half but Tipuric right on ball to pilfer. Top game. Eventually PK to Brumbies. Tap

Siliva on Hegarty off. Sigg on for Power. Two good runners away from the ruck - if they get a chance to do some running.

22 mins left Brumbies on Wales' 22. Several phases - no gain.

Another PK Brumbies right in front 19-12 to Wales who have lost their rhythm.
 

RedCard

Peter Burge (5)
Sounds like Tipuric has had a blinder, maybe he can make the step up. Good Welsh defence so far.

Tipuric has been the in form 7 in Wales this year. Warbs has had a few injuries so not quite at his best but Tips is pure class. Warbs being captain is always going to be a hard one to move.

Tips would be my first choice currently.
 

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Cox gets ball - and away - but tackled 15 metres out. Wales kick for line. Brumbies lineout 23 metres- Colby dash near line - Prior dives - not over - Ref Smith playing advantage - PK Brumbies - ref warns Wales - Tipuric lucky not to get YCard for cynical play.

19-15 Wales.

Brumbies bench making a difference.

After kick off Sigg drops ball. Wales on attack 15 metres out. Going through the same motions to suck in defenders. Wales PK in front. 22-15 Wales.
 

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Brumbies on attack - 10 metres out Fotu runs too far, then Crawford pass to Sitauti too far in front and into touch.

Brumbies club players on. Running out of time - should have executed better on 3-4 try scoring opportunities.

Brumbes within 7 so Hook takes another PK after Hand offside in lineout - 38 metres out - over - 25-15 Wales.
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Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Brumbies 30 metres out but lose ball and Wales kicks long at 77 mins.

78 minutes Brumbies lineout 35 metres out - have it - go nowhere except back - game over 25-15 Wales.
 

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Better 2nd half - Finegan said that they weren't shifting enough bodies away in the rucks and too many forwards didn't have the instinctive knowledge of what to do and were stopping at the ball in their own rucks rather than driving through.

Nor did they have the instinct of how to deal with their opportunities when they got chances after oranges.
 

Mr Doug

Dick Tooth (41)
Brumbies 30 metres out but lose ball and Wales kicks long at 77 mins.

78 minutes Brumbies lineout 35 metres out - have it - go nowhere except back - game over 25-15 Wales.

Lee, thanks for your comments which enhanced the ABC Grandstand online feed!
 

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
Mowen, who was at the ground, praised the Brumbies who don't play Super Rugby or only occasionally from the bench, especially 20 y.o. LHP Sio who had to play THP.

Commentator Gage gave Tom Cox a big wrap in his short stint. He said that he's a chance to start in Super Rugby when it returns because Tomane is out.

Normal starter Mogg was on the bench but didn't play.
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Brumbies Guy

John Solomon (38)
University of Canberra Brumbies
1. Ruaidhri Murphy
2. Anthony Hegarty
3. Scott Sio
4. Leon Power
5. Ben Hand (c)
6. Peter Kimlin
7. Colby Fainga'a
8. Ita Vaea
9. Ian Prior
10. Zack Holmes
11. Kimami Sitauti
12. Andrew Smith
13. Tevita Kuridrani
14. Cam Crawford
15. Robbie Coleman

Replacements
16. Siliva Siliva
17. JP Predaud
18. Dylan Sigg
19. Fotu Auelua
20. Beau Mokoputo
21. Tom Cox
22. Jesse Mogg

How many of these guys were regular Super players last year, let alone Super players at all? They were outclassed in the breakdown throughout the night as you'd expect against an International team, and it wasn't their best game execution wise either, but they should be pleased with that effort. That mickey mouse competition we've got down here seems to be holding up too.
 

Brumbieman

Dick Tooth (41)
Ok this i my match report from PR: (i'm well oiled, so pardon any misjudged opinions)

Ok, match report!


Started off with a penalty to the Brumbies, after an extended period in Welsh territory.

Off the restart, the Welsh took control and march us downfield, before superb linebreak got them onto our 5m line, and eventually scored.

To and fro from there, until Holmes got a shot in their 22, hit the post, and the Welsh clearance kick landed on the halfway. Hegarty butchered one of many lineout throws, and the Welsh got possession. Murphy clobbered some poor fluffybunny out wide a few phases later, and we got it back, and then 2 phases later the ball suspiciously spilled out the side of the ruck, the Welsh pounced, and a few phases later were in our 22. Great run from Tipic (the Welsh 7) got them to about 1m out (it really was superb, as was he all game), and then they pick and drove over.

Half time.


2nd half: all Brumbies.

Basically, the entire 2nd half we spent in their territory, relentlessly and fairly effortlessly working our way forward. We'd get into the 22, and then there would be a professional foul, and penalty awarded to the Brumbies. About 50/50 they went for the sideline/scrum, or for points. Hegarty's throwing cost us at crucial points in the game, as did general ruck security.

Tom Cox made an electric break midway through the 2nd half, stepping his way through traffic before applying the afterburners when he got into space and then grubbered ahead, making us about 60m.


The 1st half we were fairly well outclassed. To be expected, as were were not full strength and had no combinations in place.

2nd half was about 80% Brumbies on attack/in possession/threatening to score etc. And I dont want this to sound like a whinge, BUT:

The only way I can describe it was like watching an All Black game being reffed by Joubert. For the most part, he got things right, but at big moments in the game, it always went the way of the team who would be expected to win. Scrums that were wheeled by the Brumbies, rucks that we had clearly dominated after chasing a kick and applying massive pressure etc etc went the way of Wales. Plus, there would have been close to 15 penalties/free kicks awarded inside the Welsh half, and close to 10 of those would have been inside the 22. I reckon 8 of them were professional fouls. McCaw's. Deliberately fucking the breakdown when the Brumbies were hot on attack and all they needed was quick ball to spin wide, yet there'd be Welsh players flopping all over the ball. Every single goddamn time we got into the 22, it turned into a shitfight.


Now, i'm not holding that against the Welsh. Well played, any smart team would do that. My gripe is with game management in general.

I know Refs are terrified of being blamed for the outcome of a match being a controversial call. Fair enough. However, I think there should be far more emphasis on punishing professional fouls inside the 22.

I'd love to see a blanket "Any professional foul in the 22 caries an automatic yellow". No arguments. You could then argue about whether it was a professional foul, sure, but I guarantee there'd be fucking no one who was stupid enough to even try to commit a blatant one and try and get away with it, al la Richie. Especially if you're already one card down for the same offence.

Wales should have been carded a good 4-5 times in the 2nd half, but weren't. However, the precedent was set in the first half. If you card someone for the 3rd professional foul in the 22, after 15mins, i'd argue that it would open the game up/make it more entertaining/be less controversial than a game where you didn't give out a single one. Its a pet hate of mine that repeated infringements in the 22 are not carded, because of a fear of influencing the game too much. That's exactly you DO by not carding someone according to the laws of the game.


Anyway, rant over. Well played Wales, you hung in well there to defend the lead, and then kicked smartly to put pressure on us to turnover ball at the lineout and give you the opportunity to kick clear and then grind out the win.
 

Brumbieman

Dick Tooth (41)
1. Ruaidhri Murphy 7/10
2. Anthony Hegarty 4/10
3. Scott Sio 6/10
4. Leon Power 5/10
5. Ben Hand (c) 6/10
6. Peter Kimlin 7/10
7. Colby Fainga'a 7.5/10
8. Ita Vaea 6/10
9. Ian Prior 5/10
10. Zack Holmes 5/10
11. Kimami Sitauti 7/10
12. Andrew Smith 7/10
13. Tevita Kuridrani 6/10
14. Cam Crawford 7/10
15. Robbie Coleman 6/10

Replacements
16. Siliva Siliva 6/10
17. JP Predaud 6/10
18. Dylan Sigg 6/10
19. Fotu Auelua 7/10
20. Beau Mokoputo 8/10
21. Tom Cox 8/10
22. Jesse Mogg


Those are my ratings. Hegarty was pretty piss poor at the lineouts, and it cost us big time.

Prior's passing was Burgess-esqu, IE had an American guidance system on board. Fucking all over the shop. Some passes were sublime, some shithouse. And he needs to be more sympathetic with passes to his forward runner. Some leaguie type pop passes are all that is needed.

Holmes: Not BAD, but just not....great. He's a 7's player at heart, and struggling to adapt to the recuded available space in 15's. His passing etc is good, but he reminds me of Lealiifano a few year ago: All the skills and potential/heart, but just lacking that experience/knowledge of how to actually unleash a backline. Can only get better though, and is certainly a future star. Sign him on a 5 year contract right now!

Other than that, everyone's was about a 6/7, bar the few 8's. Tom Cox's break was electric though. Had nothing to work with, and just seemed to be jogging it back into the line and then BAM! Straight through, and then fuck me, it was like someone had shoved a scramjet up his arse. Definitely some potential there.
 

Lee Grant

John Eales (66)
How many of these guys were regular Super players last year, let alone Super players at all? They were outclassed in the breakdown throughout the night as you'd expect against an International team, and it wasn't their best game execution wise either, but they should be pleased with that effort. That mickey mouse competition we've got down here seems to be holding up too.

Yeah - well done your guys BG.

I reckon that 5 of the 22 were regulars last year.

But talk about 2012 - the Brumbies have played 13 games to date and there were only 2 players who were regular starters out of the 21 that got on the park tonight: 6. Kimlin and 13. Smith.

Power started in half the games before he was dropped for Fardy, who was rested, but all the others were either 2nd string or 3rd string without a lot of games. Yeah that always happens when players are injured I know and any given week you are going to have bench players starting or guys coming back from injury, but it wasn't a bad effort from the fill-ins.

5 of the reserves, including a couple of amateurs, had never played in a professional game even from the bench.

As for the front row: LHP Murphy had 4 starting games this year but the other 4 front rowers, counting the reserves, had 0 starts in total. One of them, a 20 y.o. LHP had to start as the THP. The regulars were in the Wallabies squad.

Then have one lock who had started in only 1 game in the season and you are going to have a tight 5 that is going to struggle against the lowest Super team let alone a national team.
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FTS

Billy Sheehan (19)
How'd locals Beau mokotupu and JP Praduad go? Bumbieman you gave Beau an 8/10 did he do something to stand out?
 

Brumby Jack

Steve Williams (59)
The Brumbies did themselves very proud tonight against a very confident Welsh side.

As stated elsewhere, they were a very inexperienced side and most were playing their first game together. Pradaud and Mokotupu were plucked from local side Tuggeranong to fill the gaps with White, Palmer and Alexander on Wallaby duty.

This team would probably never have seen the style of play the Welsh brought and it just seemed like there was very little room for the Brumbies to do anything with, with the Welsh up and in defensive line leaving not much to work with.

Both teams had their fair share of the ball, it's what they did with it that made the big difference. Wales had 3 chances and took them all, whilst the Brumbies butchered many chances including a 4 on 1 overlap that was dropped with the line beckoning.

The lineout was a major concern with atleast 4 not straight from Hegarty, and most of those in good attacking positions. It was good, however, to see Silivia Siliva come on after a wretched run with injuries. He's got huge wraps on him and we got to see some of his talent tonight. Another big off season from him will see him ready to back Stephen Moore up next year, with Hegarty off to Grenoble.

The Brumbies used their forwards the majority of the time, but just couldn't get anywhere despite their best efforts and as I said earlier, neither could the backs with not much more room than a telephone box to work with.

I don't know if others thought the same, but it looked like Wales may have taken their foot off the pedal in the second half when the Brumbies made their charge. With their lineout faltering and backs unable to do much, it made sense for Zack Holmes to keep the scoreboard ticking over with penalty goals, despite the crowds frustration.

There was no point bashing themselves, especially with the injury toll they have and Jake White wouldn't have been too impressed to see Robbie Coleman hurt himself, although he said after the match that he came off as a precaution more than anything.

The Welsh did have problems at the breakdown and conceded far too many penalties. I think it would have run 3/4 to 1 against them and it almost cost them the game.

No other news to report out of the game for the Brumbies but the Welsh had 2 players replaced in the first half from heavy knocks.
 

Brumby Jack

Steve Williams (59)
How'd locals Beau mokotupu and JP Praduad go? Bumbieman you gave Beau an 8/10 did he do something to stand out?

I thought they did ok. Got involved when required. You can tell they only had a few training sessions with the main squad but didn't disgrace themselves and are a compliment to the local comp.
 
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