Even though we lost, I enjoyed the game and thought that both sides played positive, entertaining rugby. Probbly more to happy about than unhappy about. Despite the loss, there is clearly light at the end of the tunnel for the Waratahs and that light gets bigger and burns brighter each week.
Law 15.7 (c)No so I don't agree, what does he do illegally, you claim I should read the laws, perhaps you should explain in what part law was broken, he did not tackle him, he was simply sliding across to prevent him scoring a try, and I just replayed it to check, not sure where you think he did, or perhaps you are indicating that players that get under players to prevent them scoring a try are doing so illegally. In that case there4 are an awful lot of penalty tries missed.
3 wins from 7 games and only 1 bonus point in those seven contests is a pretty ordinary start to the season and two of those wins were against the Force and the Rebels. In fact the 3 wins have all been with home ground advantage and only by margins of 5 points, 3 points and 4 points respectively. Whilst I too like the way the Tahs are playing I expected more than they delivered to date and find that the "work in progress" excuse is starting to wear a bit thin.
Quick Hands Positive rugby, the way it should be played, really involves having faith in the players around you and building opportunities rather than snatching at them.
I think last night just felt better because it was a good game to watch.
In order to develop the faith you need to acquire the right players or the present mob need to get with the program: I think most of the current squad are not capable of the basic skills necessary to have faith that the result will flow from patient execution of fundamental skills and patterns.
As I've said, more than once, Cheika is not going to have the luxury of just signing 5 or 6 players who subscribe to his theories and have these skills: that number will not be available to sign. Plus he has a salary cap.
@Iliketowatch - where does Phipps fit into this plan???? did you see his game last night? His signing, and the lack of Tahs progress suggest that the magic spell has not been found.
Have the tahs really only won 1 from their last 15 games?
Who is going to be jettisoned so that Foley/Hickey are no longer to blame for these shortcomings?
Can someone explain why it is not part of an Australian rugby players DNA to question the wisdom of kicking to NZ back 3's? If there has been a greater crop of counter attackers in any country I've never seen or heard about it.
We're better off defending a line out than kicking to them most of the time.
Hooper had his best game for the Tahs last night.
I understand that you are saying that the Tahs are having a dip, but not in a structured way?Quick Hands there is a difference between what the Tahs are doing and positive rugby.
Sure what they are doing looks positive but it is really just relying on the semi-miraculous at the end of some half hearted "probing" of the defence. The go to option is of the hail mary variety.
Positive rugby, the way it should be played, really involves having faith in the players around you and building opportunities rather than snatching at them.
I think last night just felt better because it was a good game to watch.
In order to develop the faith you need to acquire the right players or the present mob need to get with the program: I think most of the current squad are not capable of the basic skills necessary to have faith that the result will flow from patient execution of fundamental skills and patterns.
As I've said, more than once, Cheika is not going to have the luxury of just signing 5 or 6 players who subscribe to his theories and have these skills: that number will not be available to sign. Plus he has a salary cap.
@Iliketowatch - where does Phipps fit into this plan???? did you see his game last night? His signing, and the lack of Tahs progress suggest that the magic spell has not been found.
Have the tahs really only won 1 from their last 15 games?
Who is going to be jettisoned so that Foley/Hickey are no longer to blame for these shortcomings?
Can someone explain why it is not part of an Australian rugby players DNA to question the wisdom of kicking to NZ back 3's? If there has been a greater crop of counter attackers in any country I've never seen or heard about it.
We're better off defending a line out than kicking to them most of the time.
Hooper had his best game for the Tahs last night.
We've seen Lucas have significant game time twice this season and the whole tempo and structure of the Waratahs game changed for the better.
I understand that you are saying that the Tahs are having a dip, but not in a structured way?
Ok IS, I not going to bother checking law 15.7, and will say fair enough you were right, especially as it Sunday morning and I have probably well recovered from the few ales I indulged in at rugby club yesterday on opening day.Law 15.7 (c)
I suspect if Cheika can sign 3 players that have required skills
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If the Tahs want to keep ball in hand and run it from every part of the park they need to sort out the breakdown - they just start to build momentum with their attack and you can see holes opening up in the defence when they either get turned over at the breakdown or the ball is slowed by the opposition which means the Tahs have to restart their attack. This same thing is happening week after week.
Brilliant last night.Hey so long as you not after the Savea brothers.