Player of the match - Wallabies v Italy

[Spewn]

Just watched it. Rocky 3. Slipper 2. Barnes/McCalman1.

 

[shadreck]

3. Elsom

2. Moore

1. Sharpe

 

[disco]

3. Rocky Elsom
2. Nathan Sharpe
1. Stephen Moore

 

[matty_k]

3. Nathan Sharpe
2. Drew Mitchell - Has anyone worked out what his tattoo says yet?
1. Berrick Barnes - Sure he appeared out of place in the back line but it was just nice having a kicker with a high conversion rate.

 

[TheTruth]

1.Slipper
2.Rocky
3.Moore

 

[Running Rugby]

3. Elsom
2. Slipper
1. Burgess

 

[Hawko]

3. Rocky
2. Sharpe
1. McCalman

I thought Hodgson was good off the bench and based on the rucks he hit I think Turner should also be considered as a 7. He certainly didn't get much opportunity to do anything else.

 

[Viking]

3. Elsom
2. Burgess
1. Mitchell

 

[Jets]

3. Rocky
2. Sharpe
1. Slipper

Happy with Simmons too, better than Chis.

 

[Bruwheresmycar]

3. Elsom
2. Cooper
1. Sharpe

 

[Rothschild]

3: Sharpie
2: Rocky
1: Slips

with an honourable mention to Simmons and we couldn't have done it without Git's solid warming of the bench throughout. Great selection that.

 

[kiap]

3. Elsom - (not for the blow up here either, although it probably fired him up!) Still needs to get the refs ear. Strong game though.
2. Moore - reliable performance again on this tour.
1. Slipper - tough debut against Castro but leaned and adapted as he went. Got back close to par before the bench came on.

Simmons and Hodgson did some good work out there. Barnes didn't have a blinder but did enough to justify his selection in kicking and defence. Giteau also okay but he has been given countless chances.

 

[vidiot]

Giteau also okay but he has been given countless chances.

I thought Giteau was faultless last night

 

[daz]

3. Sharpe
2. Elsom
1. Barnes

 

[kiap]

I thought Giteau was faultless last night

Don't get me started... I'd love to see Gits make that position his own btw, but he's gotta deliver.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

3, Rocky -- had a great game and got angry too, which is always a bonus
2, Sharpe -- he was industrious and was secure in the lineout
1, Barnes -- not spectacular, but he kicked all the goals and was very solid in defence. The Italians barely had a line break all night.

 

[fatprop]

3 Elsom
2 Burgess
1 McCalman

 

[Hugh Jarse]

3. Barnes - scored all the points we needed
2. Pocock - hasn't missed a tackle
1. Sharpe - tossed a coin. Lineout work mainly

 

[Godfrey]

3. McCalman
2. Rocky
1. Slipper

 

[#1?]

3. Rocky Elsom
2. Sookface
1. Squeaky Moore