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Rod McCall (65)
About as good as you could have hoped for. Or a bit better even ;-)
Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs, Friday the 24th of March AAMI Park @7:40
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Simon Poidevin (60)
Great viewing for the neutral.
Was it just me or did the Tahs forwards click once Skelton got subbed? He might be a one-man countermaul but oh god the turnovers. Liability.
Was it just me or did the Tahs forwards click once Skelton got subbed? He might be a one-man countermaul but oh god the turnovers. Liability.
Tex
Greg Davis (50)
Ok.
Breathe.
How long has it been since there was any confidence in our set piece? The scrum's been iffy since PAE shipped off to France (RIP) and the lineout has been crook since Ged went back to NZ to chase an AB jersey. You can't have a sub-par set piece and expect to compete.
What was good? The back row ran themselves into the ground and had a blinder.
Porkchop looks more assured at 5/8 every week.
Koroibete had a great game. He's come with the accolades for the flashy stuff with the ball, but he owned his wing and mad some brilliant tackles in difficult situations.
Leafa was very unlucky in the final few minutes. It's one thing to say we had the rub of the green in the first half, but he won that contest and was pinged unfairly. On his feet, on the ball = player not releasing. Had it happened at any other point it'd be glossed over but it was pivotal.
Shallow analysis is that we didn't have the gas and depth to run it out for 80 minutes. Hopefully the injury gods smile and when we come back to full strength we'll see improvements.
Onwards.
Breathe.
How long has it been since there was any confidence in our set piece? The scrum's been iffy since PAE shipped off to France (RIP) and the lineout has been crook since Ged went back to NZ to chase an AB jersey. You can't have a sub-par set piece and expect to compete.
What was good? The back row ran themselves into the ground and had a blinder.
Porkchop looks more assured at 5/8 every week.
Koroibete had a great game. He's come with the accolades for the flashy stuff with the ball, but he owned his wing and mad some brilliant tackles in difficult situations.
Leafa was very unlucky in the final few minutes. It's one thing to say we had the rub of the green in the first half, but he won that contest and was pinged unfairly. On his feet, on the ball = player not releasing. Had it happened at any other point it'd be glossed over but it was pivotal.
Shallow analysis is that we didn't have the gas and depth to run it out for 80 minutes. Hopefully the injury gods smile and when we come back to full strength we'll see improvements.
Onwards.
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Penalty count in the 2nd half 9-3 and the Rebels only had 25% possion.
Pickerill with one of the most bias half of rugby I have ever seen. Its holding on to the ball if its the Rebels attacking and its not releasing when the Rebels were defending. So many time the Tahs forwards dived into a ruck off their feet and npt once was it fucking called.
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Pickerill with one of the most bias half of rugby I have ever seen. Its holding on to the ball if its the Rebels attacking and its not releasing when the Rebels were defending. So many time the Tahs forwards dived into a ruck off their feet and npt once was it fucking called.
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Billy Sheehan (19)
Yeah, I spotted that too but they get away with it everytime they play us. No other team seems to but always the Tahs. I used to think it was a conspiracy but I lost my tin hat.
Bloody annoying though.
For me the pivot point was when Hodge passed up on the penalty then kicked it out with about a five metre gain onto our 22 instead of 5m out where it should have been. Tahs could attack the line-out, got the steal and it seemed to give them the belief that they could steal any of our set piece ball (rightly so as it turned out). Makes me wonder what would have happened if we kicked the penalty and then got the ball with confidence of more points on the board.
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Scooter
John Solomon (38)
Not for a Pies fan.
mst
Peter Johnson (47)
If ever a team needed sport psychologist to deal with pressure! As soon as the momentum shifts and pressure goes on they completely morph into basket case.
Was it my imagination or did the Rebels defence back off and become passive in that second half once they were under pressure, and all exits defaulted back to the panicked just kick it up field anywhere tactic?
Was it my imagination or did the Rebels defence back off and become passive in that second half once they were under pressure, and all exits defaulted back to the panicked just kick it up field anywhere tactic?
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John Eales (66)
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Michael Lynagh (62)
Dave Beat
Paul McLean (56)
set piece, + win the collision + retention = basics
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Retallick and Day concussion protocols for next week. English ankle, Sefa dislocated his shoulder. Did not say what was wrong with Hanson. We only had 14 on the field when Colby was sent off so was trying to finish the game with 13 according to TT interview.
Excuses are not good enough. When is McMahon back? Timani should be next week and will need to play lock. Smith would still be at least 6 weeks away.
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Excuses are not good enough. When is McMahon back? Timani should be next week and will need to play lock. Smith would still be at least 6 weeks away.
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lou75
Ron Walden (29)
Have to agree with you on both counts
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