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Wallabies vs England, Sydney, 3rd Test, 25 June @ 8:00pm

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Viking

Viking

Mark Ella (57)
MHCS said:
Some ideas about the game:

McMahon is too small to play at 8 at international level. He can't hurt anyone there. Especially the English backrow

The tight-five is still the main concerned in Aussie Rugby

I like Rob Horne, he's a tremendous tackler but he's too slow to play at winger at this level. He couldn't reach Jamie George in the last try of the second test. A fat hooker!

Pick Hooper at the wing instead of Horne. He's a tremendous tackler, he can do the Horne's job (defend the channel 2) and in addition he's faster and more dangerous with ball in hand

If Foley and Phipps are the best couple 9/10 Aussie rugby is fucked

Another Bledisloe for the ABs
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McMahon was surprisingly good this game though. Definitely not an 8, But i think he can fill Hooper's role adequately if he is ever injured.
 
Ash

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Michael Lynagh (62)
Seb V said:
Reds? wasn't that bloody like 20 years ago. I'm sure his man-management is a little better after 10 years of coaching at the highest level - successfully.
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2007. I didn't think it had improved much in Japan from some of his carrying on towards his players, but maybe he just needs cultures who can accept his style of man management. But going by what he is getting from the English team, it must have surely improved.
 
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Vay Wilson (31)
Ash said:
On the bright side, that was a very entertaining test match. Good game to watch. Just painful if you're Australian (or want the English to lose, which is probably pretty much anyone not from England).
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Yeah great game! Loving the Rugby England are playing - when do they next meet the kiwis?
 
Scotty

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David Codey (61)
Strewthcobber said:
How the hell do you lose 3-0 to England scoring 4 tries in the first test match, have 70% possession in the second and then 5 tries in the third?
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Because we have a coach that is hell bent on trialling people in each position except he won't change his underperforming favourites.

It is completely incomprehensible that he wouldn't sub at least one of Phipps or Foley today while he managed to try every man and his dog in props and second row and completely dropped our second best back.

Questions need to be asked. He has left us in a very bad place.
 
Beer Baron

Beer Baron

Phil Hardcastle (33)
Bardon said:
Your scrum was a laughing stock and you brought in a specialist. Now it's pretty handy.

Got to think the same kind of specialist coaching from outside would make significant improvements to your kicking game out of hand and from the tee.
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My concern is the when we kick. As per the dead ball area vids. We do 2 hit ups then pass backwards 20m to kick, down someone's throat with no chasers. They kick to folau in a corner with 3 chasers.
 
Pfitzy

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George Gregan (70)
Foley missed one touch finder for a penalty, and about three in general play from the 22. To'omua missed 1 from general play.

That is a basic failing of our playmakers and needs addressing before the next Test.

Moore needs to chill the fuck out as a captain a bit more. Not going to get far with that attitude.

That call at the end was the difference between two score margin and us having a lineout at the other end and a chance to win it. Nigel bottled that one when Hoopah was all over the ball, on his feet. Wonder what Rolland will say about that, after criticising Joubert during the week?

But superior discipline and composure from England across the series made them deserved winners, at least in the first two games.

Can't say we didn't have our chances, at least in Brisbane and Sydney. We just weren't smart, or disciplined enough.

Well done England. Too early to give Eddie the knighthood yet, but maybe if there is a second grand slam ;)

Positives for us: scrum a lot better. Young blokes coming through are looking alright. Thought Coleman was great, DHP too

Work-ons: leadership - particularly ref management, discipline, kicking.

The rest of it was OK for a team with three different selections in three weeks, some injuries and a bit of farting around in between.

Cheika will need to tweak a few things in terms of game plan before TRC. The second-channel ball is very predictable and doesn't work on a team with a good defensive line.
 
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