Wallabies vs Scotland - 5 June 2012

I think everyone is being a bit harsh on Iain. It's was just after State of Origin and he actually meant Maroon, not Moron. He was calling Bruce a winner. So can Bruce and Iain please make up now?

Yes but they had sheep to keep them warm. I had a poncho last night, but the ARU didn't issue me with a sheep. Where is my sheep JON?

Wow, what a f**king hard man! Seriously, what is cold & what is hot is relative to where you live & what you are aclimatised to. I work as a construction worker. I work with Kiwis that have been in Oz for a few years. One bloke from the South Island told me he used to go to work in NZ's winter wearing shorts & short sleeved shirts but after briefly going back after a few years in Oz he was called a panzy for having to rug up. I.e he had become used to warmer weather.

This is the same as the number of new Kiwi's I've worked with in the summer who can't hack our heat & humidity & are constantly going down with dehydration & nausea while the rest of us are working (beating chest behind the keyboard, ozzie ozzie ozzie oi oi oi - sarcasm folks). I don't call them wimps, they just haven't got used to it. Would be nice to get the same when its reversed!

I don't think a ground is harder just because its underwater. The local women's teams here have played at grounds like Gibbs Bros, a nice ground, but when it rains you can't see the side lines & some areas are literally under 15cm or more of water & other areas are sludge. I think its easier as a player on these grounds running around though than sitting there not moving as a spectator.

I'd like to see him say we are weak as p*** to my 61 year old mother straight after she braved the weather all night. Quite simply, the hard man, would have ended up with his gonads lodged up in his throat.

3 tah`s too many maybe

Anyone know what that loss did to our rankings?

Cool. Nothing broken. Nothing to see folks. Move on please.

It might also mean we can wipe the whole night from memory and Newcastle can go back to being a re-fuelling point between Sydney and Brisbane.

I wont be that upset if I was a Wallaby supporter. I know its not nice losing to any NH team but you lot had the same against the Poms in the past. If you take into consideration its only a few days after the last S15 match (goodness crazy the one that appoint this fixture should be shot dead) , its a newest team and the conditions a huge equaliser. Mind you I'll be heavy upset if we drop saturdays test against the Poms but thats just because its them. Good luck for saturday, bliksem those Druids.

How is this any different from the absolute caning that Greg Crowden gets about his articles, that go without comment from you?
With respect, had you not chided BR on this site at the behest of IP originally, this would never have become an issue.
Seriously,deadlines/pressure is no excuse for that quality of writing.It was not really his best work was it?

Wallabies were not that bad and maybe a little more respect should be directed at the Scots. There was some real gutsy efforts out there in that game.

There were some very good performances in that game last night. Dan Palmer had a fine debut and congratulations to him. Barnes tried his arse off in some very trying conditions and I thought played well. Digby and Ant Faingaa were just bloody sensational. They seemed to be involved in everything.

You missed my point, that you are fine with anyone slipping the boot into GC.
Not so with this bloke. If you believe that body of work was above criticism, then I would suggest that your personal relationship is blinding you to the facts.
It's nice that you are loyal, I suppose.

What did Barnes do well?

A few people have put the boot into Genia but not nearly enough. I wouldn't care except it makes me worry that not enough people appreciate the value of quick ball. I'd go as far as saying it's the whole bloody point of rugby. Genia played like no-one in his life had ever suggested that getting quick ball was important. How on earth are you supposed to break down defences like that?? I guess they answered that question last night.

But he doesn't do it at the Reds, so it must be a Deans tactic right?

Horrible night, awful result. I was staggered to read in the paper today that WE WON THE TOSS AND CHOSE TO PLAY INTO THE WIND!

Never mind all the criticism of the kicking by Barnes and Faainga spending the whole game offside in the loose, that decision alone cost the game. Hoof it upfeild, Play it in their half, healthy lead, defend and play safe second half?

No, lets do it real tough against people who play in this weather every week and who know each other and then we can coast home in the second half? Who on earth made that decision?

Let's put last night down to a valuable learning experience during our rebuilding phase. Clarity of tactics and being on the same page together are lessons best learnt hindsight. Quick ball, well that will make it to the game plan once we have learnt that lesson enough.

It will be stupid to win the toss and play with the wind in the first half. First time I read this. Always play against the wind in the first half. Genia and Barnes should also have tried to kick with a low tragetion into the wind. They tried way to often the up and under kicking which is a bitch to get right in those conditions.