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Nov 19

Great Wallaby Tries Analysed: 84 Grand Slam v Scotland

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Ok, so we are a little out of order here as the 84 Grand Slammers played Scotland last, whereas this year’s lot play them in the penultimate test on tour.  But change is good,thistle so let’s work with it. This next try is one of my all time favourites, so let’s get into it.

Enjoy the full highlights, and there are many in this game – Slack’s pass to Campo’s first try is a ripper; Mark Ella’s try, for his own Grand Slam of tries, was special; Nick Farr-Jones’s snipe down the front of the lineout;  but I love this try. So make your way to the 5:28 mark. The match and the Grand Slam are well in the bag at 31-12 so the Wallabies are certainly enjoying themselves. So enjoy this try:

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Nov 4

Great Wallaby Tries Analysed: 1984 v England

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The first half of this game was scrappy as both teams seemed to push to hard to turn position into points. Drop goal attempts went wide and the score at the break was all tied up at three apiece. Not too long after the kick off to the second half, we eventually find ourselves (as in the Wallabies) with a scrum 5m out from the try line in a great position. To see how we got into this position, check out the video below from about 2:36 to see the class that is Brendan Moon.

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Sep 3

Wallaby Leadership Questions: Towards 2011!

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Aussie D asked the question, at the Green & Gold Rugby forum, as to who should be the Wallaby captain to take us to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.  It is a timely  question,  now just a little over 24 months until the big event, and a vital one.  If there is one thing that has typified all RWC Champions so far, it is strong leadership.  David Kirk (1987), Nick Farr-Jones (1991), Francois Pienaar (1995), John Eales (1999), Martin Johnson (2003) and John Smit (2007) were/are all very assured leaders and vital cogs to their teams’ success.

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Whilst I never want us to get to the stage whereby World Cup success takes priority over all other tests, we have reached a stage whereby Wallaby leadership must be questioned.  Our recent test failures have been characterised by rudderless play, devoid of any sense of purpose.  We can’t expect to win trophies with that form of rugby. Read more »

Jun 5

Ajokersayswhat? – Peter Lewis

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Peter Lewis mid brain-fart

Peter Lewis mid brain-fart

Here’s Andrew Slack interviewing QRU Chairman Peter Lewis last week in the Courier Mail

Queensland rugby enjoyed 25 years of enormous success, but the first decade of the 21st century has seen extremely lean pickings. Is there a realistic time line on when fans could expect to again get any consistent joy?
Finals next year, grand finalist in 2011, a World Cup year where Queenslanders will dominate the Wallabies squad.

Are you serious?
Absolutely.

I shit you not. Perhaps Peter thought that when Andrew said “realistic” he actually meant “just say any old bullshit that comes into your head”. Read more »

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