Matt Rowley
November 1, 2008
Here are my thoughts on the Australia player ratings from the fourth Bledisloe test in Honkers. Tally with what you saw? Rating scale at bottom. 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper A lot of talent but still
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Matt Rowley
October 30, 2008
With all the leaking that happened this week in Hong Kong it wasn’t really a surprise when the Australian Bledisoe team sheet hit. A few thoughts on it: Some call it a “get Carter”
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Matt Rowley
October 1, 2008
The John Eales Medal is up for grabs again. It’s where the Wallaby players themselves vote for who they reckon the best player was after each match on a 3-2-1 basis. Included in this
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Matt Rowley
September 14, 2008
Preamble not required. Rating scale at bottom. 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper Good under the high ball, solid on his feet (see try) and good last line of defence, but still not playing as a fullback
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Matt Rowley
September 8, 2008
With the Australian and New Zealand teams being announced, the Aussie Robbie Deans selection policy seems pretty straight forward so far: stuff up and you go, no risks come big game time. So as
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Matt Rowley
August 31, 2008
This is a pretty depressing job, but you see a very different side of players in such a game. In most matches you get a mix of good and bad performances, but here it
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Matt Rowley
August 28, 2008
Rocky beats bum wrap! The Springbok and Wallabies teams for Saturday’s game have been announced and the good news is that Rocky Elsom has cleared his name of the citing nonsense (well, almost). On
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Matt Rowley
August 26, 2008
As we all know the key thing about rules in sport is that they’re applied consistently. However, the bans resulting from the citings of CJ Van Der Linde (4 weeks) and Rocky Elsom (1
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Matt Rowley
August 17, 2008
OK, I’m a little late on the 28 man squad for the South African tour, but hey, everything works a bit slower in rural France. The big upsets are:1 – Luke Burgess is out
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Matt Rowley
August 3, 2008
Always torture doing ratings on a thumping, but here goes. 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper Looked solid at the back until went off with busted hand, even made a tackle after his injury. 5 14 Peter
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