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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Yep, he got a couple. The very first one resulted in a turnover.
Reds v. Crusaders, May 29th, Suncorp - 2011R15
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Yep, he got a couple. The very first one resulted in a turnover.
Ruggo
Mark Ella (57)
Exactly, all they do is unleash Fruen is is even more potent. I am surprised they haven't used SBW as a decoy runner more this year.
Richo
John Thornett (49)
Agreed. I don't think teams will really be able to neutralise SBW, but it seems like what the Reds did was a good way of at least preventing him from playing to his strength.
ACT Crusader
Jim Lenehan (48)
That's where we missed Dagg and Maitland. Excellent in running off his shoulder
ACT Crusader
Jim Lenehan (48)
Keep them coming bigsy, Act 2 is running a little behind schedule....
He wasn't "warned all game". The team got a warning at the end of the 1st half after Whitelock went in on the side and McCaw infringed in an earlier ruck. So one penalty to McCaw at that point. Nothing unusual.
When the 2nd half started again it is not unusual for a ref to allow a clean slate for both teams.
Scotty
David Codey (61)
By my count when the warning came it was after 3 Crusader indiscretions within about 30m from their goal line. Then there were another 3 at least in the second half. If Dickenson had the guts to pull a yellow, then the Crusaders would have stopped infringing and the game would have opened up a little for the Reds.
IMO they were lucky to keep 15 men on the field for the entire game. Very lucky.
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John Solomon (38)
I just can't believe McCaw didn't find himself carded for that last infringement.
Seriously, enough on the refereeing. There was enormous effort and enterprise through the game from both sides, it was an armwrestle with style and massive defense.
I know Cooper is garnering votes galore in the MOM thread but how good was Carter? Great defense, ripped the ball out a couple of times from Australian runners, kicked the ball miles, all composure.
Seriously, enough on the refereeing. There was enormous effort and enterprise through the game from both sides, it was an armwrestle with style and massive defense.
I know Cooper is garnering votes galore in the MOM thread but how good was Carter? Great defense, ripped the ball out a couple of times from Australian runners, kicked the ball miles, all composure.
ACT Crusader
Jim Lenehan (48)
And that's fair enough Scotty, but by the same token when I watched the replay last night again on Fox I couldn't help but think that Robinson and Samo in particular were riding their luck. I also lost count of the times a Reds forward was on his bum sitting on the Crusaders side just sealing ball off. Is that luck also?
If Dickenson had blown his whistle giving Carter more opportunities to kick for goal then the scoreline may have been different.
BTW this is pointless debate and you and I both know it. I'm not one to focus on refs and their calls, however I believe when there is unnecessary hyperbole like "warned all game", "McCaw special treatment" being bandied about then I think it's worth responding to from time to time.
Victorian Reds Fan
Bob Loudon (25)
Any chance of Lucas making the Wallabies squad? The man is a tackling machine and seems to have no fear. He launched himself at SBW a few times despite probably weighing 20kgs less.
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Bob Loudon (25)
I just can't believe McCaw didn't find himself carded for that last infringement.
Seriously, enough on the refereeing. There was enormous effort and enterprise through the game from both sides, it was an armwrestle with style and massive defense.
I know Cooper is garnering votes galore in the MOM thread but how good was Carter? Great defense, ripped the ball out a couple of times from Australian runners, kicked the ball miles, all composure.
I actually think Carter had a better game than QC (Quade Cooper).
tigerland12
John Thornett (49)
Well to be put in perspective, if Harris, Davies and Hynes were fit, he'd be struggling to make the starting side for QLD. But that being said he has been superb this year, has made Quade Coopers life a lot easier
Scotty
David Codey (61)
ACT C,
Fair enough. I agree.
I also agree that the Reds were lucky on occasion. Dickinson didn't bother reffing the following ruck areas:
1. Sealing off as you mention (both teams at fault)
2. Not releasing the tackled player - saw the Crusaders do this a number of times
3. Not cleaning out through the gate - saw the likes of A Fa'ainga do this numerous times
Fair enough. I agree.
I also agree that the Reds were lucky on occasion. Dickinson didn't bother reffing the following ruck areas:
1. Sealing off as you mention (both teams at fault)
2. Not releasing the tackled player - saw the Crusaders do this a number of times
3. Not cleaning out through the gate - saw the likes of A Fa'ainga do this numerous times
Scotty
David Codey (61)
I just can't believe McCaw didn't find himself carded for that last infringement.
Seriously, enough on the refereeing. There was enormous effort and enterprise through the game from both sides, it was an armwrestle with style and massive defense.
I know Cooper is garnering votes galore in the MOM thread but how good was Carter? Great defense, ripped the ball out a couple of times from Australian runners, kicked the ball miles, all composure.
Carter rightly got the official man of the match.
Well he is the captain. One of the warnings was clearly a team warning, and he mentioned McCaw had conceded one of the penalties, not all of them. We don't know in Stu's mind exactly how many were personally attributed to Richie, really. And ACTC has a point - there were offenders from both sides spending plenty of time in the wrong places, as there are every game.
I very much doubt it. Doesn't offer enough with ball in hand.
rugbysmartarse
Alan Cameron (40)
what impressed me about Coopers play last night was his willingness and ability to get out of trouble chasing back kicks. This is something the wallabies have struggled with, especially with KB (Kurtley Beale) coming up from fullback on attack - we get turned over opposition puts the kick in, and if we get a chaser there he just knocks it into touch. I hope he is able to keep it up
Set piece magic
John Solomon (38)
One of my favourite parts of last night was Radike's defense... he was playing with a few of them like barbie dolls and has been a tough customer all yaer. A contender for RWC perhaps?
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Ward Prentice (10)
I hope you can see the irony in your post. Certainly thousands and thousands of others might
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