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Jimmy Flynn (14)
He didn't do well but I'm not sure what else we can do, that pack that started today would be eaten alive by the boks if they start in two weeks
New Zealand v Australia - Auckland - 23 August 2014
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
No suggestion of blame: just trying to keep the bastards on their game
A mutterer
Chilla Wilson (44)
jollyswagman
Ron Walden (29)
Simmons, Carter and Fardy showed very frickin little tonight. Simmons is a walking bloody brain fart! I would love to see some stats on how many points he directly give away every match.
Gonna be very tough to pick the 3-2-1 MOM tonight.
Gnostic
Mark Ella (57)
My immediate thoughts on this game:-
Disgrace, the most points ever conceded in a Bledisloe.
This was a total flash back to when Beale played at 10 for the Tahs. Beale is not a 10s foreskin. Never has been never will be. Lateral running, shuffles to ball to static players, no penetration and no backing up that was the hallmark of his play for the Tahs this year when he didn't have the prime decision making responsibilities.
White - he wasn't the form 9 in Super Rugby and really I have to ask what he got selected ahead of Phipps on? His stance at the back of the ruck telegraphs when he is going to box kick for 5 or more seconds before it happens, so much so the ABs were running back en mass to field it before he even picked the ball up.
I unfortunately said at 30 minutes if Link didn't change White and Beale at half time and possibly Skelton it would be a 30 point loss.
There is nothing I can think of positive that comes out of this game, except possible it will now dawn on McKenzie that Beale and White should be dropped from the starting 15.
How can To'omua be rated so highly as a 10 when his first 5 passes went behind a static player or to ground. Defends mightily but a distributor I think not.
Finally where is the defensive structures of the Wallabies and the attack structures. The ABs found easy metres with wide passes everytime, and the Wallabies attack was essentially pass, pass, pass, run into contact, recycle and rehash. The only ting different was the lack of the aimless kicks we saw under Deans. Despite the hype I don't think the Wallabies have advanced that far apart from that singular change.
That is the Beldisloe gone and IMO the RC as well.
Disgrace, the most points ever conceded in a Bledisloe.
This was a total flash back to when Beale played at 10 for the Tahs. Beale is not a 10s foreskin. Never has been never will be. Lateral running, shuffles to ball to static players, no penetration and no backing up that was the hallmark of his play for the Tahs this year when he didn't have the prime decision making responsibilities.
White - he wasn't the form 9 in Super Rugby and really I have to ask what he got selected ahead of Phipps on? His stance at the back of the ruck telegraphs when he is going to box kick for 5 or more seconds before it happens, so much so the ABs were running back en mass to field it before he even picked the ball up.
I unfortunately said at 30 minutes if Link didn't change White and Beale at half time and possibly Skelton it would be a 30 point loss.
There is nothing I can think of positive that comes out of this game, except possible it will now dawn on McKenzie that Beale and White should be dropped from the starting 15.
How can To'omua be rated so highly as a 10 when his first 5 passes went behind a static player or to ground. Defends mightily but a distributor I think not.
Finally where is the defensive structures of the Wallabies and the attack structures. The ABs found easy metres with wide passes everytime, and the Wallabies attack was essentially pass, pass, pass, run into contact, recycle and rehash. The only ting different was the lack of the aimless kicks we saw under Deans. Despite the hype I don't think the Wallabies have advanced that far apart from that singular change.
That is the Beldisloe gone and IMO the RC as well.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
Good point. But I find it hard to justify starting Carter on that performance too...
louie
Desmond Connor (43)
Link should be sacked. we lost last year to NZ 47-29 and now 51-20. I see no improvement. None. Playing Beale at 10 was as bad as anything deans ever did. Most players in that backline where played out of position.
Every mistake that was made tonight was down to an awful game plan and bad coaching. You can't have a super team win the comp and then have your national team be that bad. shocking. Sack him.
Every mistake that was made tonight was down to an awful game plan and bad coaching. You can't have a super team win the comp and then have your national team be that bad. shocking. Sack him.
Marcelo
Ken Catchpole (46)
flat_eric
Alfred Walker (16)
Not to mention how much he often drops the ball in contact and goes missing at the breakdown. Look at the All Blacks second rowers. Simmons is a boy.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
I agree with this bit. It's up to link now to prove that he's learnt from some mis-selections.
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That was Carter
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Mark Ella (57)
Simmons too. Our locks just aren't physical enough. Always seem to get out muscled in contact.
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