In fairness it wasn't a highly skilled polished display by either team. Good to get the win but nothing to rave about.
Wallabies v Springboks - Suncorp, Brisbane, 10th September 2016
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Colin Windon (37)
KOB1987
Rod McCall (65)
Who's the guy in the foreground in the pink shirt carrying the Stephen Moore doll in his right hand??Israel just knocked a ball on during warm up. It's a good omen!
Micheal
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
I don't think so. The last 20/30 was pretty dire, but so was the ABs first half. Some fantastic skills were shown by the Wobs in the first 50.
NO - TOO MUCH If you're going to comment, don't be a petulant child about it.
Edit: Sorry mods, I didn't know the c word was off limits. My bad.
On a pretty wet ground (they had an inch or two of rain leading up) it was OK. and there was some good stuff on display. And generally you post one of these gloating smartass posts in match threads with regularity. You're being a dick and you know it. Don't.
HoldingOn
Alfred Walker (16)
Did they have one?
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Well done Wallabies.
A gutsy try by Foley to ultimately seal the test match. He took a battering out there. Well done to him, he's a fighter, but his body isn't going to hold up playing 2nd 5 if tonight is an indication of the tactics they will employ with him there.
The commentators were on the money about Hodge being the best long term prospect there.
Some strange tactics by the Boks. The propensity to kick at the very times when OZ had a disjointed defensive line was the most bizarre.
I liked the endeavour from the Wallabies in attack. Far better than last week - bodies in motion and a bit more speed. But some basic execution was still missing.
Lost count in how many times Folau got caught upright and with the ball above his chest.
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A gutsy try by Foley to ultimately seal the test match. He took a battering out there. Well done to him, he's a fighter, but his body isn't going to hold up playing 2nd 5 if tonight is an indication of the tactics they will employ with him there.
The commentators were on the money about Hodge being the best long term prospect there.
Some strange tactics by the Boks. The propensity to kick at the very times when OZ had a disjointed defensive line was the most bizarre.
I liked the endeavour from the Wallabies in attack. Far better than last week - bodies in motion and a bit more speed. But some basic execution was still missing.
Lost count in how many times Folau got caught upright and with the ball above his chest.
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galumay
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A woeful game from SA, the worst they have played this season - and yet the Wobblies only just won - because they were slightly less shit than the Boks.
Its hard to imagine which other teams the Wobblies could beat playing that badly.
Of course the backline looked a bit more cohesive and creative, but that was only because the wobbly forwards were less bad than the Boks.
The only real improvement was the kicking for touch by Hodge, and Genia's kicking before he lost the plot in the last 20 minutes. QC (Quade Cooper) was the usual mixture, DHP looked better - but it was against weaker opposition.
Its very hard to imagine the Wbblies having enough to beat the Pumas, if the Pumas play like they did against the AB's in the first half they will be about 40 points ahead at half time!
The two results certainly seem to confirm the view that the AB's are now better than all comers by a bigger margin than ever, their response to the Pumas in the second half was clinical. It looks like the Wobblies, Pumas and Boks are all much of muchness at the next level down - with the Pumas looking the most improved.
Its hard to imagine which other teams the Wobblies could beat playing that badly.
Of course the backline looked a bit more cohesive and creative, but that was only because the wobbly forwards were less bad than the Boks.
The only real improvement was the kicking for touch by Hodge, and Genia's kicking before he lost the plot in the last 20 minutes. QC (Quade Cooper) was the usual mixture, DHP looked better - but it was against weaker opposition.
Its very hard to imagine the Wbblies having enough to beat the Pumas, if the Pumas play like they did against the AB's in the first half they will be about 40 points ahead at half time!
The two results certainly seem to confirm the view that the AB's are now better than all comers by a bigger margin than ever, their response to the Pumas in the second half was clinical. It looks like the Wobblies, Pumas and Boks are all much of muchness at the next level down - with the Pumas looking the most improved.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Those involvements didn't provide the impact that was needed from a substitute though. He looked as they say, well short of a gallop.
Micheal
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Mate, we won. I know its hard for Wallabies supporters, but try to be positive about it.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
That'll do. $7.80 too$ $ $'
Not that I'm a betting man, but well done KOB
HoldingOn
Alfred Walker (16)
QC (Quade Cooper) was pretty good- excellent in that playmaking role, combined with Folau well on a number of occasions
It might only be for a week!!
Gillys_ghost
Dave Cowper (27)
It will be interesting to see if its just that England and New Zealand are just well ahead of everyone.
KOB1987
Rod McCall (65)
Well yes, if the boks beat the ABs next week they will re-overtake us
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galumay
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Your'e right, he was pretty good at times - but against an impotent Bok side.
I think that not looking at the game in context of how the Boks plays will only raise false expectations and the nunrealistic assessment that anything much has changed since the 5 losses preceeeding this game.
Does anyone seriously think they would have won any of those 5 games with the team tonite?
I was thinking if we lose to Argentina actually? Or does that not change it enough?? I don't know how those bloody things work.
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galumay
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Sorry! I am just a realistic sort of guy, and there wasnt much to be positive about tonite, sheesh, they tried damn hard to lose that game in the last 10 minutes, that was nerve wracking and anything but positive!
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