Wallabies v Italy - 9 November

[Tomthumb]

I can't believe. Italy has a better defence and a better attack than Australia

Better coached too

 

[Dan54]

Wallaby supporters would be a bit disappointed with that. My impression is the players aren't desperate enough? They do a lot of their moves behind the advantage line it seems, and in breakdown although a few good turnovers, just look to passive most of times.
Perhaps they getting tired as season ends?

 

[Yoda]

Carter Gordon was the only positive for me of the match. Great return. Quad injury not good. Tane not a patch on Carter. Directionless when game was still there to win. Congratulations to an Italian side that deserved their win. Australia should have won and now are down 2-0 in the last two encounters with the Azzurri.

 

[Super Hooper]

Send out the SOS to JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor).

He isn't the saviour. The issue is the lack of structure and invesment in the last 20 years in Ozzy Rugby

 

[Yoda]

Better coached too

Better attack. Way better.

 

[HooperPocockSmith]

Potter and Kellaway are plodders at test level. There was so little X factor out there, especially when C. Gordon went off.

 

[Super Hooper]

Why don't we play using more back plays?

Cause Italian backs are stronger, faster and smarter than the Wallabies

 

[Yoda]

Wallaby supporters would be a bit disappointed with that. My impression is the players aren't desperate enough? They do a lot of their moves behind the advantage line it seems, and in breakdown although a few good turnovers, just look to passive most of times.
Perhaps they getting tired as season ends?

Tired? Get serious. They should have come out determined to win this. Our attack is ordinary. Now Ireland and France. Gee whiz.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

That’s a tired team with no punch, bad decision making and a lack of basic skills.

Half decent sides know they can just grind past these guys.

There is no depth and it hasn’t been built with the players below not close to the required standard.

 

[Hogie]

I have generally been a fan of Schmidt but he needs to take some heat for Donaldson not being in squad. Only positive from this game was how the attack looked when Carter Gordon was on the pitch. Unfortunately looks as if he will be out for remaining matches meaning JOC (James O'Connor) has to play. Edmed is simply not up to it.

 

[Tomthumb]

This tired excuse has been peddled out by Schmidt but I don’t think it holds water. Most of these guys haven’t played that many games. The whole point of a B team vs Japan was to keep them fresh, and yet they are still using the tired excuse

 

[Super Hooper]

In the second half Italy scored two tries quickly and easily (Lynagh 59' and Ioane 62') slicing through the Aussie defence like butter. Meanwhile WBs needed 30 phases to advance 10 meters and then lose the ball in a silly way.

 

[whitefalcon]

The only good from that match is that Carter Gordon looks good.

And I was a skeptic

 

[Red Runner]

Noticeably good players are looking poor. Wilson’s worse game. Kellaway just below standard. Gordon’s options are bad. JAS looks borderline disinterested.

the whole team are a step or two behind the opposition. Thank god for Fraser.

lord Laurie can go now too.

 

[Hogie]

It is tough to be a Wallaby fan…even with that performance there is still that glimmer of hope with a backline being led by C. Gordon and what he will be able to unleash for Sua'ali'i, Ikitau, Wright, Jorgensen and perhaps Nawaqanitawase and Petaia. Les Kiss needs to take captaincy away from Wilson. For me the back row is our strength and currently there are better players and he seems to keep his place due to leadership. Captaincy should be with McReight or Ikitau the only two certain starters.

 

[Joe Blow]

Wallabies are rubbish. Absolutely not top 10 quality. There was a brief glimmer of hope under Schmidt that has now been well and truly extinguished. They are now regressing again. Sad to watch.

 

[Super Hooper]

If you look at the second half when the WBs picked up the ball looked like they ran throught the 2015 All Blacks defence, against defenders like Brodie Retallick, Richie McCaw, Jerome Kaino or Owen Franks. It seemed impossible to break through that defence. Does Italy have the best defence in the world, or does Australia have the worst attack? I think it's a bit of both.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I have generally been a fan of Schmidt but he needs to take some heat for Donaldson not being in squad. Only positive from this game was how the attack looked when Carter Gordon was on the pitch. Unfortunately looks as if he will be out for remaining matches meaning JOC (James O'Connor) (James O'Connor) has to play. Edmed is simply not up to it.

Feel like Schmidt must have moments back in the hotel room where he looks how many days he has left.

 

[Dan54]

Tired? Get serious. They should have come out determined to win this. Our attack is ordinary. Now Ireland and France. Gee whiz.

Mate, all I doing is looking for reasons that they seem so lack lustre.

 

[HooperPocockSmith]

Is it time to give JAS a go on the wing? I can’t help but think that some of our clunkiness on attack comes from his inability to link with the wider channels.