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Didn't think I'd be saying it, but Donaldson is firming for the 10 spot. He's showed an attacking acumen and a passing/support game that I don't think we saw from him at the Tahs.
We thoroughly deserved that tonight. I don't say it often, but we did. That was a great response from the boys.
I was really happy with how we aimed up in defence and at the breakdown, two key areas where we've been lacking this season. White and Donaldson were excellent in their roles too. Our...
Our record against India in Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane is pretty good, so front loading those three tests is probably to our advantage. India's pace attack is very useful though.
These mostly look like good changes. I was only thinking on the weekend that we should remove the option to have another scrum after a bent-arm penalty.
I personally think there is more upside with Gordon at 10, though the goal kicking is a worry because it's critical at test level. Who else could we pick in the back line to cover that requirement?
I think Harry's game has elevated this year, at least what I've seen of it. He seems to be a bit smarter with his running angles and looking to get a short ball off to the support players. I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him in a Wallaby 23 this season.
I think our attack has been pretty good, but we're struggling at the breakdown and have been inaccurate at the set piece. Changing our 10 won't fix any of that.
We were dire tonight, especially in the second half. I actually thought we were the better side in the first half, but our work at the break down and handling were poor. Missing a truck load of tackles didn't help either.
We had chances but our lack of accuracy let us down big time. Benny D is...