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Alfred Walker (16)
And the nice thing about that is we don't have to listen to the Yarpies bleating about their God-given right to ascend into the footballing firmament
2012 Rugby Championship Round 6 Game 2 Argentina vs Australia - 6 Oct
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And the nice thing about that is we don't have to listen to the Yarpies bleating about their God-given right to ascend into the footballing firmament
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Waylon
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A guts effort. The pack was awesome. The effort and desire was not lacking.
Deans still has to go. The wallaby style is more boring than ice curling
Despite a glut of posession and go forward.......we did nothing. Mccabe was faceless at 12. We have boring backs. They also lack basic skills like catching the ball, passing in front of the man, catching high balls, kicking
Even at full strength, the backline is sent out with a negative conservative gameplan
Deans still has to go. The wallaby style is more boring than ice curling
Despite a glut of posession and go forward.......we did nothing. Mccabe was faceless at 12. We have boring backs. They also lack basic skills like catching the ball, passing in front of the man, catching high balls, kicking
Even at full strength, the backline is sent out with a negative conservative gameplan
Dumbledore
Dick Tooth (41)
Have a teary. We're basically playing with a second and third choice team. I'll take the win.
Richo
John Thornett (49)
For the true believers
Now for a bit of this
So... Who else wants to fly over for the test next year?
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Jiggles
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A guts effort. The pack was awesome. The effort and desire was not lacking.
Deans still has to go. The wallaby style is more boring than ice curling
Despite a glut of posession and go forward...we did nothing. Mccabe was faceless at 12. We have boring backs. They also lack basic skills like catching the ball, passing in front of the man, catching high balls, kicking
Even at full strength, the backline is sent out with a negative conservative gameplan
When the nuances are understood, ice curling is a very tense and exciting game.
rugbyisfun
Jimmy Flynn (14)
Ppphphhhhhhhaaarkkkkkk!! This is what is driving me up the wall......Can't we demand/expect more from these blokes???
Penguin
John Solomon (38)
Higgy finally gets a run in his best position & played a great game, kept it pretty tight & had a good workrate. Can we please start him at 6 from now on.
Don't know if it's been mentioned in the thread so far but those laser pointers on the goal kickers were very poor form & doesn't reflect well on the Argie fans.
On another note Argentinas national anthem is up there with the best for passion & the intro to it is good fun..... but fuck me didn't they butcher our anthem!
Don't know if it's been mentioned in the thread so far but those laser pointers on the goal kickers were very poor form & doesn't reflect well on the Argie fans.
On another note Argentinas national anthem is up there with the best for passion & the intro to it is good fun..... but fuck me didn't they butcher our anthem!
Penguin
John Solomon (38)
Also good that the win gets us back to 2nd in the IRB rankings, gives us a bit of a buffer on the EoYT leading into the RWC seedings. This is far more important than some here give credit.
Very happy that Sharpe was able to go out a winner to, wish he could hang around for another season.
Well done on becoming Australia's most capped forward & thanks for a great career Sharpie!
Very happy that Sharpe was able to go out a winner to, wish he could hang around for another season.
Well done on becoming Australia's most capped forward & thanks for a great career Sharpie!
tigerland12
John Thornett (49)
Sharpe is still playing against the Darkness in Brisbane isn't he?
Couldn't agree more. He looks noticeably fitter and quicker off the mark, smarter kicking game than Barnes and Cooper, more impact in defense than Cooper and every now and again does something special. He could be going a long way to mortgaging the spot for the near future. Certainly don't think the ARU will be chasing Quade particularly hard while Beale is playing like this.
Mr Doug
Dick Tooth (41)
My critisizm of Digby relates to the fact that over the years Mrs D and I have been at Suncorp Stadium and seen him constantly with ball in hand still gaining ground with two or three opponents hanging on to him, and often unloading the ball (like a smaller version of Artie Beatson). Now he does that stupid "chink" or "half goose-step", like Quade, allowing the tacklers to get to him fractionally sooner, and gets dumped immediately. Give up the dumb plays Digby, and run at the opposition like you did in Super Rugby. The "Old Digby" was one of the most exciting players in years.
In the past season, some of our backs seem to ease up and let the opposition come to them (maybe it's a confidence thing).
I was happy with Aussie Mike's game and the fact he didn't allow any tries in. He and Kurtley have combined well in the last two tests, including that try at the end of the match in SA.
Re the dropped ball by both teams: Andrew Slack on Chn 9 said current match balls have dimples to combat rain, but they aren't as effective in humid/sweaty conditions such as those experienced at Rosario tonight!
Probably the "oil content" from those beefy forwards "fouling" the balls!!
For an 'old bloke', Sheehan still has a lot to learn. He shouldn't have looked so happy in the post-match photo shoot!
In the past season, some of our backs seem to ease up and let the opposition come to them (maybe it's a confidence thing).
I was happy with Aussie Mike's game and the fact he didn't allow any tries in. He and Kurtley have combined well in the last two tests, including that try at the end of the match in SA.
Re the dropped ball by both teams: Andrew Slack on Chn 9 said current match balls have dimples to combat rain, but they aren't as effective in humid/sweaty conditions such as those experienced at Rosario tonight!
Probably the "oil content" from those beefy forwards "fouling" the balls!!
For an 'old bloke', Sheehan still has a lot to learn. He shouldn't have looked so happy in the post-match photo shoot!
Dumbledore
Dick Tooth (41)
Where does this culture of entitlement come from? It was a crippled Wallabies team playing in difficult conditions against a spoiling team at the end of a long and brutal season. Do you really think they weren't trying their hardest?
rugbyisfun
Jimmy Flynn (14)
I don't give two s..ts if they were 'trying' or not. They are all on over $100k + and $10k per test match.... 'Trying' doesn't even come into play...
There were so many examples in that game of players having a serious lack of skill level and direction, go back and watch the game closely.
What's a 'spoiling' team???? Every team tries to 'spoil'. It's as if one journo has blurted this crap mid week and everyone walks around repeating the same thing.
Bernie_Larkham
Herbert Moran (7)
Well I'd agree he stuffed arty opportunity but he is the only centre to have actually created something almost all year. He actually beat his marker prior to not passing. He beat numerous tackles tonight in tight situations,
Offloaded in the tackle, yes it's possible, a few times, ran good lines, dropped some he should have taken but anew weren't his fault either. He defends and tackles well and has an important left foot which we badly need.
If you think AUS rugby will develop with workman like payers such as McCabe, Horne and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) then that's cool. I actually want to see rugby players who can do all of the above, not league players in a wallaby jersey who die with the ball every tie they get it or have absolutely no ability to get others into the game.
A centre like Taps is vitally important, I'd have thought the past 5 years of picking plodders would have deemed that pretty fucking obvious.
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What2040
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was a bit disappointed in Taps BOMBING a try
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What2040
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Gutsy win by Wallabies.
Forwards played well except for some absolutely stupid penalties.
The backs were bloody horrible - except for Beale. Looks like he is fit, and motivated - great to see. Digby scored a great try from a great line, other than that he should have been dragged. His skills level is shocking, particularly his ball security. - he turned the ball over at least 4 times. I don't know how many metres that equates to but must be heaps. Jeez and Phipps passing ??? We just need to do the simple things right. Dropped ball by Cummins and Harris and silly penalties.
Forwards played well except for some absolutely stupid penalties.
The backs were bloody horrible - except for Beale. Looks like he is fit, and motivated - great to see. Digby scored a great try from a great line, other than that he should have been dragged. His skills level is shocking, particularly his ball security. - he turned the ball over at least 4 times. I don't know how many metres that equates to but must be heaps. Jeez and Phipps passing ??? We just need to do the simple things right. Dropped ball by Cummins and Harris and silly penalties.
Dumbledore
Dick Tooth (41)
Of course it does. I can imagine having a tantrum like yours if the players completely gave up and looked like they couldn't be bothered, when they've clearly done their best I'm not going to be too upset. Plenty of positives to come out of today, the forwards actually won the collisions, the scrum got on top, Higgers showed he can play a proper game at test level, Beale is getting his confidence back, Timani showed his earlier performance wasn't just a once-off, Hooper continues to amaze. On the other hand we gave away some silly penalties, Phipps isn't up to it, handling was largely poor - in slippery conditions - and Digby had a shocker. There are definitely coaching issues, but this isn't the sort of game that would have me throwing forks. Still, I'm sure the Wallabies are very sorry for winning in a manner that failed to meet your standards.
Dumbledore
Dick Tooth (41)
Yep, that was a shocker. Would have liked to see Harris step in and run an inside line once it became apparent Taps was sliding across, but hey.
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