Australia v England Test 1 Sat. July 2 @1955

[MungoMan]

The Tarquins only invented the question mark. Outrageous but true!

Numbers were invented in Queensland

Booger me! Never knew that, despite disappearing down the player numbering rabbithole many years ago on rec.sport.rugby.union. (This was after spotting a piccie of a v. young but clearly adult Ken Catchpole wearing 7; and nah, not playing league).

 

[stillmissit]

The pack is a tough one although I am not sure that a better one is sitting around. I thought Pone would get a go, a bit tall for a prop but a big unit and we need those against Eddie and the enemy.
Looking fwd to both games but suspect NZ v Ire will be the one to watch. I must have watched too many dour pommie games.

 

[Eyes and Ears]

I am glad the game isn't in Sydney or Brisbane today.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Well peeps it's game day and I've spent the last little while watching Mark Ella highlights (as is befitting the occasion) to fire up. It's put me in a great mood.

 

[Marce]

Slipper at 3 for the second half is a concern

 

[Purce]

Sitting in my own moment. That lovely moment before the Wallabies play their first test for the year. A moment of hope... hope that they will come out like the Wallabies I supported growing up which fed by passion for the Gold and for the game. A moment before the disappointment of more recent years.

Cmon boys!

 

[Froggy]

That's the misfortune of being your age Purce. T Wallabies didn't win the Bledisloe for three decades, the 50's, 60's and 70's, so fans my age grew up with no expectations!
Still, for some masochistic reason, I am still a rusted on supporter, and probably just as optimistic as you for tonight.

 

[KOB1987]

Slipper at 3 for the second half is a concern

I’m thinking AAA might be penned in for 65-70 minutes

 

[dru]

Sitting in my own moment. That lovely moment before theWwallabies play their first test for the year. A moment of hope... hope that they will come out like the Wallabies I supported growing up which fed by passion for the Gold and the game. A moment before the disappointment of more recent years.

Cmon boys!

Love it. Can we snap frame that moment and ignore the actual rugby? No?

Not hope here, nor expectation. But sincere "maybe". I'm in, boys, let's go and thump some heads. Figuratively speaking.

 

[Marce]

I’m thinking AAA might be penned in for 65-70 minutes

Yeah but an early injury could be a mortal wound against a pack like the Pommies. Look at Sexton against the ABs

 

[Equalizer]

Now is the time to put England to the sword and inflict the rugby psychological wound. Scrum dominance, hard tackling and clinical execution needed. Do it in the West.....let's go Australia!

 

[dru]

Now is the time to put England to the sword and inflict the rugby psychological wound. Scrum dominance, hard tackling and clinical execution needed. Do it in the West.....let's go Australia!

Haha! What I would like to boast about is a line out that wins our own throws and takes a couple of theirs. Yeah. That would be awesome. And might mean that our determined territory/kicking game has an actual point to it.

Yep, that would be good.

 

[Running_rugby_1954]

Quade appears to have injured his ankle in the warm up. Hopefully he can still start the game.

 

[swingpass]

QC (Quade Cooper) injured in warm up ?

 

[LeCheese]

Quade out. Noah starts

 

[Running_rugby_1954]

Wow. Quade out.

 

[Dctarget]

Aye.. terrible. Who comes onto the bench? JO’C?

Not good omens.

 

[swingpass]

QC (Quade Cooper) out

 

[dru]

Well. Fuck. Where is JOC (James O'Connor)?

 

[Pokinacha]

McKellar planned this all along #brumbiesconspiracy