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Jim Lenehan (48)
I thought he left the field earlier than May have been intended. He was playing well, I didn't notice any injury. But on his recent form, injury can be the only explanation
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I thought he left the field earlier than May have been intended. He was playing well, I didn't notice any injury. But on his recent form, injury can be the only explanation
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
I don't get the mind games of selecting Foley at 12, seems to be saying "you know this guy I genuinely thought would do alright at 12 last week, yeah well turns out my coaching instincts are horrible and he's actually shit but I'm going to pretend he's playing there again to lull you into a false sense of security."
So if, as expected, we lose this game we finish the season with 4 wins from 13 games. That's a win %age of just over 30%.
We have to go back all the way to 1974 for the last time we've had a winning ratio that bad or worse. That year we only played 3 tests (all against the All Blacks) and lost 2 and drew once.
The year before was the infamous loss to Tonga at Ballymore (after we beat them in the first test). We followed up the Ballymore losses with a couple of thumpings at the hand of Wales and then England.
1975 was a bit of a turning point for us. Prior to then we generally lost more than we won. In fact our overall record up until then was just 28.6% and other than the occasional 1 test season (of which there were a fair few in the early days) we only ever won more than we lost a handful of times:
I hate to reiterate it but the record over the last three years of 17 wins in 41 tests @ 41% is pretty damn diabolical.
We have to go back all the way to 1974 for the last time we've had a winning ratio that bad or worse. That year we only played 3 tests (all against the All Blacks) and lost 2 and drew once.
The year before was the infamous loss to Tonga at Ballymore (after we beat them in the first test). We followed up the Ballymore losses with a couple of thumpings at the hand of Wales and then England.
1975 was a bit of a turning point for us. Prior to then we generally lost more than we won. In fact our overall record up until then was just 28.6% and other than the occasional 1 test season (of which there were a fair few in the early days) we only ever won more than we lost a handful of times:
- 1927 we won 2 from 3 (playing as NSW Waratahs as QRU wasn't operating post war. These games were retrospectively deemed capped games)
- 1929 we won 3 from 3 (back as the Wallabies now we actually swept the All Blacks 3-0)
- 1949 we won 3 from 5 (2 wins v the ABs and one v the Maori - which was a capped game)
- 1963 we won 3 from 5 (we split a 4 test series with SAF in SAF and beat England in Sydney)
- 1965 we won both our tests v SAF in Oz
- 1979 we won 2 from 5 losing to Ireland twice and Argentina once. We did beat the ABs in a one off (to win the Bled) and beat Argentina in the return match.
- 1982 we won 2 from 6 being Scotland in Sydney and New Zealand in Wellington. We lost to England (away), Scotland (Brisbane) and New Zealand (Christchurch and Auckland)
- 1983 we lost won 3 from 7 beating USA, Argentina and Italy and losing to Argentina, the kiwis and France with 1 draw. Dwyer was dumped for Jones after this season.
- 1989 we won 2 from 6. The 2 wins were significant being the 1st test v the Lions and the 1st test v France (Little and Horan together for 1st time). We lost 2 v Lions and 1 v NZ and 1 v France.
- 2001 - 5 wins from 11 .
- 2005 - 5 from 13
- 2009 - 6 from 14
- 2013 - 7 from 15
- 2014 - 6 from 14
- 2016 - 6 from 15
I hate to reiterate it but the record over the last three years of 17 wins in 41 tests @ 41% is pretty damn diabolical.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
I think the most telling thing is our Super sides actually improved this year and the Wallabies regressed further. Our best Wallaby performance was also only after a week of training together and our best half of football was when we threw the game plan out the window.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
I find it strange that he hasn't lost the dressing room.
KOB1987
Rod McCall (65)
Just for interest I had a look at the Betfair trading - prior to the team announcement we were at $3.80 and then blew out to $4.30 when the team was announced, however we're now back in to $4.00. The current line margin is 8.5 points.
I wonder if Cheika has a Betfair account?
I wonder if Cheika has a Betfair account?
William88
Syd Malcolm (24)
It’s almost like the players are covering for him.
They need an independent selector as a minimum by this debacle, a wholesale change is preferred now though.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
Yeah so do I.
Usually, I don't think hoping the Wallabies lose to see the coach sacked is a particularly good attitude but this week it really seems that we might have to sink the ship to kill the captain (or the coach in this case).
Rebels3
Jim Lenehan (48)
When the team is released it doesn't matter to Eddie, that 15 is the team he will be facing, so they might as well explain why some people were not considered. I get why you wouldn't say it earlier in the week as you might want the opposition guessing.
Cheika could easily say, "this is the team to play England, we had a tough week in camp this week with the stomach bug going round, unfortunately its claimed the likes of xyz, so they were unavailable for selection". This would completely eliminate the outrage towards some players not been selected.
emuarse
Desmond Connor (43)
I thought he's been doing that all year.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
Its so much worse than just playing with one playmaker.
Joe Blow
Peter Sullivan (51)
Not for the series against England a few years back in Oz. With Kerevi at 12 we got slammed. He’s a much better player now and would give us some authority in mid field if at inside centre.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
We were more competitive in the series than in any of the games that followed.
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