Brumbies v Reds Super Rugby round 14
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Darby Loudon (17)
entertaining game, drama to the very end and a much needed win for qld.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Oh please...
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So let me get this straight.. You are saying the performance of a outside back has absolutely no relevance to who is playing 5/8..... hmm
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Peter Johnson (47)
Walsh was certainly pedantic, but I didn't think he overly favoured one side. Bit hard to ref the breakdown when there is no clear mandate from the powers that be. I think the call at the end was dubious, as was the tomane-Fainga'a incident.
Ugly game, happy we came away with the points. Needed a bit of luck after the run of injuries this season.
Ugly game, happy we came away with the points. Needed a bit of luck after the run of injuries this season.
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David Codey (61)
I wasn't talking to you. I don't need to. I already know what your response will be - everytime.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
From a neutral perspective, Walsh was officious (as he always is, so the players ought to fucking know by now) and was pretty accurate from what I saw. There were, for the main, clear penalties, and both sides gave him every opportunity to ping them - Reds had a lot of players interfering on the ground and lying in the way, Brumbies lost their feet a lot, got isolated too much in attack. Plus, they all should know that chirping at him relentlessly won't work.
Surprised Reds tired to out-kick Brumbies, Surprised the Brumbies didn't try more mauls, rather than on-off pick and goes that got turned over.
Hopefully Horwill is OK.
Not a huge number of positives to take otherwise, apart from the Reds taking 4 points.
Hopefully rational minds post in this thread.
Short fuse on any shit.
Think of me like Steve!!
Surprised Reds tired to out-kick Brumbies, Surprised the Brumbies didn't try more mauls, rather than on-off pick and goes that got turned over.
Hopefully Horwill is OK.
Not a huge number of positives to take otherwise, apart from the Reds taking 4 points.
Hopefully rational minds post in this thread.
Short fuse on any shit.
Think of me like Steve!!
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Reds exceedingly negative tonight. Brumbies were dumb, not releasing the ball into the backs. Should have spun the ball after the 6th phase on multiple occasions.
MOTM - Steve Walsh. Well played!
MOTM - Steve Walsh. Well played!
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Mark Ella (57)
That was the epitome of dire. There really isn't a lot one can say about that game, nobody shone, nobody did anything of any real note apart from Morahan's moment of individual brilliance (so he'd have to get my man of the match) A couple of observations in any case.
1. Both sides kicked more than the Tahs have at any stage this year BUT in general the kicks were better executed, chased or the return defended.
2. Walsh appeared to me to feel the pressure of this top of the table (Oz conference) and reacted to every little incident like the metophorical cracking an egg with a sledge hammer. From memory he has done this in the past a few times both in Oz and NZ (eg. Tahs V Brumbies last year). He also wasn't help well by his touchies in some telling instances. Walsh is a very good referee when he is calm and measured, tonight he seemed angry and out of sorts right from the start.
1. Both sides kicked more than the Tahs have at any stage this year BUT in general the kicks were better executed, chased or the return defended.
2. Walsh appeared to me to feel the pressure of this top of the table (Oz conference) and reacted to every little incident like the metophorical cracking an egg with a sledge hammer. From memory he has done this in the past a few times both in Oz and NZ (eg. Tahs V Brumbies last year). He also wasn't help well by his touchies in some telling instances. Walsh is a very good referee when he is calm and measured, tonight he seemed angry and out of sorts right from the start.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Scotty - he (and his brother for that matter) fall on the wrong side very often when they tackle. Many refs will not look favourably on that and haven't been this season especially when they see ball coming out and then it gets messy.
I know it seems "impossible" but most refs have a feel when players try stuff on. I must say when I saw that I immediately thought Walsh would whistle. The pick n go immediately before I thought the Reds were lucky. It was noticeable what they were doing with sending a fatty in low to take the ball carriers legs out ( not really tackling but just trying to stop the opposition player) and then have guys in over the top. S. Finger did that but just staying on the Ponies side. IMO its a very high risk play because it immediately puts you in a penalisable position.
I know it seems "impossible" but most refs have a feel when players try stuff on. I must say when I saw that I immediately thought Walsh would whistle. The pick n go immediately before I thought the Reds were lucky. It was noticeable what they were doing with sending a fatty in low to take the ball carriers legs out ( not really tackling but just trying to stop the opposition player) and then have guys in over the top. S. Finger did that but just staying on the Ponies side. IMO its a very high risk play because it immediately puts you in a penalisable position.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
I agree about not getting it out, although McCabe ran lateral on a number of occasions tonight. There were a lot of errors and that may have been the instructions.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Brumbies seemed scared in the 2nd half to give their backs the ball for any purpose other than kick it away.
Tomane's talent wasted tonight.
Well done to the Reds for winning in Canberra two years in a row and keeping their season alive.
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