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Chilla Wilson (44)
Mind you, I only saw him briefly tonight, but he does look thinner than he did during the Super rugby season...
NZ v Fiji Test 22/Jul/2011
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Mind you, I only saw him briefly tonight, but he does look thinner than he did during the Super rugby season...
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Andrew Slack (58)
He has been working on his fitness with Gordon Tietjens which I hear is pretty hectic. He has lost half a person since returning for the Canes. On form he is streets ahead of Cowan.
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Trevor Allan (34)
That wasn't much of a spectacle at all.
Slade was ok, nice try, pretty decent controlling of the pack but he threw a few loose ones in the opening 20 and didn't look all that comfortable.
Ben Smith was good in his cameo, as was Piri.
Guildford makes me chuckle when he runs down the wing, doesn't chip and runs straight into the tackler after a slight stumble. Not your usual NZ winger because he has no evasive skills
Slade was ok, nice try, pretty decent controlling of the pack but he threw a few loose ones in the opening 20 and didn't look all that comfortable.
Ben Smith was good in his cameo, as was Piri.
Guildford makes me chuckle when he runs down the wing, doesn't chip and runs straight into the tackler after a slight stumble. Not your usual NZ winger because he has no evasive skills
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antipodean
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As per usual. Restarts he was hopeless. Runs too upright and soft into contact. Always produces slow ball if he isn't turned, never dominates the collision. Plays too loose - Boric is heaps better.
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John Thornett (49)
Harsh, but true. When is Boric expected back?
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undercoverkiwi
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This made me laugh, and spot on.
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Arch Winning (36)
Not happy with Weepu or Slade's game, not happy at all.
aah well Richie was still slow around the park, its something. Bloody dangermouse as always soon as he was there tho.
Was nice to see Higgers has competition for Seagulling from Williams. Fortunately for us he's crap at it, but unfortunately I think the kiwis are onto him 8(
And the ref blew. Can we arrange for someone to ban him from rugby? He is far more embarrassing for Aussie than losing to a talented Samoa side.
aah well Richie was still slow around the park, its something. Bloody dangermouse as always soon as he was there tho.
Was nice to see Higgers has competition for Seagulling from Williams. Fortunately for us he's crap at it, but unfortunately I think the kiwis are onto him 8(
And the ref blew. Can we arrange for someone to ban him from rugby? He is far more embarrassing for Aussie than losing to a talented Samoa side.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Not this year.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Not many raved about our performance against Fiji last year, same margin of 46.
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Dave Cowper (27)
So true. Williams now folds like a cheap suit upon contact and for a player who plays so loose, he just doesn't have the hands. He certainly doesn't approach the player he was pre-injury. Boric is a more consistent, harder player who plays more physical and tighter to the ruck. With a little luck, Henry will persevere with Williams whom he seems to favor (even allowing him to travel with the NZ squad to Hong Kong and Europe last November, I believe).
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Dave Cowper (27)
Apparently Boric is back on his feet and will be ready to start running next week. He has proven he can cut it at Test level. Not sure Williams can any more.
http://tvnz.co.nz/rugby-world-cup/boric-s-last-day-moon-boot-4312834
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This game was absolutely fantastic news for the Wallabies....in the long term: the latest back up to the freakish Dan Carter showed us yet again how damned good Carter is. I think we forget...as his mortal enemy we take him for granted as much as the Kiwis do. Slade was absolutely ordinary - stupid kicks etc.- and you could see the loss of confidence of his team mates as a result. So when (if?) Carter ever stops playing we will be in with a show because they aint got nuthin....
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Yep. When Carter retires I will stop watching ABs v Wallabies tests because it will be a foregone conclusion...
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Ward Prentice (10)
There was quite a lot of rust apparent,but that is normal for the the first shakedown game of the season.
I didn't expect it to be a high scoring walkover. Some players were returning from injury,some were new AB's. I thought Slade performed quite well after a nervous start. Both sides had frontline players absent.
I didn't expect it to be a high scoring walkover. Some players were returning from injury,some were new AB's. I thought Slade performed quite well after a nervous start. Both sides had frontline players absent.
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they weren't before and they wont be after he goes.......that was tongue in cheek
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Ted Fahey (11)
not much point trying to compare the relaltive strengths of the PIs vs the Aus and NZ team selected. It's too hard!
We wont have to wait too long to find out just how far behind the Ab's this Wallabies side is ;-)
We wont have to wait too long to find out just how far behind the Ab's this Wallabies side is ;-)
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