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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Angus Gardner has been very good, the Kiwis like him too.
Rebels v Force @ AAMI Park
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Angus Gardner has been very good, the Kiwis like him too.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
very, very, very frustrating, shit night of rugby. Rebs once again architects of their own demise helped along by the construction efforts of Lees ! multiple games this year when they have been unable to turn possession into points.
Stirzaker has thrown two intercept passes for end to end tries in the last four games
Stirzaker has thrown two intercept passes for end to end tries in the last four games
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Mark Loane (55)
Broken bone in foot at training.
Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Haven't watched this yet - not sure if I should: is this another game in which Foley's tactics strangled the life out of it?
Tahspark
Ted Thorn (20)
Yes - IS, I'm sure that your valuable time could be expended more productively towards other pursuits.
Hopefully the Tahs will put on a show tonight
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
His best contributions at 10 are his willingness to take on the line and look for the off load, and his flat passing. But at this stage of his development I think he would be better suited at 12. Would have liked to see Hegarty at 10, Debreczini at 12 and Inman at 13 with Crawford either on the wing or at full back, preferably in place of Mike Harris.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
Only watch it if (a) you have absolutely nothing else to do and (b) you have nothing near you which you could throw at the television.
Foley ball reached its zenith last night.
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TOCC
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ARU needs to intervene and sack Michael Foley...
Its for the good of the code
Its for the good of the code
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Simon Poidevin (60)
The force had a really good win on the back of really good defence. They tried to use the ball but just don't have the confidence. Some of you blokes on here are being over the top. It was a pretty good game of rugby. Disallowed trys from both sides and heaps of close ones.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
And if the Force need to pay him out (and need help finding the dollars) the ARU need to find the money to do so. This just can't continue.
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Jim Lenehan (48)
Did anyone else notice some words being exchanged by one of the Rebels players, not sure who it was and a few of the Force players in the post game handshake?
There was a little pushing as well. What was that all about.
Agree with Daz, the game was very poor. Both sides threw away possession and executed poorly. Place kicking was shocking.
There was a little pushing as well. What was that all about.
Agree with Daz, the game was very poor. Both sides threw away possession and executed poorly. Place kicking was shocking.
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daz
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I spoke to some guys after the game, there was a bit of heat around some niggle off the ball during the game. Lots of niggle. Words were spoken post game, but as always it evaporated pretty quickly in time for the Higgers presentation.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
2 metres.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Hodgeson should have also given away about 6 times the penalties that he did during the match.
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
Including one at the very last ruck of the game, after the final bell and within JD's kicking range (probably in Mike Harris' as well but he couldn't hit the side of a barn in this game).
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Herbert Moran (7)
Well the Force got the win but the game was dire. Harris had an off night with the boot which I think was the Rebels undoing.
Foley was triumphing how they gutsed it out with about 35% possession and it was extraordinary to win with that much ball, but that is the Force's season in a nutshell. Slow down the opposition ball and tackle and kick the ball away, that seems to be extent of the Force's strategy, any win when that is the plan is of course out of the ordinary, which is why the force are absolutely dead last on the ladder.
Hodgson had a very McCawesque performance, lying everywhere over the ball pretending he's not interfering.
Thought Heiberg is his first run on match really took his chance, got hit hard a couple times and it didn't phase him. Stander's D was also good when he came on, I think the Force have missed his contributions off the bench this season. He should have started at 8 because Cottrell is not an 8.
The Force in their 10th year emulate their first and finish last. Not sure what Foley's excuse is considering the time he has had with this team. He needs to go.
Foley was triumphing how they gutsed it out with about 35% possession and it was extraordinary to win with that much ball, but that is the Force's season in a nutshell. Slow down the opposition ball and tackle and kick the ball away, that seems to be extent of the Force's strategy, any win when that is the plan is of course out of the ordinary, which is why the force are absolutely dead last on the ladder.
Hodgson had a very McCawesque performance, lying everywhere over the ball pretending he's not interfering.
Thought Heiberg is his first run on match really took his chance, got hit hard a couple times and it didn't phase him. Stander's D was also good when he came on, I think the Force have missed his contributions off the bench this season. He should have started at 8 because Cottrell is not an 8.
The Force in their 10th year emulate their first and finish last. Not sure what Foley's excuse is considering the time he has had with this team. He needs to go.
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