Round 5: Rebels v Waratahs, Friday the 24th of March AAMI Park @7:40
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Slim 293 I'd be quite happy for Cloke to kick 40 or 50 goals this year and prove Buckley wrong. Buckley shafted him. (KevinO I rate Buckley's coaching at a similar level that you rate TT).Nope...
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Nicholas Shehadie (39)
KevinO according to a couple of articles I have read Hanson was off with concussion too.
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Greg Davis (50)
Honestly it didn't look like Retailing should have returned. Duty of care.
As far as excuses go I reckon playing with 13 and a few others out on their feet is a pretty solid one...
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Might have been Daryl Gibson: he seems to have that effect!
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Peter Sullivan (51)
so i agree with much of this. but a few pertinent points.
often when teams are under the pump the penalty count goes against them as they infringe in desperate situations (Colby at the end), but its often that the team is under the pump because they aren't getting any 50/50 calls, hard to tell sometimes.
my biggest beefs are the continued set piece failure, possibly excusable last night with the second row mayhem, but the line out has been a shambles for two years at least. and we still regularly struggle at scrum time.
the second is there appears to be absolutely no on field leadership, direction or smarts, apart from Mafi (who once again was magnificent) there was no inspirational play in the second half, Inman did his best when he came on, but the captain just isn't the sort of "follow me boys" type. in contradistinction have a look at Hooper in the last 20, he was everywhere. i also question his decision making, just before half time he got Hodge to kick for goal instead of into the corner, the Tahs were on the ropes, and then after the half he took the line out option instead of the three which would have put the Rebels up by 22. We lost the line out (Leafa's first throw) and the Tahs got their momentum back. the Rebels just seem to play really dumb football at times.
finally, thats four games where the Rebels have been slaughtered in the second half, two games in a row we have given up close to 20 points in the last 10 to 15 minutes. are they fit enough ?
and TT you still had two reserves on the bench so WTF if the finished with only 13 - you idiot !
long rant but i am more disappointed in a result this morning than i have been for a long time. i really cant see them winning more than 3 -4 games if any this season, and perhaps our interstate friends are correct, this franchise is never going to fly, which is a very great shame.
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Chris McKivat (8)
not wanting to blame the ref too much but as far as i could see almost none of the tahs lineout throws were straight
charging through the middle of the ruck seems to be an effective tactic , worked last week as well Mafi , outstanding ( again) if we can get Timani , McMahon and Mafi on the field at the one time and all fit , should be good ,
charging through the middle of the ruck seems to be an effective tactic , worked last week as well Mafi , outstanding ( again) if we can get Timani , McMahon and Mafi on the field at the one time and all fit , should be good ,
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Mark Ella (57)
Exciting game. Shame the Rebels couldn't finish off. Congrats to the Tahs - great escape
I don't support either team but the Referee was absolute shit. He was a joke and should be demoted to the never to ref again list.
I don't support either team but the Referee was absolute shit. He was a joke and should be demoted to the never to ref again list.
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Geoff Shaw (53)
Agree,
Hope we stick with English at 13 though, offers more than Inman.
When is Don meant to be back?
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Mark Ella (57)
^^^^^
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did Foley play the first half?
Know he was pretty good in the second half !
fatprop
did Foley play the first half?
Know he was pretty good in the second half !
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You had one job Rebels! One job! Hold onto the halftime lead.
Aussie teams need to learn to play the game out. Cant play negative football to try and protect a lead, gotta keep attacking.
Aussie teams need to learn to play the game out. Cant play negative football to try and protect a lead, gotta keep attacking.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
i'm a pretty harsh critic of the Rebels at times and they were very tentative and reactionary in the second half but having watched a replay, The Rebels still had opportunities to score, even in the 73rd minute if Reid holds on to a pass he is through a gap into the Tahs backfield.
The decision against Leafa was an absolute disgrace, completely wrong and in reality did affect the result. No penalty, no lineout to the Tahs, no Yellow card and no two trys. ah well !
The decision against Leafa was an absolute disgrace, completely wrong and in reality did affect the result. No penalty, no lineout to the Tahs, no Yellow card and no two trys. ah well !
Nice one. I just went home and sulked at the loss. My feelings well expressed by others who have previously posted.
fuck it, move on. Time to beat the Highlanders. Hope we get some of our cattle back. FEarthe Sefa is out for a while. Bring in Maddocks, McGregor, Joran U. Hope Big Red and Mad Dog aren't too far off.
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Charlie Fox (21)
I'd like to see Maddocks given another go for Sefa. Like what I saw in game one.
Still not convinced about 10. I like Jack D at fullback but his defense needs to improve.
English gives us an elusive running 13, Inna's a strong running line bender. Handy options to have.
Praying for the speedy recovery of our locks. The lack of jumpers in the lineout is killing us.
Still not convinced about 10. I like Jack D at fullback but his defense needs to improve.
English gives us an elusive running 13, Inna's a strong running line bender. Handy options to have.
Praying for the speedy recovery of our locks. The lack of jumpers in the lineout is killing us.
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