RWC 2015 Semi Final 2 - Australia v Argentina Twickenham, Monday 19 October, 2:45 AEDT

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I'm calling it now: drop Izzy for the final. He was no good out there today. Pretty much everyone else out on the paddock was great, especially back five of our pack. So much defence, so many hard yards. They totally laid the platform for that win and more to the point, didn't stop for the full 80. They just kept smashing blokes.

 

[KOB1987]

And that is why Mitchell starts ahead of Horne

That and Horne is busted.


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[Viking]

Wouldn't even rank AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) top 10. He scored, did his job nothing special.

He put himself in 3 try scoring opportunities and finished them all well. Picked up Mitchell's pass on his fingertips. Low error rate.

Sounds like a good game too me.

But I agree it was no Fardy or Poey effort.

 

[Viking]

That and Horne is busted.


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Thought he was declared fit for selection after last test?

 

[Hell West & Crooked]

Pocock has to be the man of the match surely? No one else was close.

i think the bloke who scored 3 tries was pretty close

 

[qwerty51]

I'm calling it now: drop Izzy for the final. He was no good out there today. Pretty much everyone else out on the paddock was great, especially back five of our pack. So much defence, so many hard yards. They totally laid the platform for that win and more to the point, didn't stop for the full 80. They just kept smashing blokes.

Definitely. He was no where near fit and even if he was has no confidence and mentally is gone. Fucking kicking rather than running. Beale was good, I want someone at 100%.

 

[Scotty]

We'd made 30 metres in 3 phases from TPN runs up the middle and had only stalled a little. Sure, we got the ball back more or less the same sport, but we had secure ball for the most part. Why not build a little more?

3 points would have put us 10 ahead. Good call to go for it just poor execution.

 

[teach]

Surely Owens.

Owens. Was confirmed yesterday prior to All Blacks game.

 

[KOB1987]

Ok so now the ARU have to challenge the NZRU to put the Bledisloe on the line. 1 all and a neutral venue, couldn't be fairer.


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[The_Brown_Hornet]

yeah I was good with the droppy, he just didn't hit it that well.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Fuck me - just because you score 3 tries doesn't make you MoM. He didn't really do anything special to score them except do what a winger is supposed to do and catch the ball, run to the line and fall over it. (yes - harsh I know but it pisses me off that people get distracted by the number of tries a back scores)

Pocock or Fardy by a country mile.

MOM brought to you by the same folk who voted for Joe Launchbury.

Surprised Joe didn't get too many votes today.

 

[Bairdy]

Toby Smith looked really good when he came on. Carried hard and scrummaged strongly

 

[Shelts89]

i think the bloke who scored 3 tries was pretty close

But they weren't exactly hard to finish off for any half competent winger. I'm not saying AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) isn't top class but Pocock was more important today. Any of your wingers would have finished them surely?

 

[KOB1987]

Thought he was declared fit for selection after last test?

I think he tried to declare himself fit but failed.


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[qwerty51]

He put himself in 3 try scoring opportunities and finished them all well. Picked up Mitchell's pass on his fingertips. Low error rate.

Sounds like a good game too me.

But I agree it was no Fardy or Poey effort.

I'd put Hooper, Pocock, Fardy, Douglas, Moore, Simmons, Giteau, Mitchell ahead of him.

 

[TahDan]

They're showing a lot of these half breaks the Argies made, and I can't help but think just how many the All Blacks would almost certainly have scored off. Need to fix that up big time..

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

They're showing a lot of these half breaks the Argies made, and I can't help but think just how many the All Blacks would almost certainly have scored off. Need to fix that up big time..

It's the down side of our defensive system: you get these half breaks more frequently. I thought our D and the line speed especially was outstanding tonight. We constantly caught them behind the gain line.

 

[qwerty51]

They're showing a lot of these half breaks the Argies made, and I can't help but think just how many the All Blacks would almost certainly have scored off. Need to fix that up big time..

Argies scored 43 vs Ireland, they can finish. Scramble defence was amazing. Our defence was good regardless of getting opened up.

 

[Hell West & Crooked]

why tha f*** bother arguing about a bloody MOTM?? WE JUST MADE IT INTO THE RWC FINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TSR]

Poey Fardy Mitchell.. HM Foley, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper)

Genia was good but kicking was poor. I didn't notice Douglas and Moore anywhere nearly as much as Fardy or Poey.

Moore's defence was very good, Douglas' was exceptional. He pulled off so many great hits. Genia put in some poor kicks, but had some good ones too. Overall he had a very good game. Service was quick and accurate. Tackled well and diffused a bomb.

In saying that I don't have a problem with your order above. So happy to see Mitchell back in this sort of form after his last disastrous World Cup.