Wallabies v Fiji, Sunday, 6 July, 1:30pm @ McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle

[Rudderless]

Didn’t deserve to win that one.
FT
Aust 21-18

 

[Wilson]

never in doubt

 

[Derpus]

Fuck me that was hard on the heart

 

[rugbyAU]

Thank God we won in the end

 

[Tomikin]

Winner winner chicken dinner... Wasn't pretty but we won

 

[A mutterer]

Lol we totally got lucky with that

 

[Derpus]

Called it on Frost before the game. Bloke is stealing a living. Has the lateral movement of an ocean freighter.

 

[notdeadyet]

Hooper, so impressive

 

[Linerunner2023]

Well that was a tough watch
Between Noah try assist for Fiji, Tom Wright 2 forward passes bombing tries and 3 lineouts going wrong near the Fiji like the result could have been over earlier

Noah and wright were off and frost is a passenger
Valetini and Skelton would help but unless we get a decent 10 the lions will be a struggle

 

[Shiggins]

HOW THE FUCK WAS THAT STRAIGHT

He called one of ours not straight when we were 5m out and it looks straight as. The. Didn't call fijis last 3 or 4 which were not even close to straight

 

[molman]

Lol we totally got lucky with that

Potter foot on the line. Wilson just able to bend it back. A couple of knock-ons by the Fijians where if they'd stuck, then they would have been gone.

.. but then on the flip side, Wright's two forward passes.

 

[PhilClinton]

One of my key takeaways is the TMO is far too involved at this level, it’s really a downer and we won’t have won any fans with that performance or the way the game is officiated.

The Fijians missing a try because an Aussie player went into touch a phase earlier is a real blight on the game imho.

 

[The Red Baron]

Scrappy game from the Wallabies but got there in the death. Harry Wilson is a machine.

I'd almost feel bad for Fiji if they weren't cheap shot merchants.

 

[Ignoto]

Why the fuck do I have all these ads on my Stan coverage instead of the post game stuff?

 

[Shiggins]

Tizzano has been on for about 25mins and done nothing of note either

I think he made a tackle a minute and slowed a lot of Fiji ball down which stopped their momentum massively at an important time

 

[Marbig]

The fact Noah is the wallabies best 10 atm is a joke
A decade or more of no decent 10

that was a brain dead decision to finish the half

He’s not the best 10, he’s just the 10 that was selected

 

[Dan54]

Geez getting sick of seeing these one sided blow outs this weekend!
Geez that was a bloody fun watch, I would think the Wallabies will be happy with win, and knowing there a few things to work on.

 

[Wilson]

Why the fuck do I have all these ads on my Stan coverage instead of the post game stuff?

They're getting setup for it, your not missing anything. Much better an add then dead air for mine

 

[Aussie D]

The Wallabies have very long-standing, deeply ingrained structural and cultural problems. Ever since the expansion to a fourth super rugby side, they've very rarely achieved the cohesiveness they need at international level. Our best sides have always been those that are dominated by one super rugby player group.

Was earlier than that. Started when Eddie took over as Wallabies coach and standards began to slip. Macqueen had them pursuing excellence while near-enough-is-good-enough was accepted under EJ (Eddie Jones).

 

[Shiggins]

Before Noah got injured Fiji should have been penalised multiple times for flopping all over the ball.