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Mark Ella (57)
Given his work rate, I thought maybe he spent a couple of hours on the gates before kick off
Wallabies v France, Brisbane, Sat 17th July, 8pm
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tragic
John Solomon (38)
Surprised as well they didn’t look at it.
But I thought the contact was chest without a raised elbow (it was pointing downwards) and then his arms were lifted whilst in contact to shrug Tate off/ backwards rather than a strike.
But who knows.
Tupou enjoying celebrating with the trophy last night.
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Oldschool
Jim Clark (26)
Mate, If Tate had tackled the guy properly it would of been a non issue. Instead he went for a front on ball and all tackle and got owned.
He was stationary against a running player 2 metres out from the try line. He needed to try and hold up the French halfback. It would have been incredibly hard to make a dominant tackle around the waist such as to drive the ball carrier back from that position.
A regulation tackle would have seen the try scored comfortably pretty much every time.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
If the French captain had palmed off Koroibete, Marika wouldn’t have been red carded. Very strange argument, what happened happened and that’s what should have being adjudicated on.
Oldschool
Jim Clark (26)
Not strange at all. If Koroibete had the ball and made the same run and contact, no card,
Why would it be?
All these guys are contracted until the end of the year unless we release them.
Can't imagine Rennie will be releasing Naisarani, BPA or Koroibete early.
Dctarget
John Eales (66)
BPA might have to leave. The French season starts next month.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
Your argument is that because Tate could have made a more effective tackle (in your mind at least) then the contact to the head is null and void. Using that logic, because the French captain could have made a more effective carry then Koroibete should not have been carded.
tragic
John Solomon (38)
Don’t think he’s commenting on the contact at all. Just saying if he’d made a better tackle we wouldn’t be having the discussion.
I tend to agree. Tate planted, stopped and waited for the contact. And got munted.
That close to the line you want to be driving forward in the tackle.
drewprint
John Solomon (38)
I can’t believe we won that. To win despite being a player down for almost the entire match? Has to be up there as one of the bravest Wallabies results ever. My voice is shot to pieces - it felt like the whole stadium was going to mutiny when Korobete got the red card. I’ve since absorbed every analysis piece and rewatched the game this afternoon on Stan. What a game. Rugby, how bloody good!
tragic
John Solomon (38)
Think it was Valentini - not releasing. He carried it in and still had it when the whistle was blown. Ref pointed to Philip though but he never had the ball.
Joe Blow
Peter Sullivan (51)
It was a pretty tough call. Philip and Uelese pushed right over the top of him clearing out.
Up the Guts
Steve Williams (59)
Oh ok, a bit “and if my grandma had wheels she’d be a bike” then, since the efficacy of the tackle is a separate conversation to the legality of the fend, but play on I guess.
VassMan
Darby Loudon (17)
But in that stage of the game, he should have just taken the hitup and presented ball cleanly, but you could see he hit and then tried to drive, which then allowed time for French to get over and made it harder for our cleaners.