Wallabies v Italy - 9 November

[Wilson]

Super Rugby has these guys going from Perth to Fiji. Tests this year have been from SA, Perth, Townsville, NZ, Japan now Europe. It all adds up when we are often sticking guys on long flights when it would be better to be in recovery mode.

Particularly significant for mental/psychological fatigue as well, when much of their notional rest time is spent in transit or away from home.

 

[Yoda]

It would be a bold move to become the only serious test nation not to utilise the box kick from scrum half...

I think we box kicked every time! Used occasionally is ok. We can't even get the ball back so what's the bloody point!

 

[Yoda]

Jake Gordon should be benched. His slow service is stifling the outside backs and when we don’t make the add line because of it he puts up aimless box kicks that we never contest and win.

He is under instruction though so blame Schmidt!

 

[dru]

I think we box kicked every time! Used occasionally is ok. We can't even get the ball back so what's the bloody point!

Thought the stats showed Jake with 81 passes and 11 kicks from hand, but hey, maybe they plumb can't tell the difference.

 

[Yoda]

Thought the stats showed Jake with 81 passes and 11 kicks from hand, but hey, maybe they plumb can't tell the difference.

Yes Dru I know ... never let the facts get in the way of a good story though! I was just a frustrated spectator. The Poms could have put 40 on us. We were attackLESS!

 

[A mutterer]

Jake Gordon should be benched. His slow service is stifling the outside backs and when we don’t make the add line because of it he puts up aimless box kicks that we never contest and win.

Jake Gordon isn't getting lqb because are one out runs are helping english flop around the ruck harder than they usually do. Where we have forwards getting momentum they are often isolated or our clean out is late or ineffective.

klKeep blaming the halves but we're losing the contact and forward battle unlike earlier in the year.

 

[BDA]

When do we get a team announcement?

 

[rugbyAU]

Jake Gordon should be benched. His slow service is stifling the outside backs and when we don’t make the add line because of it he puts up aimless box kicks that we never contest and win.

He’s still our best option with no Tate

 

[rugbyAU]

When do we get a team announcement?

Later tonight