True, but who TF cares what I say on Twitter? Like it or not, these guys will get held to a greater account, for the most part.
Wallaby 31 players for 2015 RWC
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True, but who TF cares what I say on Twitter? Like it or not, these guys will get held to a greater account, for the most part.
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Bill McLean (32)
For his whole career punters have been laying into the guy on social media. I have definitely noticed it pick up a notch in the last month though, some of the comments on the Wallabies facebook page for example are extremely disrespectful. Might be something about him competing with NSW and ACT options.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
Does it really matter that much whether Horwill came on at lock and Mumm came on at 6? Sure the brief is a bit different and there is a difference in impact in the scrums, but would it really have been that different if he had come on for Skelton? The main brief is come in at whatever position and make an impact.
I was a big Mumm hater before he left but I was super impressed by 2 or 3 very big plays from the big lug.
I was a big Mumm hater before he left but I was super impressed by 2 or 3 very big plays from the big lug.
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Mark Ella (57)
If I twitted/tweeted whatever it is I'd care Cyclo.
I don't know if they are held to higher account or is it just a case that they they have a much larger following, and there are always those who are looking to take anybody down who has some success, usually the trolls who put out the bait in the first place, and those who do not stop and think for themselves but get on the bandwagon for their favourite love/hate?
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Mark Ella (57)
The argument was about comparing locks. If you have data for somebody at lock and somebody at 6 it is a bit hard to compare the data accurately with regard to set piece especially.
I was never a huge fan of Mumm either, as any look back on my posts regarding the subject will show when he was at the Tahs. That said I always rated his work at countering attacking mauls. Not the biggest player, but along with Mowen he was the best in Australia at infiltrating the maul and breaking it up. Doing by guile and technique was big Wil now does with brute force.
If I twitted/tweeted whatever it is I'd care Cyclo.
I don't know if they are held to higher account or is it just a case that they they have a much larger following, and there are always those who are looking to take anybody down who has some success, usually the trolls who put out the bait in the first place, and those who do not stop and think for themselves but get on the bandwagon for their favourite love/hate?
Most of what I tweet is eminently forgettable.
But I agree, it isn't fair that these guys have to cop as much shit as they do, and it would add up over time and they can lose the plot in their response, but the tough truth is that they get held to a different standard than a random punter like me.
I'm not going to hang QC (Quade Cooper) over something like this (whomsoever he targeted probably was not blameless) , but it is a bit dumb, given recent history on Twitter for rugby in Oz.
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Joeleee appears to be a dig at critics saying Cooper shouldn't be in the team. There's been a huge anti-Quade media drive with Zavos comments like "surely the Quade cooper experiment is over" having a dig at him as some sort of flash in the pan, or unwarranted test selection. Whilst certainly not perfect as a player, that's hardly he case.
Then they attack his character despite being one of qld and Aus rugby's best ambassadors during his career.
Then they attack his character despite being one of qld and Aus rugby's best ambassadors during his career.
Brumbieman
Dick Tooth (41)
If he's written it though, it's a piss poor performance.
That said, he's been absolutely squeaky clean since the incident with Dingo.
That said, he's been absolutely squeaky clean since the incident with Dingo.
Gillys_ghost
Dave Cowper (27)
Surely Hes gone for at least 3 weeks? that was the stupidest thing that anyone did all day, and between Quade and Folau, we did some pretty dumb shit.
Did Hooper have a closed fist (punch) or not (slap). Everything will turn on that. The live footage is inconclusive. But there will be other angles available.
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Ted Fahey (11)
This does give a plausible explanation. If it is aimed at a newspaper columnist, or some other keyboard warrior, then perhaps the translation is:
"You should ask me along to your next brainstorming session, so I can tell just how much I care about your weekly dream team"
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This is how he addressed it. Doesn't really shed much light
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Peter Johnson (47)
not very clear from the footage. if anything it looks like he hit the guy with an opened palm strike/push to the back. wonder if there is any better footage out there of the incident. you certainly couldnt find him guilty on the video doing the rounds
BDA
Peter Johnson (47)
which suggests to me its all a storm in a tea cup. it seems the use of bad language is the only thing he regrets
Whilst most of the likely RWC squad seems pretty locked down it seems like the last game has really firmed the cases for Mumm and Beale to be in the 31.
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Yes it matters. If Mumm had come on at lock and our scrum had started going backwards instead of forward it would have made a huge difference to the other forwards.
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