Wallabies v Lions I
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@KiwiMurph said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Canes4life said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@brodean said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Canes4life said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@KiwiMurph said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Canes4life said in Wallabies v Lions I:
McDermott should be starting all day long
Yeah no. His kicking game ain't good enough. Best suited to the bench
Disagree, he's been the best halfback in Aus by some distance this year IMO, I thought his kicking improved quite a lot this year compared to previous seasons. Him starting alongside Lynagh who is a rookie in such a big test would have been the better way to go. Gordon is very hit and miss.
Overall, I think the Wallabies look very disjointed. Pollard and Bell should be starting, and I'd argue Skelton's size in the pack would have helped them muscle up. I just can't see them winning but hopefully I'm proven wrong.
They probably want Gordon to control the game with his boot like Roigard did in the first half last week.
Fair to say Gordon did not control the game well. He was woeful. Tate offered so much more coming off the bench.
The conundrum is - Tate has been tried as a starter for the Wallabies before and it doesn't translate. He's best suited for the bench.
Yeah I agree but then again I thought he had the best season he’s ever had at Super level so maybe worth a shot? The Wallabies aren’t going to beat the Lions at their own game, they need to chance their arm more.
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@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Lions I:
Friends who went said it was a great evening with a tremendous atmosphere
Farrell totally vindicated with his selections of Beirne and Curry in the back row
Beirne got MOTM but I would have given it to Curry
Excellent, dominant first half from the Lions and should have kicked on to give the Wallabies a real pasting in the second half
But personnel changes gave the Aussies a sniff and they were like 50 year olds at the Oasis reunion gigs, didn’t need a second invitation to have a go
There is no way on God’s Green Earth that Earl had arms in that tackle
Should have been Penalty (possibly Penalty Try) and YC
12-24 with Earl in the bin from the 60th - 70th minutes is a very different game
Lowe, Keenan, and Freeman the only realistic changes for the second test
With possibly Morgan or Pollock on the bench instead of Earl
If Schmidt has his thinking cap on this week and the Italian ref wants to penalise the Lions offsides and repeated killing of the ball in their own 22 it could be a very interesting second match
Back three all had pretty average games which there’s no real excuse for when your forwards are that dominant.
As for the Earl tackle, surprised he got away with it but wouldn’t necessarily blame BOK, the TMO was categorical that there were arms in the tackle and it was fine, BOK checked on a number of occasions but was shut down.
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Lowe has looked a bit, hungus I think is the term. Not looking to put anyone else away if he's within 20m of the try line. He's butchered a few clear cut chances in previous games too.
Freeman started well but faded and didn't get brought into teh game and sadly didn't go looking too hard for work. Keenan still not 100% and looks underweight. It will be interesting to see how Kinghorn goes tomorrow.
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@MiketheSnow It looks as though Farrell is giving Morgan a fair chance to show some versatility by playing him at 6 tomorrow. If he nails that game, he's in with a good shout I'd say. Personally I would go with Pollock on the bench for his greater physicality but would be happy with either.
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@Bones said in Wallabies v Lions I:
Oh and fuck you for being down, fern. I had to argue with my brother about it who insisted that ruling only applies to clear outs and not tackles even after being shown the law about tackles.
He'd fit right in here
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@Canes4life said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@brodean said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Canes4life said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@KiwiMurph said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Canes4life said in Wallabies v Lions I:
McDermott should be starting all day long
Yeah no. His kicking game ain't good enough. Best suited to the bench
Disagree, he's been the best halfback in Aus by some distance this year IMO, I thought his kicking improved quite a lot this year compared to previous seasons. Him starting alongside Lynagh who is a rookie in such a big test would have been the better way to go. Gordon is very hit and miss.
Overall, I think the Wallabies look very disjointed. Pollard and Bell should be starting, and I'd argue Skelton's size in the pack would have helped them muscle up. I just can't see them winning but hopefully I'm proven wrong.
They probably want Gordon to control the game with his boot like Roigard did in the first half last week.
Fair to say Gordon did not control the game well. He was woeful. Tate offered so much more coming off the bench.
At the same time: our forwards were giving us really shit and/or slow ball, and the Lions were camping in our backline all day.
I'd rather BOK actually watch the last feet than twist himself into knots trying to find reasons not to award penalties at ruck time.
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@Bones said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Dodge yeah, think VDM would have offered a heck of a lot more than Lowe, he was pretty yuck.
Called it.
Lowe is too busy tying his fucking hair up to contribute. His big problem is he thinks everything is about James Lowe.
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@Dodge said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Lions I:
Friends who went said it was a great evening with a tremendous atmosphere
Farrell totally vindicated with his selections of Beirne and Curry in the back row
Beirne got MOTM but I would have given it to Curry
Excellent, dominant first half from the Lions and should have kicked on to give the Wallabies a real pasting in the second half
But personnel changes gave the Aussies a sniff and they were like 50 year olds at the Oasis reunion gigs, didn’t need a second invitation to have a go
There is no way on God’s Green Earth that Earl had arms in that tackle
Should have been Penalty (possibly Penalty Try) and YC
12-24 with Earl in the bin from the 60th - 70th minutes is a very different game
Lowe, Keenan, and Freeman the only realistic changes for the second test
With possibly Morgan or Pollock on the bench instead of Earl
If Schmidt has his thinking cap on this week and the Italian ref wants to penalise the Lions offsides and repeated killing of the ball in their own 22 it could be a very interesting second match
Back three all had pretty average games which there’s no real excuse for when your forwards are that dominant.
As for the Earl tackle, surprised he got away with it but wouldn’t necessarily blame BOK, the TMO was categorical that there were arms in the tackle and it was fine, BOK checked on a number of occasions but was shut down.
I originally thought it looked no arms, but when I watched replay, it was pretty legal, he had arms in front of body which is all you can do. I actually thought all 3 calls were good, but I not a fan of YCs for the sake of them.
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@game_film said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Kirwan Ben O’Thief. First time I’ve heard that. Beauty
Can't claim to have coined that, its a well earned nickname.
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@Bones they've been like that from the moment they landed here. A slightly competent AR would make a dramatic difference to the quality of rugby on display.
I suggest penalize them off the park in the first 10mins. Then both teams might have some room to play rugby.
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@Dodge said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Lions I:
Friends who went said it was a great evening with a tremendous atmosphere
Farrell totally vindicated with his selections of Beirne and Curry in the back row
Beirne got MOTM but I would have given it to Curry
Excellent, dominant first half from the Lions and should have kicked on to give the Wallabies a real pasting in the second half
But personnel changes gave the Aussies a sniff and they were like 50 year olds at the Oasis reunion gigs, didn’t need a second invitation to have a go
There is no way on God’s Green Earth that Earl had arms in that tackle
Should have been Penalty (possibly Penalty Try) and YC
12-24 with Earl in the bin from the 60th - 70th minutes is a very different game
Lowe, Keenan, and Freeman the only realistic changes for the second test
With possibly Morgan or Pollock on the bench instead of Earl
If Schmidt has his thinking cap on this week and the Italian ref wants to penalise the Lions offsides and repeated killing of the ball in their own 22 it could be a very interesting second match
Back three all had pretty average games which there’s no real excuse for when your forwards are that dominant.
As for the Earl tackle, surprised he got away with it but wouldn’t necessarily blame BOK, the TMO was categorical that there were arms in the tackle and it was fine, BOK checked on a number of occasions but was shut down.
That was my recollection but on watching again, when BoK goes to the TMO for checking the try, he says firstly that he wants to check for foul play by red in the lead up to the try AND states that he feels that there was an attempt to wrap using both arms. The TMO agreed with that.
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@Bones said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Dan54 arms don't matter, can't target the knee.
That makes sense although I couldn't see it anywhere in the laws. Mind you there are the laws and then there is interpretation of the laws. Is it specifically the knee or are you suggesting that below the knees is also illegal? If not that is a hell of a difficult margin to police accurately.
What I did find, although not on the World Rugby list of laws, was that if, in going for the chop tackle the tackler has one hand on the ground then it is illegal as he cannot be wrapping with both arms. Again makes sense. On that basis, Earl just about gets away with it.
I'm in the same camp as @Dan54 in that it looked wrong in real time but with slow-mo and different angles it just about cuts it.
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@Catogrande said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@Dodge said in Wallabies v Lions I:
@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies v Lions I:
Friends who went said it was a great evening with a tremendous atmosphere
Farrell totally vindicated with his selections of Beirne and Curry in the back row
Beirne got MOTM but I would have given it to Curry
Excellent, dominant first half from the Lions and should have kicked on to give the Wallabies a real pasting in the second half
But personnel changes gave the Aussies a sniff and they were like 50 year olds at the Oasis reunion gigs, didn’t need a second invitation to have a go
There is no way on God’s Green Earth that Earl had arms in that tackle
Should have been Penalty (possibly Penalty Try) and YC
12-24 with Earl in the bin from the 60th - 70th minutes is a very different game
Lowe, Keenan, and Freeman the only realistic changes for the second test
With possibly Morgan or Pollock on the bench instead of Earl
If Schmidt has his thinking cap on this week and the Italian ref wants to penalise the Lions offsides and repeated killing of the ball in their own 22 it could be a very interesting second match
Back three all had pretty average games which there’s no real excuse for when your forwards are that dominant.
As for the Earl tackle, surprised he got away with it but wouldn’t necessarily blame BOK, the TMO was categorical that there were arms in the tackle and it was fine, BOK checked on a number of occasions but was shut down.
That was my recollection but on watching again, when BoK goes to the TMO for checking the try, he says firstly that he wants to check for foul play by red in the lead up to the try AND states that he feels that there was an attempt to wrap using both arms. The TMO agreed with that.
And even with slow mo they were both wrong IMHO
