Wallabies vs Lions III
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@NTA said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@akan004 said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@NTA said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@akan004 said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@pooler-fan said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
Selection questions should haunt Australia, why not select Tupou for the 23 in tests 1&2? Why wasn't Uru involved?
The non selection of Tom Hooper in test 2 should be added to that. Crazy.
We had Valetini?
Is Gleeson a better bench option than Hooper? Not for me.
A good point. I guess I was thinking more about starting players. Gleeson is a good bench option for when the game breaks up a little
I'm not sure Tom Hooper would have been as effective last week - his game suits a grinding wet weather style. Last week was far more open
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@mariner4life All French rugby fans do!
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@Dodge said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
Didn’t see the game as was standing in a passport queue in Porto for most of it. Selections killed us, but fair play to the wobs, love how much they cared
That Porto one is the worst in recent times I can recall.
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@sparky said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
Greatest ever Lions, my arse.
Nobody was bad
But like the Irish team, good sides who can match them physically have worked them out and nullify themIt’s Schmidt’s homework that Farrell is copying after all
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Well got up this morning, and pleased with result. Although I wasn't overly worried who won series, was pleased it wasn't a sweep, as I never really thought personally it was a 'great' Lions team. I tried to watch game, but after getting home form a bloody good shield game in New Plymouth, it just felt flat, and when the stop for lightning happened , I headed for bed, So good on Wallabies, and congrats to Lions for series win.
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Just watched replay.
Match was officiated well, (TMO was a farce though, clean out on Lynagh, and then looking at nothing for 3mins ffs) Particularly pleased to see BIL constantly told not to put the ball in to the opposition to milk advantage / penalties at every ruck.
Bledisloe is going to be good this year, Wallabies galvanized through the BIL series and building some nice combos.
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@NTA said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@Bones said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@NTA what did he do?
Has not acknowledged the opposition once. Thanked RA for hosting while giggling at his team mates, but never even said the word "Wallabies".
Sheehan did.
He does come off as a smug prick. And that was before the head knock....
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@canefan said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@NTA said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@Bones said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
@NTA what did he do?
Has not acknowledged the opposition once. Thanked RA for hosting while giggling at his team mates, but never even said the word "Wallabies".
Sheehan did.
He does come off as a smug prick. And that was before the head knock....
Yeah he knows he just has to walk on for the hyper critical Pom rugby media to laud him.
Decent series, lions really weren’t up for game 3 but the Wobs were.
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Could not for the life of me stay awake last night. Succumbed 10mins in (shame we didn't need a wicket). Just watched the replay.
Well done Wobblies. Enjoyed that. Bit of everything. And then a bit more.
Wobs underdone in the first half of series.
Could make an interesting Bledisloe.
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@Tordah said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
Worst refereeing performance since Marius Jonker in the third Lions Test 2025
He is improving. One day he might be good enough to referee first class if he gets enough test experience.
(Interesting he seemed to consult with BOK a lot, moreover than Piardi.)
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@Mattasaurus said in Wallabies vs Lions III:
Just watched replay.
Match was officiated well, (TMO was a farce though, clean out on Lynagh, and then looking at nothing for 3mins ffs) Particularly pleased to see BIL constantly told not to put the ball in to the opposition to milk advantage / penalties at every ruck.
Bledisloe is going to be good this year, Wallabies galvanized through the BIL series and building some nice combos.
Officiating was bang average. Porter should be blown out of the game the way Al Baxter was. Genge is dodgy as well.
The Geogian ref doesn't enforce clear release or rolling away from the defending team which I don't like personally. He did a good job when the players were getting a bit stroppy. It was a good hard test.
Of the three the Italian bloke is the best. I'd rank them in this order.
Italian Bloke
Georgian Bloke
BOK
Jonker
