Boks vs Wallabies 2
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@NTA terrible news given he is in career best form.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@NTA terrible news given he is in career best form.
Hopefully it isn't full ACL but his expression after coming off said it all.
Young bloke at our club did his last year and it sounded like a gunshot. Can hear it on camera...
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What's your verdict @NTA ?
I thought the Wallabies looked good. This was one of those tests where if the result went the other way one couldn't really quibble?Bodes well for Australia - if injuries don't don't interfere too much.
So far in TRC, I'd say advantage Aussie.
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@Billy-Webb agreed. It was fairly even and having not seen the stats i'd imagine they were about even as well.
We won the second half in both matches which is a good sign. Physicality was up as well.
The injuries stopped any momentum, and we needed to deal with that better.
Asking JOC to hit one from 50 out was ambitious. Should have gone touch to set up for something closer.
Nick CdC should have got more time IMHO
We were a few mistakes away from a win, which might have been an injustice. Worst on field was McDermott.
Disrupted performance but still a lot of positives.
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Bok: also disrupted a bit by late changes and a swathe of selection changes tho many of them know the drill.
Hard to find rhythm outside "kick it to Cheslin" which worked very well.
Having familiar faces back in the midfield was a positive, however incumbency for long periods can be a problem - replacements are hard to come by.
Going to NZ will be a massive challenge. Does Rassie go back to Libbok? Does he stick with Pollard? Will conditions have a say?
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@NTA said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@Billy-Webb agreed. It was fairly even and having not seen the stats i'd imagine they were about even as well.
We won the second half in both matches which is a good sign. Physicality was up as well.
The injuries stopped any momentum, and we needed to deal with that better.
Asking JOC to hit one from 50 out was ambitious. Should have gone touch to set up for something closer.
Nick CdC should have got more time IMHO
We were a few mistakes away from a win, which might have been an injustice. Worst on field was McDermott.
Disrupted performance but still a lot of positives.
Those two highlighted points was my takeaway immediately after the game too.
Physically, this Wallaby team can stand up to and even better many teams. Pardon any perceived arrogance if I say surprisingly so. I now know better.And they absolutely managed to up the game in the second half in both tests. How much of that can be laid at the Bok door, and how much is to their credit we will only know when they face other opposition - but it is a great place to be for now.
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@NTA said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
Bok: also disrupted a bit by late changes and a swathe of selection changes tho many of them know the drill.
Hard to find rhythm outside "kick it to Cheslin" which worked very well.
Having familiar faces back in the midfield was a positive, however incumbency for long periods can be a problem - replacements are hard to come by.
Going to NZ will be a massive challenge. Does Rassie go back to Libbok? Does he stick with Pollard? Will conditions have a say?
Cheslin, Pollard and Grant Williams all played well. The rest of the backs were... meh.
Our forwards and their inability to impose themselves is my real concern.And no - Rassie will stick with Pollard for NZ.
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@Billy-Webb Kriel in the post match saying words to the effect of : "we got back to the way we like to play"
There we go. Anyone who thinks we are in for a Bok revolution in terms of game play probably needs to have a think
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@barbarian said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
Pretty happy with that from the Wallabies. Looked with 10 to go like we might pinch it, which would have been just amazing considering our injury toll.
Forwards played with so much heart. Our tactic seemed to be 'try and beat them up close to the ruck', which against the Boks in SA seems like a death wish. But jeez did it almost work! Valetini, Skelton, Hooper, Tupou all great shifts in the tight stuff.
Would have loved to pinch the win but it was still a good watch, great physical rugby from both teams.
I would say you missed Ikatau from the forwards list, some of those hit ups were loose forward like. Loved it.
Shame about the result but so many positives to take away from those two matches, just hope the injuries aren’t too bad
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@barbarian said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
Pretty happy with that from the Wallabies. Looked with 10 to go like we might pinch it, which would have been just amazing considering our injury toll.
Forwards played with so much heart. Our tactic seemed to be 'try and beat them up close to the ruck', which against the Boks in SA seems like a death wish. But jeez did it almost work! Valetini, Skelton, Hooper, Tupou all great shifts in the tight stuff.
Would have loved to pinch the win but it was still a good watch, great physical rugby from both teams.
Your forwards were immense. The real engine that almost took the game from the Boks.
Boks forced into playing kick-chase-hope rugby (thank heavens for Kolbe) because we couldn't dominate upfront.
If the Aussie pack continues to operate like that, the Wallabies can take on anyone.
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@NTA said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
Watching back now.
Firrst scrum penalty was a joke. Ox drops his bind and turned in, driving up to try and make it look like Tupou was under pressure. No forward momentum from the Boks.
Doleman gamed. Big time.
I commented at the time. I think he thought it looked messy and that he ought to penalise someone and guessed.
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@NTA said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
Must say the amount of stuff missed by the officials live is damning.
Multiple forward passes, but after Pakman Jr got riled about one particularly bad one I pointed out that they were consistent - missed a few on each side!
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@Billy-Webb said in Boks vs Wallabies 2:
@NTA
The only problem for the Boks, is that the past method relied on forward dominance.
The Boks did not have that. Not in the set pieces and not in general play.Rassie will be concerned after that. Few savvy younger players coming through, and the older ones may not be sharp enough come RWC.
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Not too dissimilar to the ABs, the Boks fell off a lot of tackles. I think they even had a lower tackle completion rate than the ABs. They did kick a hell of a lot though but the difference being the contestable nature of those kicks and the ability to regain possession at times.
