Wallabies v Los Pumas I

KiwiMurph

I agree, but at the same time Hooper, Valetini, Wiliams, and Frost have done nothing wrong.

LSL should have maybe done some good tiptoeing earlier in the year.

The counter argument would be that without Skelton the may be lacking for bulk and power - see Lions test 1 and second half Lions test 2.

Smuts

@JA be interesting to see if that continues or reverts to the mean.

My sense is that their charmed relationship with whistleblowers this year has been unrelated to their discipline/accuracy.

JA

@Smuts Interesting. It's a small sample size for this year so it's possible but I do think their breakdown work is more proficient. It's bloody hard to find decent stats on the overall penalty counts though - like average per team per year. (I feel like we're trending in the wrong direction.)

NTA

@Smuts said in Wallabies v Los Pumas I:

@JA be interesting to see if that continues or reverts to the mean.

My sense is that their charmed relationship with whistleblowers this year has been unrelated to their discipline/accuracy.

Interesting take.

You could argue they got a bit of a raw prawn in Lions 2 and Boks 2 for certain decisions. Not sure where the "charmed" bit comes from.

Smuts

@JA agree that the sample size is small.

Also it’s difficult to get beyond vibe when looking at a side’s actual v expected penalty count in a match/area of the field over a season etc.

Canes4life

Who’s everyone picking in this one? Kind of wanting the Aussies to win which is weird.

Canes4life

Massive defence from the Argies to start.

Duluth

Good to see that penalised

Bones

@Duluth said in Wallabies v Los Pumas I:

Good to see the penalised

Classic, can we go back to the lions test and award it to Australia now?

Duluth

@Bones what?

Bones

@Duluth said in Wallabies v Los Pumas I:

@Bones what?

Sorry referring to the Earl tackle that was way worse than Tupou"s one. That saved the lions.

booboo

That penalty against Tupou was ... odd..

Bovidae

Tupou is so dumb.

Bones

That appeared to be pretty blatantly knocked on by an argie playing it on the ground?

Bones

Tupou drops it cold. Who woulda thunk it

Canes4life

Aussies are playing like we did when were younger, everyone crowding around the ball, waiting to carry. I find those tactics a bit strange when spreading the ball wide was where they were most effective against the Boks.

Duluth

Some good work under the high ball by both Aussie wingers

JA

@Bones Yup - 2 penalties, one knock on and one pass to no-one.

Canes4life

Wilson is having a great season.

booboo

Nicely finished by Robotnik

The Silver Fern

Wallabies v Los Pumas I