France vs Australia
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@Dan54 said in France vs Australia:
@NTA said in France vs Australia:
Woke up, checked score at 27-26 and thought that was full time.
Fark.
Bummer mate. Wallabies went not bad ,at least I thought. I will also be honest the French never seemed to look like they were being stressed.
When the Aussies got it wide it caused France quite a few problems where players were either caught out of position or slow to react.
In attack France were pretty slick relying on a bit of individual brilliance and some quick hands.
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@NTA said in France vs Australia:
And as Hoops was saying on Stan: what are we retaining with Joe stepping away?
My understanding is that Kiss technically doesn't start until the Reds finish, so that transition looks messy
Really doesn't look an ideal transition to me NTA, I would of thought maybe RA and Reds could surely have come to some agreement.
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Wallabies not clinical enough. Two big try-scoring opportunities were wasted (Valetini dropping the ball and Tizzano with a stupid ruck clearing). Despite NTA's claims, I still think that the Wallabies depth or rather lack of depth is costing them dearly, especially up front. When Skelton is not there, their locks lack the required physicality at this level. They should look at Staniforth (Castres) who is a real enforcer, one of Top 14 best locks.
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Great watch
But you can't win Test matches without a goal kicker and a lineout
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@cgrant said in France vs Australia:
Wallabies not clinical enough. Two big try-scoring opportunities were wasted (Valetini dropping the ball and Tizzano with a stupid ruck clearing). Despite NTA's claims, I still think that the Wallabies depth or rather lack of depth is costing them dearly, especially up front. When Skelton is not there, their locks lack the required physicality at this level. They should look at Staniforth (Castres) who is a real enforcer, one of Top 14 best locks.
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@Frank said in France vs Australia:
So has Joe Schmidt actually done well with the Wallabies? What's the verdict?
Gotta love a simple bar chart
https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/46701774/joe-schmidt-rebuilt-wallabies-record-use-some-polish -
@nostrildamus said in France vs Australia:
@Frank said in France vs Australia:
So has Joe Schmidt actually done well with the Wallabies? What's the verdict?
Gotta love a simple bar chart
https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/46701774/joe-schmidt-rebuilt-wallabies-record-use-some-polishnote: the article is a wee bit premature.
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I’d say yes
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Joe deserves credit, in part for stopping the madness of King Eddie II.
He also deserves credit for some improbable victories when our best talent was available.
The debit side is questionable selections including chop and change at 10. Some enforced, sure, but some not.
Ultimately he's not responsible for our skinny development pathway, and having to accept what it throws up
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