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Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland

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    Excellent answer to the thread title , Krusty , Kearns etc to spend the week flailing around like jackasses while the Irish have their leprechaust called into question from the press ,former refs etc.

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      I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport and an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.

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        I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport and an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.

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        @rapido said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

        I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.

        What happened to Kafer? He used to be good , now he’s just an embarrassment like Kearns .

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          @rapido said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

          I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.

          What happened to Kafer? He used to be good , now he’s just an embarrassment like Kearns .

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          @jegga said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

          @rapido said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

          I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.

          What happened to Kafer? He used to be good , now he’s just an embarrassment like Kearns .

          He flipped when Hayley-Petty scrubbed off an Aussie try v all blacks, not been turned back the right way since?

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            Not good enough at ruck time or in the collisions. Even if Foley made that kick to take the lead, Ireland go deep and force a penalty, tanning it back.

            Scrum good. Lineout improving. Backs need more time together - still not sold on Kerevi at 13 against the ABs who will attack that channel hard.

            Genia and Hooper seem irreplaceable though maybe Tui makes a good 6 to Pocock at 7.

            Agree with comment above re: Ireland having a good game plan for a final, but not for making it that far.

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              Quick someone call Cheika the Clown a WAAAAAHMBULANCE!

              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/104962800/frustrated-michael-cheika-asks-ref-to-explain-to-media-after-wallabies-loss-to-ireland

              Glad they lost

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                Quick someone call Cheika the Clown a WAAAAAHMBULANCE!

                https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/104962800/frustrated-michael-cheika-asks-ref-to-explain-to-media-after-wallabies-loss-to-ireland

                Glad they lost

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                @machpants said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                Quick someone call Cheika the Clown a WAAAAAHMBULANCE!

                https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/104962800/frustrated-michael-cheika-asks-ref-to-explain-to-media-after-wallabies-loss-to-ireland

                Glad they lost

                Hahahaha. Old Krusty is such a massive gaping arsehole .

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                  Did anyone else find Ireland's celebrations at the end a bit over the top? They've used up their celebrations if they win the RWC.

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                    @crucial said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                    The seems to be some green folk crawling out of the woodwork on the board today.

                    Really? Like who?

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                    @derm-mccrum said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                    @crucial said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                    The seems to be some green folk crawling out of the woodwork on the board today.

                    Really? Like who?

                    I'm nearly half Irish on mum's side. Definitely balances out the Scots side and isn't much help in terms of getting a golden tan.

                    Also I fucken hate BOD as mentioned above but he's retired now ( without a win against the ABs )

                    Fuck it, move over plenty of room for me on the bandwagon.

                    C'mon IRELAND!

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                      Quick someone call Cheika the Clown a WAAAAAHMBULANCE!

                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/104962800/frustrated-michael-cheika-asks-ref-to-explain-to-media-after-wallabies-loss-to-ireland

                      Glad they lost

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                      @machpants the Australian commentary team are starting to sound like Cheika as well. Kearns has always been unbalanced. The lack of accuracy in commentary just added to confusion.

                      The first 3 kickoffs to the Irish, they put a man up in the air with support to make sure they claimed the ball. Getting in front of Folau. Each time Folau jumped into the space from some distance to compete for the ball.

                      Every time he made contact with the Irish player knocking him away from his support. The first and second time the guy did a somersault, the third time the player landed on his shoulder and head and was concussed. No problems with competition in the air but if you are jumping into the contact zone, whereas the defending player is in the zone going straight up, then you (Folau) have to avoid contact.

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                        • NepiaN Nepia

                          Did anyone else find Ireland's celebrations at the end a bit over the top? They've used up their celebrations if they win the RWC.

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                          @nepia said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                          Did anyone else find Ireland's celebrations at the end a bit over the top? They've used up their celebrations if they win the RWC.

                          You think they should have just shaken hands with each other and walked off the pitch?

                          Christmas must be a riot in your gaff.... ☺️

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                            @machpants the Australian commentary team are starting to sound like Cheika as well. Kearns has always been unbalanced. The lack of accuracy in commentary just added to confusion.

                            The first 3 kickoffs to the Irish, they put a man up in the air with support to make sure they claimed the ball. Getting in front of Folau. Each time Folau jumped into the space from some distance to compete for the ball.

                            Every time he made contact with the Irish player knocking him away from his support. The first and second time the guy did a somersault, the third time the player landed on his shoulder and head and was concussed. No problems with competition in the air but if you are jumping into the contact zone, whereas the defending player is in the zone going straight up, then you (Folau) have to avoid contact.

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                            Folau pulled the man down with his left hand for the yellow. Can’t do that in the lineout (always pinged) and a clear cut yellow (possibly more) in the air. Cheika is a knob

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                              So this is Cheika creating a culture of no excuses...

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                                What did Cheika actually say? Because the quotes I have read are fairly benign. He was asked multiple questions about the officiating, and dead batted tham fairly well, but maybe I've missed something.

                                I think the issued raised on this thread about Aussie 'antics' with the ref are more about commentators than players. Because I didn't see any major issues when I was at the game- no backchat, no heated confrontations, no niggle off the ball.

                                Contrast that with the behaviour of Owen Farrell in SA, and I'm rather happy with how our players carried themselves.

                                As for the decisions the,selves, as I've said elsewhere I'm taking a 'live and let live' approach this year. He made some good calls and he made some bad calls- that's rugby.

                                My issues are with the TMO, yet again killing the spectacle and ruining the flow of the game with pointless interruptions. I just hate it so much.

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                                  Folau pulled the man down with his left hand for the yellow. Can’t do that in the lineout (always pinged) and a clear cut yellow (possibly more) in the air. Cheika is a knob

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                                  @samurai-jack said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                                  Folau pulled the man down with his left hand for the yellow. Can’t do that in the lineout (always pinged) and a clear cut yellow (possibly more) in the air. Cheika is a knob

                                  My only comment on that situation is that a one-man lift is really unstable and exacerbated the impact of Folau's contact.

                                  The Irish player was put in a dangerous position by his own lifter- it wasn't a standard contest like Barrett vs Fall last week.

                                  I think it was a penalty, but there were extenuating circumstances that could have made things really nasty through no fault of Folau.

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                                    https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/104967105/wallabies-fullback-israel-folau-to-face-disciplinary-hearing-for-aerial-contests

                                    As it should be. I thought he was lucky not to get in trouble for all three, where he put his hands on them in the air for at least two of them. Dangerous way to use his skills IMO.

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                                      @nepia said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                                      Did anyone else find Ireland's celebrations at the end a bit over the top? They've used up their celebrations if they win the RWC.

                                      You think they should have just shaken hands with each other and walked off the pitch?

                                      Christmas must be a riot in your gaff.... ☺️

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                                      @derm-mccrum said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                                      @nepia said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                                      Did anyone else find Ireland's celebrations at the end a bit over the top? They've used up their celebrations if they win the RWC.

                                      You think they should have just shaken hands with each other and walked off the pitch?

                                      Christmas must be a riot in your gaff.... ☺️

                                      I'd allow a high five.

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                                        Eight minutes to go, and you could see how flustered theAussies were.

                                        They should have comfortably won that game, but they have a coach who cant stay calm in the box, an injured captain on the sideline flapping his arms all over the place and Pocock arguing with an AR.

                                        Where is the cool heads from the leadership, directing play and implementing the basics?

                                        They have the scrum, and most of the players they need to win more games, but are a scatterbrained, disorganised, rudderless mess of a team.

                                        Lay the blame for that culture at Chieka’s feet.

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                                          @machpants said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:

                                          Jeez Cheika is a clown, every penalty against them whinging in the box

                                          Makes them losing soooooo much sweeter (even though I picked Aus)

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