Canes v Tahs (and drinks?)
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<p>The Canes would have put 50 on the Tahs if it didn't rain to be fair. The Waratahs were sluggish in everything they did. Instead of backing themselves to play expansive rugby they reverted to an English type game plan. You would expect more from a Gibson coached team surely. </p>
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<p>The Kearns incident that riled me was when Phipps kicked the ball back into the scrum</p>
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<p>We all watched the replay thinking "did he really do that?"</p>
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<p>And yep, he gave it a wee nudge, along with the No.8</p>
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<p>Not fuckwit Kearns though. He went into the replay thinking "no way did he do that so obviously Pollock is making shit up against my team"</p>
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<p>Is that really the standard of commentary that's acceptable?</p>
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<p>Is Aussie rugby trying so hard to get exposure in a saturated sports market that the broadcaster condones the biased ramblings of the pub drunk in the corner?</p>
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<p>I don't watch a lot of Super rugby these days but I did watch the game last night and Kearns does spew a lot of shit. The guy doesn't seem capable of being objective, but maybe that's his schtick for the cameras. Or maybe he is the fluffybunny he makes out to be</p> -
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<p>The Canes would have put 50 on the Tahs if it didn't rain to be fair. The Waratahs were sluggish in everything they did. Instead of backing themselves to play expansive rugby they reverted to an English type game plan. You would expect more from a Gibson coached team surely. </p>
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<p>Everytime they tried to get more expansive their skills let them down</p> -
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<p>The Canes would have put 50 on the Tahs if it didn't rain to be fair. The Waratahs were sluggish in everything they did. Instead of backing themselves to play expansive rugby they reverted to an English type game plan. You would expect more from a Gibson coached team surely. </p>
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<p>It only rained for about 10 minutes, Canes inaccuracy contributed to the closeness of the game.</p>
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<p>I don't watch a lot of Super rugby these days but I did watch the game last night and Kearns does spew a lot of shit. The guy doesn't seem capable of being objective, but maybe that's his schtick for the cameras. Or maybe he is the fluffybunny he makes out to be</p>
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<p>I was on a school rugby tour in the early 90s and we played Randwick High so we went down to Randwick club training. One of the guys in the HS team had a pretty hot, but clearly young girlfriend. Kearns basically asked us for her details and told us her boyfriend better watch out. So yeah, I think he's just a fluffybunny.</p> -
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<p>Everytime they tried to get more expansive their skills let them down</p>
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<p>Bingo. With the Tahs pack, the gameplan is pretty simple but effective; bend the line, draw in defenders and then spread it wide with pace. When executed well we're very difficult to stop. A number of times last night our execution let us down at just the wrong time.</p>
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<p>For all the TMO gets involved, the trip on Kellaway should have been a YC, the neck roll/ face pull on Foley should have been more harshly dealt with and Pollock should have sent Coles from the field to clam down. No way I'd accept a captain speaking to me like that.</p> -
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Does this mean the Tahs will probably miss out on the play-offs? Very sad times. I will miss their gentlemanly conduct and sense of fair-play which has lit up the competition over the last couple of seasons.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Bingo. With the Tahs pack, the gameplan is pretty simple but effective; bend the line, draw in defenders and then spread it wide with pace. When executed well we're very difficult to stop. A number of times last night our execution let us down at just the wrong time.</p>
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<p>For all the TMO gets involved, the trip on Kellaway should have been a YC, the neck roll/ face pull on Foley should have been more harshly dealt with and Pollock should have sent Coles from the field to clam down. No way I'd accept a captain speaking to me like that.</p>
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<p>If we're talking about the same incident (Tahs guy kicks over the top, Canes forward turns his back but moves into his path) I thought a penalty would have been understandable, the Foley one was odd because Barrett was the primary tackler but the guy who actually did the facial was the fatty who was behind BB, which could be his only defence. On the other side Foley falling into the tackle of the Canes MF that earned a YC was a little harsh I reckon. Good on Foley to recover from a near concussion to slot the penalty though ;)</p> -
In a sport where there are contentious decisions every minute if you look hard enough, contentious stuff in the background all the time if you're looking for it, and where your national and state teams are struggling often. How on earth can it be beneficial for the sport, in a market as competitive as Australia's, to put a whining bore in the commentary box to piss in the collective cornflakes and drag everyone down into his misery.<br><br>
Baffling, no wonder rugby will struggle in Australia with that level of lack of common sense. <br><br>
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<p>Yes it is. Its the second best game involving nz teams is weekend<br><br>
Running and argie bargy</p>
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<p>sweet thanks mate</p> -
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<p>Crowd was really pissed about the trip on Kellaway and the face action on Foley.<br><br>
Otherwise, it was "home support" no different to any rugby ground in the world.<br><br>
The best thing about not having Fox is no Kearns</p>
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<p>Fairn enought they were a home crowd and so they meant to be one eyed, I still think it funny noone thought Skelton's shoulder into Shield's neck was ok.</p> -
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<p>Crowd was really pissed about the trip on Kellaway and the face action on Foley.<br><br>
Otherwise, it was "home support" no different to any rugby ground in the world.<br><br>
The best thing about not having Fox is no Kearns</p>
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<p>It was a trip but he was never going to get to the ball. Plus he would have run into the prop who was not obstructing anyway. About facewashing and off the ball stuff the Tahs take the cake. </p> -
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<p>Fairn enought they were a home crowd and so they meant to be one eyed, I still think it funny noone thought Skelton's shoulder into Shield's neck was ok.</p>
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<p>Funny I thought he swung his arm actually.... Kearnsie and the boys just thought it was a standard cleanout....</p> -
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<p>Fairn enought they were a home crowd and so they meant to be one eyed, I still think it funny noone thought Skelton's shoulder into Shield's neck was ok.</p>
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<p>Actually the replays at the ground took about two minutes to even find anything wrong. Once it established Skelton launched into a bloke on the deck, a few around me people muttered "idiot" and then it went back for the scrum anyway.</p>
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<p>Were they expected to boo their own player? I find most crowds will shut the fuck up when they see something wrong on the big screen (if they see it at all!) because they're waiting to see if they dodged a bullet.</p>
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<p>It was a trip but he was never going to get to the ball. </p>
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<p>Completely irrelevant - a player has obstructed another player coming through, and deliberately stuck his leg out. That's a foot trip and, in a lot of cases, a straight red card. The fact that it wasn't penalised at all is quite amazing given the home OB director gave the officials every chance to see it :)</p> -
<p>Skelton's just one big lazy thug. I remember he got away with trying to rip McCaw's head off on a few occasions when the Waratahs played the Crusaders last year!!</p>
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<p>Fair play - he's not JUST a big lazy thug. He does have good hands for the offload and is one of the best players I've seen at disrupting mauls.</p>
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<p>He could definitely stand to lose about 10kg and pick his moments to smash someone though.</p>
