NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition

[sparky]

Nice to win against Aussie again, but the English and Irish coaches are going to watch the tape of this AB performance and think "Is that it?"

[Kruse]

What a limp end to a limp game... the TMO telling the ref that the game is over.

[No Quarter]

Pretty uninteresting game. We did enough to win without really getting out of 1st gear. Beauden's try the stand-out moment in the match. Not much else to talk about other than the midfield which is past it and unlikely to see us through to the RWC.

[Anonymous]

@kruse said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

What a limp end to a limp game... the TMO telling the ref that the game is over.

"We have a deal, time is up"

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@mariner4life said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

ALB that was terrible

That spoils your plans tonight. Who else you going to bat over now?

[Tordah]

I'll look at the positives:

• scrums were very good, nice return for Laulala
• SBW was so bad that finally even the selectors who love him for some reason must have seen it
• Barrett's place kicking was good
• Barrett's running game still up there
• Retallick got through unharmed
• Ben Smith still as reliable as ever

[taniwharugby]

@sparky they still need to step up, just cos we arnet playing well, they still have to actually win.

[Kruse]

@tordah said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

I'll look at the positives:

• scrums were very good, nice return for Laulala
• SBW was so bad that finally even the selectors who love him for some reason must have seen it
• Barrett's place kicking was good
• Barrett's running game still up there
• Retallick got through unharmed
• Ben Smith still as reliable as ever

• The empty looks in the wallabies' eyes during handshakes/etc

[kev]

@tordah DMac still doesn’t look like a starter.

[kiwiinmelb]

Phil Kearns is frustrated at the free ride Nz get from referees

[Stargazer]

@kev He isn't the best impact player anymore either.

[akan004]

Dickhead Kearns reckons the other teams are sick of the free ride the ABs get. He was referring to the yellow.

[Tim]

@akan004 LOL.

[antipodean]

@kiwiinmelb said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

Phil Kearns is frustrated at the free ride Nz get from referees

I'm guessing he doesn't bother watching anymore and just goes to item #3 on his post match check list.

[Tim]

@antipodean Even Green and Gold Rugby gave that up a few years ago.

[MrDenmore]

That fat corrupt Tory fluffybunny Kearns on Fox blaming the loss on the ABs getting a ‘free ride’ from referees theory

[Kruse]

TJP quickly updating NMS on what happened with the ladies they met last night during the handshake parade...

[No Quarter]

@stargazer said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

@kev He isn't the best impact player anymore either.

He's been fucking superb off the bench all year. I get you want Mo'unga there but DMac has been great in black this year.

[Anonymous]

@antipodean said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

@kiwiinmelb said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

Phil Kearns is frustrated at the free ride Nz get from referees

I'm guessing he doesn't bother watching anymore and just goes to item #3 on his post match check list.

If you managed to get paid by repeating yourself every game, would you bother watching it?

[mariner4life]

@kiwiinmelb said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

Phil Kearns is frustrated at the free ride Nz get from referees

He's become a parody

This breakdown of the game misses the point. The Wallabies are not good enough. It's not moments, its the fact that they are just not a good enough side to seriously challenge the best sides.