Wallabies vs France 1
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@mikey07 said in Wallabies vs France 1:
I went to bed at halftime how did France butcher that winning position.
By trying to lock out a game from 15-0 up, with 65 minutes to go.
Oh and this:
https://twitter.com/CharlieFelix/status/1412741979620864000?s=20
@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@mikey07 said in Wallabies vs France 1:
I went to bed at halftime how did France butcher that winning position.
By trying to lock out a game from 15-0 up, with 65 minutes to go.
Oh and this:
https://twitter.com/CharlieFelix/status/1412741979620864000?s=20
There's a lesson in effort there for young players, look at the actions of Tupou first and then Tate McDermott. Enormous stuff to force the mistake and be in a position to capitalise on it.
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I don't really know what to make of that game, but it was certainly nice to somehow eke out a win in the end.
When we controlled possession I thought we looked pretty good, but as usual we were let down by a handful of brainsnap errors. Soft dropped balls, terrible kicking, defensive misreads.
I'll give them a pass for the first game of the season though. We really should have won by 10+ given our dominance of territory, and the amount of clear-cut chances we totally blew.
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I don't really know what to make of that game, but it was certainly nice to somehow eke out a win in the end.
When we controlled possession I thought we looked pretty good, but as usual we were let down by a handful of brainsnap errors. Soft dropped balls, terrible kicking, defensive misreads.
I'll give them a pass for the first game of the season though. We really should have won by 10+ given our dominance of territory, and the amount of clear-cut chances we totally blew.
@barbarian ruck work still not nearly up to this level. Yes it is game 1, but FFS if you're the nearest 2 guys at EVERY level of rugby one of you cleans and one of you bridges.
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If Dupont and Dulin were the last two players to touch the ball instead of those muppets, the Wallabies would've rightly lost.
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I don't get the "what a gamble" part of that tweet. Lock trying to win lineout ball in the attacking zone after the buzzer has sounded is a gamble? That's his fucking job.
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@nepia he said the gamble part was Tate McDermott the replacement 9 running down the sideline - not the lock.
@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia he said the gamble part was Tate McDermott the replacement 9 running down the sideline - not the lock.
What part of that is a gamble? France were hardly going to try going the length of the field.
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Was McDermott allowed to wave his arm like that? Don’t have an issue with it, just didn’t know it was allowed.
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@nepia he said the gamble part was Tate McDermott the replacement 9 running down the sideline - not the lock.
@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia he said the gamble part was Tate McDermott the replacement 9 running down the sideline - not the lock.
Ah right, I muddled up the names while watching the vid - I thought the giant lock was McDermott and the halfback had some bogan name like Marshall or Cowan.
But, I agree with @antipodean that still, what part of it is a gamble?
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If Dupont and Dulin were the last two players to touch the ball instead of those muppets, the Wallabies would've rightly lost.
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@antipodean And it Latu, Arnold, Skelton, Kerevi, JOC etc were in the team we would've fucking steamrolled them.
Can only play what's there.
@derpus said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@antipodean And it Latu, Arnold, Skelton, Kerevi, JOC etc were in the team we would've fucking steamrolled them.
Can only play what's there.
My point was the Wallabies required an act of self sabotage from a fifth choice halfback and a fullback from ProD2.
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The initial error from the French was to not go for a much further kick for touch after they got the penalty at the end. Far less pressure trying to close out a game in your opposition half than in your own. Dumb play.
@akan004 said in Wallabies vs France 1:
The initial error from the French was to not go for a much further kick to touch after they got the penalty at the end. Far less pressure trying to close out a game in your opposition half than in your own. Dumb play.
Yep, that was an atrocious kick for touch. Worse than most penalty kicks for touch in League, and that's saying something...
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@derpus said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@antipodean And it Latu, Arnold, Skelton, Kerevi, JOC etc were in the team we would've fucking steamrolled them.
Can only play what's there.
My point was the Wallabies required an act of self sabotage from a fifth choice halfback and a fullback from ProD2.
@antipodean said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@derpus said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@antipodean And it Latu, Arnold, Skelton, Kerevi, JOC etc were in the team we would've fucking steamrolled them.
Can only play what's there.
My point was the Wallabies required an act of self sabotage from a fifth choice halfback and a fullback from ProD2.
Just nice that another team decided to self-sabotage against us, rather than the flipside which happens far more frequently.
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Typical first game of the season feel to this game. Thought the Wallabies were surprised by the physical nature of the French but also liked the way the Wallabies attempted to chug it up the middle to try and create space out wide (hope Foster was watching). Is this part of Rennie's plan?
Slipper is my favourite Wob. One of the best props who never takes a step backwards. -
@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia he said the gamble part was Tate McDermott the replacement 9 running down the sideline - not the lock.
Ah right, I muddled up the names while watching the vid - I thought the giant lock was McDermott and the halfback had some bogan name like Marshall or Cowan.
But, I agree with @antipodean that still, what part of it is a gamble?
@nepia said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@nepia he said the gamble part was Tate McDermott the replacement 9 running down the sideline - not the lock.
Ah right, I muddled up the names while watching the vid - I thought the giant lock was McDermott and the halfback had some bogan name like Marshall or Cowan.
But, I agree with @antipodean that still, what part of it is a gamble?
I did too! I thought he said McDermott was 6 foot nine! Maybe he said 5 foot 9 (that would be closer).
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@mikey07 said in Wallabies vs France 1:
I went to bed at halftime how did France butcher that winning position.
i think they really did tire, weren't so good defensively out wide and the collective Wallabies bench did good for once (how often does that happen?)
Strange game in the end though. The practical, determined, dominant France that started was not the France that ended. -
@antipodean said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@derpus said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@antipodean And it Latu, Arnold, Skelton, Kerevi, JOC etc were in the team we would've fucking steamrolled them.
Can only play what's there.
My point was the Wallabies required an act of self sabotage from a fifth choice halfback and a fullback from ProD2.
Just nice that another team decided to self-sabotage against us, rather than the flipside which happens far more frequently.
@barbarian said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@antipodean said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@derpus said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@antipodean And it Latu, Arnold, Skelton, Kerevi, JOC etc were in the team we would've fucking steamrolled them.
Can only play what's there.
My point was the Wallabies required an act of self sabotage from a fifth choice halfback and a fullback from ProD2.
Just nice that another team decided to self-sabotage against us, rather than the flipside which happens far more frequently.
I think the real positives are the backrow combination looks willing and balanced. And ample evidence that Test rugby really is beyond Banks and Gordon.
