Wallabies v Lions Game 2 MCG 26 July

[Derpus]

Oh Derpus - it ended about 20 years ago.

Yeah but fuck you and my old man for having to fucken

 

[Linerunner2023]

He should play on the wing until he learns how to tackle properly. Meanwhile you don't have a top class 12 so Ikitau is forced to play out of position. Since the good old days of Kerevi, Australia don't have a top class 12, Paisami isn't the answer. Joe prefers Ikitau at 12 than the tiny Paisami who is an easy target for test defenses

Kerevi is still around
For some reason doesn’t get picked

 

[BDA]

Great game...rubbish call at the end but it is what it is...all i ask from national tema is that they go out there and do us proud and they did that tonight

 

[Aussie D]

Gutted, deserved to win and next week would have been huge but not meant to be. Itoje was huge.
very proud of the team though, great performance, if we play like that we can win the bledisloe (next goal now ha ha )

We play like that and the All Blacks will put 40 on us

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Yeah but fuck you and my old man for having to fucken

Preach

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Fuck I’d love to see Chieka after that tbh.

 

[PhilClinton]

By the laws it was clearly a penalty, ref has ruined the decider

yep this is also a key thing. If I’m world rugby officials, regardless of perceived bias to NH teams, I’m coming out and making sure it’s clear the refs fucked the call and we should be playing a decider in Sydney.

If WR (World Rugby) is serious about the global game, they’re dropping making a comment to drop the TMO from test matches and also the ref

 

[Goosestep]

Why can’t WR (World Rugby) just rigg it like origin, so we can get the game 3 decider we deserve?

 

[jason08]

Shouldnt be dependent on this but it probably is. Think Rugby is basically done now.

At the same time if we had won today and lost next week, some would say it was all for nothing. But I understand your point, Aus sports are quite fickle and we need all we can get at the moment.

 

[PhilClinton]

Even after my penalty ranting, as I said, huge drop off in our attack and structure once Skelton and Valetini are off.

This might sound like a broken record but LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) for Williams on the bench in Sydney is the move. Skelton wanted to fuck blokes up, LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) wants to fuck blokes up. We need that.

 

[The Red Baron]

yep this is also a key thing. If I’m world rugby officials, regardless of perceived bias to NH teams, I’m coming out and making sure it’s clear the refs fucked the call and we should be playing a decider in Sydney.

If WR (World Rugby) (World Rugby) is serious about the global game, they’re dropping making a comment to drop the TMO from test matches and also the ref

mate I reckon part of this is on the teams themselves, where they'll test the extent of the laws to their absolute extreme. It forces the refs into an unwinnable position at times, noting that the ref tonight made the worst fucking decisions possible at times.

Just play within the fucking laws as they are, and let the game speak for itself.

 

[Upthemaroon!]

Skelton wanted to fuck blokes up, LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) wants to fuck blokes up. We need that.

Regarding this, I think that we need a certain level of state school mongrel in every WB 23 from now. These soft grammar cvnts aren't cutting it anymore.

 

[rugbyAU]

And of course Farrell defends the call

 

[Aussie D]

from my limited tv view , the last play is a penalty and a yellow card. in addition. Smith chose the wrong team. LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and tupou should have been in the 23. Bell should have started. Valenti and Skelton should have played 64 min min.

Skelton was walking after 30min. Should have been replaced before halftime

 

[ACT Crusader]

Kerevi is still around
For some reason doesn’t get picked

I reckon some other issues at play as to why he doesn’t.

 

[KOB1987]

Shouldnt be dependent on this but it probably is. Think Rugby is basically done now.

Don’t lose sight that this is a Lions series and we are apparently going to bank $100m. It’s not like we lost to Georgia on the Gold Coast or something.

 

[KOB1987]

We play like that and the All Blacks will put 40 on us

That old chestnut.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Bank or pay debt….

 

[KOB1987]

And of course Farrell defends the call

In fairness I don’t think it would be right for a player to do otherwise.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Gleeson should have gone for Wilson tbf but also stuck because they pick Tizzano for the bench and we can’t have him and Fraser on the field at the same time. CDC was hard done by who would have given balance

Hooper more so than CdC, but I agree with the sentiment about two No 7s. When will these bloody coaches learn the obvious?