Wallabies v Japan 25 Oct

[Wilson]

Never in doubt

 

[Dan54]

Since when is TMO intervening in general play knock ons?

Test rugby it's all the bloody time!

 

[Dctarget]

never in doubt fellas!

edit: sorry Wilso

 

[todd4]

Thank god for that!

 

[Tomthumb]

Yuck. The decent back towards the Wallabies of old continues

 

[Spamnoodle]

I’m hoping the ratings for this game are woeful so no one had to watch it.

I'm contemplating dropping the Sports package earlier than planned.

 

[Sir Arthur Higgins]

Watched the last 20.
Happy to have team 2.5 get a run out and a win in a test and rest 90% of our first xv completely for the pending for tests.

 

[rugbyAU]

That was a dog shit performance - stupid selections against a side that hasn't beaten a Tier 1 team since 2019 and is ranked 13th

We have gotten worse every game since Joburg

 

[dillyboy]

Phew, ugly but a win's a win.

Closer than I'd like but about expected with the team we rolled out

 

[Happy]

And now Eddie F‘ng jones will claim it as a victory

 

[Upthemaroon!]

That was fucking dreadful

 

[Happy]

The biggest problem was no leadership on the field. Just played brain dead rugby especially close to their line.

 

[KOB1987]

Since when is TMO intervening in general play knock ons?

Since the 77th minute in Tokyo. Jonker does shit like that too, but only against us

 

[cyclopath]

Clear chasm-like drop off in quality from whatever is our "best" team. Gordon, Tizzano, Valetini and Pietsch decent. We get 4-6 important players injured and we'll get flogged in the other tests.

 

[Shiggins]

Injuries to LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Canham were not ideal.

Tane can't play any tests for the rest of the year. Donaldson and lynagh are our best options. I would have jorgenson and Dylan on the wings. Toole doesn't offer much at test rugby unless he starts looking for it more in tight. He is too small and doesn't punch above his weight like colbe. Paisami was ok but we need Lenny and JAS back.
Gordan was great
I thought the backrow was good enough

 

[rugbyAU]

The biggest problem was no leadership on the field.

That's what happens when you hand a third string backrower who had played 72 mins of test rugby through injuries and had never captained professionally before the captaincy

 

[KOB1987]

Injuries to LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Canham were not ideal.

Tane can't play any tests for the rest of the year. Donaldson and lynagh are our best options. I would have Philipe and Dylan on the wings. Toole doesn't offer much at test rugby unless he starts looking for it more in tight. He is too small and doesn't punch above his weight like colbe. Paisami was ok but we need Lenny and JAS back.
Gordan was great
I thought the backrow was good enough

Yep he’s awesome

 

[Dctarget]

Gordon, Tizzano, Pietsch, Paisami stepped up. I was actually disappointed in Valetini & Wilson. Tane bad. Flook completely unseen.

 

[rugbyAU]

Injuries to LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) and Canham were not ideal.

Tane can't play any tests for the rest of the year. Donaldson and lynagh are our best options. I would have Philipe and Dylan on the wings. Toole doesn't offer much at test rugby unless he starts looking for it more in tight. He is too small and doesn't punch above his weight like colbe. Paisami was ok but we need Lenny and JAS back.
Gordan was great
I thought the backrow was good enough

Who the fuck is Philipe?

 

[rugbyAU]

If we run out a second stream again v Italy we lose