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Steve Williams (59)
TBF, literally does mean figuratively now.
Been so for years. The dictionaries gave up and rewrote their definitions.
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Been so for years. The dictionaries gave up and rewrote their definitions.
Red Runner
Billy Sheehan (19)
They changed the definition because dumb people were using it wrong??? Holy hell. Idiocracy here we come.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
It has been ever thus.
Even the word "dumb", as you're using it here, was redefined ... It got dumbed down from mute to idiot.
Blue
Steve Williams (59)
That's nothing. Go see what they did to "Woman" and "Man" if you want some revisionism.
Is it really that bizarre?
when fit, Potter has been 1st choice on a wing all season and was rested last week with the other certain starters. Fully expected to come back this week particularly with how comfortable he is under the highball
Mr Pilfer
Vay Wilson (31)
Yep Potter clearly picked to defuse the bombs which will be coming.
England don’t look that strong in the lineout, would have loved to see Swain start and pick them off.
Can’t see us getting close though, we are building better depth but you cant expect to take out Ikitau/Hooper/Skelton/Wright/McDermott and beat a top 5 side
KOB1987
Tim Horan (67)
I’m ok with this #10 situation. Personally I think Donno should have been taken on tour, but he wasn’t. The three 10s are Edmed, JOC (James O'Connor) and Gordon. They knew JOC (James O'Connor) wouldn’t be available this weekend and it’s more important to get Gordon’s quad right than bust it further. These are the exact scenarios teams have to work around during a RWC where a new player can’t come in. Edmed will be penned in to play 70 minutes, if he has to come off earlier they will go to their plan B, just like England will have to if they get a couple of injuries in the backs.
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Peter Burge (5)
Dictionaries just document how words are actually used by people, they are not guardians of language and they certainly don't "change the definition" of words as that BBC article states. If people commonly use literally to mean figuratively, then a good dictionary reports that.
I'm not completely sold on Potter, I don't think he's quite up to it at this level in many ways. I don't like how he always tries a little kick through when he gets to the edge, for example, it's one dimensional, rarely works in Australia's benefit, and if prefer him to take contact and recycle posession more often. But he is good in the air, much better in the air than Toole for example, even Peitsch. Which will probably be useful against England.
I'm not completely sold on Potter, I don't think he's quite up to it at this level in many ways. I don't like how he always tries a little kick through when he gets to the edge, for example, it's one dimensional, rarely works in Australia's benefit, and if prefer him to take contact and recycle posession more often. But he is good in the air, much better in the air than Toole for example, even Peitsch. Which will probably be useful against England.
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KOB1987
Tim Horan (67)
There was an interview with Schmidt on Ch9 just now and they asked how C Gordon was going - ‘he’s going super, been recalibrating, will see him sooner rather than later, has had a little niggle but ran at 96% on Tuesday and we think he’s right to go’. Maybe Doran has got this one wrong?
stillmissit
Jim Lenehan (48)
I hope so, but from the bench.....
Red Runner
Billy Sheehan (19)
Did he really say 96%??
Strewthcobber
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
If as rumoured, the Roar goes bust, and Christie is out of a job, I genuinely wonder what any of us will talk about most of the time
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The Ghost of Raelene
Tim Horan (67)
Either being a smart ass which I doubt or he's going off data from things like Whoop bands, Aura Rings etc that they all love these days
KOB1987
Tim Horan (67)
Yes he did make a comment inferring this when Carl laughed at the specificity of the number.
I think people are getting too wound up over the lack of a 10 on the bench. It's not like we are playing our whole game through the 10 so the idea that Stewart couldn't fill in that role where you're required to defend, make a limited number of passes like everyone in the backline and some kicking doesn't wash for me.
With Carter Gordon close to playing and O'Connor being available for tests 3-5 I don't see a major reason to fly in an emergency 10 to join the squad.
With Carter Gordon close to playing and O'Connor being available for tests 3-5 I don't see a major reason to fly in an emergency 10 to join the squad.
HogansHeros
Vay Wilson (31)
Yeah wasnt there a stat somewhere that Edmed made 10 passes last match?
Surely we will play a slightly different plan against England, but when you're playing off 9, it isnt as big of deal, probably ehy Schmidt is sticking with Edmed. C.Gordon might not even fit with his game plan.
It was something like that, but also that has been fairly stable regardless of who is playing 10.
Like a lot of teams we play off the 9 and outside of scrums and clearing kicks, the 10 isn't overly likely to be in a position to receive a pass from the 9 based on where we position the various pods/players.
Dctarget
Jason Little (69)
Someone did a good Roar post on analysing our kicking from the Japan game. We dropped two uncontested kicks (Kellaway and Edmed) and five out of the seven contestable kicks Japan sent our way. We didn't win back any of our own nine contestable kicks. So, we only recovered 2/16 contestable kicks.
Are Japan really that much better in the air than us? What's going on? England for sure are way better than Japan are. Mitchell/Ford are also incredibly accurate with their kicks, it's all Ford does. Freeman, Roebuck, Steward are great at high balls.
No wonder Potter comes in, not that I've seen him do much in the air at test level. But Potter, Sua'ali'i and Jorgensen should shore up the receipts a little.
Are Japan really that much better in the air than us? What's going on? England for sure are way better than Japan are. Mitchell/Ford are also incredibly accurate with their kicks, it's all Ford does. Freeman, Roebuck, Steward are great at high balls.
No wonder Potter comes in, not that I've seen him do much in the air at test level. But Potter, Sua'ali'i and Jorgensen should shore up the receipts a little.