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He's a freak. Feels like he's been around forever too.

Not getting the basics right is the scourge of Australian rugby.

Yep, that's true. What I'm also seeing is that the Japanese have made a few breaks up the middle as well, hence the porous comment. The Japanese are doing a good job of exploiting our defensive frailties.

That was a really clever chip. The Aus A defensive line is too porous.

on the contrary, it shows how much Japanese rugby has come over the last 10 years.

I rate Kuenzle, I reckon he had a good super season this year. He really does straighten the attack.

The Japanese are really good at powering through the hit. They've made easy metres up the guts a couple of times now.

That was well read by Campbell. Aus A are very passive off the line in defence at the moment.

Reminds me of Marv Albert's last season commentating on the NBA. You'd hear random noises and heavy breathing and wonder just what the hell was going on.

Yep, the commentary is weird when there is no on field sound.

Absolutely spot on. If you win that initial collision it opens everything up.

I wonder if this speaks to the discussion on the players being uncoachable? We've got multiple coaches who have seemingly been unable to adapt their game plans, and I wonder if part of it is because the playing group on the whole lack the IQ to adapt?

Apart from discipline, what annoyed me was the support lines ran and the body height in contact. Far too often a break would be made and there was no one running a support line, which limits the options of the ball carrier and makes it easy for the defence to pick them off. As two examples off...

Both things can be right though. While it's clear that our top tier players are getting to that level without the required fundamentals, there is also an obvious consistency issue with refereeing in world rugby.

Ask an NBA fan what they think of Scott Foster or Tony Brothers.

So how many players are out this week due to a head knock?

You must be fun at parties. Remind me when the last time we won at Eden Park was? That's motivation enough, now that the Bledisloe is gone.

Despite my bitter disappointment, I reckon this sets up the next clash really well. Given recent history, had the Wallabies won, chances are we'd cop a hiding at Eden Park next week. Now we'll go across the ditch with a point to prove. We still might cop a hiding, but I reckon they'll be more up...

I can't even. Wasn't time still off?

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