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I know what you''re saying but watchable to me suggests that the game would be entertaining to someone that is not invested in rugby. No fairweather fan watched the Scotland game and considered the match entertaining.

Let's put it this way- it's an easier tackle for Campbell than Wright.

He had just stepped off his right foot and his momentum was towards Campbell, who never completely committed and was in position to make the tackle.

Scotland game was dubious, but this game was legitimately enjoyable.

Couple of thoughts from the game: - France have never worried me as much as England and Ireland and this game reaffirmed that. Not sure if the Wallabies are a bogey team or they are just overrated. Most likely it's a combination of the two. - In saying that, their backrow was fantastic. All 3...

Did Banks really play badly enough to get dropped? He wasn't prominent but I wouldn't have said it was a terrible performance. I just don't think there are better alternatives available - Banks might not be world class but he's looked better than his competitors at Super Rugby and Australia A...

I think Paisami is a pretty solid player, who (as Joe Blow stated) who has obtained a lot of goodwill from a strong series against the French last year, but I question the combination of Foley and Paisami together. Foley's always been pretty limited in ball- playing (although a very dangerous...

Gee our attack has been clunky for the past three or four games, hasn't it? The Wallabies attack seems to be based purely on physicality and some key ball- runners/ battering rams. The problem with this approach is its entirely reliant on either Kerevi or Valetini having strong games- which is...

He looks like a guy whose confidence is completely shot and is second- guessing himself with everything. Not sure what the solution is but he needs extended time (maybe at a lower level) on the pitch to start.

Clubs would need to be pretty savvy with their recruitment of international players if they are looking to increase sponsorship opportunities. Players like Etzebeth and Marx might be world class rugby players but are hardly household names in Australia and likely to get the crowds back, although...

Absurd- no coach thinks about bringing on a guy with a bigger line kick (because he rarely actually kicks in general play from fly-half) while they are camped in their own 22. You could argue that Hodge is just as likely to knock the ball on or trip over himself in the defensive line too.

He’s been given pretty limited time on the field recently so it’s pretty tough to make that judgement. Although some players are better starters and for various reasons are less likely to ‘inject‘ themselves. Petaia was pretty good prior to his injury earlier in the year although he might be...

This is a good post.

It’s a near given that we will lose at Eden Park. Big games like this are extremely mentally draining and we’ve seen how powerful emotion has been in this Rugby Championship. This wasn’t a poor Wallabies performance - so there’s no motivation to respond after a lacklustre effort or an...

You could argue that putting Foley between Gordon and Foketi won't do the other two any favours either.

Rennie's in a pretty difficult position and can never really win with these selections. We've got multiple players unavailable and just came off a hiding from South Africa where people on this forum were screaming for changes to the team, and Rennie has basically obliged. All the unforced...

To be fair the Springboks hardly commit any players to the breakdown and mainly try to get turnovers from the tackle (hold-up/ choke) rather than from counter-ruck. Maybe the issue was accuracy rather than tactics?

Gordon was surprisingly decent on the wing; took one high ball and made a good cover tackle.

There were one or two relatively innocuous penalties against the attacking team for not ’coming through the gate’ which could be labelled pedantic. This might be unfair but he also comes across as a real bellend which might make things worse.

Nic’s definitely the best proponent of the box kick (and currently our best scrum-half) but he has had a propensity throughout his career to overplay his hand especially when it comes to kicking. He also tends to kick the ball more and worse when the Wallabies are under pressure. Let‘s give him...