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On another note I don't mind Sean Maloney as a commentator either, I thought he did a very good call of the game.

The Tahs were bagged for not taking penalties against the Cheetahs in that "horror" game last season, obviously Mowen remembered & learned from that. Come on Baldric, Brumbies a bit lucky to pull one out of the fire, I thought both teams were about 50/50 but def slight favour for the Cheetahs...

I understand what Mowen was doing but I would have gone for the try. And this is the reason why with this penalty at the end. Justifies his decision. If Mowen had of gone for the try & the Brumbies coughed it up, made a mistake, etc then they would not have been able to win the game with...

Going down to the wire. Brumbies have to score here. Going for the 3 pts, done. Have the option of a penalty & not just a try now for the Brumbies to win it.

I noticed a couple of times Stannard actually did the whole "7's retreat" as I call it, receives the ball nearly flat footed, sees the wall of defenders & then shuffles backward, looks for someone to pass to running from depth, if no one is there then crab side ways looking for a gap. Now, it...

Harsh on the backrow IMO they were fine but as per usual they kept coming up with errors. Mafi kicking the ball out on the full whilst under no pressure was just one of many examples where they just made dumb mistakes.

I think Force fans can consider themselves lucky that here in Oz we have services like lifeline.... I was hoping for a Force victory but too bigger gap now surely.

I was going to say great start Force...

At times it was poor certainly. Zac threw at least x2 passes to no one but he looked great when he ran it himself. As I said, with ball in hand at times they looked quite good but the error rate (in particular from the passing as you pointed out) had me pulling my hair out. I'm not calling any...

My guys made too may errors & didn't get on the front foot with the scrum battle early, from that point on the 50/50 scrum calls favoured the Chiefs. The ball was wet but way too many errors. The slow starting whilst annoying is not something I'm too worried about this early on. On the...

I did at $1.70 though it is a part of a larger multi bet. I'm saying Highlanders to win this (+5) if they come out with the same intensity as the game against the Crusaders. The only hope I can see for the Tahs is to slow the tempo of the game down at the breakdown to stop the Highlanders...

From Law 10 f) Playing an opponent without the ball. Except in a scrum, ruck or maul, a player must not hold, push or obstruct an opponent not carrying the ball. Sanction: Penalty kick From this law it would suggest Pocock is in the wrong (if it indeed had of prevented a try or at any time...

Thanks for the analysis Timms that certainly clears it up for me. Fair try. I still think the in general the Reds whole win was lucky (very much the same way my team was very lucky to have beaten the Blues by 1 in rd1) just given the way they played & the amount of chances the Force blew. And...

Looks like Fantasy Rugby this year is all about the journey for me, rather than the end result, I know, I know - thats loser talk!

Teach if your guys put in that kind of effort against any of the Aussie teams (from what I've seen thus far) then you'll be wiping them off the park. I could feel the intensity just watching it on the TV, was happy enough my guys were still hanging on & in the game by half time.

My thoughts at the very beginning was that he was indeed obstructed from making a tackle. The fact that Pocock ran into Digby who was just about right next to Taps tells me Pocock was within range to make a tackle & was denied the opportunity. But for whatever reason the officials decided to let...

I wouldnt look too much to the ref in this game as a reason for the loss even though he made a couple of blunders, my previous post explains what I believed was critical. x2 of the Reds tries were pretty lucky & if you take those out of the equation it looks a lot better for the Force but still...

Penalty Force. Force playing on beyond the 80min. The dropped ball from Sharpe is pretty much what sums up the Force night, too many dropped balls. Not quick enough quick ball & barely any decoy runners to question the defence. I do tend to believe the Reds did not look too good tonight, their...

It's a challenge. I think I'll have RSI afterwards. Depends what mood I'm in, sometimes I just have to watch the game but I'm in a typing mood tonight. Oh! Only if the Force had of picked up that kick from Seymour. Force should have had the scrum though given the ball went forward - from my...

Ioane did well there was in a bit of trouble near the side line. Force still trying though. Apparently there was a problem over the side line with a couple of players. Penalty against Force I believe. Hmmm, I don't think Sharpie needed to do that. Maybe something was said, who knows? Harris...