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I think your expectations are both unrealistic and your reaction is based on false assumptions. Deans has never been a coach that just simply gave players free reign to do whatever they wanted with a ball; he didn't do so at the Crusaders and he is not doing so now. The Wallabies had little...

.. Sharpe and Higgs in..

His tackling was dreadful and his carrying of the ball bordered on the effete.

At this point, his performance doesn't warrant selection. I wrote on another thread that his game can be summed up in his play for Nonu's try when he missed the tackle on Sivi when he was in position to make it, and then allowed Nonu to bast over him when Nonu's initial momentum was stopped by...

Positives: Front row, scrum, Horwill, Vickerman can still cut it against the best, Ioane Negatives: Wallabies have no top line goal-kicker, Elsom's form and captaincy, Cooper still has a tendency to make poor decisions under pressure, accuracy and intensity at breakdown means this Wallaby team...

The concern is that this Wallaby team is only fabulous running downhill, but in a tight test match? Well, there is a lot of evidence to support the argument that they can be too easily squeezed or managed out of the game. After this match, the Ireland match may loom as more of a threat that I...

A bit harsh. NZ are just a very fine side.

Yep, but ABs adjusted to his interpretations better and they didnt need any help at the breakdown. The ABs just bossed the collisions.

A try doesnt change the fact that Elsom has been disappointing

The amount of work Owen Franks is getting through is extraordinary.

Carter may be the best player on the park, but Nonu isnt far behind him,

How does Joubert miss that knock on?

aBOUT TIME!

Jesus, give it a rest. Wallabies could have been called for infringements as well.

Cooper inconsistent and Genia being scragged in close a few times but AB kick/chase game one big difference so far. Wallabies have had some success close to the ruck but ABs look comfortable for the most part. Elsom needs to lift his game.

Buzz killer.. As the game approaches I am growing more confident. Memories of HK come flooding back and I think this is a stronger Wallaby team across the board now. The only area of concern is the scrum and the capacity to fire for the full 80 and match the AB bench. The Wallabies can hold...

You seem to be quite excitable on this topic. Some great players (like your pet hatred McCaw) live close to the edge and use their knowledge of how the ref applied the laws to push the limits of what they can get away with purely to advantage their team. When Aussies do it and get away with it...

Sensational stat. Very interesting. Thank you!

If Steyn is the 15, Boks essentially are giving up on any back three counter attacking, unless they move him to 10 for defensive situations and even that makes little sense. Whatever the remaining merits of Smit as a player and captain, it is ridiculous to leave Bismarck on the bench; he is the...

As kick-off approaches, I am becoming more confident. Have no idea why, but think the front five will front up and everything else will take care of itself.