2012 Rugby Championship Game 1 Australia vs New Zealand - 18 August

[Karl]

Why carry the 5 forwards and not use them?

Nice desperation from Moore.

5 forwards

Fuck me

 

[biggsy]

Come on Robbie use that bench.

Moore and Slipper would be good starts.

Use the bench, last 8 min like always

 

[Ash]

It's like watching the 'Tahs, completely outplayed but keeping it tight on the scoreboard, thus offering false hope. Do the Wallabies have the ability to make the crucial scores in the last 20 that the 'Tahs lack?

Not bloody likely.

Not when your forwards are being so slapped and lazy.

Samo on for Dennis.

 

[maxdacat]

Samo on.

 

[SteveMerrick]

I am not convinced Dave Dennis has the foot speed for an international 6?

 

[Ash]

Robinson and Timani should have been subbed by now too, and Hooper getting ready.

What Samo will do is beyond me.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Nice dart from Aaron Smith but ABs come up with the error. ABs errors predominantly the only thing keeping the noose off our necks.

Scrum penalty ABs.

 

[biggsy]

Yep, more kicking please Berrick. Going well.

Glade I read this post, I said this before a few day ago. Always going to kick

 

[Ash]

Timani off, and it is because of a head clash. Amazing. He is not an 80 min player, especially at test level.

 

[maxdacat]

An almost tight head wtf!

 

[Karl]

I'm actually surprised I'm still bothering to watch. I'm a naive optimistic idiot but there is still a tiny, miraculous (as in Virgin Birth of the Saviour of Mankind type miracle) chance we could pull this off if the ABs choke worse than a 10 year old at an all you can eat Hot Dog party

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Lurch, I mean Retallick is out there. He's handy off the bench.

Some good defence there to keep the ABs out in the corner. Well done AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper).

 

[XVProps]

Our scrum just got pantsed again, it's so bad it's funny!

 

[mark_s]

ABs looked to have bombed that.

 

[Ash]

The AB forwards are making ground way too easily.

Great play from Messam, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) just got Gear thankfully.

But gees they caught us short easily again.

 

[SteveMerrick]

If only our front row would not talk themselves up before every All Blacks game - they just had their arses handed to them on a platter - it is incredible that with 12 to go we are only eight behind considering how poorly we have played across the park

 

[Bardon]

Nice to see player welfare there with Timani taken off as a precaution for possible concussion. However he should have been taken off long before that based on his performance.

 

[Karl]

Fuckitty fuckin fucking hell

 

[AngrySeahorse]

What was that penalty for?

 

[Ash]

Slipper is finally on.

Poor pass out in front of Samo, he juggles then loses in contact. Execution is just so off.

I picked ABs by 10, so an AB penalty here will have me close.