2012 Rugby Championship Round 3 Game 1 Australia vs South Africa - 8 Sep

[Braveheart81]

Notice how he couldn't budge Ma'afu.

Ma'afu was just thinking... pretend Spies is trying to push into the buffet queue.

 

[Swat]

You missed out on this gem:

 

[PaarlBok]

If there is one thing I'd hand Flo it's that he will play himself to a standstill.

It will be interesting to see who he replaces if he comes on. One would have to think Vermeulen, who is short of a gallop.,

Being Duannes debut I think he'll go for 80 minutes. Coetzee did not push him back, he managed him back and was due a full match last week. Goosen is short of match time. Good news is that Brussouw is back in action this weekend. He is the player we need most in the team. JPP is due back in three weeks.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Test matches in Perth against the Boks are rarely crackers . For some reason they turn into injury and stoppage riddled affairs.

Yep, I've attended several of them and they are routinely snore-fests [no, not that kind of Snor ]. Nevertheless, I'll be there on Saturday night.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Moore is confirmed out with a hamstring injury.

TPN to start, with S Fainga'a on the bench.

 

[Blue]

Moore is confirmed out with a hamstring injury.

TPN to start, with S Fainga'a on the bench.

So is that good or bad?

 

[tigerland12]

So is that good or bad?

Good for you.
Fucking crap for us!

 

[cyclopath]

So is that good or bad?

That depends at what point in the game TPN successfully disconnects his cerebral cortex from the rest of his nervous system and Avatar Fainga'a comes on.
With TPN / Moore I am a bit "meh" as to which one starts. I don't think Saia is quite there. I suspect he will get a chance to prove me wrong. I hope he does.

 

[Waylon]

TPN in.

Moore can't stand in the backline with a torn hammy

Great news. One less wallaby forward cramping the backline

We have a backline that can score tries this week. Great to see Squeaky sitting next to Cummins in the grandstand

 

[The Red Baron]

TPN in.

Moore can't stand in the backline with a torn hammy

Great news. One less wallaby forward cramping the backline

We have a backline that can score tries this week. Great to see Squeaky sitting next to Cummins in the grandstand

Eh? I'm not sure if you are trolling or you are serious..

 

[ChargerWA]

He's serious. But you shouldn't pick on people with Tourettes.........

 

[ChargerWA]

Shame Nathan Charles isn't in WA (or the squad). He is better than Fainga'a IMO and deserves the chance to prove it. His positional play and situational awareness is worth a couple of extra trys a year compared to most other pigs.

 

[tigerland12]

Yeah but Hanson is better then both Charles and Fainga'a.

 

[Joe Blow]

That's a shame. He was starting to play very well.
Hopefully TPN can go the distance.

 

[Scarfman]

Fanger really is crap, isn't he? Don't know what he's doing out there. Nice young bloke, but should be playing grade.

 

[emuarse]

(yawn)

 

[Joe Blow]

TPN does not have as high a work rate as Moore. He was doing a lot of walking in the first Bled. Hope he can pick it up on the weekend.
On the flip side he is very strong in the scrum and carries the ball well.

Fainga'a is more like a 3rd openside in the 22.

 

[scaraby]

If Alexander walks the walk like he talked the talk on Rugby club then front row will go well...very impressive. Sign him up Fox Sports!

 

[No4918]

If Alexander walks the walk like he talked the talk on Rugby club then front row will go well.very impressive. Sign him up Fox Sports!

You are optimistic. Our blokes are notorious at talking a great story only to see it all disappear after the first 10.

Pretty keen to see Strauss and TPN up against each other. Two pretty damn good running hookers.

In the backs i think AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is going to be the key. They have selected a backline to run the pill. Finally a centre pair that compliment the halves natural games. If he can get space and width with Shipperley on the edge we will win. If he forgets to pass, and Barnes decides to kick away the rest of the possession that comes our way, we will lose.

Tips
AB by 24
Boks by 2

 

[Hairy Test Eagle]

It will be good to see Samo starting at 8. He will bring much needed mongrel to the team and having Higgenbotham injected of the bench should work well.