Congrats to the Brumbies on a great win. They were excellent at nullifying Hodgson and McCalman in the loose and dominating our backs through To'omua and Speight. Why we didn't start Matthewson and Ebersohn I will never know. I think it would have been a travesty if the force had made the finals at the expense of the brumbies after last night. The best team won on the night and I don't think there is a force supporter anywhere in WA that will not be supporting the ponies next week.
On a completely separate note, and I want in no way for this to detract from the fact that the brumbies were superior last night, but I really do not like the way Walsh reffed the game. Both teams were pulled back for fairly minor infringements (force got two penalties before the scrum was even set, and the brumbies penalty directly in front of goals for Pek Cowans clean out was ridiculous). In a game when both teams were trying to play open and expansive rugby, it seemed Walsh did everything he could to slow the game down. I felt the spectacle of the night was lessened by his pedantic interpretation of the game.
Good luck to the Brumbies next week.
On a completely separate note, and I want in no way for this to detract from the fact that the brumbies were superior last night, but I really do not like the way Walsh reffed the game. Both teams were pulled back for fairly minor infringements (force got two penalties before the scrum was even set, and the brumbies penalty directly in front of goals for Pek Cowans clean out was ridiculous). In a game when both teams were trying to play open and expansive rugby, it seemed Walsh did everything he could to slow the game down. I felt the spectacle of the night was lessened by his pedantic interpretation of the game.
Good luck to the Brumbies next week.
