Australia v NZ. Bledisloe Cup Series 2024. Sep 21, Sep 28

[Marce]

So is Tupou 100% recovered?

 

[Tomthumb]

Kind of unfair to blame the defence - that was an unreal step from Sititi. Incredibly nimble for a big man.

He was given so much time from the passive defense line though. That would have been cut down from the start with line speed

 

[The Red Baron]

Yeah the defensive line is still too passive. It's not as bad as last week, but it's still a problem.

 

[Tomthumb]

Lazy cleanout by Bell there

 

[Micheal]

I really rate Pietsch. Just so ferocious in contact and competes so hard in every moment.

 

[HogansHeros]

Lomax so far off his feet he was doing a handstand?

 

[Aussie D]

Soft as butter again. Why was Jeremy Williams blowing up?

 

[The Red Baron]

That was a poor miss from McReight, Frost was too slow coming across though.

 

[Tomthumb]

Is it unfair to blame the defense for that too?

Laurie Fisher's amateur system is killing us

 

[Marce]

Easy peasy lemon squeezy

 

[Marce]

Where was the defence????

 

[Wilson]

That was a poor miss from McReight, Frost was too slow coming across though.

NZ prop the phase before puts him off his line and he gets caught coming back into play. You want him to make those, but it's well worked from NZ exploiting our passive d.

 

[Marce]

I'm counting 3 or 4 ABs penalties in this play so far...

 

[Tomthumb]

Only 4 instances of blatantly killing the ball by NZ there, and with Cane trying to tackel the 9 from the side. All legal supposedly

 

[The Red Baron]

Tupou undid all of Frost's good work in that maul.

 

[Aussie D]

As a player who gets a lot of fate from fans, Lolesio is having a decent game tonight, marshalling the attack well and making his tackled

 

[Micheal]

Tupou isn’t having his best game

 

[rugbyAU]

Brilliant from Dylan

 

[Tomthumb]

Tupou isn’t having his best game

Fells like his normal game. Most overhyped player I've ever seen

 

[Aussie D]

Tupou isn’t having his best game

He is much improved from last few weeks and was injured in the first minute