1-off runners. Why is everyone upset about this? Every team does it. It's supposed to either a) bust/bend the line b)set-up quick ball c) force more defence into the middle or the ruck area which creates more space out wide.......
Wow..another great game to watch.
Beale to 10, Folau to 15 and O'Connor to the wing. Tomane big question mark - did nothing.Lilo to 10 and O'Connor to 12.
Was warburton really that much better than Hooper. Don't think so.
Was hoping that Rudd may have had the numbers to roll Dingo as well - at least until the end of the Lions series before a fresh ARU election.Robbie Deans - "Small steps in the context of the tough conditions"... Blah Blah.. "Its part of the process" Blah Blah.
I think I'd rather listen to Julia Gillard, probably has a better idea of what is going on and can actually communicate what she wants the audience to believe.
Go back two years and you will see people discussing just this aspect. It is the whole game plan. Take no risks that could cost the game. Don't play basically.
Where are the Palu haters now. Best Wallaby forward by far
Where are the Palu haters now. Best Wallaby forward by far
Where are the Palu haters now. Best Wallaby forward by far
Where are the Palu haters now. Best Wallaby forward by far
Wow..another great game to watch. Mrs Bullrush and were jumping outta the couch and fist-pumping a couple of times in that game but the Gill steal at the line-out pretty much launched me directly off the lounge suite and about 2 feet clear in the air via the power of sheer amazement and excitement. Massive play.
I've only browsed the last couple of pages on the thread but here's my $0.02 on the Deans bashing...
1-off runners. Why is everyone upset about this? Every team does it. It's supposed to either a) bust/bend the line b)set-up quick ball c) force more defence into the middle or the ruck area which creates more space out wide. You have to win those tight battles and force the opposition to respect you there to 'earn the right' to go wide. The key, though, is winning those exchanges. I'm sure everyone will talk about how the Wallabies weren't as accurate at the breakdown for the first 40-60odd minutes and we saw the Lions getting good turn-overs and penalties. Once the intensity and accuracy lifted there, lo and behold, space opens up outside and O'Conner sets AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) up for the try.
As Pusser said, Deans wasn't dropping the passes and losing the collusions.
ON O'Conner..nah, he wasn't perfect. But I'd say he had more impact on the game then Sexton did.....
was good to see him make a few more yards in his carries and some good hits but not quite a stand out. i think it was a hard game for anyone to standout.
But is it the gameplan or the nerves and what's happening out on the field that causes a large number of the players to play within themselves and take fewer risks.
Tomane for example seemed non-phased, still carrying the ball in one hand in close quarters trying to get through lots of traffic. It's risky but it's what he does. But then you have Beale and JOC (James O'Connor) and even Genia at times playing conservative.
It was similar to the All Blacks last week when the game was close vs France, Ranger just went into his shell and played as conservative as I've ever seen him, trying not stuff up but at the same time being pretty ineffective. I don't think that was the gameplan on how he was to be used at all, but it's what happened because of the situation at hand.
When have the Wallabies played differently in the last two years?
As for Tomane, he played exactly like he does for the Brumbies IMO.