Bledisloe 1: 29 July @ MCG

[Pokinacha]

Has everyone been paid to suck on Melbournes cock?

 

[Tomthumb]

B
Better than white when he came on

Pretty low bar mate

 

[Shiggins]

I'm still not stoked about Savea smashing toupo off the ball in his broken rib and then we get yellow carded at the same ruck. I don't think it was in purpose but it didn't look great.

 

[qwerty51]

We can beat a top team on our day, but no chance of doing that 3 times in a row

We only need 2.

 

[drewprint]

I wouldn't mind seeing him swap to 6, Holloway has been below par this year and Hooper's major issue seems to be sticking with the pace of the game required at 7.

I dunno. I really rate Hooper but I feel like Holloway is definitely better in contact at international level - at this point anyway. If Eddie wants a bigger body at 7 maybe Leota is worth considering.

 

[qwerty51]

I'm still not stoked about Savea smashing toupo off the ball in his broken rib and then we get yellow carded at the same ruck. I don't think it was in purpose but it didn't look great.

Off the ball = carrying the ball right?

 

[shanky]

Some on here absolute clueless clowns. Either trolls or have zero idea on the game.

I actually thought most of the changes to the starting team were positive. Petaia had a good first half and prob just tired in the second because of lack of game time.

Kellaway was pretty good. He made some smart runs and allowed us not to be dominated in a kicking duel.

Bell was the best wallaby on the field.

Tate and Gordon blew very hot and cold. Gordon can’t tactically kick and Tate can’t pass. But they are brilliant in the defensive line. Both worth persisting.

Keveri and Skelton were class tonight.

Tom Hooper at 7 wasn’t effective but he try’s his guts out, could see a change here.

Uelese pretty decent off the bench.

Arnold and Frost both a little under par but we know they can deliver the goods.

The reality is we didn’t have a bad player out there, but we did have players up against their opposition that’s in a different class both athletically and rugby IQ.

We can beat a top team on our day, but no chance of doing that 3 times in a row

LOL. Calls people clueless but offers up ‘tries his guts out’ as superior analysis

 

[whitefalcon]

still, lessons for Eddie. He’s a student of the game and we’ll come out better next week

There aren't too many "next weekends" left though

 

[rugbyAU]

We ain’t winning the RWC with Quade, so who cares what year it is

Exactly blood the future, we clearly aren't serious contenders so develop a LT 10

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

Best thing about losing is thinking about winning it next year and New Zealand going into meltdown with Razor losing

 

[Shiggins]

That score line is reflective if 2 yellow cards and 2 vital injures.
Without the yellows and injuries it's most likely a close game. We can't actually read too much inti this game exept from the fact we could have been much better if not for silly school boy errors. That's it

 

[Tomthumb]

Some on here absolute clueless clowns. Either trolls or have zero idea on the game.

I actually thought most of the changes to the starting team were positive. Petaia had a good first half and prob just tired in the second because of lack of game time.

Kellaway was pretty good. He made some smart runs and allowed us not to be dominated in a kicking duel.

Bell was the best wallaby on the field.

Tate and Gordon blew very hot and cold. Gordon can’t tactically kick and Tate can’t pass. But they are brilliant in the defensive line. Both worth persisting.

Keveri and Skelton were class tonight.

Tom Hooper at 7 wasn’t effective but he try’s his guts out, could see a change here.

Uelese pretty decent off the bench.

Arnold and Frost both a little under par but we know they can deliver the goods.

The reality is we didn’t have a bad player out there, but we did have players up against their opposition that’s in a different class both athletically and rugby IQ.

We can beat a top team on our day, but no chance of doing that 3 times in a row

If everyone played well in your eyes and we still lost 38-7, how the hell can we “beat a top team on our day” this was our day in your eyes as you clearly thing the whole team played great

 

[Tomikin]

Time for Eddie to stop being a smartass and start showing at least one performance that shows progress. The boys played their hearts out but can’t quite work out how Eddie plans to turn that into winning.

Teams played better each time out, so that's something....

 

[Namerican]

Thoughts: thought the ABs collapsed a maul at a critical time and Barnes missed it. I also didn't think Ardie ever allowed Uelese to release the ball. Those are the breaks, but that's critical in the 10 meter line and the ABs already committed about 5 pens inside their own 10.

- Richie Arnold looks way off the pace and ineffectual.
- Kerevi looking better, still recovering obviously as he's slower than normal.
- Hooper was fine, but nothing special.
- Losing three of your best 17 players in 2 games is horrific luck (Ikitau, AAA, Tupou).
- Carter needs to learn how to kick.
- They play better offensively with Tate as 9 even though his passing is far from pinpoint and his box kicking is worse. He either runs or passes, whereas White likes to pick up the ball, run, then pass. And nobody but White seems to know what he is doing. I think he just needs to pass the ball more often.
- Can someone else kick for touch/points if Carter is on the field? White? Kellaway?
- Kellaway is a vast improvement over Tom Wright at 15. He missed a couple of passes, but they were far from sure things and he didn't throw the ball away. Given he's mostly played on the wing, he's probably not entirely used to coming through the middle of the park and having people left and right to pick from. Needs more time at #15. I think this should have happened far sooner as Wright should not play a single minute of test rugby.
- Koriobete, Tupou, Skelton, Bell, Holloway, Porecki, Valetini, Petaia, Mark N (Nawaqanitawase), Tate, Carter, Kerevi all had moments of world class play. Something to build on.

 

[KOB1987]

And players. But who wants to play a game that goes no-where? Where the top tier provincial championship is us getting pasted by Kiwi teams.

That’s what the money is for.

 

[Wallaby Man]

If everyone played well in your eyes and we still lost 38-7, how the hell can we “beat a top team on our day” this was our day in your eyes as you clearly thing the whole team played great

The difference in potential between the two teams is vast. For starters I didn’t say everyone played well I said didn’t have a bad player. There is a big difference between not bad and played well.

On a given day the ABs could play worse and we could be better, hence margins and some lucky calls could see us pinch a game.

 

[Wilson]

I dunno. I really rate Hooper but I feel like Holloway is definitely better in contact at international level - at this point anyway. If Eddie wants a bigger body at 7 maybe Leota is worth considering.

We don't need a bigger body at 7 - Hooper's issue was mobility, Leota will have that exact same problem. There are arguments around Holloway/T.Hooper/Leota at 6, particularly given Holloway's lineout work, but our game plan requires a 7 that can get there and go again at pace - we're spending 60-70% of the game without the ball

 

[Equalizer]

That should be a yellow card. Terrible sportsman ship from moanga. Absolute disgusting. Ardie smashes toupo in the ribs off the ball. Now this. All blacks playing dirty. So it's ok to be a dog but you yellow card someone for an accident.

Mate let's focus on the real issues. The Wallabies were dogshit and should have their national accreditation taken off them. Shouldn't be representing any country.

 

[Brumby Runner]

So Sam Talakai is the big winner of tonight

If so, the Wallabies are the losers.

 

[Marce]

If so, the Wallabies are the losers.

Not enough depth