Bledisloe #1 - AUS v NZL, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, August 8th

[ChargerWA]

There's never a shortage of Wallaby fans histrionically predicting a drubbing before any New Zealand game, and bemoaning how their selections would have made it right. Given that we usually lose, it's a sensible prediction to make (although some spice it up with huge margins), but it's a strange way to get behind your team.

It eases the pain of the loss. You can at least wallow in the self pity of having been right about something.

 

[Groucho]

Histrionically or not, historically there have been as many or more drubbings than close results, so it's not altogether surprising that people tip the ABs by some margin. And I have no doubt that my No 10 selection against the ABs in the first two tests last year would have performed better than the coach's selection in those games.

And the fear this time is that the 10/12 combination will again prove to be inadequate, while there are many question marks over the locking combination as well.

I don't deny that pessimists have greater predictive powers than optimists in these matches. It's easy to back the ABs. They usually win. It's the spirit of some of the pessimists that depresses me. There's burger, and there's burger with relish.

 

[Groucho]

It eases the pain of the loss. You can at least wallow in the self pity of having been right about something.

I knew an AB fan who would always put a small bet on the opposition. That way, in the event that his team lost, he'd usually get a nice payout for a small investment, before running amok in his street with an AK47.

 

[Mr Doug]

I'm predicting that by the end of the year, Michael Clarke, and Sir Richie will have something in common, namely that they will have captained an unsuccessful sporting team on a tour of the UK!!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Thankfully the ABs don't have any lightweight flankers playing this time round..

To be fair to Thomson he wouldn't have been out there but for the rule that you can't sub a player between a scrum being awarded & it packing down.

 

[Moono75]

We will not go quietly into the darkness! Enough is enough. Wallabies to prevail in a blood bath!

Go you mighty Wallabies

 

[Dingleberry Hufflethwaite III]

Go you fucking good things! I am so fucking stoked for this game. Rip their fucking heads off!

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[galumay]

AB's by 15 points is my tip. Chucked a bet on the wobblies.



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[Bullrush]

Are u mad?? Dave Rennie tried to convince Henry to return to NZ, saying him that easily get a spot on the starting ABs:

http://www.3news.co.nz/sport/chiefs-tried-to-bring-henry-speight-back-to-the-waikato-2014072014

Speight is better than Moala by far. Moala is just a big guy, he s far from top class winger like Savea or Naholo. Tomane is better than him.

You're mad if u think Speight would walk into the ABs. Speight has like 4 or 5 yrs on Moala.....and he's dine nothing in his limited international chances so far

 

[Melbourne Terrace]

Unlikely to sell out apparently. How much were tickets?

 

[boyo]

Steve Hansen reminds me of Bernie Fraser.

 

[saulityvi]

Fox sports announce Pocock at 187/115 again

 

[Chunderstruck]

To'omua's man bun looks tight

 

[ChargerWA]

Holy fuck, this is gonna be a cracker.

 

[Marcelo]

Knock on by Moore

Go Wallabies!

 

[Marcelo]

HUGE tackle by Gits!

 

[Chunderstruck]

Where was the penalty for the scrum dominance?

 

[Marcelo]

Kuridrani missed a tackle

 

[galumay]

Where was the penalty for the scrum dominance?

Dominance doesn't equal a penalty!!



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[ACR]

What a garbage start.

Again, Pocock can win games on his own.