Bledisloe 1 - Saturday 18 August 2018 - ANZ Stadium, Sydney

[Jerry West]

NZ getting all the 50/50 decisions which is no real surprise. Great start by the Wallabies on both sides of the ball, Ainsley crumbled in the scrum which lead to first All Black points.

 

[dru]

BTW the "Hodge at 13 is a weak spot" has not come true.

 

[Up the Guts]

What should we expect when the hooker is just days back from playing overseas. TPN should nevefr have been in the starting lineup, and perhaps not even on the bench. Where's the combinations we strive to get when a player gets a start who hasn't even been here?

Their lineout has been pretty shit since that comment was made

 

[ACR]

Thought Naholo should have been yellowed. Pretty clear cut. Peyper just didn't wanna card someone so early.

 

[dru]

What should we expect when the hooker is just days back from playing overseas. TPN should nevefr have been in the starting lineup, and perhaps not even on the bench. Where's the combinations we strive to get when a player gets a start who hasn't even been here?

It's not just our throws though. We had wrong numbers at one point. Lifters havent been good either.

But yes a true throw would help.

 

[cyclopath]

Why did Hodge take the first kick and Foley the second? They seemed a similar distance?

They weren't. First about 45m on the angle, with wind swirling. Second about 20m out. Not actually close.

 

[dru]

Thought Naholo should have been yellowed. Pretty clear cut. Peyper just didn't wanna card someone so early.

Yes agree. BUT I'm glad he wasn't. Rugby is or should be 15 on 15. It was not a big enough transgression for fans to see the game skewed.

 

[ACR]

Yes agree. BUT I'm glad he wasn't. Rugby is or should be 15 on 15. It was not a big enough transgression for fans to see the game skewed.

Oh same. For consistency's sake though, I don't see how he didn't yellow him. I don't mind yellows, too many Red's these days.

 

[Alex]

BTW the "Hodge at 13 is a weak spot" has not come true.

I think Australia are really missing one of the K's to cart it into the teeth of the defence (or at least fix the defence) on the first phase. They are trying to play the second line of attack off the first phase and without a dominant runner hitting that inside line to put the defence in two minds. Hodge isn't that man. They are getting too easily picked off behind the gain line.

 

[Istanbul]

They weren't. First about 45m on the angle, with wind swirling. Second about 20m out. Not actually close.

Hodge made it look like it was 20 out - the lad has a boot on him!

 

[Up the Guts]

Yes agree. BUT I'm glad he wasn't. Rugby is or should be 15 on 15. It was not a big enough transgression for fans to see the game skewed.

Agree that Rugby is 15-15 but you can take the position that the law should be changed but at the same time agree that the laws should be upheld as they are for consistency during the game.

 

[Istanbul]

Thank God Kepu's back!

 

[Up the Guts]

Won that kicking duel.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Ainsley is quite poor in the scrum, but they were also poor before he came on. Sadly, Kepu is now past his use by date and should sit on the bench or miss out altogether if Tupou makes it back for the later tests.

Tui has been disappointing. Some good things and some bad, but overall disappointing. DHP ditto.

 

[dru]

Hey, we won a line out.

 

[Istanbul]

Basic skill error Korobeti

 

[Up the Guts]

Bullshit, got to release Koroibete with his knee on the ground.

 

[Istanbul]

Looking good though in attack- hit back here and we are a huge chance

 

[dru]

What the fuck happened in the Ab shed at half time?

 

[Istanbul]

Lazy Hooper