Bledisloe #2 - AUS v NZL, Eden Park, Auckland, August 15th

[Viking]

omg Beale made 2 good tackles.... TWO!!!

 

[Train Without a Station]

That bloke who looks like kurtley Beale just pulled off a smart, hard try saver under pressure.

 

[Chris McCracken]

Was that Kurtley putting on a hit?

 

[cyclopath]

Kurtley with 2 big tackles! It's something.

 

[Marcelo]

So we need a halfback and a first-five and we will be OK

Bring back Gregan-Larkham

 

[Chunderstruck]

Who are the doctors that call the concussion tests, are they local? We've had like 5

 

[BamBamRMH7]

It's pathetic how some of you guys are blaming Quade Cooper. His first half was actually decent apart from the first five minutes when he threw the ball out. His second half hasn't been to great with the sin bin but by far is not his fault that the Wallabies are being dominated. How do you expect any of our backs to do anything when the breakdown is being turned over in the most critical situations (in the first half).

 

[Teh Other Dave]

All of our players have failed to keep footing. The RWC is going to be held in similar conditions. Shit.

 

[Train Without a Station]

I think we looked quite threatening in the first half when we had some front foot ball. Quade's ill discipline is a massive concern though. 2 yellows in 2 games. The Argentina one was blatant and unacceptable. Tonight wasn't quite as terrible.

 

[Chunderstruck]

It's pathetic how some of you guys are blaming Quade Cooper. His first half was actually decent apart from the first five minutes when he threw the ball out. His second half hasn't been to great with the sin bin but by far is not his fault that the Wallabies are being dominated. How do you expect any of our backs to do anything when the breakdown is being turned over in the most critical situations (in the first half).

Well, his YC was the point when the game turned from close to a thrashing. Was it his fault? He didn't help

 

[TahDan]

I gotta admit I didn't expect us to win this, but I'd really thought we'd at least push them... A lot of experimental changes by Cheika this week - think we can say the experiment has failed


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[jason08]

Here comes 50

 

[Viking]

Theres still 14mins left.. this is becoming embarrassing.

 

[Train Without a Station]

Well, his YC was the point when the game turned from close to a thrashing. Was it his fault? He didn't help

It was the point. But perhaps the point where they ran through basically our entire team in the lead up was more likely the point. That defensive inadequacy has maintained since, through Quade's 10 in the bin and accelerated since Beale came on (not Beale's fault who has defended well - just saying its dropped even more when we got back to 15).

 

[FrankLind]

I trust GAGR members stood and clapped McCaw off the field.

 

[Train Without a Station]

I thought Skelton was good but I think we've learnt that he's best off the bench so we can start Pocock and Hooper.

 

[BamBamRMH7]

Well, his YC was the point when the game turned from close to a thrashing. Was it his fault? He didn't help

You know what else didn't help? Being dominated in scrums, lineouts, breakdown and one on one tackling. Does Quade have to do with any of them 4 things?

 

[Viking]

Palu was a fail... no better then Higgers or McCalman

 

[cyclopath]

I trust GAGR members stood and clapped McCaw off the field.

Your contribution, as ever, is banal.

 

[Train Without a Station]

Where the penalty try for Nonu's high shot? Or at least the vitriol at Nonu