Blues v Brumbies - Friday 8 July 2016

[mst]

Could the Brumbies play any dumber?

Clearly have not learned the lessons from previous Kiwi game re: kicking the ball back and overly structured and predictable. Exhibit "A" is the Chiefs game!

The Brumbies attack would double in its potency if they could just offload once in every 10 phases.

 

[ACR]

The Brumbies attack would double in its potency if they could just offload once in every 10 phases.

Tough to offload when you're in a maul.

 

[zer0]

Well, if the Blues can sort out their discipline and scrum (not sure if they can do the latter), then the Brumbies will be out of the game. They seem thoroughly impotent when not scrummaging, mauling or generally just inside the opposition 22.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Blues keeping ball in hand and looking to offload in the tackle or after they break the tackle. Brumbies playing the same old one out runners, up the middle, and then kick with no chasers, o at least none to contest the ball. It is obvious which form of game plan wins matches.

When will the Aus coaches and teams learn that it is ball movement and passing skills that win rugby games, not this bullshit 'earn the right the go wide by winning the middle first' conservative game. And keep hold of possession. I'd like to think the Brumbies can learn the lessons over the half time break, but I am not optimistic.

 

[Tomikin]

Fuck foxtel ive had to go other means because of fls101 error

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[mst]

Goodbye finals! Kicking every chance they have away!

Social touch footy teams attack the line harder than the Brumbies.

 

[ACR]

Looked like a dodgy ass maul there. No rules sometimes for the attacking team.

 

[mst]

Fuck foxtel ive had to go other means because of fls101 error

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Mercy rule? May be a blessing!

 

[Tomikin]

Mercy rule? May be a blessing!

Feels like it 8 -7 Brumbies since i started watching

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[mst]

Fardy gone - KO'ed

 

[Upthenuts]

brumbie on brumbie action and Fardy surely cant go on

 

[Quick Hands]

Blues 35-15. Nasty injury to Fardy.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

The Bloos choose this game to start playing footy. Buggers.

 

[ACR]

Diving straight to the ground is not a counter ruck..

 

[mst]

Brumbies defense relies on the ball carrier going to the line and taking the ball to ground. It needs that scenario to maintain its structure which it is over reliant on.

It easily splintered by offloads and attacking players willing to go back or across keeping the ball alive. Brumbies players just don't seem to know how to stop offloads or how to defend adhoc individually.

 

[mst]

348 v 74 metres so far! Ouch!

13 v 4 defenders beaten.

15 v 2 offloads.

 

[Upthenuts]

francis was right not releasing!

 

[zer0]

Visinia, why you no move forward to stop penalty kick from going into touch?

 

[FrankLind]

Tuipulotu is so strong.
Monstering everything he touches.
I think the ball is scared of him.

 

[ACR]

francis was right not releasing!

True, but you can't blow up at the ref like that. It's not soccer.

Foot in touch from the Blues?

 

[Slim 293]

So, they can scrum and maul....... and that To'omua goes alright..........

But we're fucked.