Brumbies v Reds Rd 14 Sat 17th May @ GIO Stadium 7.35pm AEST
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Rudderless
John Solomon (38)
FT
24-14
Great defence in the 1st half.
24-14
Great defence in the 1st half.
Jimmy_Crouch
Peter Johnson (47)
Vests hair plugs got to him jaybor
Tomikin
Michael Lynagh (62)
Lets hope AAA is good to go
whitefalcon
Phil Hardcastle (33)
literally made that from nothing
Shiggins
Michael Lynagh (62)
Whens Wilson back ?
Shiggins
Michael Lynagh (62)
I love watching the bloke pay. Can't believe that's his first 5 pointer this year.
whitefalcon
Phil Hardcastle (33)
Same, he is excellent to watch
Wilson
Tim Horan (67)
Maybe next week, but should be back before the finals.
Strewthcobber
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Brumbies go top of the table for now, albeit with a game in hand
Shiggins
Michael Lynagh (62)
How good! Hope he can stay fit. Need him for lions.
griffins
Bob Loudon (25)
Looked like calf, prob done for the super season...
Strewthcobber
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
11,438 crowd. Highest Brumbies attendance since 2019 apparently
griffins
Bob Loudon (25)
Brums recovered in the second half and took ruthless advantage of Paisami's sinbinning. Interesting to see Ikitau niggling him at one stage late in the first half, potentially a plan from the Brums and they definitely gor under his skin. Len seemed to land a pretty good shot on him late in the game for good measure.
Injuries obviously told for Qld, too many starters out and they were unable to stress the Brumbies d despite plenty of willing carries from their pack. McDermott was a constant threat but his service hurt them at key moments. Was impressed with Nongoor though, and he may have a role to play if AAA is no good. McReight outstanding, probably man of the match
Valetini outstanding for Brums, multiple breakdown turnovers to go with his usual big carrying load. Thought Ryan Lonergan was excellent too with some big scrambling defensive efforts.
Injuries obviously told for Qld, too many starters out and they were unable to stress the Brumbies d despite plenty of willing carries from their pack. McDermott was a constant threat but his service hurt them at key moments. Was impressed with Nongoor though, and he may have a role to play if AAA is no good. McReight outstanding, probably man of the match
Valetini outstanding for Brums, multiple breakdown turnovers to go with his usual big carrying load. Thought Ryan Lonergan was excellent too with some big scrambling defensive efforts.
Dctarget
David Wilson (68)
Very good game to watch, especially as a Wallabies fan. It was a game where the capped players really stood out, there was a distinct difference in class between some of the players:
- Ikitau was impervious, dunno why the Reds ever run it at him, not going to get any change.
- Valetini and McReight put in their usual incredible games.
- Ala'alatoa is in great vintage.
- Pollard was really strong in contact, more punch than I realise.
- Wright looked more assured.
- McDermott and Daugunu were always threatening.
On the negative, Paisami can’t be Wallabies centre. He’s too lightweight. Also Campbell had a bit of a ‘mare.
I was impressed by the Reds handling in their backline, rarely grassed it doing some complicated stuff with a lot of new people. Looked slick, shame didn’t get more rewards. Kudos to the Brumbies defence.
You can see how important Canham is to the Reds too, almost a 2nd receiver at times.
The reds have some seriously talented young props on their hands in Nonggorr and De Lutiis. Really promising.
and Anderson had a surprisingly good game, didn’t know he was so good in their air.
- Ikitau was impervious, dunno why the Reds ever run it at him, not going to get any change.
- Valetini and McReight put in their usual incredible games.
- Ala'alatoa is in great vintage.
- Pollard was really strong in contact, more punch than I realise.
- Wright looked more assured.
- McDermott and Daugunu were always threatening.
On the negative, Paisami can’t be Wallabies centre. He’s too lightweight. Also Campbell had a bit of a ‘mare.
I was impressed by the Reds handling in their backline, rarely grassed it doing some complicated stuff with a lot of new people. Looked slick, shame didn’t get more rewards. Kudos to the Brumbies defence.
You can see how important Canham is to the Reds too, almost a 2nd receiver at times.
The reds have some seriously talented young props on their hands in Nonggorr and De Lutiis. Really promising.
and Anderson had a surprisingly good game, didn’t know he was so good in their air.
Aussie D
Chilla Wilson (44)
Agree with that, thought Ryan Smith had a good game too, nothing flashy (not his style) but a lot of work supporting the ball carrier, tackling and hitting rucks. Had a couple of spilt pills though which blotted his copybook.
If 7As (Allan Ala'alatoa) is injured the Wallabies will be in a world of trouble. TT is only good for 10 - 15 minutes, Maximus was injured in the game v Brumbies (not sure how bad), Dr Tom has struggled in the scrum for the Force. Scrabble is much improved for the Reds and the remaining props are Dan Botha and No Nek.