End of Year Tour 2012

[Bairdy]

SAMOA!!! Just beat Wales 26 - 19.

No way! Checking now.

 

[Dave Beat]

SAMOA!!! Just beat Wales 26 - 19.

Strong game (what Wobs miss), run ball in the backs (what Wobs lack), dominate the scrum (??) - Manu played a good game

 

[Hardtackle]

....

The reason we dropped to 5th was due to our early exit in the World Cup.

Otherwise Australia was generally ranked around 2nd/3rd under Connolly too.

So we haven't gotten better under Deans.

Totally agree we haven't got better under Deans. What's more, the Wallabies are now playing like 5th rankers. Hard for anyone to argue otherwise.

A return to being a contender for the top of the heap will take a while and take a change of leadership. I'm optomistic that we can get our house in order to make a creditable run to RWC2015 as long as we make a change soon. We have a great batch of young players that just need quality leadership speaking a language they can understand.

If the powers that be continue to paper over this mediocre crap, look forward to more of the same.

I think Deans should be allowed to continue to the end of the tour, then be given the choice to jump or be pushed. He'll take the pushed option as he is one stubborn mule - just look at how long he sticks to obviously shit selections and tactics.

If I was him, I'd be brushing up on my Japanese or French.

 

[kronic]

ROFL. Wales has been consecutively beaten at home, at their so called fortress. Suddenly makes our problems less of an issue.

 

[kronic]

Good to see Neville and Inman on their way for the last two games.

 

[matty_k]

But it also means that Kane's knee isn't looking so good.

 

[Slim 293]

What's Inman doing there?

 

[kronic]

What's Inman doing there?

What other centres do we have left in Aus?

 

[Schadenfreude]

Man I'd like to see a Babarians game with Giteau and Burgess in it.

 

[Joe Blow]

Totally agree we haven't got better under Deans. What's more, the Wallabies are now playing like 5th rankers. Hard for anyone to argue otherwise.

A return to being a contender for the top of the heap will take a while and take a change of leadership. I'm optomistic that we can get our house in order to make a creditable run to RWC2015 as long as we make a change soon. We have a great batch of young players that just need quality leadership speaking a language they can understand.

I don't think so. We have some amazing talent at our disposal and if most are fit it will just take a little direction for them to be once again challenging the top side(s).
Agreed we need some changes in the way we play the game now but we have the personnel required to be right at the pointy end of world rugby in short order

 

[kronic]

Looks like the other games aren't being broadcast by Fox. Rubbish. Wouldn't mind watching the Azzurri and Darkness.

 

[doleq]

Fox 2 showing it at 8am. Hopefully the Azzuri scrum can molest the All Blacks like they did at the San Siro. Scotland v SA on at 4.

 

[Hardtackle]

I don't think so. We have some amazing talent at our disposal and if most are fit it will just take a little direction for them to be once again challenging the top side(s).
Agreed we need some changes in the way we play the game now but we have the personnel required to be right at the pointy end of world rugby in short order

You may well be right, but it usually takes a couple of years to get to be dominant. I'm not talking about second best.

 

[Slim 293]

What other centres do we have left in Aus?

We don't need anymore centres on this tour.

They could've sent over someone who had earned the opportunity like Mogg, Betham, Morahan, or Coleman.

 

[qwerty51]

If Inman is being brought over does that mean McCabe's injury is worse than first thought?

 

[Slim 293]

If it is can we send him home?

 

[ChargerWA]

ROFL. Wales has been consecutively beaten at home, at their so called fortress. Suddenly makes our problems less of an issue.

Or the other school of thought is that they will be stung by these recent losses and will come out with some extra attitude. I think they probably already have a chip on their shoulder about us, last thing they need is more ammunition.

 

[Sir Arthur Higgins]

We don't need anymore centres on this tour.

They could've sent over someone who had earned the opportunity like Mogg, Betham, Morahan, or Coleman.

Ok you don't like big hard running centers like Inman. I get it. And you have undying loyalty for McCabe. Whatever. By to suggest betham has earned a wallaby cap off npc performance is absurd, and I like betham.
Coleman?? Ridiculous
Mogg - ok but he has had one season and he slowed off at the tail end. That call is no better than Inman.
Morahan is injured. Busted his knee in 7s.
Inman can at least bust tackles unlike McCabe!

 

[matty_k]

McCabe has a small fracture in his neck. I wonder how long he has been carrying that.

 

[Paradox]

Ok you don't like big hard running centers like Inman. I get it. And you have undying loyalty for McCabe. Whatever. By to suggest betham has earned a wallaby cap off npc performance is absurd, and I like betham.
Coleman?? Ridiculous
Mogg - ok but he has had one season and he slowed off at the tail end. That call is no better than Inman.
Morahan is injured. Busted his knee in 7s.
Inman can at least bust tackles unlike McCabe!

Actually, Andrew Smith had a better season than Inman but he is not international class (nor is Inman).