France v Australia, Saturday 19 November

[Upthenuts]

whos foleys kicking coach?

 

[Scotty]

actually it always looked to me as though they were searching for a solution at 12, not 10

I don't think Foley was ever not the first choice 10 in the coaches minds, but he was asked to do job at 12 for the team, when that didn't work, he was straight back into the 10 slot



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You don't think they were concerned about is form at all? Seems moving to 12 helped him regain it, and took pressure off his kicking game.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Les Bleus open the patisserie with a Meat Pie to Vakatawa.

FRA 8 - AUS 0 after 19 minutes.

 

[TOCC]

Hmm wallabies playing like a rag-tag bunch.. could be a long night

 

[Kev]

David Pocock looks like the only Wallaby who gives a shit. Woeful

Edit: they've turned on after 10 minutes

 

[Train Without a Station]

I agree FP.

Foley was always the first choice 10 with the coaches. It just shows that no matter how average he leads the attack, and how many tries he directly gives up to the opposition combined with poor play kicking, they will always want to pick Foley.

On this game, Pocock has already given away 2 penalties. Shows the one weakness in him as a selection, that a referee with certain interpretations can whistle him out of a game as his main strength relies on pushing the laws.

 

[TOCC]

actually it always looked to me as though they were searching for a solution at 12, not 10

I don't think Foley was ever not the first choice 10 in the coaches minds, but he was asked to do job at 12 for the team, when that didn't work, he was straight back into the 10 slot



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When Foley was moved to 12 he was in a form slump and didn't warrant holding onto the 5/8 position, if there were another viable inside centre then Foley would have been dropped from the team IMO

 

[swingpass]

Latu has made at least three defensive errors already by my account.

 

[TOCC]

I like the look of Naivalu... but Speight still looks lost in defence

 

[Beer Baron]

947kg vs 800kg pack weight. Surely i read that wrong

 

[Hugh Jarse]

And Latu misses out on a meat pie from a rolling maul but some dodgy defence from Les Bleu leads to a Pen Try to AUS, and YC to FRA.

With an earlier PK, AUS take the lead 10 FRA 8. 25 minutes.

 

[Kev]

947kg vs 800kg pack weight. Surely i read that wrong

That can't be right. A forward pack with 100kg average!!?

 

[Upthenuts]

france need viagra, they are soft as

 

[KOB1987]

And misses out on a meat pie from a rolling maul.

PK to AUS

Penalty try actually

 

[KOB1987]

That can't be right. A forward pack with 100kg average!!?

I think it's meant to be 847

 

[ACT Crusader]

On this game, Pocock has already given away 2 penalties. Shows the one weakness in him as a selection, that a referee with certain interpretations can whistle him out of a game as his main strength relies on pushing the laws.

Some others would describe such tactics as cheating...

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Some others would describe such tactics as cheating.

Depends on the colour of the jumper apparently.

 

[swingpass]

Aus just slightly off key so far. Good work undone by sloopy execution.

 

[KOB1987]

Slippers in all sorts and it's pretty scrappy but as far as the scoreboard goes we're not looking too shabby considering it's a team of blanket B graders

 

[KOB1987]

I think we need to forget about trying to pilfer this game, at least in our own half