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Phil Kearns (64)
Aus vs Fiji is on right now
IRB Sevens 2014/15 World Series - Round 1 Gold Coast - 11/12 October
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Fiji are bloody good, not taking anything away from them but we look more useless than a one legged cat trying to bury turds on ice right now.
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Cant buy a restart. And more missed tackles. And try Fiji.
Getting schooled by Fiji.
Getting schooled by Fiji.
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Nice couple of consolation tries there but Fiji too good.
TheKing
Colin Windon (37)
Geraint John interview
What can you take out of that game?
There's only Fiji that can play like Fiji, and I thought we actually threw the ball away, and we offloaded the ball in contact, tried to sort of keep the ball alive, but in the last couple of minutes we ran in to the spaces in between contact, kept our feet going, turned the ball over a lot better than we have in the first part, and the result was a couple of tries. I thought we lacked a little bit of composure in that first half, and once they're on a roll they're on a roll. It's a disappointing way to finish, but as I said to them "It's a new day tomorrow, we're in the Top 8, and we've got to front up tomorrow" so the next few hours are important in terms of recovery.
How do you prepare for a game against South Africa, who've looked very strong so far?
Yeah, that's the nature of the game innit, I thought this morning that the first two games those teams really had a go at them, and I think it's the same. We've got to do what do, rather not think about the opposition, got to make sure that we're prepared, we know what they'll do in terms of kickoffs and re-starts, and we know how they play, we've got to make sure that we turn up and play our game tomorrow and make sure we control the ball a lot better in the contact area because when South Africa look at that they'll probably come hard and press at us hard. In defence we've really got to make sure we work hard and control that contact area as it'll be vital tomorrow.
Australia upset South Africa in the Semi's here last year, can you take any confidence out of that, or is that just water under the bridge?
I think it's difficult to say things like that, we should be confident.. We've beaten Fiji on numerous occasions as well but you've got to play a certain way and have that control and in the game itself you never know what's going to happen from one day to the next, and I think you saw that today in some of the earlier games. You saw the Kenya Wales game which was pretty tight, you saw Pool D where the games we're all tight. Nobody probably would have guessed the first result with Argentina and England. We've got to be confident in the way we play, do what we can do, make sure we can turn up tomorrow and really make sure in that contact area we control the ball a lot better than what we did.
Injuries?
All fine. We pulled blokes because they were tired. That's why we have a squad of 12, so we can make those changes.
Where does that lack of composure come from?
I think we haven't played enough games, which is just something we need to do. Fiji's defence is, you know.. last week we didn't face one team with that kind of D in Noosa, that big press D, got right up in our faces, but we've got to sort of manage that. It's just continual practice and continual work in the contact area. We've not done a lot there this year, we've had other specialist coaches come in.. But that first half was disappointing, we need more confidence, sometimes when teams get really physical like that you lose that confidence to go wide.
What can you take out of that game?
There's only Fiji that can play like Fiji, and I thought we actually threw the ball away, and we offloaded the ball in contact, tried to sort of keep the ball alive, but in the last couple of minutes we ran in to the spaces in between contact, kept our feet going, turned the ball over a lot better than we have in the first part, and the result was a couple of tries. I thought we lacked a little bit of composure in that first half, and once they're on a roll they're on a roll. It's a disappointing way to finish, but as I said to them "It's a new day tomorrow, we're in the Top 8, and we've got to front up tomorrow" so the next few hours are important in terms of recovery.
How do you prepare for a game against South Africa, who've looked very strong so far?
Yeah, that's the nature of the game innit, I thought this morning that the first two games those teams really had a go at them, and I think it's the same. We've got to do what do, rather not think about the opposition, got to make sure that we're prepared, we know what they'll do in terms of kickoffs and re-starts, and we know how they play, we've got to make sure that we turn up and play our game tomorrow and make sure we control the ball a lot better in the contact area because when South Africa look at that they'll probably come hard and press at us hard. In defence we've really got to make sure we work hard and control that contact area as it'll be vital tomorrow.
Australia upset South Africa in the Semi's here last year, can you take any confidence out of that, or is that just water under the bridge?
I think it's difficult to say things like that, we should be confident.. We've beaten Fiji on numerous occasions as well but you've got to play a certain way and have that control and in the game itself you never know what's going to happen from one day to the next, and I think you saw that today in some of the earlier games. You saw the Kenya Wales game which was pretty tight, you saw Pool D where the games we're all tight. Nobody probably would have guessed the first result with Argentina and England. We've got to be confident in the way we play, do what we can do, make sure we can turn up tomorrow and really make sure in that contact area we control the ball a lot better than what we did.
Injuries?
All fine. We pulled blokes because they were tired. That's why we have a squad of 12, so we can make those changes.
Where does that lack of composure come from?
I think we haven't played enough games, which is just something we need to do. Fiji's defence is, you know.. last week we didn't face one team with that kind of D in Noosa, that big press D, got right up in our faces, but we've got to sort of manage that. It's just continual practice and continual work in the contact area. We've not done a lot there this year, we've had other specialist coaches come in.. But that first half was disappointing, we need more confidence, sometimes when teams get really physical like that you lose that confidence to go wide.
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Chris McKivat (8)
I wish all Pools could be like Pool D, each match could have gone either way.
Surprise team is ARG, but they did bring a pretty loaded roster. I'd favour them against SAM today to finish Top 4 at GC.
Could you imagine how an ARG top 4 finish at season end would through the Olympic qualification off. South America could get 3 teams (Brazil-host, ARG-top 4, Uruguay or Chile in Regional). I don't think the IRB would want that, too many lopsided games at first Olympics.
NZ v FIJ is semi final will be a cracker, too!
Surprise team is ARG, but they did bring a pretty loaded roster. I'd favour them against SAM today to finish Top 4 at GC.
Could you imagine how an ARG top 4 finish at season end would through the Olympic qualification off. South America could get 3 teams (Brazil-host, ARG-top 4, Uruguay or Chile in Regional). I don't think the IRB would want that, too many lopsided games at first Olympics.
NZ v FIJ is semi final will be a cracker, too!
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
France, Scotland, USA progress in the Bowl QF's.
Kenya v Portugal is 10-5 at 1/2 time. Big win from POR as they come from behind to take the match 19-17.
Big games for the Cup starting from 11:48 AEDT NZL v ENG, with SAF V AUS at 12:54 (11:54 Banjo time).
Tipping NZL, SAM, FIJI and SAF to progress to Cup Semi Finals.
Kenya v Portugal is 10-5 at 1/2 time. Big win from POR as they come from behind to take the match 19-17.
Big games for the Cup starting from 11:48 AEDT NZL v ENG, with SAF V AUS at 12:54 (11:54 Banjo time).
Tipping NZL, SAM, FIJI and SAF to progress to Cup Semi Finals.
redstragic
Alan Cameron (40)
Looks to be less than 5k there again today. Crazy low numbers.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Soap Dodgers thrash The Darkness.
So much for my tips. May be a good sign as the Tipping Jinx strikes.
Hopefully the Jinx remains for the next game.
SAM get home over the ARG, thanks to a couple of YC and a Penalty Try.
So much for my tips. May be a good sign as the Tipping Jinx strikes.
Hopefully the Jinx remains for the next game.
SAM get home over the ARG, thanks to a couple of YC and a Penalty Try.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Here we go. Thunderbolts v BlitzBokke.
Game on.
AUS not learning from yesterdays Fijian press and try to push passes.
AUS kick from scrum and make 60m.
AUS lineout after SAF put ball out.
2 minutes. Fou passes poorly to Clarkys Boy, but AUS come back for PK (Advantage).
2:40 Stannard pinches try around the base of a breakdown. Conversion not good. AUS 5 SAF 0
4 min: AUS 17 passes SAF = 0.
SAF penalised for not releasing tackled player.
AUS Lineout throw just in SAF 1/2.
5 min: SAF force penalty for hanging on in the tackle.
SAF lineout win. AUS offside in breakdown. SAF PK.
6 min: SAF scrum on 5 metre line attacking.
6:30 AUS offside. SAF quick tap.
K Smith meat for SAF. Easy conversion. Siren sounds. SAF 7 AUS 5
Oranges SAF 7 - AUS 5
Game on.
AUS not learning from yesterdays Fijian press and try to push passes.
AUS kick from scrum and make 60m.
AUS lineout after SAF put ball out.
2 minutes. Fou passes poorly to Clarkys Boy, but AUS come back for PK (Advantage).
2:40 Stannard pinches try around the base of a breakdown. Conversion not good. AUS 5 SAF 0
4 min: AUS 17 passes SAF = 0.
SAF penalised for not releasing tackled player.
AUS Lineout throw just in SAF 1/2.
5 min: SAF force penalty for hanging on in the tackle.
SAF lineout win. AUS offside in breakdown. SAF PK.
6 min: SAF scrum on 5 metre line attacking.
6:30 AUS offside. SAF quick tap.
K Smith meat for SAF. Easy conversion. Siren sounds. SAF 7 AUS 5
Oranges SAF 7 - AUS 5
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
WTF? Went to the markets to get wifey an AB shirt for next weekend, had a feed (battered mussel sandwich, mmmmmmm) the arrive home to find we've been thrashed by the fucking poms! Hate it when that happens.
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Second half.
1 minute. ASU PK offside by SAF.
AUS lineout 5 metres out from SAF 22 m.
SAF PK for not releasing ball.
Another PK to SAF. Quick tap.
AUS not back 10m. Another PK to SAF. YC time next PK?
3 minutes. Frankie Horne Meat in the corner. Conversion will be tough and is wide.
SAF 12 AUS 5
AUS win kick off. Cusack fumbles ball . Knock on. Myers on for Cusack.
4:30 gone. SAF Scrum.
5:00 SAF knock on. AUS scrum. Parahi off Malouf on.
AUS win scrum but stolen by SAF. breakdown PK against AUS. SAF put ball into touch.
1 min left. Holland on for Fou.
SAF have this game easily.
SAF overthrow the lineout. AUS possession.
35 seconds left. Aus drive upfield
17 sec left. SAF penalised. AUS lineout. Siren sounds.
AUS win lineout. SAF not rolling away. AUS PK 8 metres out.
Con Foley Meat. AUS 10 SAF 12 ktc. No pressure on Clarkies Boy.
Kick misses after shocker of DK.
Final Score SAF 12 AUS 10
Semis are ENG v Fiji & SAF v SAM
Men in Gold off playing for crockery along with NZL, ARG and WAL.
Next game for AUS is 15:31 (AEDT) (14:31 local) against ARG in SF of the Plate.
1 minute. ASU PK offside by SAF.
AUS lineout 5 metres out from SAF 22 m.
SAF PK for not releasing ball.
Another PK to SAF. Quick tap.
AUS not back 10m. Another PK to SAF. YC time next PK?
3 minutes. Frankie Horne Meat in the corner. Conversion will be tough and is wide.
SAF 12 AUS 5
AUS win kick off. Cusack fumbles ball . Knock on. Myers on for Cusack.
4:30 gone. SAF Scrum.
5:00 SAF knock on. AUS scrum. Parahi off Malouf on.
AUS win scrum but stolen by SAF. breakdown PK against AUS. SAF put ball into touch.
1 min left. Holland on for Fou.
SAF have this game easily.
SAF overthrow the lineout. AUS possession.
35 seconds left. Aus drive upfield
17 sec left. SAF penalised. AUS lineout. Siren sounds.
AUS win lineout. SAF not rolling away. AUS PK 8 metres out.
Con Foley Meat. AUS 10 SAF 12 ktc. No pressure on Clarkies Boy.
Kick misses after shocker of DK.
Final Score SAF 12 AUS 10
Semis are ENG v Fiji & SAF v SAM
Men in Gold off playing for crockery along with NZL, ARG and WAL.
Next game for AUS is 15:31 (AEDT) (14:31 local) against ARG in SF of the Plate.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
They can win the plate!
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
They can win the plate!
Seeyaz in the Final?!
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
It's a date!
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Your guys need to beat the Argies first........
Hugh Jarse
Rocky Elsom (76)
Tough call NZL v ENG. Who do you want to lose the least? Best outcome is a 0-0 draw.
NZL invincibility looking a little tarnished. Mikkelson has lose a couple of yards of pace and is not able to score tries he would have easily scored two years ago. Captain Fantastic Forbes is also looking a little slow. Cama likewise. And what about the 30 year old rookie, Clusterbuck?
Has Stitch kept too many OAP's in the squad that will be liabilities for Rio 2016?
Soap Dodgers ruthlessly exposed NZL lack of pace to bundle them out of Cup contention.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
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