Olympic 7's

[Bandar]

I don't think that is correct. If we top our pool we play the second team in pool A, likely to be GB.

yes, read it the wrong way - if we lose we play Fiji & win we play GB

 

[Braveheart81]

Our tackling has been outstanding in this game.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Shocking pass.

 

[Derpus]

I turned it on right as they threw that absolute shitter of a pass under no pressure.

Fucken 'ell. my fault.

 

[Braveheart81]

So much for the second half.

 

[Adam84]

Australia just couldn’t deal with the size of the Americans

 

[Dctarget]

Good effort by the USA, never let us have the ball.

 

[RebelYell]

So who do we play?

 

[Dctarget]

So who do we play?

Fiji

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Australia just couldn’t deal with the size of the Americans

I was looking at some of the close ups of both teams. Looked like twigs vs tanks out there.

 

[Derpus]

Why aren't kicks used as an exit strategy in 7s more? If they are hulks just turn them around.

 

[Bandar]

The biggest issue with that result is we needed the USA to take care of NZ in the semi-final.

 

[Bandar]

Missing Chloe Dalton for kicking - not just for goal but kick-offs

 

[barbarian]

Yeah the restarts might have been the difference, especially in the second half.

 

[RugbyReg]

Why aren't kicks used as an exit strategy in 7s more? If they are hulks just turn them around.

because its a possession. The ball is king!

Anyone clear on what that result now means? I assume we are now on track to face the kiwis in the semis

 

[Pfitzy]

Anyone clear on what that result now means? I assume we are now on track to face the kiwis in the semis

If we get past Fiji. Which is no sure thing the way both teams are playing. Fijiana have really come on in leaps and bounds the last couple of years.

Like our first couple of games, we used lots of passing to try and avoid contact zones, but jeez we looked like headless chickens at times. Should have used a couple of kicks through to turn them around - not as exit strategies, and create space for our faster players.

 

[I like to watch]

Yeah the restarts might have been the difference, especially in the second half.

I think they were just too strong.
Caslick is not the dominant force she once was, which brings us right back to the pack.
not resting star players against the minnows of the pool, demonstrates we are nowhere near the level that most supporters think we are.(and how the standards across the board have improved)

 

[barbarian]

I think they were just too strong.
Caslick is not the dominant force she once was, which brings us right back to the pack.
not resting star players against the minnows of the pool, demonstrates we are nowhere near the level that most supporters think we are.(and how the standards across the board have improved)

I don't think resting players was really the issue considering the time between matches, and it wasn't like either game was a gut-buster.

You're right about the rising standards, but we still should have won that game. We should have put them away, either in the first half (Tonegato dropping the ball with the line open springs to mind), or once we were up 12-0.

We'll do well to win a medal from here.

 

[I like to watch]

My point about resting players was about the coaches lack of confidence in his squad.
if he thinks he needs his rock stars to see out the minnows, we are not the gold medal contenders that many people assume.

And we scored just after Tonegato dropped the ball, so that error had no impact on the scoreboard.

 

[RugbyReg]

it's 7s and the Olympics. You don't rest players. You play your best available. Every game is crucial to a medal.