Rebels vs Brumbies RD2 SR2013
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James Buchanan
Trevor Allan (34)
I imagine there will be more people willing to make the trip, also.
It will be a proper test of the Rebels, to see if they have learned any lessons from this week.
en_force_er
Geoff Shaw (53)
I don't know mate, I wouldn't put the Rebs as the favourites against the Brums but in Rd1 they certainly played the better footy of the 2 teams.
Now, obviously the Brums were against stauncher opposition but I don't think a hiding is on the cards.
Ghibli
Ted Thorn (20)
The Brumbies are certainly not a team tha thinks they'll give a hiding to anyone, White will make sure of that. And I would think Brumbies fans would equally avoid any form of patronising. Just hope the Brums will display the same intensity they showed vs the Reds.
The Red Baron
Chilla Wilson (44)
I can't see the Rebels getting up in this one. Look for the Brumbies pack to suffocate the Rebels, by constantly disrupting any potential clean ball.
Ghibli
Ted Thorn (20)
As long as is legal, good thing to do.
thierry dusautoir
Alan Cameron (40)
if the rebels win i will eat my hat. The brumbies pack will try and steam roll the rebels pack and even if they survive the first 60 they then have to deal with players like fotu aulua and faiinga coming in off the bench
The Red Baron
Chilla Wilson (44)
Of course. I expect the Brumbies to counter-ruck vigorously, similar to what they did against the Reds. Aussie teams generally don't handle being counter-rucked too well, something Jake has seemed to pick up on. The Brumbies certainly seem to have devoted a lot of time to it during the off season.
Shiggins
Simon Poidevin (60)
If they can't get 20000 for Beale, JOC (James O'Connor) and higgers something's wrong. Something's wrong
Ghibli
Ted Thorn (20)
The Brums' defensive intensity is the greatest difference I noticed from last year on Saturday night. The physicality at the breakdown on both sides was frightening.
Wayne Smith on the OZ comments that the Brums' strategy "is highly physical and hugely attritional and one can only hope the Brumbies have a good shoulder surgeon at their disposal
because he could be a busy man if they maintain throughout the season the sort of intensity they showed against the Reds".
Must be a lot of shoulder surgeons in NZ and RSA, because that is how usually they like to beat up other teams and win titles.
Cannot remember a champion team that was not physical as well as skillful.
kronic
John Solomon (38)
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
The amount of Promotion for the start of the season was slack, have not seen one TV commercial for the Rebels. It's still not Football season so this is the time to attract new fans to the game and both the ARU and VRU are doing nothing about it.
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
And unfortunately the commercial news networks don't give a toss.........
But to be fair we don't give the NRL any coverage either.........
stoff
Trevor Allan (34)
For some - If you knock off at 4.30-5 for a few beers in the city then down to the game it isn't so bad.
What was really arse was that ground anouncer last week. The crowd has been loud for two years without needing someone to tell us when to chant. I don't see why that needed to change this year.
kronic
John Solomon (38)
There's pro/cons with Friday/Saturday games, which we've discussed before.
Totally agree. Issue has been discussed within my crew, we really need to give him a reason to shut up. We are attempting to do this, it won't happen in the short term.
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