Reds v Waratahs, rd2 SR2013

[Alex]

Volavola beats first man again - he has a nice step....hopefully tonight will build his confidence

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Thats the ball game. Great work by the Reds.

 

[Paradox]

Quirk has been superb - rubbish by Douglas. Turnovers to Gill and co ruining Tahs buildup.

 

[Braveheart81]

Disgraceful defence from the Tahs and that should be the match.

 

[Alex]

Ed quirke ignores his outside men - and thenn goes on to beat the entire waratahs defence on his own

 

[Bardon]

Poor defence by the Tahs but Reds did really well to support that break.

 

[Riptide]

There was absolutely no shape to the Tahs attack. The Tahs were all bunched in a group in midfield with no width.

 

[Blackers13]

Tissue like defence Volavola et al. Tahs need to man up.

 

[Bardon]

Current game of kick tennis is playing into the Reds hands and eating up the clock.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Tissue like defence Volavola et al. Tahs need to man up.

Volavola is extremely suspect:
Half arsed first effort in the game was covering the kick down the middle: he was so uncommitted to actually grabbing the ball he knocked it on.
Dropped the ball on his next touch.
Scored on his next.
Missed an easy tackle through lack of will.
He has great acceleration but I wonder at his attitude: a poor man's QC (Quade Cooper)?

 

[Alex]

Ryan has popped Anae out of consecutive scrums

 

[Paradox]

Was Dennis even playing? Red pretty much on top in the last 15.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Ryan has popped Anae out of consecutive scrums

never seen this Anae before but all the Reds man love for him earlier in this thread seems completely misplaced to my untrained eye.

 

[Riptide]

Nothing seems like just reward for that performance. I want to hear Cheika 's reaction to this.

 

[Alex]

Winn to qld - poor quality but reds showed good character to come back when all the momentum was against them with 10 to go

 

[Merrow]

Reds were crap, and Waratahs even more so. Both sides are going to be smashed by the Kiwis and SA if that's the way they're going to play.

 

[Bardon]

Reds deserved winners, Tahs showed more ambition today than the whole of last season. Still lots of errors and it's going to be a while before they get things right. Still moving in the right direction.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Winn to qld - poor quality but reds showed good character to come back when all the momentum was against them with 10 to go

Not a patch on the NZ games for skill

 

[Blackers13]

Very disappointing Waratahs. Too many mistakes an an apparent lack of passion, heart, whatever you call it. They have to learn to be tougher and be responsible for their personal performances.

 

[Riptide]

Playing NZ teams right now would be very painful.