That wouldn't have changed the match, we were getting blown away at the tackle in Perth, the Boks were smashing through tackles and popping passes at will.
I agree, we were getting smashed at the tackle, at least in the first 25 mintues. Despite this three of their tries came from first phase (2 simple defensive errors off scrums, 1 due to laziness after a penalty that should never have occurred in the first place), and the forth try of a simple dropped ball off a kick (it is ridiculous to suggest that any of the other backs or backrowers should have been there in support the moment he dropped that ball, and the same goes for when Mitchell fielded Carter's kick for the corner in Sydney).
Anyway, that is also why I said changing these players (or in the case of Giteau his position) only maybe would have changed the result in Perth.
My talk of the 'usual suspects' has been players that haven't performed over the entire series - Burgess has had one good game out of 4, Giteau has had moments of brilliance but a general inability to control the game, Brown and the wings have been average the entire series.
His passing was worse than ever.
