Round 15 of 15: Force v Brumbies Sat 1st 7.35PM (AEST) @ HBF Park

[Shiggins]

How so? He hasn't done anything above and average player at all IMHO

He has been solid. Always looks dangerous and is building back into super rugby. I'm impressed with how much he is putting his body on the line and running the ball

 

[griffins]

I dunno. I think Wright is still looking consistently good which is good to see. Scrum looked a little creaky at times. The Brumbies won't be entirely happy with the fade out.

I'm liking the workmate of Horton for the Force. If they can hold onto most of the core of the team and keep them injury free I think they'll be a more cohesive unit next year.

Force lineout wasn't great, which doesn't reflect brilliantly on Horton (3 genuine jumping options). Swain and Frost excellent defensively though.

Brums scrum will be massively under the pump next week and will get minced if they go any further. 2 1st choice looseheads out and funny business going on in the row as soneone already pointed out (Frost wearing 5 packing at 6 - carrying a niggle?)

 

[Shiggins]

Tools and Wright just too quick

I can't believe kunzuele chased him down. I'm guessing Toole wasn't at full pace trying to link up with wright

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Pretty ordinary game to be honest and rather like the Tahs game last night was a microcosm of their season tonight was ours. We were inaccurate in the first half especially and got punished. We had plenty of ball in the end but didn't have the sharpness or attacking shape to do much with it. The breakdown also degenerated into a brawl in the second half and that's another area we've come up short this season. The Brumbies just out muscled us there.

 

[Shiggins]

Not watching live mate

Nah. Delayed. Just a genuine question as the commentators didn't seem sure either

 

[Shiggins]

Can't speak for @Tomikin, but I'm not upset. I just personally don't think it would have made a difference in this specific instance (Poolman squaring up on the wing). Happy to agree to disagree on the Force being hurt in this case.

Why are you talking about one play? Of course it hurts having a forward in the backline. Duh. The play would have been shut down if Beale trusted kunzuele to make that tackle anyway.

 

[Shiggins]

Everyone who isn't sure on Wright. We have finals to judge him on. Finals is another level and if he keeps playing like this he starts for the wallabies no questions asked

 

[Tomikin]

Force lineout wasn't great, which doesn't reflect brilliantly on Horton (3 genuine jumping options). Swain and Frost excellent defensively though.

Brums scrum will be massively under the pump next week and will get minced if they go any further. 2 1st choice looseheads out and funny business going on in the row as soneone already pointed out (Frost wearing 5 packing at 6 - carrying a niggle?)

Think it was always the plan for Hooper to lock in the scrum, as Frost said last week and he said this week he has more pudding to add.

 

[Tomikin]

Everyone who isn't sure on Wright. We have finals to judge him on. Finals is another level and if he keeps playing like this he starts for the wallabies no questions asked

If Wright got pushed over the side line like Kellaway did last night he'd be slaughtered on these boards.

Currently Wright's probably the form Ozzie player in Super Rugby.

 

[brokendown]

yeah,I was at the game and he looked bloody slippery!
and Beale was superb,hope he stays around for next season

 

[molman]

Force lineout wasn't great, which doesn't reflect brilliantly on Horton (3 genuine jumping options). Swain and Frost excellent defensively though.

Brums scrum will be massively under the pump next week and will get minced if they go any further. 2 1st choice looseheads out and funny business going on in the row as soneone already pointed out (Frost wearing 5 packing at 6 - carrying a niggle?)

Fair. His throwing was always his weak point. It cost the Tah's a few opportunities back in the day, but I do think he's improved. I'd have to go back and look more closely to see what might be amiss because it could be as easily the lifters getting it wrong as it was his throws. As you pointed out the Brum's have a few handy players capable of disrupting a lineout too.

 

[Slim 293]

Don’t question their brumbies mate. They will talk about you around the water fountain at work this week. The APS mafia will come after you