Rugby documentary here.
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Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
will anyone notice if I take 1:38 off at work to watch this???
Scott Allen
Trevor Allan (34)
That was a really interesting watch
BPC
Phil Hardcastle (33)
Shut the door and tap away at the keyboard while you are watching it. Its called protective camouflage.
p.Tah
John Thornett (49)
Really enjoyed that. Watched on the TV through Apple TV.
Couple things for Australia, the ABs went through a phase where the players didn't buy into the coaching philosophy. I think it was Wayne Smith that said it. This was around 2008/9. The players wanted to run it from everywhere. Once the players and coaches saw eye to eye they started to click. Some parallels for the Wallabies perhaps?
There were periods in the four year lead up to the RWC where the players, coaches and even Richie began to doubt themselves. Highlights that every team, even the great ones go through it.
The ABs respect the Wallabies and never take them lightly. They love to beat us and think that we have the greatest chance to knock them off.
The ABs and Wallabies had a good off field relationship until Quade started being a moron and picking on Richie. They didn't say it, but you get the feeling it galvanized them because someone was picking on their captain.
Finally, Henry is probably a decent bloke but he irritates me. Wayne Smith and Hansen were quite down to earth in the documentary. Henry was trying too hard to deliver the epic sound bite.
Couple things for Australia, the ABs went through a phase where the players didn't buy into the coaching philosophy. I think it was Wayne Smith that said it. This was around 2008/9. The players wanted to run it from everywhere. Once the players and coaches saw eye to eye they started to click. Some parallels for the Wallabies perhaps?
There were periods in the four year lead up to the RWC where the players, coaches and even Richie began to doubt themselves. Highlights that every team, even the great ones go through it.
The ABs respect the Wallabies and never take them lightly. They love to beat us and think that we have the greatest chance to knock them off.
The ABs and Wallabies had a good off field relationship until Quade started being a moron and picking on Richie. They didn't say it, but you get the feeling it galvanized them because someone was picking on their captain.
Finally, Henry is probably a decent bloke but he irritates me. Wayne Smith and Hansen were quite down to earth in the documentary. Henry was trying too hard to deliver the epic sound bite.
Cpt Crow Eater
Chris McKivat (8)
Quite enjoyed this. Are there any similar wallaby style documentaries/inside look shows out there worth watching??
Or am I asking too much to get to know my team???
Or am I asking too much to get to know my team???
ACT Crusader
Jim Lenehan (48)
Come on Cpt, haven't you seen the brilliant Foxsports series that is Men of Gold
KevinO
Geoff Shaw (53)
Could not agree more, Henry is annoying in this.
I think Conrad Smith is very well spoken and very modest about everything he talks about.
Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Spot on , from what i have seen so far.
Smith is likeable.
Shags - well I don't think he likes Aussies and I don't think he wants us to like him. I think he's shit stirring by suggesting that Dingo didn't want the AB's job but on the other hand why would he not have had his backups ready to go? Deans might have known that he was no chance?
Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
He may be the only AB with an honours degreee - that's why he's well spoken.
If the Wallabies had
Bruwheresmycar
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Great doc, very interesting. But found myself laughing for a lot of it, I mean it's just rugby, not world war 2
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
Not to most Kiwi's it isn't
hawktrain
Ted Thorn (20)
In McCaw's new book (which is a pretty good read by the way) he admits/discusses how the relationship between the two teams went sour in about 2009/10 when the Aussies stopped going into the AB's shed after games for a beer and a chat. McCaw believes that it was part of Deans' ploy to make the Wobs think of the AB's as enemies and opponents, not as just another rugby team, although each time they were given a reason of 'they have a plane to catch' etc etc.
Considering that elsewhere in the book he talks about how important those after-match moments are for building friendships and respect amongst the rugby fraternity, such as having a beer with SA players and becoming good mates with them despite being huge rivals on the field, and the time after their RWC11 pool match vs France where the French players said 'we'll see you in the final' to the ABs, I can understand why they took it as a bit of disrespect from Deans and his team.
Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Thats interesting - still havent got that far.
I would say that not having a beer with them hasnt worked so lets go back to having a beer with them.
aeneas
Tom Lawton (22)
Theres a small amount of history being written after the fact in the doco most surprising of which was that Read was rated as highly as McCaw in 2011. Kaino was by far and away the most outstanding All Black forward during 2011 but his departure looks like he dead to the coaches now. I was highly amused to see that Conrad Smith never referred to Cooper by name only as the Aussie #10.
ACT Crusader
Jim Lenehan (48)
You'll come round eventually whatty. I finally watched Invictus just a couple of months ago
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