S15 - Rebels V Reds
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kronic
John Solomon (38)
The Buddy Franklin influence coming through.
Schadenfreude
John Solomon (38)
And playing rugby won't help.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
He was an awesome sportsman though, I will try to find an artice on Grantland.com I read that talked about the best tv sporting achievments
The Red Baron
Chilla Wilson (44)
Yeah, I believe he played ice hockey and raced in nascar, or something similar. If I am not mistaken, he had a massive crash a few years ago.
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Nascar was real life, in the tv show I think he was a champion track and field athlete, hockey player and footballer too, I think he may have been a basketballer as well as that.
James Buchanan
Trevor Allan (34)
Beale at 10, JOC (James O'Connor) at 15 I think is the sensible answer. JOC (James O'Connor) then gets to play the role that everyone has Beale doing for the Wallabies. Playing mostly counterattack and injecting individual brilliance as needed, and coming in as 1st or 2nd receiver as required.
emuarse
Chilla Wilson (44)
@ The Big Code.
I suspect that Links has two factors in mind when taking QC (Quade Cooper) off: (a) possible medical advice suggesting to bring him on carefully, & (b) to give Lucas playing time behind what was in the first half, a dominant pack. But the Rebels pack didn't do this tactic any favours in the second half
I suspect that Links has two factors in mind when taking QC (Quade Cooper) off: (a) possible medical advice suggesting to bring him on carefully, & (b) to give Lucas playing time behind what was in the first half, a dominant pack. But the Rebels pack didn't do this tactic any favours in the second half
emuarse
Chilla Wilson (44)
Which girl's school did Phipps go to? The number of times he spat the dummy was enough to even make his coach cringe.
And then that obvious shoulder charge on Lucas over the try line when Lucas kicked out was really gutless.
It was probably about then that he realised he'd lost to Nic White as reserve half in the upcoming Rugby Championship
And then that obvious shoulder charge on Lucas over the try line when Lucas kicked out was really gutless.
It was probably about then that he realised he'd lost to Nic White as reserve half in the upcoming Rugby Championship
Schadenfreude
John Solomon (38)
I need to find the replay of Phipps earning a slap upside the head from FTA. Hilarious.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
Yep, he's gone down the pecking order for sure this year. That's as much to do with the quality of White as anything else though.
Reddy!
Bob Davidson (42)
I dunno. I still don't think Beale is a great 10. I think he would be a better playmaker in rugby league. And is a better fullback in union.
His best weapon as a 10 is the ability to take the ball to the line (although not always running straight) and put the the defense in two minds, holding the ball up and skipping and jumping across field and then popping a very short pass to someone who is running at an angle into a gap. If this doesn't happen, and no one is in support, he'll eventually run through a gap himself. I think if he was playing 10 more regularly, and not just half a game where tactics from the opposition team haven't targeted him at 10, I think his limited game would get found out more often than not.
As shown on the weekend, when he had to pass the ball more than 10m, it went to ground a lot of times.
I think Quades ability to make average players around him look good, and organise them and use the whole field makes him a better flyhalf.
His best weapon as a 10 is the ability to take the ball to the line (although not always running straight) and put the the defense in two minds, holding the ball up and skipping and jumping across field and then popping a very short pass to someone who is running at an angle into a gap. If this doesn't happen, and no one is in support, he'll eventually run through a gap himself. I think if he was playing 10 more regularly, and not just half a game where tactics from the opposition team haven't targeted him at 10, I think his limited game would get found out more often than not.
As shown on the weekend, when he had to pass the ball more than 10m, it went to ground a lot of times.
I think Quades ability to make average players around him look good, and organise them and use the whole field makes him a better flyhalf.
kronic
John Solomon (38)
We'll have to wait 2 weeks for the battle of Barnes & Quade.
Come August 18th, what happens with JOC (James O'Connor) (provided his fit)? You can't displace Ioane & AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper). Beale will probably switch to fullback.
Mind you, it's really nice to have these selection headaches.
tigerland12
John Thornett (49)
You probably can displace Ashley-Cooper for JOC (James O'Connor) if it's on the wing. But right now I don't think anyone knows where O'Connor is best suited too. I would not be suprised to see him coming off the bench for the Wallabies.
Great to see Quade find form, he is my Wallaby 10 any day of the week, you need that x-factor against the All Blacks and Springboks
Great to see Quade find form, he is my Wallaby 10 any day of the week, you need that x-factor against the All Blacks and Springboks
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