Scotland v Australia, Murrayfield, 5am 24 Nov 2013

[USARugger]

Genia needs to stay off after the half.

 

[Pokinacha]

Just realised how much Peyper looks like Louis Spence. Half expecting him to break out in dance every five seconds.

 

[RoffsChoice]

We had scored two tries against Ireland by now.

 

[USARugger]

We had scored two tries against Ireland by now.

Forwards are actually setting a good platform but we are falling apart in the 9->First Receiver department

Just pull him, Link. White played well in his last cameo and you have 2 halfbacks on the bench anyway.

 

[Ulrich]

You're doing quite well considering your losses. A tight game but Australia to pull through.

 

[oztimmay]

Forwards are actually setting a good platform but we are falling apart in the 9->First Receiver department

Just pull him, Link. White played well in his last cameo and you have 2 halfbacks on the bench anyway.

Agree, Sanchez is having one of those games. Thankfully we have 2 halfbacks on the bench.

 

[The Rant]

forwards not doing the hard yards on attack and we're pretty quickly going to the kick from a long way behind the gainline. scotlands line speed is 10x better than ours.

 

[USARugger]

forwards not doing the hard yards on attack and we're pretty quickly going to the kick from a long way behind the gainline. scotlands line speed is 10x better than ours.

Can't agree at all. Lots of the forwards have been making hits behind the gain line since kick off.

We're kicking because Link wants to target the weak Scottish lineout. Cooper has actually kicked well and Aussie Mike's was a great one.

We're definitely hurting without the penetration that To'omua and Kuridrani gave us in the midfield. In the past weeks if Genia threw a poor pass Cooper could just move the ball to one of them and almost always get a quick recycle over the gain line.

For that reason I wish CFS had started at 13 and not on the wing. CLL has been pretty anonymous out there so far and CFS has been getting onto or over the line in contact and presenting the ball very quickly.

 

[RoffsChoice]

I think every forward is doing well, minus a couple of brain fades around the ruck in their 22.

 

[USARugger]

I think every forward is doing well, minus a couple of brain fades around the ruck in their 22.

Now if only we could start cleaning rucks like the English (fuck me, this hurts to say) pack was against NZ.

 

[Tahspark]

Plenty of intent and good execution from the Wallabies' forwards at the breakdown until they allowed Beattie to stroll through that yawning gap late in the half. We did very well to escape that incursion without leaking points.

Have enjoyed our work at the lineout and hopefully that can be used to our greater advantage in the 2nd half.

The combination between Cooper and Folau continues to prosper and is becoming a feature of our try scoring options.

Given the deplorable state of Murrayfield the pre match discussion regarding the Harris/Lealiifano centre partnership is completely moot.

 

[I like to watch]

Someone needs to tell Link,that Robbie would not be benching Genia ATM.
That would do it.

 

[lewisr]

I thought genia was having one of his better games. Am I alone? Good passing, just needs to quit with the box kicks!

 

[RoffsChoice]

.........allowed Beattie to stroll through that yawning gap late in the half. We did very well to escape that incursion without leaking points.

That was just Maitland screwing up the pass. If he got it in front of the winger then he got there 1sec too early for Folau to cover.

 

[kiap]

I thought genia was having one of his better games. Am I alone? Good passing, just needs to quit with the box kicks!

Love him like a brother but he's giving me heart attacks on our own line.

The end of the half there. Fark.

 

[RoffsChoice]

I thought genia was having one of his better games. Am I alone? Good passing, just needs to quit with the box kicks!

It's the running sideways before the pass and hanging onto it for a second after he stops that's shutting down a lot of attack. The work of the forwards is just wasted when the ball gets out that slow. Plus, his passes are just hanging in the air ready to be taken.

 

[KOB1987]

I thought genia was having one of his better games. Am I alone? Good passing, just needs to quit with the box kicks!

His open play is OK but his delivery is shit..he's running 3 or 4 steps sideways before passing which is killing the momentum

 

[RoffsChoice]

As an analogy, imagine if before every clearout Scott Fardy ran forward, back, forward, back, forward and then his clearout was more formality than force.

That's Genia's delivery.

 

[oztimmay]

Sanchez still on.

 

[RoffsChoice]

Here's something I am LOVING to see:

When the kick is made, the winger and the prop get there at the same time to support.