Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
Great ending to a fantastic season.
Just to appease some dickheads here, I will point out a couple of very poor but important errors from our impeccable Referee. A turnover by Lonergan in the first half was penalised. Swain was yellow carded for a completely legitimate tackle on the ball carrier in a maul. In the second last series of phases, at a ruck under the crossbar, McReight was part of the ruck and did not unbind before digging in for the ball. That should have ended the game with both teams on equal points for and against each other over the three games.
Best part about it all was that the Reds finished as minor premiers and hosted the final in front of over 40,000 fans. Rugby is back.
After this season, there should be no question at all that SRAu needs to continue and that the TT component just comes in as an added extra.
EDIT : One last comment. Tupou was the difference in this and previous games. The Reds backline didn't fire a shot in the whole game and other than scrum time, the Brumbies had the better in the forwards. Imagine Tupou playing in that Brumbies side. They would be damn near unbeatable.
Just to appease some dickheads here, I will point out a couple of very poor but important errors from our impeccable Referee. A turnover by Lonergan in the first half was penalised. Swain was yellow carded for a completely legitimate tackle on the ball carrier in a maul. In the second last series of phases, at a ruck under the crossbar, McReight was part of the ruck and did not unbind before digging in for the ball. That should have ended the game with both teams on equal points for and against each other over the three games.
Best part about it all was that the Reds finished as minor premiers and hosted the final in front of over 40,000 fans. Rugby is back.
After this season, there should be no question at all that SRAu needs to continue and that the TT component just comes in as an added extra.
EDIT : One last comment. Tupou was the difference in this and previous games. The Reds backline didn't fire a shot in the whole game and other than scrum time, the Brumbies had the better in the forwards. Imagine Tupou playing in that Brumbies side. They would be damn near unbeatable.