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Nev Cottrell (35)
News flash. Hamstring and calf injuries aren’t contact injuries.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Wonder if the off-field staff get something too.
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Phil Kearns (64)
The Fairfax/9 guys were discussing it on the inside line podcast and they thought Eddie would but the rest probably not.
I think it's hard to blame the coaches for between match non-contact injuries like achilles, hamstrings, or calves. Unless they have them sprinting for hours on end or going psychotic in the weight room then running them hard.
Impossible to know without more inside knowledge of how they are training. In the past 12 months I think they've lost their starting 10, 12, 5, 3 in between games. I'm probably missing someone.
Impossible to know without more inside knowledge of how they are training. In the past 12 months I think they've lost their starting 10, 12, 5, 3 in between games. I'm probably missing someone.
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David Wilson (68)
This doesn't smell right to me. There is no way these injury rates match the wider population nor I think a typical cohort of body builders. The injuries don't just do themselves.
I've been saying that for weeks and I was called a negative Nancy no nothing on these forums.
The team played today like they didn't have any clue what they were doing as a team. The same way they have played in basically every game since Jones joined. Remember the 38% winning %. Well, they are now 1-7 under Jones, AKA 14%. Zero wins against Tier1 teams.
None of Jones' major decisions look like they have paid off. Most of the young guys were underwhelming today: Hooper, McReight, Gordon, Petaia.
Picking Arnold looks like a waste of an overseas selection. He's been a non-factor. The aerial/kicking tactics have come off horribly, kicking through the end zone 3-4 times and not doing well competing for box kicks. The attack has looked terrible and disjointed.
I think that game would have gone a whole lot better with Jeb Holloway, Ikitau, Quade, M.Hooper, Kellaway, any other lock, Fainga'a, even Tom Banks at #15.
Picking so few players with test experience in a RWC is plain stupid.
Even after the game Eddie says the stats show they were dominating Fiji. Maybe they show they were statistically doing well, but the team looked awful.
I wanted Oz to win, but I put money on Fiji based solely on Jones' obstinance.
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Dick Tooth (41)
I have said it before. Loud mouth obnoxious hamish didn’t like rennies quieter and calm demeanor and wanted to bring in Eddie to act more like him.
Eddie has done that but his game plan is a) hard to figure out for the players and the fans b) possibly non existsant
Eddie’s personality and reputation and short notice appointment saw little too support available or willing.
I’m broadly okay with moving on from Cooper but you need foley if you do that or someone with experience.
I don’t get ikitau not being there at all unless he’s just not recovered.
rennie decision a shocker then and a shocker now. Yes his record was as bad as all before him but but for foley/renault we beat the all blacks. Won a series against France and nearly beat France in Paris and Ireland in Dublin. Was trending up and we had a game plan…..
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Dick Tooth (41)
That said. This Fiji team is stacked and we are about on par with England and wales now.
The damage from a pool exit tho shouldn’t be overstated…..I would say McLennan needs to go personally and depending on what happens next Eddie should think about where he is at.
Not sure what you do after that tho…….
Guess he gets the excuse of he only had 12 months to be fair but if this is any World Cup from 2003-2019, you don’t make it out of the pool and you’re gone.
Hire shaun edwards or Farrell after this.
The damage from a pool exit tho shouldn’t be overstated…..I would say McLennan needs to go personally and depending on what happens next Eddie should think about where he is at.
Not sure what you do after that tho…….
Guess he gets the excuse of he only had 12 months to be fair but if this is any World Cup from 2003-2019, you don’t make it out of the pool and you’re gone.
Hire shaun edwards or Farrell after this.
I'd buy that excuse from Eddie if his selections/tactics made a lick of sense.
And there's no excuse for RA. They've bottled it.
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Ward Prentice (10)
Michael Hooper should have been picked.
Sir Arthur Higgins
Dick Tooth (41)
Agreed. Like short notice but also he’s had 6 tests to get them ready. Plus 3-4 camps
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Bob Davidson (42)
or Ikitau
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John Eales (66)
Yes probably even more likely.
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Herbert Moran (7)
Michael Hooper wouldn't have made an ounce of difference today. We were physically basted off the ball by the Fijian midfield and loose trio.
Michael Hooper was a bouncy ball against South Africa under similar circumstances - recoiling in defense over and over.
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Herbert Moran (7)
I must admit Donalson seemed more assured than Gordon today. Even if he had little impact. Wouldn't be surprised to see Donaldson take the 10 shirt off Gordon for Wales.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Eddie mentioned in press conference no Tupou and Skelton for Wales