Wallabies v All Blacks 2010 Bledisloe 2 (Christchurch)

[disco]

Ok we've just been spanked but were do we go from here?

Do we make radical changes? I think there are players who should be dropped next week but I'm not sure we have the luxury.

Drew Mitchell is out that's definite. So do we drop JOC (James O'Connor) also & go for the bigger wingers in Shepherd & Hynes?

Berrick Barnes for Fainga'a?

If we drop Horne who plays @ 13? I don't won't to move AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) but do we have a choice?

Richard Brown in my opinion was one of our better forwards but do we go for the bigger & faster McCalman or Higginbotham.

We really need Digby Ioane.

 

[Brumbies Guy]

Wouldn't mind 12. Fainga'a 13. AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) with speed roaming outside them but won't happen.

Horne hasn't shown much. We really miss Quade and Digby big time.

Giteau seems to be straightening up and actually trying the last 2 games which is a good sign.

 

[cyclopath]

Fainga'a and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) would be direct, but can't imagine any offloads.
I feel sorry for Horne - he only seems to be given ball in a shit position, but I agree he has done little. In time he will prove his worth, but maybe another needs a chance now?
Gits has improved no doubt.
I would like to see Simmons, Higgers / or McCalman get a shot, why not?
Brown is all activity, but no effect.

 

[mark_s]

Quote from the NZ Herald which is spot on the mark,

How the Wallabies must have wished there was more facets where they mirrored the All Blacks. They just didn't have the same speed of thought, the same movement or the same focus and execution.

Wholesale changes isn't go to do a whole lot to address that in one week. I am worried that bringing in someone like Higgers will see a repeat of browns performance last night - lots of effort, but most if it ineffectual and one out.

Mitchell will go for Beale or Hynes. Deans needs to have a close look at the problems we had with restarts, but I suspect that Sharpe may be the main culprit there and will be benched for Simmons. Otherwise I don't think Deans has options other than to find the remanents of the Wallabies backbones and see how much he can arildite back together in 5 days or so.