Wallabies v England in Melbourne, 18 June

[Viking]

The penalty should have led to a yellow for the infringement, they already had a warning in the red zone.

 

[Set piece magic]

If it was advantage on the line that's a yellow card because he warned them... Or do you actually not have to control the IRB to get yellow cards?

 

[Inside Shoulder]

They were penalised and Joubert allowed 10 plus phases advantage and the Wallabies were 2m out when he called advantage over

Which of these was satisfied?

Advantage can be either territorial or tactical.

(c)​

Territorial advantage means a gain in ground.​

(d)​

Tactical advantage means freedom for the non-offending team to play the ball as they wish.

 

[ACT Crusader]

A very tight half. High level of physicality from both sides. Lots of stuff off the ball from both also.

It will be interesting how Cheika and Jones use their benches and whether they can spark something to break the arm wrestle.

 

[The torpedo]

Some stats:

We should have put like 10+ more points on them, but the ARU won't hire a kicking and skills coach

 

[Inside Shoulder]

If it was advantage on the line that's a yellow card because he warned them. Or do you actually not have to control the IRB to get yellow cards?

No way Joubert is going to offend one of the home nations this close to the olympics

 

[Viking]

Which of these was satisfied?

Interesting. None of them. I reverse my previous post.

 

[Tigs Man]

It is going to be a brutal next half, if the ref doesn't get ahold of it.

I think England got away with not getting a YC at the end their, and/or Robshaw

 

[ACT Crusader]

Which of these was satisfied?

If I had to pick one I'd say (d). The Wallabies had stretched England to the other side of the field and good formation.

 

[Viking]

On a positive Kerevi is the new 12. Goodbye double playmaker system. Falou a threat as always.

 

[The torpedo]

Thoughts:

Our kicking sucks
Our hands suck
England are cheats and should have had 2 yellows (maybe even a red)

/rant

 

[Bardon]

Been a very exciting first half. Would normally have expected Australia to have put more points on the board given the amount of danger they've created.

England are very lucky to be starting the second 40 at their full compliment. It looked like Joubert was reaching for his pocket just before he issued the warning. Then England infringed again close to the line. Definitely should have been a yellow.

 

[Viking]

Thoughts:

Our kicking sucks
Our hands suck
England are cheats and should have had 2 yellows (maybe even a red)

/rant

Far out our kicking sucks. Foley cannot and should not be going for high balls.

 

[The torpedo]

He probably saw a coin in the grass and wanted to dig it out

 

[Inside Shoulder]

If I had to pick one I'd say (d). The Wallabies had stretched England to the other side of the field and good formation.

They never gave us the freedom to do what we wanted.

 

[ChargerWA]

Mumm made an obvious improvement when he came on.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

He probably saw a coin in the grass and wanted to dig it out

there's no mud just shit loads of sand

 

[The torpedo]

Mumm made an obvious improvement when he came on.

Who went off?

 

[Viking]

Who went off?

Arnold blood bin

 

[Bardon]

On a positive Kerevi is the new 12. Goodbye double playmaker system. Falou a threat as always.

Kerevi has had an excellent game so far. He's a good option at 12 certainly but as always as soon as he has a below average game, there will be calls to revert to a second playmaker. Can't please all of the people all of the time.