Wallabies v France - June 14 Etihad Stadium

[Scotty]

So Fardy wasn't playing well?

Yeah sure. Next you will say Foley was replaced because he was fatiguing!

I hope you didn't keep a straight face when you compare forward and back substitutions.

 

[Reds Brad]

I think that game showed the weakness in Hooper game at 7. Foley was nearly invisible but realistically we don't have anyone else to make an impact there atm.

 

[ChargerWA]

que?

Our scrambling defence was good, but I'd prefer not to have to scramble.

I can't remember us getting in behind their line once with ball in hand.

 

[Dumbledore]

The worst game of rugby I've had the misfortune to watch in years.

 

[BDA]

I think that game showed the weakness in Hooper game at 7. Foley was nearly invisible but realistically we don't have anyone else to make an impact there atm.

I thought beale looked more dangerous when he came on

 

[TOCC]

The worst game of rugby I've had the misfortune to watch in years.

seriously?

 

[cyclopath]

Positives - scrums, most attacking lineouts (defensive ones a bit dusty with those penalties, but Kev a good steal), overall defence
Negatives - overly conservative plan too much of the time, I mean exiting your half is fine, but we had front foot turnover ball a few times we could have done more with; kicking from hand often poorly directed by everyone; isolated runners getting turned by the French (who targeted this area clearly, and did it well).

Oh yeah, we won. That's a positive.

 

[Tomikin]

McCalman gave his all, MOTM for me

I thought we missed Palu..

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[cyclopath]

I thought we missed Palu..

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In some aspects, but McCalman did a lot of good work, very busy. They bring different things, couldn't fault the Dog!

 

[Dumbledore]

seriously?

Yep. The vast majority of the crowd was watching paper planes being thrown onto the ground in the last 20. Exactly the sort of game that had the Deans haters frothing. Maybe it was better on tv, but it was almost unwatchable at the ground.

 

[TOCC]

Interesting listening to some of the 'coach comms', comments like having a message passed onto Horwill that 2 penalties in 17minute is unacceptable and also telling the front row that they have packed too high for the last two scrums and make sure they pack lower.

 

[kickingtee]

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Now that is what I call an even game.

 

[Scoey]

Think horwill forgot he wasn't captain, ran out onto the field before the team

Horwill ran out first because it's his 50th game.



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[JJJ]

Planetrugby is slating the game, but they always do that when it's a tight Australian game. When it's a South African low scoring game it's a "thrilling arm wrestle", when it's an Australian low-scoring game it's inevitably "dire".

Sure there weren't any tries and there was a fair bit of fruitless kicking, but the competition at the breakdown was ferocious and the defense committed.

 

[Scoey]

Simmons what the fuck is wrong with you, seriously.

He has a quota on those in the air penalties.

That was not Simmons at all. His lifters (Fardy and Horwill) threw him into the French player. Watch it again.


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[TOCC]

Planetrugby is slating the game, but they always do that when it's a tight Australian game. When it's a South African low scoring game it's a "thrilling arm wrestle", when it's an Australian low-scoring game it's inevitably "dire".

Sure there weren't any tries and there was a fair bit of fruitless kicking, but the competition at the breakdown was ferocious and the defense committed.

ah screw em, i've watched some dire matches over the years but i don't actually consider that one of them, yes some of the precision was off but there wasn't an exorbitant amount of dropped balls or errors, it was just solid defence coupled with an unwillingness to attack.

Ive watched some games of 'attacking rugby' which were absolute dire because the flinging of the ball around was nothing more then glorified touch rugby. This game will assist the Wallabies significantly more leading into the Rugby Championship then last weeks game did. I thought it was a tight and competitive game, thats the type of rugby i find enjoying.

 

[TOCC]

That was not Simmons at all. His lifters (Fardy and Horwill) threw him into the French player. Watch it again.


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ironically the forum was deafly silent when Fardy interfered with the jumper in the air

 

[Scoey]

That was a dog of a game. Loved it! A true test match and one for the purists. If you were a casual fan heading to the game to see something like last week I would be surprised if you didn't leave at half time but.


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[dasduke]

I like that Link mixes up the strategies each game, and the team need to know how to execute a diverse range of game plans, but I don't know if this was the right one.

Kicking out of your own half is fine, if you can win the field position game. We have good kickers at 10 and 12, but the back three don't play that game. If you have someone like Latho or Leigh Halfpenny at fullback, go for it, but Folau and friends weren't kicking us into field position.

 

[Scoey]

I'll add something else that's probably been covered already but that game was a perfect example of why in test matches your kicker is the second bloke you pick after your captain.
Did anyone else notice the confused looks on the players faces when our 'kicker' Foley was replaced by Beale and we are awarded a penalty just to the left about 20 out? No one wanted to take the shot so we went for the corner.


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