Wallabies v Lions - 3rd Test, Accor Stadium, Saturday 2 August
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Jim Lenehan (48)
One of the narratives theyre running with is that the terrible conditions suited us (after they pretty much all predicted the conditions would play to their advantage). I think in some ways the conditions did help us execute a fairly simple game plan but the mental gymnastics is amusing.
Iv also seen a lot of uk pundits blaming the loss on their mid game injuries. Its rich given that we've been negatively impacted by injuries throughout the series much more than the lions
Iv also seen a lot of uk pundits blaming the loss on their mid game injuries. Its rich given that we've been negatively impacted by injuries throughout the series much more than the lions
Major Tom
John Solomon (38)
Yeah we really know how to deal with lightening strikes.
Man I never thought I’d see the day where wet weather is seen as an upside to our game rather than a mega team from the UK. Not on my bingo card.
I guess it follows the bazball narrative where you just pivot instead of facing up to the realisation that you lost.
Man I never thought I’d see the day where wet weather is seen as an upside to our game rather than a mega team from the UK. Not on my bingo card.
I guess it follows the bazball narrative where you just pivot instead of facing up to the realisation that you lost.
Adam84
John Eales (66)
I think ChatGPT is wrong here.
From what has been released, RA and Lions reached profit sharing agreement prior to the tour which groups together all broadcast, licensing and sponsorship revenue in a joint venture between the two bodies, but match-day revenue/ticketsales is purely for RA. Likewise any pre-tournament fixtures are revenue purely for the Lions.
AFR suggests that RA will take around $70million from match-day income, and $30million from the join venture revenue. So $100million in total with the Lions also taking home $30million from the JV
*these were loose pre-tour estimates
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
It's really turned out to be a commercial bonanza for RA. Hopefully we use it as a launching pad for bigger and better things.
drewprint
Desmond Connor (43)
White had a blinder and our pack torched theirs. So yep pretty wrong. As in the norm for you. Sucked in Marce.
SteveWA
Tom Lawton (22)
Isn’t this week summer over there?
Crashy
Desmond Connor (43)
the problem is the whining keeps going after they turn the engines off.
LevitatingSocks
Charlie Fox (21)
Few things are more miserable than London in the summer because half the infrastructure isn't built to handle the heat with proper AC.
TSR
Steve Williams (59)
We can now. I would have thought the current series was an excellent example that the locally based players, complemented by a small number of OS based (in this case 1) can get the job done.
Super Hooper
Jimmy Flynn (14)
I just think that Valetini is the best 8 in the country. Hooper proved that he can take the #6 jersey and Gleeson is just a strong impact player than Wilson
parkfootyenthusiast2
Alfred Walker (16)
Arvo kickoff at the SFS is truly the stuff that dreams are made of
TSR
Steve Williams (59)
Tom Hooper - who has been great - but we actually have depth in the backrow now and players coming through and Langi Gleeson who was excellent in Super Rugby but barely played in the Lions series. And there is no reason these two guys can’t be included for the rest of this year under the current guidelines and you would expect them to be.
What we need to do is get in both their ears and say we really want them back next contract extension. In the meantime, guys like CDC, Cale, Brial & Uru need to step up and convince Schmidt/Kiss that they can get the job done.
Cookie Cutter
Bob McCowan (2)
I would say he has great hands; a solid engine that goes all game but has trouble getting out of 3rd gear sometimes; a mind that occasionally isn't focused; and he has improved on his breakdown work.