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Don’t forget BOK. He is woeful. I thought the Georgian refs was pretty good.I would guess it's more to the point that Stevie Wonder could do a better job as a TMO than Marius Jonker
Don’t forget BOK. He is woeful. I thought the Georgian refs was pretty good.I would guess it's more to the point that Stevie Wonder could do a better job as a TMO than Marius Jonker
I would guess it's more to the point that Stevie Wonder could do a better job as a TMO than Marius Jonker
Yeah I am fully aware on the why - just completely crap that both Berry and Gus who are arguably in the top 5 of Refs going around can't Ref an Australian game.unsure if this is serious but fairly obvious why he couldn't take part....
This series was a bit like the ashes when all the best umpires were from England or Australia and we got the leftovers. What's happened to the SA refs? And still not sure how BOK got ranked over Williams.Yeah I am fully aware on the why - just completely crap that both Berry and Gus who are arguably in the top 5 of Refs going around can't Ref an Australian game.
Williams, BOK and Doleman just seem to let the breakdown turn into an absolute farce! Much prefer how Gus, Berry and the Georgian bloke officiate the ruck.This series was a bit like the ashes when all the best umpires were from England or Australia and we got the leftovers. What's happened to the SA refs? And still not sure how BOK got ranked over Williams.
Another 20mins of the first test and I think we'd go close to winning that. Unfortunately, we left our run too late or just weren't prepped to hit the game running.One (of many) things I enjoyed about this game was that for once we always had the momentum with us. It felt like if the game had an extra 20 minutes, our winning margin would’ve grown. Unlike the Melbourne test where we packed up with 30 to go.
the whole series feels like that too, rare to always be improving and put into good performances in a row.
Who else is there?I don’t know about Lolesio’s future in gold
Something people won’t appreciate about JAS - because they either didn’t watch him play League, or sole memory is the Walsh tackle - his defensive potential is sky high. He is obscenely physical and has the ability to replicate and exceed players like Ringrose and Kriel (the best going atm imo) do where they clamp down on the edge of any promising attack from 13.Also nice feature on Sua'ali'i and Jorgensen's surprisingly good defence.
for me it’s one of the main reasons to persevere with the JAS Ikitau combo. The defensive potential, especially in a better system, is best in the world in my opinion. However it takes reps together. Worked like a charm in the wet, will only get better.
We've tried Paisami many times - he isn't test quality at 12, on the weekend the Ikitau/JAS combination looked a bit betterI think it's already our best combination because I'd much prefer Pietsch or Potter on the wing than I would having Paisami at 12.
I'm also not convinced that Paisami and Ikitau would currently be any better than Ikitau and Sua'ali'i if you just looked at the centres in isolation.
Exactly, Paisami is too small for test level. Tried many times but just doesn't cut it. Would rather see Dre and (in a few years) Goldsborough come in from the Reds.We've tried Paisami many times - he isn't test quality at 12, on the weekend the Ikitau/JAS combination looked a bit better
Can we get Len to the Tahs to work on the combo ?
I'd be more focused on trying to convince Bernie to play him at 12 - but with LK coming in, he may favour Paisami & Ikitau midfield anywayCan we get Len to the Tahs to work on the combo ?