Wallabies v Pumas, GIO Stadium, Canberra, Sat 16th September
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Paul McLean (56)
I was concerned that we couldnt get out of our half in the fisrt half. With only 30% of posession we had good D with our line only being crossed once with a sceptical try.
Far better second half, felt a real momentum change when Hodge returned the a kick ball in hand broke the line and gave it to Izzy on the outside.
Far better second half, felt a real momentum change when Hodge returned the a kick ball in hand broke the line and gave it to Izzy on the outside.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
He has shown as much or more than Hanigan. What he does do well is tackle and clean out. He may not run as well as we would like with the ball, but he does carry and more effectively than Hanigan. Why not put the time into him? He has a lot of good years ahead of him and is physically more ready for test rugby than Hanigan or Dempsey. Their time will come.
wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
USARugger
John Thornett (49)
Because Hooper/Timani/McMahon is even more unbalanced than Hooper/McMahon/Hanigan (and he hasn't shown any more than Ned)
Pfitzy
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Except he hasn't - not when given the opportunity this year. When you're on the bench and you know you might not be on the bench next game, your job is to seize that with both hands and show the coach why you should be starting.
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6 Dempsey
7 Hooper
8 McMahon
Next game please. Three utterly annoying bastards, who aren't lazy like Timani, and love the rough stuff.
MarkJ
Bob Loudon (25)
The Wallabies' first half was more uninspiring than anything the Brumbies dished up this year
Merrow
Arch Winning (36)
Should be......Canberra Stadium 2/3 full for Argies, ANZ not even 2/3 full for NZ. No advertising on TV for the Canberra game. Seriously mate, what do you expect?
I agree Timani's individual efforts are/can be better, there are just so few of them per match
I would love to see Timani turn into/return to being that beast we wish we had.
Hanigan at the moment is a place holder, he is not going to win you many games, but he is doing a lot of the dog work, relatively error free.
louie
Desmond Connor (43)
you'd think so wouldn't you.
Joe Blow
John Hipwell (52)
I can't bang on about it anymore and I will not, but from what I have seen he offers a lot more, particularly against sides like the Boks. Rob Simmons has also had a shitty year but look at the game he rolled out yesterday.
A wobs test is supposed to be a special occasion, it is rather cheap @ $101, you pay $127 to see Cat Stevens FFS
TSR
Andrew Slack (58)
It was good to see the bench have an impact. I think every single one of them did something positive of note soon after taking the field and they all seemed to throw themselves into their work.
Our defensive work has improved markedly - but gee we completely stand off the tackle/breakdown. It was amazing watching guys actually move backwards from the contact zone to not engage.
Our defensive work has improved markedly - but gee we completely stand off the tackle/breakdown. It was amazing watching guys actually move backwards from the contact zone to not engage.
dru
David Wilson (68)
Unfortunately FP, the value you place on things may not match the market. The crowd was hardly huge.
pissedoffihavetoregister
Alfred Walker (16)
Could we turn this kid into a number 6?
http://www.rugby.com.au/videos/2017/09/14/eva-karpani-highlights
http://www.rugby.com.au/videos/2017/09/14/eva-karpani-highlights
USARugger
John Thornett (49)
Simmo has been in a bit of form for the last few months, since the end of Super. He had a big game in Dunedin too.
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KAOPointman
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....yesterday and the ABs game. Simmons has clearly stepped up recently. Easily holding his spot in the squad atm!
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