Wallabies V Samoa - Test 2011

[AngrySeahorse]

Charge down try SAMOA! oh dear.

 

[Set piece magic]

Charge down try,

Get Phipps the fuck off the field for genia
same with Gerrard
Tell Cooper to start putting his jearsey on

 

[light]

Wouldn't mind seeing the Aussies get beaten, just to teach them to show more respect. Genia, Beale, Vickerman to hopefully come on soon

 

[todd4]

Try and conversion Samoa 17-0

 

[ShtinaTina]

genia, beale, vickerman to hopefully come on soon

yes!

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Big hit on Gerrard. Good play Diggers.

 

[No4918]

Not watching but getting live score on fox and will watch it tonight. Where are we losing it?

 

[AngrySeahorse]

I'd say we are losing it at the breakdown.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Someones in the bin and fair enough.

 

[AngrySeahorse]

Yeah Diggers is in. Finally Wallabies have points on the board.

 

[Swarley]

Davies has been shown up in defense, Giteau's got sporadic direction, Hodgson's largely ineffective in the breakdown and Ben Alexander has been busy doing SFA.

And Sharpe's doing all the talking. De facto captain IMO

 

[light]

Half Time. 17-10 to Samoa.
Kepu: Involved a few times so far, nothing brilliant but holding well.
Moore: Been quiet, good throwing however.
Timani: Been involved but hasn't made an impact as of yet.
Elsom: Done relatively nothing, been looking for him but he doesn't seem to be there apart from the one run.
Hodgson: Ineffective, getting rolled by Samoan back row.
McCalman: IMO best forward so far, made good runs and a few decent tackles.

Backline has been shit, Phipps good early on and towards the end but ordinary during the middle part of the half, Giteau looks like he needs a compass, McCabe had a few good tackles and running straight to no avail, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) has gone missing, Ioane been decent with solid try, Davies out-muscled so far and shown up in defence, Gerrard ordinary except for a few good kicks.

Need Genia and Beale on ASAP.

 

[liquor box]

This is a great reason why you should pick your best possible team every time. Next week our "best" team will struggle with their combinations in a match that really counts.

No standouts for me so far but I have a question about rules.
When Gits attempted his first penalty the 7 for Samoa ran about 20m towards him, all others were still as it was a penalty, not a conversion. What is the ruling on this? is he allowed to move, if not should the attempt be retaken?

 

[Set piece magic]

Samoa's disclipline has been shocking, they've had about ten final warnings.

If it was me there would be 3 people on yellows and two on Reds by now

Although I just love brandishing a card

 

[qwerty51]

Wouldn't mind seeing the Aussies get beaten, just to teach them to show more respect. Genia, Beale, Vickerman to hopefully come on soon

What do you mean, where have they been disrespectful?

 

[Fredfreduels]

In the backs Ioane, Giteau and McCabe are playing well whilst Gerrard and Ashley Cooper have been solid. Phipps is having a nightmare and Davies is not doing great. What is happening at the breakdown, at one point it was Giteau vs the Samoan forwards?

 

[Fredfreduels]

With regard to qwerty's question.

They went for the tries instead of kicking at goal (insult to the Samoan defence in assuming they could walk through).

 

[qwerty51]

With regard to qwerty's question.

They went for the tries instead of kicking at goal (insult to the Samoan defence in assuming they could walk through).

You're kidding right? They wanted to score a try, that's not disrespectful.

 

[light]

Two penalties from 20m out and they kick for touch. They can't just walk into a match and expect that being the Wallabies means they will win, you can't tell me that if this was the AB's they wouldn't have kicked for goal.. Then again Giteau was still likely to miss

 

[qwerty51]

Two penalties from 20m out and they kick for touch. They can't just walk into a match and expect that being the Wallabies means they will win, you can't tell me that if this was the AB's they wouldn't have kicked for goal.. Then again Giteau was still likely to miss

The ABs DEFINITELY would not have kicked for goal.