Wallabies v Springboks, Sat 17th August 2024 Perth

[Aussie D]

Congrats SA on a well earned win. Fuck it is hard being a Wallaby fan.

 

[Tomthumb]

No chance

66-17 over 2 weeks

 

[Shiggins]

Maybe the problem isn't the head coach, it's the pool of players

Maybe it's our turn over or coaches and having to start again and again every 2 years. Id Renee was still coaching we would be competitive. We would still have players available who are not now

 

[Baldric]

The weather spoiled this one.

 

[KOB1987]

positive spin: I'm seeing hints of a dangerous offload game by the forwards

Our scrum was pretty solid the last 30 minutes too

 

[BDA]

Noah has been poor again but I also think White has stunk it up. Along with being an insufferable dick, he’s been really ponderous and put his receivers under pressure.

I thought noah played ok honestly...reflected by the fact that schmidt kept him on the field until the last 10 mins.

 

[grievous]

Are we surprised. When did we last play well in the wet, never mind all the other stuff.

 

[Micheal]

Honestly - if I was Jorgo or another young up and comer I’d see if I can land a contract at a top French or English side and get away from this absolute dumpster fire of a team.

Better pay, better coaching, better results.

 

[Froggy]

Four quick thoughts
Handling rubbish, conditions somewhat to blame but still needs to be better
Kicking game was pathetic
Lineout was dreadful
So often the player with the ball looked like he just didn't know what to do

 

[LevitatingSocks]

Saffa expat housewives are about to be particularly insufferable to every hospo worker in Perth for the foreseeable future.

 

[grievous]

Inability to get across the line is damning

 

[Ignoto]

So who from Dad's army came up with the game plan of our backs to kick it around in pissing down rain.

For a bloke who's coached in Europe where these conditions are rife, you'd have thought Joe would have had us play 10 man rugby.

 

[Shiggins]

It wasn't the ref that fucked that for us....

Exactly. If we could string some set plays and tactical attacking together we win that game.

 

[Tomthumb]

Honestly - if I was Jorgo or another young up and comer I’d see if I can land a contract at a top French or English side and get away from this absolute dumpster fire of a team.

Better pay, better coaching, better results.

No national pride

 

[Steve_Grey]

So we lost to SA A+ : I have seen some poor OZ rugby, but I think that is the pinnacle l - could have been up at half time, but kicked it away (literally) in the second half.

 

[Shiggins]

I thought noah played ok honestly...reflected by the fact that schmidt kept him on the field until the last 10 mins.

He is that bad we can't even have a game plan that involves him.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Uncontested scrums at test level? Can't we bring 7As (Allan Ala'alatoa) (Allan Ala'alatoa) on to play LHP?

In case you had your eyes shut, Ala'alatoa was subbed off almost comatose.

 

[Tomthumb]

“We weren’t far off” - Harry Wilson

fuck me, you lost 30-12 at home against the Springboks B team

 

[Pokinacha]

Not tackled so no need to release

To be bound to a ruck or maul you need to be bound at the shoulder. He was not bound so the maul is over and as such cant continue to hold onto the player in front as that is obstruction

 

[Aussie D]

Exactly. If we could string some set plays and tactical attacking together we win that game.

Running on to the ball would be a good start. Hard to get over the gain line receiving the ball flat footed