Wallabies v Wales, 6 July

[Pokinacha]

Not sold on Paisami

Agreed. He stifles the outside backs. Flook didn’t get much ball and with Lynagh, T. Wright gets a try. Need that distributor at 12 or a 10 who can go to either centre option

 

[cyclopath]

Lolesio was good, not great but his kicks for touch were much better then that one. Both were good and we won.. some people can bitch about anything

He was decent. Plenty of good stuff. That cross kick option sucked balls though. Just not what was needed at the time.

 

[KOB1987]

What are the thoughts on playing Ikitau at 12 next week? Pending fitness of course.

 

[sunnyboys]

Just jumped in to check out the comments .. and holy fk what is up with some of this shit? A bunch of good young players trying to rebuild a team absolutely left in pieces after Jones and all people here can do is whinge and moan.
That was a gritty test effort from a very new team. Enjoyed it a lot.

 

[KiwiM]

Congrats.

Have to be pretty happy with that after only a handful of trainings.

Could definitely see some shifts already.

 

[whitefalcon]

What are the thoughts on playing Ikitau at 12 next week? Pending fitness of course.

He's a world class 13, lets play him at 13 if he is fit.

 

[A mutterer]

Our set piece was surprisingly good. Good to see Thor back, both front rows were good. Kailua was huge in defence and I thought set the benchmark in that last 10. Thought Mcreight was quiet but maybe didn't notice the graft.

Gordon was good, lolesio mostly good but didn't drop his head after mistakes. Back 3 had some good connection.

Wrights ankle breaker was definitely a peach.

 

[cyclopath]

He's a world class 13, lets play him at 13 if he is fit.

If he's proper fit, then yes. He is class. But don't want him rushed in if not 100%.

 

[Aussie D]

Why? Has he ever played there? Would like to see Hamish Stewart given a crack there.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

13 for me. He’s the best 13 in the country and it’s not a dropping as such for Flook. I’d shuffle him to the bench as he can cover so much. His time will come.

 

[Marce]

Can't be worse than Paisami

 

[capalaba]

Hunter's decision making was not the best, Kellaway was better in the second half, Lynagh made a difference and Tate needs to work on his box kick. Nice try from Wright and Daugunu who started looking for work in the second half. Nice work, wins a win and like I said we will beat Wales 2-0.

Starting pack were good, bench was not as effective.

 

[Yoda]

Noah having a mare few minutes…

Let’s hope hiss confidence isn’t shook

He’s only in there for his goal kicking!

 

[KOB1987]

Can't be worse than Paisami

I’m sure he’d be better, that’s the point. The other option is Joey Walton. Edit: i forgot about Hamish Stewart. Give him a run.

 

[molman]

It was an odd game in terms of what they were doing well or not. Too many great moments followed by a poor moment that let off the pressure, but overall on balance for the amount of prep it was a solid first outing. It felt very stop start at times with the Welsh players taking the knee which started to becoming irritating.

I thought the Gordon/Lolesio axis worked well and his service looked better than Tates. Bobby and LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) were both great. Tupou made some real impact which was nice to see. Daugunu showed his skill and athelicisim. Liam Wright was excellent at lineout time and the Welsh were really struggling for clean ball.

The defense in the last stanza was also solid and showed the focus and effort that the players had right till the final whistle.

Plus a win in Sydney can't be understated. It's been way too long since this state has seen the Wallabies win.

 

[Running_rugby_1954]

I thought it was a good start.

Our tactical kicking was smart and we had some good moments of play.

Wright could be our 6 finally! A lot of kids on for debut.

They seemed to have clarity.

A good start.

 

[Tomikin]

He was decent. Plenty of good stuff. That cross kick option sucked balls though. Just not what was needed at the time.

Yeah that sucked but like everyone tonight was decent and will get better with the connection he forms with others.

Most players were good enough, to beat a Welsh team that while not good has been together much longer then ours.

 

[Linerunner2023]

Wouldn’t mind seeing lynagh start next week - again Noah wasn’t great
Also Hamish steward to get a shot at 12 next week to release the outside backs?
again Paisami not effective at test level
Lucky wright got the breakaway try as he and other outwide didn’t get enough chances

 

[Wallabies]

Considering only having four training sessions, 7 new debuts, very young players, new coach’s, and new (not fully developed strategy), very happy with result. I think (hope) next two games will get better and better.

 

[Linerunner2023]

Hunter continued to offer no running over the gain line and stiffed the attack outwide which was expected again