In short I think all is pretty good in Wallaby world at the moment.
So I'm pretty happy- something I now expect to be slammed for in following posts.
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No slam here. Just Respect.
But I'm feeling that we supporters are in danger of have our expectations dumbed down by the mediocity of the Deans tenure. The talent in our ranks is obvious, but our game is lacking in plenty, including structure, basic executions, and a discernable game plan. Our backline attack seems to revolve around relying on one or two of our stars' flashes of brilliance, but falls to pieces because of the lack of support, or basic skills. We don't seem to have any idea of how to utilise our strengths, or even put our champions into situations to best take advantage of their skills. Our inabilities in this area really makes us laughable to the rugby world at large.
We have scrummagers in our ranks , but they aren't getting (opportunities like this series) to gain necessary experience to take on the SANZARS, and it's no suprise when players are thrown in at the last moment, and become overwelmed by the occasion. Our lineout has promise, but TPN chokes on the big occassions, and we cannot correct basics like kickoff receives.
To say all is good, you really need to step back and look at us in comparison to the other SANZARS which is a better litmus. Both SA and NZ, off the back of their last week wins had the confidence to bring in changes to attempt to increase their depth with a view to the upcoming RC. We were primarily concerned with a win. And watching the games over the weekend, I'm not feeling optimistic of our chances, but we only have to lose a couple more players due to injury, and it could easily turn embarrasing.
BB, we've known better days, and will again. But to say all is well, your not aiming near high enough.