I was about to say that the Brumbies have one possible way to win this and only one.
If we play field position, we lose. We don't have the set piece to win this with everyone injured, and Folau is getting too good at positioning to get any change out of a kicking game, if you ignore his counter attacking skills.
We have to go Reds-under-Link, and run like an angry ex girlfriend is after us.
Attack the 10/12 channel with the most aggressive angry people we have, it's the only weakness. Punch into there, then high pace of game, try and run the tired Tahs forwards around and negate their size advantage.
Speight and Mogg need to be hitting angles, at pace, as close to the line as possible, from the opening play of the game. Lets see how good KB (Kurtley Beale) really is under pressure at 12, and when he drops back to fullback to get away from it, put up a bomb into the Tahs 22 and have 3-4 people bearing down on him and screaming like banshees.
Time for a change of tactics, and with Lealiifano at 10, rather than To'omua, it's our best option. Run everything, until the Tahs clue in and bring their back three into the defensive line, and THEN kick over the top, until the drop back, then run it again.
Like a boxer going head-body-head-body until the blows start to count and you get that good shot into the ribs that drops the gloves a touch and your uppercut gets through, his legs wobble, and then BAM!.
Of course, you need some players left in the bloody team to do that!
Edit:
Just saw an article that included this:
"But that could be about to change, with Matt To'omua's groin injury giving Lealiifano another crack at his preferred role at number 10 when they travel to Sydney's Olympic stadium on Saturday night.
It is a position Lealiifano excelled in while To'omua was injured in 2012, launching himself on to the Wallabies' radar with more than half-a-dozen man-of-the-match performances.
"He loves playing at 10, it's probably his favourite position. So he's really looking forward to the opportunity," Larkham said.""
So why the hell, with Toomoua clearly now the Wallabies first choice 12, is To'omua not playing there to solidify his knowledge of the position, and Lealiifano playing 10, where HIS best position is, along with a not very secure Wallabies jersey?
To'omua apparently even prefers 12, Kafer confirming that after interviewing him about it a few weeks back?
