Waratahs vs Reds - R3 2014

[Sully]

This has been hard to watch.
Congratulations to the Tahs. Too big, too fast, too well organised. We weren't in your ball park.
The Reds looked like crap. disorganised, dropped ball, pushed passes, poor kicking. just didn't handle the pressure the Tahs put on.

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[FilthRugby]

This is the worse I've seen the Reds play in years.

Waratahs have been excellent.

Robinson, Jacques, Phipps, Foley, Izzy, Beale, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Alofa have been excellent tonight.

The Reds will definitely improve however!

 

[AngrySeahorse]

FT 32-5 Tahs. Good win from the Tahs but still lots to work on, line-out especially. Reds very disappointing, still its early in the season though.

 

[Braveheart81]

Go the Tahs!!!

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[Sandpit Fan]

This has been hard to watch.
Congratulations to the Tahs. Too big, too fast, too well organised. We weren't in your ball park.
The Reds looked like crap. disorganised, dropped ball, pushed passes, poor kicking. just didn't handle the pressure the Tahs put on.

What he said.

Regardless of how shit the Reds played, and it was fucking ordinary, the Waratahs are looking very, very good.

Keep it up.

 

[George]

Hard to watch. Genia too slow, two steps sideways and the defence is on the front foot!! Am I being harsh in the face of a big loss???

 

[Hawko]

We were crap!

Don't think we won a clean lineout all night, forward passes aplenty, poor ball security, got a yellow card for a schoolboy error, so tired in the last twenty we could barely raise a jog.

And to make it worse, we could only put 32 on the Reds!

Its great to be a Waratah fan tonight!

 

[biggsy]

Tahs put it on tonight against a pathetic and poorly coached reds team.

 

[qwerty51]

We were crap!

I totally agree and that's why I'm so excited for the rest of the season.

 

[cyclopath]

Man, I'm stoked with that. Apart from the lineout ( a poo-fest) it was quality play - great breakdown and defence aggression, scrum solid and got better, really good support play and passing, players in good position with good momentum. Got a bit ratty later, but the job was done. As much as I enjoyed that win, I really enjoy the way they are going about it.
The Reds need to rethink a bit, but they've got enough class to come back and be a force in this comp.
Hard luck, Reds fans.
Enjoy, but be gracious Tahs fans.

 

[Sully]

Hard to watch. Genia too slow, two steps sideways and the defence is on the front foot!! Am I being harsh in the face of a big loss???

Picking one player out is ridiculous. We were crap across the ground. And yes way harsh

 

[Shiggins]

The reds were not just crap. The tahs played an amazing game. The tahs made the reds crap

 

[Shiggins]

Is that rain?

 

[Shiggins]

Holy shit I haven't seen rain in 5 months. Wow that looks good

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Stephen Hoiles contributions haven't been recognised by too many (excl Dave Beat). He was everywhere and was a major contributor in the success that the Tahs had in the tackle contest and breakdown work.

 

[Brumby Jack]

It's hard to believe this was largely the same Reds side that played the Brumbies last week.

The Waratahs came with a plan to put pressure in the Reds and they did it very well.

Genia and Cooper thrive on quick, front foot ball and they didn't get much of that at all and it's a telling sign when Genia gets the hook.

The Reds backs usually will have a go from anywhere but Cooper seemed to be doing a lot of kicking and when they did, it was ending up in the arms of the Waratahs back 3 and Folau will eat that up all day.

The Waratahs will need to fix the lineout if they want to be real contenders and it's lucky that other aspects of their play can get them out of trouble but there is time yet.

 

[Quick Hands]

Very impressive performance from the Waratahs. As with the Rebels last night we saw a team trying to play the game at pace, with ball in hand at every opportunity. I loved the aggression and commitment at the breakdown as well.

Lineout needs work, but if anyone had said 32-5 win this morning, I'd have taken it.

The hard yards of 2013 when everything didn't come off are now paying dividends.

EDIT: I also liked the tap and run option at penalties and free kicks instead of calling a scrum. Another way to speed up the game.

 

[cyclopath]

Stephen Hoiles contributions haven't been recognised by too many (excl Dave Beat). He was everywhere and was a major contributor in the success that the Tahs had in the tackle contest and breakdown work.

I was just big noting Hoiles on Twitter while back. Good pick up.

 

[qwerty51]

It's hard to pick out the standouts. I thought Palu was the best forward and Foley the best back. Followed closely by Hoiles, Hooper and Douglas.

 

[cyclopath]

Picking one player out is ridiculous. We were crap across the ground. And yes way harsh

Genia had a very tough night at the office. His pack gave him few good options. He was a bit rattled. Cooper looked composed, I must say, but again had most of his good options removed. The forward platform of the Tahs was pretty dynamic, as was the defence.