Official Rugby Thread

[Johnners]

Playing ok, just been some pretty terrible options inside the NZ 22 (and NZ been defending their line very well)

 

[Burgey]

Why do players do interviews as they run off at half time? It's ridiculous.

 

[James]

Great first up half by the All Blacks and I still can't believe anyone would think Cooper is a better player than Carter.

 

[Hurricane]

Aussies 12 and 13 are looking average, compared to the ABs
O Connor looks dangerous and is outplaying Sivivatu
Cooper starting to come on in the last part of the 1st half - keep the ball in hand Quade if you want to win.
Wallabies front row is holding up.
Pocock is doing his thing
Other wallabies loose forwards need to get some mongrel into them.

 

[Hurricane]

Great first up half by the All Blacks and I still can't believe anyone would think Cooper is a better player than Carter.

Cooper needs to step up at this level - I think he will do better in the 2nd half.

 

[James]

Aussies 12 and 13 are looking average, compared to the ABs
O Connor looks dangerous and is outplaying Sivivatu
Cooper starting to come on in the last part of the 1st half - keep the ball in hand Quade if you want to win.
Wallabies front row is holding up.
Pocock is doing his thing
Other wallabies loose forwards need to get some mongrel into them.

Agree with all of that, but O Connor is going to have to step up his kicking. Kicking goals is going to be what will win and lose you the World Cup which is why I think the Northern teams will go far in the Cup on the back of cold wet nights around NZ.

 

[Burgey]

Don't the All Blacks have knock ons called against them in home Test matches? Some extraordinary decisions.

The better side, I should say.

 

[Hurricane]

All home town teams get the rub of the green.

Aussies score...

 

[Hurricane]

Don't the All Blacks have knock ons called against them in home Test matches? Some extraordinary decisions.

The better side, I should say.

Haha another one leads to the ABs going over in the corner...

Where does the ref come from?

 

[Smudge]

If you don't know where Craig Joubert comes from, you don't watch any rugby at all.


One word for Quade Cooper - pathetic.

 

[Burgey]

I think Australia needs to closely look at the captain's position in the side.

 

[James]

So fellow All Blacks fans - who's your No 1 half-back, hooker and two best wingers now?

 

[Hurricane]

If you don't know where Craig Joubert comes from, you don't watch any rugby at all.

Stung by Voltman.

 

[Hurricane]

So fellow All Blacks fans - who's your No 1 half-back, hooker and two best wingers now?

Andrew Hore was outstanding last week so has to be the front runner still.
Jimmy Cowan is better than Piri
Corey Jane is better on the right wing than Sitiveni - He 'S' had a strange game last night often jogging the ball up into contact. Missed a try opportunity as well by cutting back on the inside when he should have stayed on the outside.

Don't think much of Zac Guildford - who is prone to trying grubber kicks.

 

[James]

Andrew Hore was outstanding last week so has to be the front runner still.
Jimmy Cowan is better than Piri
Corey Jane is better on the right wing than Sitiveni - He 'S' had a strange game last night often jogging the ball up into contact. Missed a try opportunity as well by cutting back on the inside when he should have stayed on the outside.

Don't think much of Zac Guildford - who is prone to trying grubber kicks.

I think Weepu makes a great impact player off the bench so he's better placed there. Cowan seems more direct and has the better pass on him I think but Weepu does have more of an X factor about him.

I thought the same thing about Sitiveni. Seemed to be taking the game all too casual, which was strange. I'd go for Jane and Gear on the wings myself.

 

[Burgey]

Watched this game again. All Blacks' defense was outstanding. Our set pieces were surprisingly good, better than I thought.

Wil go one out here and say Australia aren't far off tbh. Poor options in the midfield obviously, but that's the chance you take with someone like Cooper running the show, I suppose.

 

[social]

Watched this game again. All Blacks' defense was outstanding. Our set pieces were surprisingly good, better than I thought.

Wil go one out here and say Australia aren't far off tbh. Poor options in the midfield obviously, but that's the chance you take with someone like Cooper running the show, I suppose.

Parramatta must be breathing a huge sigh of relief that they failed to sign him for league

 

[social]

ABs defence was great but our decision making and execution was ****e

Ridiculous to think that if O'Connor kicks his goals and a blatant knock-on is called back, then the game is a draw

**** knows how long Deans can keep his job for as we've been rebuilding for a decade and the only thing predictable about the team is that the next shocker is not far away

 

[ripper868]

Credit to the ABS, we were easilyly outplayed.

Happy with the result tbh.

Still on track to bring Bill home.

 

[Burgey]

ABs defence was great but our decision making and execution was ****e

Ridiculous to think that if O'Connor kicks his goals and a blatant knock-on is called back, then the game is a draw

**** knows how long Deans can keep his job for as we've been rebuilding for a decade and the only thing predictable about the team is that the next shocker is not far away

Mate, it's the fourth code, and you're drawing from a largely upper class, poncy, in-bred cabal in this country for our player base.

What do you expect?

Still, Cooper > Jeff Robson