Re: Wallabies v Boks

by taipan Sat 24 Jul 2010, 08:27

Mick Sawyer wrote:Cheers taips. I'm off.

Enjoy the game.

by skully Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:00

Aus doing it surprisingly (to me) comfortably at Half Time, 17-3.

by PeterCS Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:36

Boks have got a try, I see. Can't see if 23-8 is a current or final score.

Surprised that the Wallos are still ahead. What have they done right?

And six penalties for them (so far) - is it the usual reason, Bok forward "indiscipline"? Or is the ref just biased?

Boks need to take a lesson from the Pom forwards on how to stay within the laws Wink

by PeterCS Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:37

Woo - another Bok try. Getting close now. ...

by PeterCS Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:41

Wallos also score a try, converted. Is that match over? Or have the Boks got a couple of tricks up their sleeves yet?

by skully Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:44

30-13 with a minute on the clock. Safe to say Aus is home.

by PeterCS Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:49

All over. Boks pride battered again? Or were the Wallos outstanding?

by skully Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:51

Aus ran the ball at every opportunity and caught the Boks out regularly hence the huge number of penalty goals (6).

by PeterCS Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:52

That's not exactly huge for the Boks - outside South Africa at least. Wink

by PeterCS Sat 24 Jul 2010, 12:55

It sounds like good tactics from Oz anyway. Did their homework.

As they did against NZ in the WC a few years back, when Lomu was in his prime and the ABs looked unbeatable. Marked closely, tackled like furies, and threw sand in the well-oiled juggernaut gears and wheels that day. Different tactics, but sound homework and training again.

by taipan Sat 24 Jul 2010, 15:03

Wallabies, better team on the day.

P!sspoor NH refereing yet again, but didn't alter the result.

by JGK Sun 25 Jul 2010, 03:41

FFS, Cooper suspended for 2 weeks.

by Mick Sawyer Sun 25 Jul 2010, 06:44

JGK wrote:FFS, Cooper suspended for 2 weeks.

Yeah. Not great news. It takes a great flyhalf performance to beat the blecks & we've got them twice with Cooper out.

Fourie was also suspended. Annoyingly, I haven't caught a mention of Berger being cited.

by G.Wood Tue 27 Jul 2010, 01:16

WTF is a rugby scrum going to do to that indoor paddock in melbourne?

by Mick Sawyer Tue 27 Jul 2010, 03:26

G.Wood wrote:WTF is a rugby scrum going to do to that indoor paddock in melbourne?

It's bad huh? I haven't watched anything played there. Maybe the blecks won't notice that Cooper's not playing.

by embee Tue 27 Jul 2010, 03:36

Google etihad stadium surface and see all the sh!t about it

dont bother checking the AFL website as they are using the "Look! A bear" defence

by Bradman Tue 27 Jul 2010, 03:40

G.Wood wrote:WTF is a rugby scrum going to do to that indoor paddock in melbourne?

And the Kiwis are used to playing on slippery tracks too. Good news week.

by Mick Sawyer Tue 27 Jul 2010, 03:49

embee wrote:Google etihad stadium surface and see all the sh!t about it

dont bother checking the AFL website as they are using the "Look! A bear" defence

chuckle. I will.

by G.Wood Tue 27 Jul 2010, 03:53

Mick Sawyer wrote:
G.Wood wrote:WTF is a rugby scrum going to do to that indoor paddock in melbourne?

It's bad huh? I haven't watched anything played there. Maybe the blecks won't notice that Cooper's not playing.

Players couldn't keep their feet when changing direction, some even slipped when they planted their foot to kick.

Some talking heads suggested that the worst patches were on the flanks so it wouldn't effect the rugger but I saw enough incidents down the guts for it to be a worry

by Bradman Tue 27 Jul 2010, 04:02

G.Wood wrote:
Mick Sawyer wrote:
G.Wood wrote:WTF is a rugby scrum going to do to that indoor paddock in melbourne?

It's bad huh? I haven't watched anything played there. Maybe the blecks won't notice that Cooper's not playing.

Players couldn't keep their feet when changing direction, some even slipped when they planted their foot to kick.

Some talking heads suggested that the worst patches were on the flanks so it wouldn't effect the rugger but I saw enough incidents down the guts for it to be a worry

Actually the bitching in the paper this morning suggested the worst area was slap bang in the middle of the field and huge.

by Mick Sawyer Tue 27 Jul 2010, 04:10

G.Wood wrote:
Mick Sawyer wrote:
G.Wood wrote:WTF is a rugby scrum going to do to that indoor paddock in melbourne?

It's bad huh? I haven't watched anything played there. Maybe the blecks won't notice that Cooper's not playing.

Players couldn't keep their feet when changing direction, some even slipped when they planted their foot to kick.

Some talking heads suggested that the worst patches were on the flanks so it wouldn't effect the rugger but I saw enough incidents down the guts for it to be a worry

hmmm. That ain't good for the paying punters. Keep thinking it might (somehow) better our chances in this match.

by Zat Tue 27 Jul 2010, 04:13

Mick Sawyer wrote:
G.Wood wrote:
Mick Sawyer wrote:
G.Wood wrote:WTF is a rugby scrum going to do to that indoor paddock in melbourne?

It's bad huh? I haven't watched anything played there. Maybe the blecks won't notice that Cooper's not playing.

Players couldn't keep their feet when changing direction, some even slipped when they planted their foot to kick.

Some talking heads suggested that the worst patches were on the flanks so it wouldn't effect the rugger but I saw enough incidents down the guts for it to be a worry

hmmm. That ain't good for the paying punters. Keep thinking it might (somehow) better our chances in this match.

It's like t20, the slippery surface increases the 'luck' factor, which means skill becomes less relevant. Which is good, because the ABs have shedloads more skill than the Wobblies.

by Mick Sawyer Tue 27 Jul 2010, 04:51

because the ABs have shedloads more skill than the Wobblies.

That's where my thoughts were going.

by taipan Sat 31 Jul 2010, 10:03

So AB's to win?

by Mick Sawyer Sat 31 Jul 2010, 10:04

taipan wrote:So AB's to win?

Nice timing. See the fresh thread.

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