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les@mooloolaba

I don't think we will see Oz miss 41 tackles in a game again. Some of those breaks (Clarke, Barrett and Perenara stand out in my memory) were far batter than they should have been because Aussie fell like flies. Also, if Tomua stays on Oz would have been a lot better. In short - we got lucky but we...

les@mooloolaba

I haven't seen any evidence that AB fans want the team to fail so that it reflects badly on Foster. That's just a dishonest post. I am one of the most anti-Foster posters on this forum and I've said repeatedly that I'd love to be proven wrong, and for him to lead the AB's to great success. I've see...

les@mooloolaba

I thought Jordan Petaia played well. As did Hanigan. Scrum didn't go too badly either. Anything else? I've thought about and have only one. (I'm ignoring counterfactuals like 'I suppose it could have been 42-0.'). Ned Hanigan might just turn out to be a half-decent international-standard 6. Gives a...

les@mooloolaba

I haven't seen any evidence that AB fans want the team to fail so that it reflects badly on Foster. That's just a dishonest post. I am one of the most anti-Foster posters on this forum and I've said repeatedly that I'd love to be proven wrong, and for him to lead the AB's to great success. I've see...

les@mooloolaba

Best game I have even seen from Tuipulotou. He was immense and took responsibility at lineup time. Savea had a monster game and Cane continued his run of form. Think Umaga-Jensen is looking the part also at this level. Toomua was a massive loss for Aus. They lost leadership and some direction when ...

les@mooloolaba

I didn’t think there was much “interpretation” at play in the no try. Placing the ball (a dynamic movement or whatever they call it now) would have been fine. The replay looked pretty clear that he got to his knees and moved (propelled) himself forward before placing. The decision was made quickly ...

les@mooloolaba

Absolutely shocking last 20 from the ABs, much like the first 40. Won it on the back of a great 15 minutes after halftime. Often looked shakey trying to hold possession. That game was a great opportunity to be ruthless but this team isn't there yet, effort was there but very little structure and pu...

les@mooloolaba

Defence again woeful from ABs no organisation out wide. 2nd time they have been caught wide.

les@mooloolaba

Our support for the ball runner is the pits and our positioning for attack is appalling. No support for cClark there early on.

This bullshit and never happened in the past. Attack coach needs to sort this.

les@mooloolaba

Glaring lack of support with breakouts by ABs always used to be there...

les@mooloolaba

injured Reiko Ioane out, Umaga jensen in.

les@mooloolaba

Game day, cant wait. Something that someone raised earlier was the amount of tackles the AB's had compared to the Wallabies. This was due to too much ball being kicked away by the AB's when they needed to hold on to it. I hope the coaches have addressed this as I am sure Rennie will also have spoken...

les@mooloolaba

Samu plays in a position (or positions, more accurately) where there is strong competition for places. Samu didn't aim up last week when he was expected to. Rennie doesn't tolerate shirkers and that is why he isn't there. Don't expect Rennie to be like Deans or Chieka, he doesn't play mind games li...

les@mooloolaba

Rubbish... Like all 1st 5s he needs his pack working hard in front of him and the AB pack have been playing like millionaire playboys more and more over the last few years. The Wallabies and their supporters should be feeling confident going into this game. The ABs are well and truly on the wane an...

les@mooloolaba

I am soooo looking forward to this game. This will let us know where this AB team and the coaches are at. The Wallabies will have belief and will be out to win and win well. Rennie is an astute coach and will have come up with a game plan to help them win and that worries me, but the AB's always pla...

les@mooloolaba

The jury is still out for me, but I am wavering because of his selections, (ALB & Godhue should be swapped)

I am giving one last chance. (I think i did this many times when he was our coach for the Chiefs)

les@mooloolaba

Now it appears that we have pushed the Pasifika team to Australia as well. I wonder if our leadership team have any nous at all. I'm with you Enz, just cannot fathom what is going on with NZR, especially after what has come to light lately. Surely they must have known Sanzar minutes would be releas...

les@mooloolaba

Now it appears that we have pushed the Pasifika team to Australia as well. I wonder if our leadership team have any nous at all. I'm with you Enz, just cannot fathom what is going on with NZR, especially after what has come to light lately. Surely they must have known Sanzar minutes would be releas...

les@mooloolaba

Keen observer of horseflesh, is our mate Dave Rennie He can see what some of us , not hopelessly blinded by parochial loyalties, can see... How phone call from Wallabies coach helped young Waratah see the light [quote]A phone call from the Wallabies coach was all the encouragement NSW winger James ...

les@mooloolaba

I am increasingly pessimistic that we will see any test Rugby in the Southern Hemisphere in 2020. Whilst NZ has effectively eradicated covid-19, as have several states in Australia, the situation in Victoria and to a lesser extent NSW is worrying. If the All Blacks and Wallabies were to schedule Bl...

les@mooloolaba

Lots of talk about how the Chiefs are unlucky, sawn off by a refs wrong call, star sign in the wrong corner of Venus. Here's my hot take. They just aren't very good. The Chiefs couldn't score a try if their life fvcking depended on it. Of the five Kiwi sides, they're the most impotent. Surprise! Th...

les@mooloolaba

Think Gatland might have an argument in unleashing a whinge in this one. That knock on try was atrocious and at a pivotal point of the game. Going for those penalties instead of punching for tries which you need to beat the Crusaders is what really hurt them. Pointless scoring 3 points when they sc...

les@mooloolaba

I cant believe Super Rugby Aotearoa is almost over, there isnt a final series which is no biggie, but it just seems awfully short. What happens once its completed? Mitre 10 cup starts? They were probably better off having everyone play each other 3 times. Personally think they should've had a final...

les@mooloolaba

Thomas wrote:
Dan54. wrote:
Clogs wrote:459. This thing has now well and truly taken hold. It will spread to the rest of Australia...
Reckon we a month or so off it hitting up here in Qld!! FFS
Yep.

I think, unless Anna closes the border, we are rooted.

Yep she doesn't want to be like Gladys and leave it too late.

les@mooloolaba

Another heartbreaking loss for the Chiefs, not sure if the would have scored at the end but certainly the ref had no idea what was going on when Sowkula was penalised for holding on. (Kudos to Gats for not saying anything about the last penalty)The Chiefs just seem to make poor decisions at crucial ...

les@mooloolaba

I wouldn't have had Garden Bachop, nearly blew the game at the end when he kicked the bvalkl away when they needed to hang onto ity. Crucial decisions like that are the differnce between a good plyer and an average play. Otherwise he was Ok.

Cant disagree with the rest of the team.

les@mooloolaba

I would love to see the Chiefs throw the ball around a bit, no silly stuff, but they seem to have stopped playing the way they did last year. Not sure if Gatland has influenced that, but they need to use the ball like we know they can.

les@mooloolaba

Extend all black eligibility from playing in NZ to playing in the trans Tasman competition. Solved. Yeah it would keep more players eligible. Some people will reject that proposal outright, arguing that they don't want to see All Blacks playing for Aussie teams. But those same people have no soluti...

les@mooloolaba

Since 2016, Aus sides are 14-1-92 against NZ sides. I'm more than happy for a 5/5 split in a ten team TT comp, but that record is f**king dire if it is true. That's appalling. And in actually suggests that a TT comp wouldn't work here in Australia, even if both RA and NZR came to the party, because...

les@mooloolaba

Question, how come RA was perfectly fine with four SR teams up until a few week ago, but now NZR is being "arrogant" and "unreasonable" to even suggest four teams into the future? It really doesn't matter whether they are being arrogant, unreasonable, sensible, canny, or not - RA has just gone thro...

les@mooloolaba

Finally, BB at 10... licence to thrill facing a rookie 10 but would love to see BB dominate a game through his strategic kicking, picking his moments to run and most importantly creating space/time for his outside backs. Hoping the Chiefs win this though. Me too. We have gotten better but the loss ...

les@mooloolaba

Forget the Sunwolves and forget the PI's. Watching Super Rugby AU and SR Aotearoa, it's clear and obvious to everyone but Steve Hansen that the teams involves in these two comps should be the only teams in any TT comp. They already exist and have existing squads, coaching teams, admin, boards and s...

les@mooloolaba

It should be 5 teams from Aus&NZ each, PI and Sunwolves. This tournament concludes in June. Australia + PI & Sunwolves will then play in the Aust Nationsl Comp ending in Sept. Scrap NRC, up and coming club players can play in the national comp as Wallabies will mostly not play in it. Dont think the...

les@mooloolaba

I don't think it is feasible to change WR's eligibility rules for a single comp. If young, uncapped Kiwi players move to Australia to play for Australian teams then we will have to accept the fact that they may choose to play for the Wallabies. Not ideal for NZ, but the reality is that this can alr...

les@mooloolaba

Poor, why do NZ crowds need to do that boorish behaviour

les@mooloolaba

I'll post some more in-depth reflections tomorrow, but fresh from viewing it's hard not to be excited about both these coaches. Both Robertson and Macdonald look like special talents, and I hope they don't follow the path of 95% of our elite coaches who spend their best years coaching offshore. We ...

les@mooloolaba

Last night in the Rebels vs Reds Super Rugby AU match we saw the first 'Super Time' of the season. In the case of a drawn scoreline after 80 minutes, a further 2 x 5 minutes halves are played, with the first team to score during this extra period of play being the winner. I'm keen to hear what peop...

les@mooloolaba

What a cluster fvck the Victorian Govt has dumped on OZ and most likely the NSW Govt in a couple of weeks.. This lock down is going to cost jobs in Vic and the the economy heaps. They left it too long to do something about the spread and although they continue to say the protests were not the sourc...

les@mooloolaba

What a cluster fvck the Victorian Govt has dumped on OZ and most likely the NSW Govt in a couple of weeks.. This lock down is going to cost jobs in Vic and the the economy heaps. They left it too long to do something about the spread and although they continue to say the protests were not the source...

les@mooloolaba

I liked Powderfinger but not all their songs, sorry to hijack your thread shanky but other good bands i like from Oz 2000-10. I dont think the music is as good now as it was then. Magic Dirt - Didn't even know them until I got to Oz Something for Kate - Getting back together I think? Eskimo Joe Gerl...

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