Comments on: Can the Wallabies beat this English team?

By: MarkH

MarkH — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:08:55 +0000

If the Wallabies dont beat them…..It will be because Gits shouldnt be at 10. Please stop kicking goals, it dosnt allow the team to gain confidence nor ascendancy in attack.

By: Parisien

Parisien — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:10 +0000

And may I take this opportunity to invite you down to my boxing club if you ever come to Paris? A few rounds in the ring and a cold drink afterwards.

By: Knives Out

Knives Out — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:38 +0000

I only meant a Roar bet, Terry. No spondulux or anything. Me in Australia? I don’t think the Sexy Police would let me leave London. Gordon Brown is insistent that I stay in London in order to boost tourism. Only joking. I’m not a flying fan. You should send me a Roar msg if/when you’re in London and come down to my rugby club.

By: Terry Kidd

Terry Kidd — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:17:43 +0000

Lol Knives … I would have a wager with you but it would be a little hard to collect. Next time I’m in England or you are in Oz? I would settle for a pint.

By: Knives Out

Knives Out — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:39:19 +0000

Ooh… that sounds like a sportsman’s wager to me, Terry. You say Australia by 9 I’m gna’ come out and throw out England by 8. Cop that!

Be gentle with me post-match…

By: mart

mart — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:46:09 +0000

Agree with PHB but suggest much bigger Wallabies blowout in 2nd half. Net is that this is not an Eng “team”, it is a thrown together collection. The Walla’s are at the least a team (and somewhat good one in my opinion) and thus will execute better. Interesting that the spin coming out of Eng today is they are running well as a team – wonder who buys that ?

By: PastHisBest

PastHisBest — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:05:53 +0000

Tight first half with England perhaps ahead and then Australia to pull away and win comfortably by 15. But hey, I’m not putting my hard-earned on it.

By: Bay35Pablo

Bay35Pablo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:57:57 +0000

Scrum even, rucks patchy, lineouts to England, backline moves will stutter.

Wallabies should beat them, but should be by more. Fingers crossed.

By: Cracker

Cracker — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:53:51 +0000

Is this England team really that bad? There’s a lot of blokes there I haven’t heard of but surely they’ll be decent.

By: Terry Kidd

Terry Kidd — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:03:02 +0000

Wallabies by 9, when it should actually be far more, but they will sqaunder chances as they have all year through dumb and inept play.

By: TommyM

TommyM — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:22:16 +0000

Wow, harsh! It the Wallabies don’t smash this lineup there is something serisously wrong. Sadly, I almost hope they lose, because if they win and win well we’ll be stuck with Gits at 10 for the foreseeable future.

By: Viscount Crouchback

Viscount Crouchback — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:10:46 +0000

This English XV is painfully mediocre. Payne, Deacon, Crane and Hipkiss are mere honest club toilers who will prove to be completely out of their depth at Test level. I harbour grave doubts about Monye’s ability to play full-back; we saw last year how effective Giteau’s kicks into space were and I’m sure he’ll seek to repeat the trick this time around against a novice like Monye. I harbour equally grave doubts that Geraghty has the beef or poise to play 12. I suspect he’ll provide us with one nice moment and about three major clangers a la Cipriani last year. Banahan, meanwhile, is laughably over-rated: his turning speed is slower than the QEII’s and even the stodgiest of wingers ought to fancy their chances of nipping past him on the outside. He’s a freaky curiosity; nothing more.

I predict that a game but limited England will go down by about 12 to a scarcely more capable Australia.

By: Rowdy

Rowdy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:05:17 +0000

I was going to make some comment on the England selections, but it makes me too depressed. I predict parity in the tight, Aus dominance in the loose, slow ball for England, and an Aus win by 10-13.