Here are my first week of scores to form the Wallaby Form Team for Super Rugby.
Please post your own scores for players /10 (I will ignore scores 4-7 as run of the mill in regards to from team).
Rebels – Crusaders.
Crusaders were error ridden, while the Rebels were and took their opportunities. Rebels won it in the ruck and won the collisions.
My man of the match was Lopeti Timani, who had a fantastic game. Smashing through the Crusaders at will and scored a game-winning try. It was a big mistake Cheika in letting him go.
Timani 9/10
McMahon 8/10
Jones 7.5/10
Stirzaker 7.5/10
Harris 7.5/10
Smith 7.5/10
Brumbies – Reds
Reds were a rabble, and showed no fight and no heart. They gave up in the end, and didn’t seem to want to tackle.
Brumbies were fantastic, organised, determined, skilful, and put in an all-round effort.
Pocock dominated the ruck, ran in tight 11 times for 41 metres, also organised the forwards very well especially the deadly maul. My man of the match..
Due to the forward pack dominance most of the Brumbies pack scores well.
Brumbies
Pocock 8.5/10
Sio 7.5/10
Mann-Rea 7.5/10
Alexander 7.5/10
Carter 7.5/10
Fardy 8/10
White 8/10
Toomua 8/10
Tomane 7.5/10
Kuridrani 8.5/10
Reds
Only one Reds player played well, with heart and attitude, Kerevi. Only player to test the Brumbies defence. Horwill diabolical.
Kerevi 8/10
Horwill 2/10.
Waratahs – Force
The Force wanted it more, and were a lot hungrier and energetic. Waratahs, however, never gave up. They fought to the end. The Force won the collisions and the ruck, while the Waratahs dominated the scrum, with penalties and turnovers. They were better at the lineout, stealing a lot of ball. The Force desperately need a better lineout organiser.
Waratahs did make more breaks, Force missed more tackles. in the end, pressure won it for the Force, with Beale having brain explosion after brain explosion.
Poor handling cost the Tahs in general and poor decision making halves no organisation whatsoever. Unbelievable that Hooper was man of the match. McCalman was easils man of the match for me, and while Hooper was busy, he was ineffective.
Waratahs
Polotau-Nau 8/10 (led the scrum, very good lineout throwing, and high work rate)
Kepu 7.5/10 Dominated the scrum
Skelton 7.5/10 Only Tah forward to break tackles and make ground up the middle. 11 Runs 35 metres, 3 defenders beaten
Folau 8/10 ran 88 metres, 2 clean breaks, 5 defenders beaten, 3 offloads, 2 try assists and only 1 error.
Horne 8/10
Phipps 3/10
Foley 3/10
Beale 2/10
Force
McCalman 8.5/10
Cottrell 8.5/10
Alcock 8/10
Mac
Guest
Ordinary effort - 4/10
YouCantBeSerious
Guest
Foley 5/10 Phipps 5/10 Folau 6/10 Beale 4/10 TPN 5/10 (high workrate? he made 1 m from 1 run!) Hooper 6/10 Dennis 5/10 Palu 7/10 Potgeiter 6/10 Horne 6/10 AAC 5/10 Naiya 4/10 Kerevi 8/10!!!!!!? No way! 5/10 is generous. Hunt 4/10 CFS 4/10 Genia 6/10
ethan
Guest
Agree with you about Steenkamp, Lano. And most of those scores. I think Wykes is quality in the physical areas of the game, but offers little in attack. Picks the ball up at the base of the ruck, looks around, goes no where before a defenders on him. Coleman got mostered by Poloto Nau and went downhill after that with drop ball and missed tackles. 2 for Genia seems a bit harsh considering he had no platform to work from with his forwards, but mostly our scores line up.
ethan
Guest
G Beard, Disappointed won't be the right word if DHP ever wears gold. Disbelief more like it. DHP is better when he plays on the wing, because he doesn't have to think about kicking. He's got decent pace, a step, not shy of contact. But at fullback all he tries to do is kick, and he is terrible at it. He makes poor decisions, has poor execution, and makes errors. DJW, DHP and Beale both had the same amount of brain explosions in the game, but Beale actually had the odd threatening moment. Created a linebreak, got a few offloads away. Not a good performance by any means, but some minor redeeming qualities. And Ebersohns goal kicking and attempted drop was shocking, and he made errors and missed tackles. Didn't provide any spark in attack. The only time the backs outside him got the ball they were well on the backfoot and had no room to move. Poor direction from Ebersohn.
Lano
Roar Guru
Fair call. At least the hapless Steenkamp was omitted from the side.
Hazel Nutt
Guest
Gotta say, Lano, Wykes looked pretty flat out there and may have been marginally outplayed by Coleman.
PeterK
Roar Guru
sourgrapes?
Joe
Guest
But it was a win away and against the reigning S15 champions. Just as well the ref got the decision wrong last year to allow Foley to kick the goal after the final whistle. Who cares? It was ONLY a narrow win after all.
David
Guest
Maybe Wykes was the worst forward for the force. As least he was still better than the majority for the Tahs forwards most of whom are recent Wallabies.
David
Guest
Sorry but he had an average game.
Lano
Roar Guru
Brumbies: Fardy – 8 Coleman - 8 Sio – 9 Pocock – 8 White – 9 Toomua – 9 Christian LL – 9 T Kuridrani – 9 Tomane – 9 Reds: Horwill –1 Kerevi – 8 Genia – 2 Tahs: Kepu – 8 TPN - 8 Hooper – 8 Beale – 1 Folau – 9 Skelton - 7.5 Force McCalman – 9 Alcock – 8 Cotterel – 8 Charles – 8 Goodwin – 7.5 Wykes – 7.5 Rebels Higginbotham – 9 Timani – 9 Jones – 8 Ellison – 8 Stirzaker - 8
Kane
Guest
with Folau they kick away from him so he does not get much ball I disagree, they kick away from him because they can as he's not in the position a good full back usually is.
G_Beard
Guest
You'll be disappointed when DHP wears gold then! Sias was at least a 6.5 - he was much better than Foley.
Markus
Guest
Did he actually leave the ground to do so? Even Fat Cat wins the occasional lineout, but I'd still never call him a lineout jumper.
PeterK
Roar Guru
Well for it to be recorded at the min submit scores for every brumbies player where the score > 7 or < 4. Individual scores just for 1 player will not be recorded. Far too hard to manage and weight for averages for submitted scores.
Mantis
Roar Guru
Robbie Coleman doesnt get a mention? He was playing well before he got injured. Id give him a 7.5 at least
MARTO
Guest
And Slipper ...3 had a crack friday night ..SCHATZ days are numbered ,.i hope the reds havnt signed him long-term ,,
TURN IT UP !!
Guest
Short memory Suzy, i remember BIG DELL running through the entire all black and pommy packs to score great tries, Tuquiri as well..I`d have those three and folau anyday over Past and current DUDS like STANIFORTH DREW MITCHELL PAT MACCABE MARK GERRARD AAC HORNE TOMANE SPEIGHT CUMMINS BEALE
DJW
Guest
How is Beale higher then Ebersohn and Haylett-Petty?
Harry Jones
Expert
The more surprising thing is he won a lineout.