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Born a Kiwi now have Aus citizenship. Referee for the local Sydney Subbies and with 20+ years in the Army definitely follow the ANZAC. NZ first then Australia against anyone
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With all the complaints about inconsistency and even bias from some supporters and commentators, I thought I’d just go through the process a referee…
The referee occupies a unique position on the field. Tasked with managing the game – and, let’s be fair, without the referee no game…
I’ve seen a lot of comments about high tackles and many people seem unsure of the process of deciding how these need to be…
I saw a post the other day about how much fun it is to take on the job in the middle with all the…
Except that by continuing to select Vunivalu, Eddie has demonstrated it’s not about do or die, or about performance. TBH I have no idea on what his plan is or what he’s doing. Win nothing in the RC but come home with the RWC and no one will care. I just can’t see anything that leads me to believe this is in any way likely
'Some people would die to be a Wallaby': Bell backs bullish Eddie ahead of Bledisloe, reflects on dumped mates
That’s a big call
CONFIRMED: 34-man Wallabies squad for Bledisloe series against All Blacks as trio axed in shake-up
Jones is so full of crap it’s amazing the sewers don’t clog up every time he opens his mouth.
'Fancy ourselves against New Zealand': Eddie excited for 'highlight' of year, says Bledisloe result won't define RWC
hahaha exactly
'Unbearable to watch': Superstar's struggles sum up woes - but Eddie just 10 percent away from a breakthrough
I’m not sure I agree that Australian players are top in Work ethic/rate. From what I’ve seen they seem to only do enough to ensure they stay in their well paid jobs. If they really did have a good work ethic then I think we’d see these professional players working hard to reduce their clear deficiencies in skills that they all lack. There are far too many players who get to Super level without being able to pass both ways, kick accurately, throw the ball straight, tackle effectively and make good decisions under pressure. Absolutely there is a lack of rugby intelligence, but considering there isn’t a lot from the coaches all the way from school level through the club and into the Super teams, this isn’t surprising. Most Australian coaches seem to be big on motivation but poor on skills, tactics and leadership and this flows into the players.
Why the Wallabies discipline is so hard to fix and you should stay on the Eddie Jones hype train a bit longer
I feel for Nienaber. Watching the coaching box Erasmus was the one with the radio talking to the coaching team on the field while Nienaber was at the back seemingly pushed out of the way. Anyone who believes that Nienaber is the coach and Erasmus is there for guidance, or whatever is absolutely dreaming. Erasmus pulls all the ropes and Nienaber is just a figurehead to take the blame when things go wrong.
All Blacks vs Springboks: The players who stood out and the players who should be stood down
It’s always interesting to see how the basic statistics seem to favor the losing side so much. I think that demonstrates the statistics being measured are pretty meaningless and don’t reflect anything that is actually needed. With the poor results the Wallabies had against a Bok B team and the Argentinians I think they are a lot more than 10% off the pace, more like 30 or 40% off where they need to be if they want to be a threat in the RWC 1/4 finals. 100% the players are coming into the Wallabies with huge skill deficiencies that get shown up at international level, but seeing as they are turning up at Super level with the same skill deficiencies that aren’t addressed by the Super coaches this was always going to be an issue. Coaching and development are poor for players and coaches and this merely reflects the problems we have here. While I tend to agree that some players aren’t stepping up like they should, there aren’t actually a lot of options.
'Unbearable to watch': Superstar's struggles sum up woes - but Eddie just 10 percent away from a breakthrough
The Lions tour sounds like it may actually be a good tour. I like the idea of a Barbarians team with players from Aus, NZ and SA. maybe this could be expanded to include a couple from Japan and Pacific Island teams. Not sure having teams from 2 club competitions playing against each other is going to provide anything of any substance to player and coach development. More games at the same level with the same coaches and players won’t get the same level of development they’d get with the good players from the different clubs playing together in a higher level competition. It’ll just be more of the same dross that will have very little effect
CONFIRMED: Lions tour dates, venues announced with big twist on Anzac XV concept and every SR team playing
I think before we start asking the players to play the Australian way we need to identify what that is. I’m not too sure such a thing exists, or that it’s actually something on its own. Surely a better idea might be to identify a game plan that suits the players skills and abilities and play the game that way
The two-week observation: The Wallabies can play low possession rugby OR find the Australian way – but not both
hahahaha good point.
Wallabies player ratings: Wright's rocks and diamonds nature leave 15 jersey open for RWC, winger's perfect night
wow! That’s a sook level I haven’t heard reached before. You need a big hanky
There is a whiff of myth about this Springboks side - and they were badly exposed by All Blacks' coaching team
Nice writeup Highlander and like you I’d love to see the Boks back in Super rugby. A double-edged sword as it would also lift their national team, but the advantages far outweigh the negatives for me. An interesting piece by Ben Smith on RugbyPass saying that the Boks used this game to assess the ABs and deliberately played poorly to ensure they were able to understand what the ABs were changing. Not sure there’s a lot of truth in this and it seems pretty far-fetched to me. The Bledisloe in Melbourne will be interesting, Jones will be under even more pressure than normal and I’m sure he’ll have the Wallabies fired up for the contest. The real issue he has is getting them to be fired up within the laws of the game. Not sure he knows how to do that
There is a whiff of myth about this Springboks side - and they were badly exposed by All Blacks' coaching team
Hahahahaha typical deflection from Jones. Started the season with the “Smash & Grab” plan to win the RC, win back the Bledisloe and win the RWC. Reality has bitten and so now it’s “We are focusing on the RWC because that’s the important one” Don’t worry once that crash and burn occurs it’ll be about the Lions in 2 years and then when that crashes, the RWC at home. Jones is demonstrating his incompetence in both tactics and selections, just like he did with England, so why would we have to expect anything different than the deflection he gave RU for years. I just thought RA would be smarter than the people running rugby in England, apparently not.
Wallabies defeat wasn’t about winning or losing. It was about discovery
Thanks Geoff, as you say the ABs were in no way perfect, but they certainly seem to be playing closer to a game plan that they all know and understand. The way they rallied and held off the Boks in the 3rd qtr was the best part for me. It demonstrated a level of smarts they hadn’t been showing for a while now. While I get the Eddie’s doesn’t want endless forwards smashing into each other on the line trying to score through a dominant contest they they don’t have, I’m not so sure the idea that ball in possession is dead. The other three teams all managed to keep possession for long periods of time and score points.
The Wrap: All Blacks and Wallabies show off all of Test rugby’s perfection and imperfections
Yeah he does and he put in a great showing in places but I think it takes it out of him
Wallabies player ratings: Wright's rocks and diamonds nature leave 15 jersey open for RWC, winger's perfect night
Hahahaha that cracked me up. I did think “hmmm long night?”
Wallabies player ratings: Wright's rocks and diamonds nature leave 15 jersey open for RWC, winger's perfect night
I think you mean hands not head. The way this is adjudicated is whether it was forward out of the hands or not. It’s not about the movement, although that can be a huge telling point, it’s about where the ball travels out of the hands
Wallabies player ratings: Wright's rocks and diamonds nature leave 15 jersey open for RWC, winger's perfect night
I think Slipper struggles as captain because he’s so stuffed after each scrum he can’t think straight
Wallabies player ratings: Wright's rocks and diamonds nature leave 15 jersey open for RWC, winger's perfect night
The way he interacts with the officials hurts the Wallabies. He’s a pain in the arse and that means that any 50/50 calls, which there are a lot, go the way of the opposition.
Wallabies player ratings: Wright's rocks and diamonds nature leave 15 jersey open for RWC, winger's perfect night
I was at Parramatta watching the game and what was noticeable was how the speed of the game picked up with Tate. I’d love to see a Tate/Lonergan selection. White is slow and telegraphs his moves. Got a great try but only because he had to change direction when the Argie put his leg out. He needs a rest, say about 9 months
Wallabies player ratings: Wright's rocks and diamonds nature leave 15 jersey open for RWC, winger's perfect night
Nothing Reason ever writes is worth more than pinch of dry sheep dung. He’s nothing but a NZRFU hating troll who spends his miserable life looking for things to criticize with no understanding of the game or the players. I still think he must have lost a girlfriend to a rugby player at school or something that has driven his pathetic existence into this ball of hate
'Absolute beast mode': All Blacks bash Boks with Frizell and Jordan on fire in stirring win
Eddie is a joke. I bet if he climbed up the world rankings he’d be ok with them, just typical Eddie all talk with no action. He’s following on from his time with England; poor selections, poor game plan, no ability to read a game and adjust. His team lacks skills and discipline and are going backwards under his coaching. This was a terrible result
'Look out': Eddie puts All Blacks on notice despite 'broken car' Wallabies' loss to Argentina
I know you owe loyalty to the NSW rugby narcissistic Illuminati but really? Swinton and Foley played well! Not from what I saw. Both of them demonstrated multiple times that their time in gold is well past and they should never be selected for either the A or Wallaby team. Both of them made dumb mistakes that showed they still haven’t learnt anything and both are a liability.
Thrown together Australia A side beaten by Tonga as Tupou completes comeback, mixed day for RWC hopefuls
TBH I’m not a huge Christie fan and I’d like to see Roigard given a run. Mind you I’m a Canes supporter so a bit biased lol
All Blacks debut for Aussie-raised rookie, Mo'unga back at 10, Springboks rocked by death of captain's dad
Mate you’re drinking the cool aid. The only reason Eddie has changed from a “Smash and Grab” to win the RC, get the Bledisloe back and win the RWC is because he’s found it all to be a bit harder than he thought. Any experiment that leads to more losses that will also lower confidence doesn’t seem like a good idea
CONFIRMED: 34-man Wallabies squad for Bledisloe series against All Blacks as trio axed in shake-up