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“Sick of having to settle for the “good signs” rather than a win.” Totally agree. As I wrote to mates after the game, once the Wallabies won World Cups and Bledisloes, then we came runners up in the WC and only beat the All Blacks once a year. Those wins against the All Blacks steadily became rarer and now we’re in the pathetic area where we’re told to feel good because of a close loss! It’s galling. We came close because it was an AB B team who underperformed in the first half and we’ll never win when we have a halfback who aimlessly box kicks hard won possession, we retain a big but slow and impactless second rower (the scrum fell to pieces when Skelton came on-don’t blame the props) and we tie our hopes to old players who weren’t winners in their prime and certainly aren’t now
Studs and duds: Eddie hails 'some kind of monster', Carter fails number one job, 'horrible hint' of 2019 mess
The long-range penalty by Quade Cooper under pressure was the aberration, not the Gordon easy miss. There is this idea that Cooper’s career has been a consistent display of SR 2011 and South Africa 2021 standard, forgetting that most of his career has been poor defence, poor decision making and poor execution at the critical moment, including goal kicks. Carter Gordon, already, demonstrates far more solidity in his game than Cooper ever has
Studs and duds: Eddie hails 'some kind of monster', Carter fails number one job, 'horrible hint' of 2019 mess
Not prejudiced. He just isn’t a good player. Slow, lacks impact. One turnover, sure. His side of the scrum got demolished for three penalties.
Bledisloe heartbreak: Eddie's Wallabies denied by last minute Mo'unga penalty as ABs seal stunning comeback
Do you think Eddie’s instructions were “Nic White, we’re 20-20 and the Kiwis are running hot. I want you to box kick 10metres ahead from our 22. That’ll do it”.
Seriously, that was a winnable games squandered by proven losers (Cooper, White, Slipper) and myths like Skelton
Bledisloe heartbreak: Eddie's Wallabies denied by last minute Mo'unga penalty as ABs seal stunning comeback
Cannot blame Eddie for the loss. Not his fault the Wallabies attempted an expansive, score of first phase strategy with a ponderous forward pack selected. Not his fault at all. In Eddie we trust
'Gutted': Cheika's Pumas steal dramatic win to confirm Eddie's worst Wallabies fears
Draw the game and retain the Ashes
SevenTEENth heaven: Warner Broad's bunny again as Smith, Marnus brain fades leave Ashes in Marsh's hands
Yes. He’s a bad sport for not accepting the decision. For trying to BS us that he would have overturned it if he was captain, when the DeGrandhomme shows he wouldn’t. When all this “it’s just a game stuff” clashes with the reality of losing two in a row. All this media deflection onto Cummins’ captaincy is outrageous. From a plain stand point of character, which one was charged for fighting out on the town?
UK View: 'He didn't look like a leader. He looked pathetic' - Cummins caned but Poms also skewer 'dozy' Bairstow
Hardmen of Aussie cricket? Who? Sound like sooks who wouldn’t accept the umpires call, not hard men
Northern View: Cummins should have spared Bairstow, McGrath owes an apology, and end of an era for England
Got to give it to you Pom in Exile. You’re full of it but you’re tenacious. Good old British Bulldog spirit trying to defend this stuff. Maybe you could shore up the English middle order
UK View: 'He didn't look like a leader. He looked pathetic' - Cummins caned but Poms also skewer 'dozy' Bairstow
Of course it makes no sense. It’s an unfounded excuse by the losing captain and poor sport
UK View: 'He didn't look like a leader. He looked pathetic' - Cummins caned but Poms also skewer 'dozy' Bairstow
Do you reckon the third umpire would have considered whether “over” had been called when adjudicating, or we just take Stoke’s word?
This Spirit of Cricket stuff is such rubbish. There are the laws of the game and acceptance of the umpires’ decisions regardless. That is all
UK View: 'He didn't look like a leader. He looked pathetic' - Cummins caned but Poms also skewer 'dozy' Bairstow
😂 😂 😂 McCullum would be insufferable company in my estimation. So full of himself and his funky ideas about sport and life. But this episode, and the “we actually won” nonsense in the first is such a pile of rubbish. Couldn’t stand him as a player (the Murali run out shows he isn’t above applying the laws hard), then his whole “spirit “ stuff post Phil Hughes’ death was just sickening exploitation of the situation in my view. Now as a coach more of the same. Fess up McCullum, in sport winning is what’s important. You don’t win much, so you look for excuses
'Worst thing I’ve ever seen in cricket': Broad, McCullum whinge about Bairstow drama but McDonald returns serve
All this “cool vibes”, “spirit of cricket”, “we actually won” stuff is ridiculous and the refuge of losers. England have now lost twice in a row, at home, in the Ashes.
'Worst thing I’ve ever seen in cricket': Broad, McCullum whinge about Bairstow drama but McDonald returns serve
Well, I guess it’s all going well then
No rugby for a month and no answers for the Wallabies... Maybe that’s good?
Short sighted? I’ve seen 20 years of this and nothing gets better despite all the talk, “learnings” etc.
No rugby for a month and no answers for the Wallabies... Maybe that’s good?
Or he is a solid player who has done an okay job and better than other contenders likely would have. He has secured his spot but is still part of a team that lost a series to England, got belted by Argentina, got belted by South Africa at home, got belted by New Zealand. The players people listed may have improved marginally or put their head above the pack. Still part of a team that has not only lost six out of nine tests, including three absolute thrashings. So they’re better than their peers, but still not good enough
No rugby for a month and no answers for the Wallabies... Maybe that’s good?
Ikitau has been a solid choice in a problematic position. Very limited field of quality outside centres. He has played solidly, but I don’t think he has come on- he has just played to potential
No rugby for a month and no answers for the Wallabies... Maybe that’s good?
Which players have improved under Rennie? Who has emerged as a true test player? I would suggest no one, and plenty have gone backwards under him. All the issues raised in this article (selections, strength and conditioning etc) all sit with him, otherwise why have a head coach? The selection of yesterday’s underperformers has been catastrophic. This includes Cooper, who gave a couple of good tests but otherwise has been out. The only reason to keep Rennie is to prevent a hefty payout. Otherwise, the Wallabies are not going to come good for the World Cup and we would be well placed to start again
No rugby for a month and no answers for the Wallabies... Maybe that’s good?
I’m sure Saint Colin Meads will be smiling down approvingly though.
REACTION: 'Disgraceful!': Wallabies stunned as ref 'cracks under pressure,' hands Bledisloe Cup to All Blacks
They didn’t see enough in the 71 tests he has already played?
Kurtley Beale returns, Arnold departs as Rennie names Wallabies squad for Bledisloe Cup
The box kick serves a purpose but it is of no use if no one chases it with intent
Killed by their extremes: Why the Wallabies have to find the graft and grind
A platitude is an expression that has been used so many times it loses any meaning. I’ve been reading the Roar for five years and before that Rugby Heaven. In that time we’ve repeatedly heard how much the boys are hurting, how they’re close but we just need to be patient and how they will harness this hurt to turn it around. I sort of doubt the sincerity as it is just part of the script with the Wallabies. And if their solution to fixing it is to “harness the hurt”, maybe they should try a different approach because this isn’t working. As I said, a close loss would be disappointing, but this victory followed by shellacking stuff is rubbish
Killed by their extremes: Why the Wallabies have to find the graft and grind
They’ve been “hurting” and close but in need of polish for two decades. Getting a bit sick of the platitudes. I understand they have to say something to the media, but the lines need to be different. The thing that really annoys is that this cycle is win/thrashing, not just a tight loss. They simply don’t turn up on the thrashing week. It can only be attitude: things don’t go right in the first five minutes and they throw in the towel.
Killed by their extremes: Why the Wallabies have to find the graft and grind
All the closet Kiwis I know (those who only reveal their South Island accent and All Blacks jerseys when the Bledisloe is safely won) seem convinced this is the year for the Wallabies!!!!
The Thursday Two-up: Time for a rethink?
“Especially, when that ‘experience’ hasn’t won a Bledisloe after ten years of trying.” And there is the nub of the issue. White, Slipper, Hooper (M), Cooper. They are extremely experienced losers. Servants of the game, but it didn’t work with them in their prime so there’s little sense retaining them in their twilight. 1995 and 2007 showed the folly of holding old, out of form players in for their experience, and those guys were winners (Campo, Lynagh, Larkham, Gregan etc). This current batch were never winners. And one other thing, Arnold and Skelton, especially, are not the answer. Skelton is a heavy passenger
Why Nic White can’t be on the plane to France