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All round sport lover with grade level playing experience in many. Still active in some sports and always willing to give a view.
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How big a head would QC get with this type of “must have” for him talk! While a very quality player he has form with spitting the dummy when it’s not his show. He would make a great addition to what the Red’s have in place for nest season but if they think getting QC will solve all of their problems they only go backwards. While being a NSW supporter I have always relied on a strong Queensland team to stick it to us – the best against the best. A settling of the incoming experience and the raw talent at the club will need a TEAM coach to bring out the team.
The Reds must hire a coach that Quade Cooper wants
Great read Dan. Loved you as a player and love your insight. Spot on with we have the talent!
Play for keeps: Consistent aggression the missing ingredient for our Wallabies
There’s been a lot of stuff written about coaches,captains, players and referees. Not surprising when this is what makes up a game. “Get rid of the coach” – “keep the coach and have patience” – “change the starting line up” “change the bench” – change the style” – “the referee doesn’t suit our style of play” – the other team did ……..”
All good reading and all right – but so conflicting. Every team and this includes players, coaches, trainers and the man running the water (sorry – person) is praised as brilliant when things go right but the worst in the world if we don’t win every game (always by a big margin) and even then there are highlights of some things they did wrong.
No question Australian Rugby is stuck in a difficult place in finding the balance of entertaining rugby to keep the money required flowing and just winning games (even if ugly). All great teams that produce a legacy have the “style” that makes them what they are. It doesn’t happen overnight and it requires adjustments of game plans and players along the way. The All-Blacks have not been the dominate team they are forever (it only seems that way) and they will not be there forever.
Putting never-ending pressure on coaches, players and referees make great reading but is about as useful as arguing with a referee and expecting a result.
It’s time to put some faith in the group to move along with their plan for a style of rugby to create a legacy be it winning or just entertaining, fast rugby that competes at all levels. “Give them a fair go”!
Wallabies must fix strategies to avoid whitewash
This is one of the most telling articles I’ve read for a long time – no emotion just the real vision of what can happen when the wheels fall off. The worst thing about the second test was the lack of learning from the first test. Australia were certainly blind sided by England in the first test – a lot (in my opinion by the ease of the first two try’s) and carried this through right up to the end of the second test. Let’s hope the squad (players and coaches) are ROAR fans!
When it comes to the Wallabies, it's the hope that gets you
Very close to correct about 5th grade. I’d say subbies catch pass and tackle better than the Tahs at the moment. They can do better – rebuilding stage or not. If the bricks are broken you can’t rebuild a house!
The Waratahs need a big boot up the bum
Wow – I thought I was the only one left who enjoyed those days of stud marks and gritty power! The game has changed no doubt but it’s still rugby – give your testicles a slap and get back on the wagon!
How and why rugby lost me
Have to give you that one. The way league is played these days it would be tough. I suspect they could adjust to the interchange – imagine Moore coming back off the bench after having a sideline look at the game.
Pocock should be striving to be the best forward in the world
One of the great things about rugby is the diversity of opinion. All of the greats through time have had a love/hate following. Having said that it stands to reason Pocock is in the great class already. I cannot recall (and I’m a bit older than a few) of any player that everyone loved or hated but many who were loved when they were on your team and hated when on the opposition. At tonight’s game I will be on the side of the negative following and will not be able to tolerate anything he does – well or otherwise (not hard to tell where my loyalties lie) but when the gold comes on I feel a flutter in my heart when he’s near the ball as the expectation of something fantastic is about to happen. As Richie McCaw is the current benchmark of greatness (as seems to be the point of the article in the first place – hidden behind Pococks shortfalls) lets not forget the continuous and accurate cry of “get him onside”. How can the best have this flaw? Great reading the views of the Roar followers and I would have loved this to have been around in the 70’s and 80’s when real rugby was played! (come and get me)
Pocock should be striving to be the best forward in the world
As a newbie to The Roar (been reading forever) I agree with most everything mentioned. However Australia has a massive momentum being winners and with nothing to lose overall (the results so far are so impressive) and this must equate to points. Remember how frozen NZ was last time with the fear of losing. NZ is a champion team, full of champions but Australia are not exactly short in this department. Austalia to win by 12.
Rugby World Cup Big Questions: The grand finale
Wow – Having just read all the comments I think if the game had been played by Roarers the ref would have walked off! Some good niggle but no result. Guess I will add my thoughts to the show as well.
The refereeing was woeful but generally unbiased in calls. The treatment of Moore was “harsh but fair” – you can’t just object all the time. Maybe the whole problem is with the familiarity these days – maybe just the refs using the old “no 2” rather than Stephen and how about “sir” for a change?
The Wallabies need to recognise the difference of “good old mongrel” to cheap shots and niggle. If they tackled the man with the ball a few times with the intensity of the hit on the man just releasing the ball again and again the result may have been closer (not a win all the same). Would also have been good to see one player in gold going into the tackle with the ball at least looking for an offload – maybe some one can point out this occurring.
As a long time rugby player and Wallaby fan I can’t remember a winning or loosing era with so little focus on rugby!
Great read and great comments – Roar On!
Seven talking points from Bledisloe Cup Game 2