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I think he means something like…..
“….that is criminal, absolutely criminal. If the Brumbies had (faced) 16 A-zone entries (playing) against the Chiefs or Crusaders of Hurricanes they’re not winning 30-3 I guarantee you (because those teams would have scored a bunch of tries).
Horan's 'soft' whack for Rebels pack as Fisher calls out their 'absolutely criminal' flaw in Brumbies loss
All Black very rarely, if ever, have more than one bad game in a row…. So, short answer, yeah, a week should do it. If anything it might be the loss they needed.
Is seven weeks enough time for the All Blacks to learn, reset and adapt before the World Cup quarter-finals?
They’re a good to fare chance most of the people commenting on the Roar have ‘drinking issues’ and the rest of us, probably just have ‘issues’. That said, clearly you’re having a bit of fun with KB’s ability to tackle, take high balls and straighten the attack….. It’s just…. there’s nothing in the article that mentions him, more to the point he’s not been talked about, seen or heard from in over 12 months? There’s a pretty decent list of players in country that have underperformed at the international level (which on this forum generally just means not being as good or better than the best we’ve ever had – not as good as George Smith, not as good as Larkham not as good as Nobody etc) but you’ve pushed passed everyone to choose KB?
I’m not a Tah’s supporter or a supporter of private schools so I got no skin in the game but the lack of context for fixing your mockery to KB is, well, just a little strange to say the least.
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Diving pretty hard into the semantics straight off the bat….?! I’ll give it my best shot…. Great = 8,9/10…. I’ll have a stab in the dark and say ‘pretty great’ = 7?
The ‘death riding’ comment is not an opinion about Noah’s ability to play at international level, hence the “I’m not saying Noah is the Wallabies answer to 10…..”. I’m just pointing out that regardless of how he plays you tend to want to see it negatively. You’re comments tend to be brilliantly acute and on point which is why the Noah stuff stands out and tends to read like, ‘anyone, everyone but this guy!’.
You throw down “Lolesio’s passing was quite erratic, slow and laboured for the most part, his kicking ok”
And yet JOC passes to nobody is everyone else’s fault “The no look pass was because as reasonable he expected a centre / flanker / winger / hooker to be out there, so lazy by the reds that not 1 player was making the effort to run a support line, they were just jogging watching JoC run.”
I thought JOC was great but he was also playing at the tail end of the match and not wrestling a fresh team straight out of the sheds.
ANALYSIS: Unbeaten Brumbies hang on against Reds as O'Connor sends timely reminder to Wallabies
Yeah, pretty much agree 100% with all of that Peter, pretty spot on as usual.
I do just want to flag that you tend to death ride Noah and maybe you’ve created a pretty heavy bias against him. I’m not saying that he’s the Wallabies answer for 10 but yesterday he had a pretty great game and just like JOC had a period of about 30 mins where he made it very difficult for the opposition, the only difference being it was the first half and his opposition weren’t deeply fatigued.
ANALYSIS: Unbeaten Brumbies hang on against Reds as O'Connor sends timely reminder to Wallabies
I’d also remove the foul play element from the TMO and the Ref but double the current suspension times. With the truck load of camera angles and new technology we all thought sport was heading towards the Nirvana of fairness and consistency but a few years in and there appears to be little of either when decisions are being made on the run during a game. Penalties become Red Cards and Red Cards should only have been a penalty. Leave ruling on foul play to be decided on Monday and make the penalties severe.
Open letter to World Rugby: Pull TMO into line and give us back imperfections that made the game beautiful
Cheers mate, I think finally I’m getting my head around the full picture. Unfortunately there probably needs to be a lot more financial investment to encourage more people to dive into it as a career. Tough job and there’s no doubt they earn whatever they are getting….. obviously the focus is firmly focused on the player talent and is where the money goes but it would be great to see even a whisker of that invested into the talent of referees, people we all fundamentally rely on for the game to actually work. Cheers
The Wrap: Suncorp buzzes as Super Rugby final delivers three winners
Fair call mate, Geoff just wrote something along the same line…… Maybe a swap with NZ for the final could have been sorted out?
The Wrap: Suncorp buzzes as Super Rugby final delivers three winners
Hey Peter, often enjoy reading your insights mate, so cheers for the reply.
I still think the point still stands. I think Berry is one of the sharpest refs getting around but it really does open up a Pandora’s box especially in this case when all three games were so close, all three won by the Reds and all three refed by Berry.
Cheers mate
The Wrap: Suncorp buzzes as Super Rugby final delivers three winners
Hey Geoff, cheers for the reply, I don’t doubt the training and professionalism of any of the referees SuperAu have on roster and it would be a pretty big stretch to think there was any kind of conscious bias going on but bias isn’t as simple as just being driven and professional or wanting to do the best job you can. A small glance at any of the thousands of studies into bias says most of it is taking place without us even knowing and often governs some of the most important choices we make in life.
The point still stands, no elite sports comp in the world is going to have a former player referee his old team if they can help it and most definitely not in a final. Cheers a million mate.
The Wrap: Suncorp buzzes as Super Rugby final delivers three winners
Perfect write up Geoff and thank god the Reds won, it’s been such and electric ride to follow and watch them over the last bunch of years from the very darkest years of mismanagement through the slow build of culture and on to the great victory of Saturday night. As a Brumbies fan it was a very bitter sweet night but a great team won and 40 odd thousand supporters left with a smile they’ll never forget. Congrats to the Reds for the messy victory that was nothing short of exciting as hell to watch!
Been loving the channel 9 make over for the game they know how to tell a good story so a big congrats to them as well!
Now….. Nick Berry is a fine referee, no argument but there’s not an elite sports competition in the world would think it’s a good idea to have a former player ref his former team in a match, let alone the most important match of the competition. 3 years and 33 games for the reds isn’t just a couple of kicks in a scratch game of club footy. As I say he is a very fine ref but in a sport like rugby where there is such a large emphasis on the referee ‘adjudicating’ the laws of the game this is very messy can of worms.
The Wrap: Suncorp buzzes as Super Rugby final delivers three winners
I’m feel pretty much the same really, I love a good attacking run as much as anyone but ‘running rugby’ is only one aspect of the game. Maul away!!
As for the mess at the back of a maul (not that the game needs any more laws, amendments and whatever else they’re called but) perhaps once the maul is set, anyone join it must become the new ball carrier?
The Wrap: Lineout issues tower over Super Rugby
Didn’t play!? I’m sick of all the excuses these blokes get!? He’s let everyone down, clearly wasn’t there in the first half and was completely missing the second, he’s got to go!! Bet he wasn’t even there for beers after the game! Bet you a million bucks!!
What changes should the All Blacks and Wallabies make for Bledisloe 2?
So after spending all of an hour or so with someone you’d never met before, never met again, who was well into their 70’s and no doubt having a drink at a hotel and you’ve decided, at the announcement of his passing and everything he achieved as a person, to let us all know that you think he was ‘a sad drunk’…..
To be honest mate, I think there might be certain things about why you’ve posted this, that are tough to realise and tougher to admit.
Former Wallaby Lloyd McDermott passes away at 79
Hey Geoff, no doubt they all will have differing reasons and I doubt any of them would have had just one, in life we are generally adding up any number of scenarios but to me there is also no doubt that a lot of very good players on the rise have suffered at the hands of Cheika ‘s loyalty. Now good for him it’s a noble trait but he should really just be loyal to the strongest possible team not just individuals he feels indebted to.
The Wrap: Wallabies humiliation needs a reaction, not overreaction
Hey Geoff, just a small point but this is where/why I disagree with ‘lack of depth’ not being Cheika’s doing. I like Cheika as the coach and what he brings to the Wallabies but I think his blind loyalty to a select bunch of players has seen other players like White, Toomua, Mogg, Gill, Fardy, etc all walk away because knew they weren’t wanted.
The Wrap: Wallabies humiliation needs a reaction, not overreaction
With Super Rugby looking a bit sick, crippled and overweight, like a battery hen that was left in its cage way to long. There may not be much worth carving out of it if it dies. I’d just like to see the ARU hand the NRC to Twiggy, let him expand it out a little with his Indo-Pacific idea, keeping the round robin format, well managed, it could be centre stage for rugby in this country.
Will Twiggy's IPRC step on the toes of the NRC?
Brumbies deserved the first half and could have had more but seemed caught up in the emotion of Lilio’s come back and didn’t really fire a shot in the second half.
Brumbies vs Hurricanes highlights: Super Rugby quarter-final live scores, blog
Great game, even better here at Bruce!!
Brumbies vs Hurricanes highlights: Super Rugby quarter-final live scores, blog
Are you saying there’s a level playing field for the Aus franchises? From what I’ve been reading lately it seems the Force have been making a pretty good fist of it with what they’ve been given to work with, on and off the field. With what the Tahs have been given I don’t know I could say the same thing?
Gibson's gotta go - time to bring back Cheika
As well as the slight difference in ability that may exist between the Canes and the Kings…… and maybe the Horses playing away and the Tahs being on home soil.
Bad to worse for Waratahs
Will do, thanks for the call brother!
Hurricanes vs Brumbies: Super Rugby live scores, blog
After reading the first half I was pretty excited about watching a replay…. no so sure now….. go you….. mongrel…. horses…..!
Hurricanes vs Brumbies: Super Rugby live scores, blog
I might just be being a little pessimistic as Brumbies fan but I agree with you Peter. Last week the Reds played their first bad game of the season and the Brumbies played their first good one. Hopefully the Brumbies have finally started to click and will keep improving but I think the Reds loss was just the wake up they needed, and the Brumbies win may have just been that they had extra space playing against a Moana team a little tired from all their travel. I think the Reds will do it pretty easy this weekend… Hopefully I’m wrong, be great to see another titanic wrestle between these two great teams!
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