Ok there is a new Coach Proven record and looks like he will not take any crap from anyone else
New Chairman in Daniel Herbert (awesome player) and a new CEO who was not short of dishing out pain on the field, legal or not.
I have a fair bit of positivity about this year and I m a Kiwi but want Oz rugby to be back where it was . Looking forward for the Wallabies’ to smash Wales and the Loins but don’t touch the Bledsoe !!
There is an awesome group of young players in the system
Lets be positive about this year ignore Nobs like Greg Martin , Alan Jones etc

WTF ???? I am Kiwi an AB supporter and I haven’t enjoyed what’s been happening in France Lately with the Wallabies but this is just Wrong.

Full Stop …..Angry Face Emoji, actually a few full stops!!

How can AU rugby possibly advance if they keep doing this type of stuff. No development of their base, juniors and just grabbing NRL or AFL guys who are past their prime and have no idea how to play Rugby
Another Roarer said give the money to the Walloroos. I fully agree. This just annoys the hell out of me

The Board has to go otherwise this will all end badly

I don’t even want to gloat about their incompetence, its just gives me the S&^ts

Guys its not a Kiwi thing.
Kind of getting sick of the Bledisoe being a lay down mezza every year
Want some competition back to the Wallabies being a team to be feared again. There is some talent there and the opportunity’s are huge which was being developed but they just went and threw a spanner in the works.
Aus Rugby needs to be strong again especially in the Southern Hemisphere
This is a dumb ass idea getting Eddie back its like Groundhog day
That’s my 2c worth but would love the WBs to be that team from the 90s again, watching a test having no idea who is going to win but a great contest.

Common sense dude, which seems to be beyond your limited grasp of intelligence and logic and which also appears you also have none of.
It was clear he was developing a squad for the WC and building depth. I think he did that now Eddie will inherit a squad in a much better position than in the last years.
Good luck to him but I do think its a stupid idea from RA

What a balls up, can RA do anything right?
I had a heap of confidence that DR was on the right track -developing depth trying new combinations etc. He was within a Bees dick of two wins over the ABs (I’m an ABs supporter) and he was robbed in Melbourne by dumb A#$$D moves by a has been no 10
Eddie was fired from England for good reason, why bring him back ?????
This will not end well and I fell sorry for Aus Rugby
He either pulls some magic rabbits out of the hat or its just going to be the same mediocre stuff for the next 5 years

Only thing I can say as this will not end well

FFS

A win is a win guys, well done. I still think the WBs are on the right track.

Guys not all doom and gloom, WBs are looking good. I am quite confident they can make an impact next year.

Good Points Dean
Look at Dylan Riley, Jack Cornelsen ( that name still brings back memories of those 4 try’s), Skelton and a host of others playing O/S that have been lost.
You (and many others) are correct about the lack of development path and the gaps from club, SR and Internationals
The ups and down in performance can be incredibly irritating with the WBs but still holding out hope that they can hold some consistency together, bring in new players and get back to the big stage

Of course I would.
The ABs have not exactly been covering themselves in glory this year and they look at times as dysfunctional as the rest of the offerings we have had this year, if not more so than usual.
I am no fan of Foster and his crew or even the way they started the year with Ireland hammering them showed that there are still big gaps in what is supposed to be best NZ team. Even the ABs 15 has shown some talent that should be in the main team.
The WBs are not that bad just need some consistency.
Your login says Rugbyfan so why don’t you be one and get behind it and support rather than laugh at honest comments

Hi All
ABs supporter here, I don’t think its all the doom and gloom being portrayed across all the articles comments etc
WBs came within a hairs breath of winning vs ABs in Melbourne, they pretty much had NZ on the ropes. I was there thinking “Oh No its over” then the French ref did a French thing.
The Try in France was a thing of beauty, best one I have seen for years awesome .
There are some good lads coming through so don’t write them off yet
I did write an article on the Roar a few years ago re Australian Rugby players general comment was
When you are a Kiwi only relax when:
You are 30 points up (that may have changed over the years)
You have driven a stake through their hearts, hardwood of course not a tomato stake
Shot twice with a silver bullet, then again with whatever ordnance is available
Doused them in Garlic
Run them over with a Bus
Then dropped in a furnace like in Terminator 2
Because you never know when this bastards will jump up again!

So not all doom and gloom I think Oz is on the right track

That’s because all the vaccines are in NSW mate, 8 to 10 week wait to get one
Scomo looks after his mates

Hi Sheek I agree about getting a group of die hard supporters but it would certainly help if they were winning to attract more than just the core group that are there today

Making up a team and plonking them where they have no history and expecting a large group of members/supporters/crowds to flock to see them and pay there hard earned and constantly watch them lose makes no sense

In the A League when it was just Melbourne victory it was huge. Big crowds even I went to a couple of games. Then they added Heart or City or whatever they are called now and It fell apart

I would guess that there are more diehard Greater Western Sydney supporters than Gold Coast ones as GWS are after a few years constant winners whereas Gold Coast are still a rabble

The Swans were a basket case in the 90s then they started winning and getting crowds ( I was one of them when I lived in Sin City and am a strong supporter today) They also usually had a Sunday afternoon game that was FTA in Melbourne which brought back all the old South Melbourne crowd.

In regards to the Storm as commented above they have been around for a while with a long history of success. I suspect they will still be supported if they slide down the ladder

So I think the Rebels need success to get that core group of supporters Otherwise business as usual

The problem with the Rebels is they need to start winning and being consistent. They usually build up you hopes then consistently shatter them by doing stupid things and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Once they are winning then you will get bums on seats. Melbourne loves any of their teams that are successful

Hi Paulo
Good read. I’m an AB supporter and more annoyed than disappointed, especially when my English cousins call me after the game and chant “4 more years” over the phone
No wonder I don’t visit them much
BTW I am in Melbourne and in Centre Rd Bentleigh there is a SAFFA shop (that’s what it’s called) that will have all the Biltong you need

Full credit to England they smashed us

Obviously a bunch of reprobates who cant grasp the subtleties of satire, or at lest my pitiful attempt at it .
I remember the old Auckland vs Canterbury Shield challenges from the 80s where after years of domination Auckland finally pulled it back. Luke smashed Darth Take that Grizzzz!
Anyway I live in Melbourne so don’t even get me started on my major source of disappointment the Rebels who dive most sane people to despair
At least you have consistent teams who play a good brand , unlike my flops. last weekends semi was a cracker
Enjoy the final guys and go Jags

Good article Brett
However what most people don’t understand is that the Crusaders are from a place called Canterbury.
The majority of NZ rugby fans know is that anything and anyone playing for Canterbury (unless they are All Blacks wearing a Black jersey) are essentially from the Dark Side of the Force.
Darth has nothing on these guys
Who do you think Peter Jackson modeled Sauron on?

Apart from the fact they have been successful, well coached have a good culture etc etc. (I watched the Richie McCaw movie and started to get some admiration about them…I wont do that again) they are still a force of evil that most people North of the Bombays are wary of.

I will be cheering for the Jaguares what I think they have done is mega impressive and I love seeing the game take off in South America. That crowd against the Brumbies looked awesome.

Hogo Porta was always one of my favorites

So all good red blooded (not those wildlings from Canterbury) Rugby fan should be cheering on the Jaguares .

Hi T Man. He did play for North Shore. I played for Takapuna it was also before they split off North Habour
Agree with your comments on JK and Tui

Awesome article. Loved it

As I said in my maiden article , that’s been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, accepted into Harvard as a dissertation on Irkness (Ivy league White House residents of tomorrow will use it in their campaign speeches) , and has been given the general consideration of its awesomeness has come to pass

Nostradamus has bugger all on me

He lines the backs up and says “who want to play centre this week?…. Remember its number 13 so you may get smashed.

The mind boggles

I am kind of annoyed with this. The Rebels have a way of continuously disappointing you. They started last season with a hiss and a roar then fell short..yet again. Now they are buying a “stop gap lets hope he performs so we can do well” player

I don’t think the short term fix and not develop our own works, it seems endemic of the overall system. It sends a message to the younger guys that your not good enough so we are getting this older bloke.
There must be others out there that can be developed brought up through the system

However I hope they do well and QC proves me wrong otherwise I will be leaving AMMI early…again

I’m reading the Roar and watching the replay on TV, every time I look up Hooper is on the wing?

Hi All, Thanks for reading and the comments.

To clarify a few things, I never really hated the Wallabies.

Generally, blokes from that era have limited vocabulary and there were not too many options of expressing yourself, so we went for the easy simple option.
Good= Love
Bad= Hate

Nowadays with Microsoft Word and Shift F7 for the Thesaurus you can wax lyrical.

There is a general mood across the Roar that Rugby in Oz is not working and there is clear proof in the state of the game and the yardstick of International Results

I genuinely feel for those out there in Club land

The old quote that the sign of Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is quite prevalent (I got that word from Shift F7) so things need to change.

I really want the Wallabies back to what they were and I want to be able to go to a Test and see it as what it should be, a Test not a flogging or an honourable defeat.

But a game where they execute basic skills, win the lineout, make good decisions and do what we all expect them to do…Play like Wallabies

Hi Steve thanks for reading. I don’t really hate them just want them to be the team they were. Even after 30 years I’m not sure if it’s biologically or technically possible to support the WB,s against the AB,s. System overrides would come on and I would probably self destruct