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All is not lost. The Wallabies have players (when in form) who would be considered for selection in a World XV:Taniela Tupou, Will Skelton,…
The Wallabies have lost all five of their lead up tests to the World Cup in 2023, so they must be in terrible form,…
I had an interesting conversation with a former Western Force player once. I asked him what they did to psyche themselves up before a…
A lot has been said about the top two inches winning or losing rugby games. But no one really goes on to explain how…
When rugby went professional I sincerely felt some pity for all the other nations. At last the Wallabies were going to get their fair…
How many coaches have you seen make rugby more complicated than necessary? How many coaches have you seen come up with weird and wacky…
Actually Oscar Wilde on a tour of the Wild West saw a sign above the bar that said”Please dont shoot the piano player, he is doing his best”.
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It’s in their heads now Brett.
Losing becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
The more they think about not giving away penalties, dropping balls and making other mistakes…then the more it will happen.
They need to banish all negative thoughts and just focus on the positives.
There might only be 5 minute positive patches here and there throughout the game, but they must be celebrated and the negative elements ignored.
Then the size of the positive patches will gradually start increasing in number and length.
Then the aim is to join all the positive patches of play together until the whole game is a positive.
It all starts with banishing negative thoughts, focussing on only the positive, and then winning a few games.
Then things will start gradually turning around.
Self belief and confidence is something that builds over time.
It will happen, I have no doubt.
They need to get to the point where they have nothing to lose (the game against Portugal?) and just go out there, play and celebrate the positive and then slowly the wheel will turn.
This is sports psychology 101.
Australia employed 3 sports psychologists at the RWC and still can’t turn this downward spiral around?
That is the unbelievable part of all this.
Gone in six-and-a-half minutes: where the Wallabies RWC campaign got away from them
3 Bullet points are not a strategic plan.
Can we see the strategic plan please? And the tactical (annual projects) to achieve the strategic plan?
But let’s give Hamish the benefit of the doubt and believe that there is a lot more to the strategic plan than these 3 bullet points. Therefore:
1. Centralisation is the key. What is the full plan here? Who is responsible for implementing it? When will it be completed by?
2. Invest in players, grassroots and coaching. What is the full plan here? Who is responsible for implementing it? When will it be completed by?
3. Continue to build our commercial assets and maximise our home world cups. What is the full plan here? Who is responsible for implementing it? When will it be completed by?
I look forward to the response.
'How did mighty Australian Rugby get to this': McLennan says he has 'no' regrets, outlines three areas to fix
Good teams win close games.
They are elite athletes, so it’s in their heads.
With winning comes self belief and confidence – they need to start winning.
We should have the depth to cover the loss of 2 forwards.
Argentina are on the up. No. 6 in the world?
NZ will bounce back with Razor.
Wallabies? Not any time soon.
You need a blend of youth and experience to win a world cup – or any game really.
After tight head, goal kicker must be next person picked.
The soft tissue injuries are puzzling – and happened to our 2 biggest guys – must be linked to over work.
No excuses for not knowing the rules of the game.
Anything else?
'All is not lost' but Rugby Australia needs to change its ways - this is how
Yeah, why is that? No deception in attack.
All they did against Wales was shovel it along the back line.
Even in League they do the 2nd man play all the time and it works well.
Why don’t we see that in Union????
There’s no excuse…the attack coach is from League!!
This is the brutal reality: There are Aussies desperate to see Wallabies fail, and many want to see the sport's complete demise
Hi Sheek,
I agree we have to get out of Super Rugby, or put another layer between it and club land.
A more balanced approach could be:
1. Sydney 1
2. Sydney 2
3. Sydney 3
4. NSW Country
5. Brisbane 1
6. Brisbane 2
7. Brisbane 3
8. Qld Country
9. Melbourne
10. Perth
11. Adelaide
12. Canberra
What do you think?
This is the brutal reality: There are Aussies desperate to see Wallabies fail, and many want to see the sport's complete demise
Perhaps Fiji’s board are more cohesive, aligned and all pulling in the same direction? When you look at all the business interests of the RA board members, it’s hard to see how they can cover all the issues at all levels of rugby in Oz. This is probably one reason why they only deal with the top end of town. It’s all they have the time or inclination for.
'All is not lost' but Rugby Australia needs to change its ways - this is how
Maybe he will read it hear on The Roar! I would be surprised if they don’t have someone from RA reading all the articles on The Roar and passing on information to the relevant people.
'All is not lost' but Rugby Australia needs to change its ways - this is how
Common sense says that you need a blend of both experience and youth.
Eddie Jones should be celebrated not booed: Why the worst thing RA could do is sack the Wallabies coach
Ben,
Way back when rugby turned professional, I actually felt sorry for the other football codes in Australia. I thought that now we can pay rugby players properly, all the athletes will want to come and play rugby. As well as the good pay, it’s a true global game. Who wouldn’t want to be part of that? How wrong was I?
I think you’re right in saying it may be a good thing that we have hit rock bottom so that we can start rebuilding rugby properly now. Rennie may have got us to the semi’s but that would have just kicked the can 4 more years down the road. Eddie was the coach we needed to have!!
This is the brutal reality: There are Aussies desperate to see Wallabies fail, and many want to see the sport's complete demise
You would have thought that transparency and accountability should just be automatic in 2023. The wearing of too many hats at board level is probably another issue. You can’t get down in the weeds and check out all the issues and come up with the right solutions if you’re chasing other business interests as well. The Japanese have a saying about a man who chases 2 rabbits catches neither.
'All is not lost' but Rugby Australia needs to change its ways - this is how
If they won’t listen to all the stakeholders then I guess the only recourse we have is to vote with our wallets.
'All is not lost' but Rugby Australia needs to change its ways - this is how
I think Skelton has some upside…Kerevi I’m not too sure, he may have plateaued.
'All is not lost' but Rugby Australia needs to change its ways - this is how
Try Rick Stein’s book “India”.
COMMENT: Kumbaya to chaos - if RA's boss is throwing in the towel so early, what exactly are we doing in France?
Jeznez – I like your idea of setting goals and sub-goals.
Keeps the mind busy and distracted from negative thoughts.
RDH
The power of positive thought: The top two inches – Part 2
I like it Jez, keep the mind busy by building goals and then sub/goals into the game.
Give the mind various targets to achieve.
That way the mind doesn´t have time on its´hands to get nervous.
The power of positive thought: The top two inches – Part 2
I was too slow Jez, so I would try and stay outside my opposition player.
Another method was to try and tackle in pairs. The first one aimed for the inside shoulder or a bit more of the attacking player. This forced them to step outside the first defender. The 2nd defender tucks in behind and slightly to the outside of the defender side stepped, hopefully straight into the path of the 2nd defender. Kind of like a reverse shepherd? Spectacular when it came off. The attacker usually doesnt have time to side step twice. Hunting in pairs makes sense when you can.
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
Mindset is crucial. I can remember having a real lean trot at cricket, I couldn´t score a run to save myself. One day I went out there with the same lack of confidence. I was shaky and nicking them all over the place. Then I was dropped in the slips. After that I said well, stuff it. I need to take control here and take advantage of the life given me. I went on to make a decent score. Nothing else changed, just a small change in mindset.
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
Ah yes, the good old nerves coming into play. Learning to get on top of them is a real skill. My Father used to say he could tell from the first ball if I was going to make runs that day. And he was right. Sadly, he couldn´t give me any tools to get over my nerves. More in Part 2.
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
It would be great to video every good thing the players do and show it back to them after the game. Not everyone has the time or resources for this, so I see you´ve found a good work around.
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
Yeah, I think thats what they mean when they say the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
And that should be the coach´s job to make that happen.
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
And we will touch on visulaization again in Part 2.
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
Its a continuous feedback loop isnt it? Whether negative or positive. Instill some self belief leads to better results leads to more confidence and so on.
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
Are my replies working yet???
How far can self-belief take you in rugby? The top two inches - Part 1
Hawthorn won a lot of premierships based on that enviable blend of youth and experience.
The Wallabies had their earliest exit at a World Cup due to having mostly youth and very little experience.
CA would be wise to learn the lessons from the past and to start filtering in youth before it is needed.
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