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Good article. The Wallabies’ woeful lack of consistency and commitment game in, game out must somehow be fixed otherwise they will never become a great team; just one that occasionally wins.
Teams that almost always win almost always do the little things right since every little thing done correctly snow balls into points and great defence. But it takes commitment week in and week out and Australian rugby in general, and the Wallabies in particular, just doesn’t seem able muster the discipline and drive to maintain it.
Take the kick chase for example, box kicks can be annoying to watch but they also can be extremely effective as the Boks demonstrate with their brilliant chase and aerial skills, pretty much week in and week out. But the Wallabies can’t even consistently chase kicks with commitment; a simple task it seems but one that is still beyond them. And if chasing kicks is too hard, then consistency in other even more challenging aspects of the game is just a pipe dream.
What explains it? Who knows but as someone else posted it’s all about what’s going on in their heads I think. And that’s a team culture problem. Change the culture, change the team …
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Oh dear, The Crowd wants to turn union into league (a closet league fan??); not sure how The Crowd became a “Guru” writing rubbish like this. I, like others here, enjoy the contest and spectacle of the scrum; it is another important example of what sets union apart from league — genuine contest for possession, which no longer occurs in league and hasn’t for many years.
Basically, can union be improved? Of course it can and it is continuing to improve. But if watching people running with the ball is the only thing you want to see, go watch league (or basketball)!
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