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27th June 2007, 22:32 | #1 | |
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28th June 2007, 09:13 | #2 |
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Definately a strong team, I like the make up of it, and the bench. Looking forward to it.
Hopefully Australia put up some competition and we have a good game |
28th June 2007, 09:15 | #3 |
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yeh jack and flavel should lay down the smack
also i hear they are expecting a crowd of 85k+ insane the re-done MCG must be HUUGGGEE, might have to pop over a see a one-dayer there
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28th June 2007, 09:59 | #4 |
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What about Howlett?
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28th June 2007, 11:18 | #5 |
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/me cant wait to be at the MCG on Saturday night!!!
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28th June 2007, 11:22 | #6 |
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BAN HIM |
28th June 2007, 11:43 | #7 | |
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28th June 2007, 14:51 | #8 |
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Yep - parental leave it is.
Strong looking team
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28th June 2007, 15:28 | #9 | |
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I think the only events that had higher attendance at the time was a AFL final and a visit from the Pope or some religious figure. |
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29th June 2007, 09:01 | #10 |
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Oh fuck yeah I'm HANGING out for that next Pope Visit! w0000t!! I'm going to pre-order my tickets hard.
I'm a total Toeava/Sivivatu fan boy, bit disappointed they're out. Also disappointed Leonard not getting a run again.
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30th June 2007, 12:07 | #11 |
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Fuck. MacDonald out for 4 weeks with groin injury.
So: Muliaina -> 15 McAlister -> 13 Mauger -> from the bench to 12 Sivivatu -> on the bench despite broken nose?? At least, I think that's how it's working... Aussies playing mindgames with McAlister, as he's never played at 13 in a test before: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4112877a10295.html
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30th June 2007, 12:17 | #12 |
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Guess its a good time to predict scores.
Maybe 33-18 to the ABs |
30th June 2007, 13:01 | #13 |
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Hmmm... tricky one. I would've agreed with you had MacDonald been in and the backline not reshuffled. As it is, I'm going with ABs by 18-13.
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30th June 2007, 14:29 | #14 |
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Whatever backline the All Blacks run out with tonight is the best backline in world rugby, so I'm not too concerned. So long as Mauger is given VERY STRICT INSTRUCTIONS on what to do, I'm not going to worry. It's when Mauger is given free rein to play however he wants that he loses his mind.
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30th June 2007, 14:43 | #15 |
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You don't think McAlister playing an unfamiliar position is a little worrying? Hmmm... maybe I'm buying Aussies' hype.
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30th June 2007, 15:12 | #16 |
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Nah, he played at 2nd five a few times for the Blues this year IIRC, and did well. He's certainly bulked up a lot this year and seems to be playing more aggressively.
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30th June 2007, 17:35 | #17 |
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Sure, but 2nd-5 is a different story to centre.
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30th June 2007, 19:44 | #18 | |
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30th June 2007, 23:54 | #19 |
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Well it's no wonder the Aussies are cheating at scrum time.
Bring on the second half! |
30th June 2007, 23:55 | #20 |
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enjoying those scrums dunning?
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1st July 2007, 00:57 | #21 |
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nooooooooo
haven't seen the ABs play that poorly in ages, looked like it was the first time they'd played together. thought the ref did a terrible job in the scrums, aussie were beating the engage call almost every time. our midfield was maugerly exploited =[ Last edited by Koldzy : 1st July 2007 at 00:58. |
1st July 2007, 00:57 | #22 |
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Wow, Talk about the most deserving team lost.
What a shitta. Well, we may as well fall back on the "better now, than at the world cup" |
1st July 2007, 00:57 | #23 |
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Ouch. That hurts. A lot.
Hard to take many positives from the game, we seemed a bit all over the place in the second half and just couldn't string anything together. |
1st July 2007, 00:58 | #24 |
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shrug they played pretty shit lots of silly mistakes, but also annoying just how much influence ref's have in the game, needs to be way more consistancy in how the rule stuff, noone knows wtf is going on.
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1st July 2007, 01:01 | #25 |
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fuck that was an appalling second half, especially after quite a nice first half.
and that yellow card was bullllllll fucking shit |
1st July 2007, 01:10 | #26 |
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some thoughts...
First off, it is disgusting to think that bad ref'ing can have such a drastic consequences on the outcome of a match. Ref's have to have more accountability for their decisions on the field.
Mccalister + Toeva = #1 midfield combo. Playing conservative with Mauger and Smith at world cup time will cost them the cup. Mauger and Toeva I can handle disgruntingly, just. Sure i'll admit McCalister missed one tackle on Mortlock, but so too did two cover defenders, so the liability shouldn't fall squarely on him for the try. He did single-handedly make Gear's try and almost made another one with his chip over the top. His acceleraction off the mark is also far superior to mug boy Mauger. Will Henry ever pick the form 15 or continual to be boring and methodical? Where the fuck was Leonard? Kelleher's delivery is shit and slow, and his constant pick and go's are PREDICTABLE - especially when your opposition is Australia who have seen it 100 times before. Leonard is the snapiest feeder we've got by far (very Greganesque style), which should be priority #1 when you've got such an deadly backline. It's stupid to sub on Weepu for Kelleher because he plays exactly the same style. Net result = more slow delivery, stupid decisions, and too much picking and going. Nice move there Henry. Last edited by buckies : 1st July 2007 at 01:12. |
1st July 2007, 01:19 | #27 |
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I have to say that was shit.
to me the AB's didn't look like they wanted to play rugby. I don't believe McAlister should be wearing the 13 jeresy... fuck bring back Tana! Right now I prefer Carter, Roco, Mauger, Smith, Roco, Siv & Mils as my back line. I thought they should've brought Siv on earlier, take off McAlister, have Mils come up to the 13 position & have Siv as full back. man.. that was a shit game...
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1st July 2007, 01:33 | #28 |
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We needed to knock the ball on more.
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1st July 2007, 01:37 | #29 |
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Yay, Aus win
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1st July 2007, 01:42 | #30 | |
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It was a shocking game for the number of handling errors. The penalties the players seemed to deal with OK, but the dropped balls lost us some key scoring opportunities in that game. Still, would like to see how the game next week goes, All Blacks get to rest up for the 2 home games |
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1st July 2007, 02:30 | #31 |
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FUCK OFF MAUGER
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1st July 2007, 03:21 | #32 |
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How the fuck the ref didn't blow up the Aussies at the last 3 minutes of the game for not using clear ball I have no fucking idea. Worst blatant time-wasting I have ever seen.
And Jin - this time you might have a point. Mauger was very average. But then, so, AGAIN, was Carter. Who kidnapped the real Carter and put this doppelganger on the field for the last few games. Minimal vision, no play-making. And aside from that try by Gear I can't remember the wings getting any ball.
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1st July 2007, 05:43 | #33 |
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Peaked too soon!
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1st July 2007, 10:20 | #34 |
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dare i ask... but... final score?
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1st July 2007, 10:21 | #35 |
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20-15
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1st July 2007, 11:00 | #36 |
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Man, calm down! Can't win every game. Being the best team, it's harder to get better and continue to be the best. Every other rugby nation has the AB's as a standard to aim for. This was a good result in my opinion. Really gives us areas to focus and work on.
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1st July 2007, 12:41 | #37 |
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^^ True, but we were only the best team last night for one of the halves.
Mortlock had a blinder. He's a fucking beast.
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1st July 2007, 14:03 | #39 |
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If it hadn't been for that abomination of a game between the Wallabies and the Boks at Brisbane last year, I would say that last night's was the worst test match I had ever seen.
The shittiness of each team was matched only by the shittiness of the referee. Shit. |
1st July 2007, 18:14 | #40 |
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Shit that was a frustrating game to watch, we played pretty ordinary & made a lot of handling errors. We also gave away some stupid penalties but bloody hell that ref was shit. I dunno what the fuck he thought was going on at scrum time but that was just a mess all night due to that prat Dunning.
Was wondering what our gameplan was because i can't recall us kicking for territory at all in the game which might have smarter in the second half. Other thing that got on my wick was the camera work - it was bloody terrible. |