Force win Canberra clash, confidence: Match Review

[GIGS20]

MAN! It shows why I thought we were lucky to win that! We actually sucked more than the Brumbies in every department.....including stuffing up scoring opportunities


I didn't see an advantage line stat, surely that would've been in our favour!

[shasta]

We actually sucked more than the Brumbies in every department

No we didn't GIGS. Not in the stats that matter. The ones that go into the ladder in the for and against column.

[GIGS20]

No we didn't GIGS. Not in the stats that matter. The ones that go into the ladder in the for and against column.

Mentioned that one, we stuffed up fewer scoring opportunities, I thought the stats didn't tell the story though, can't wait to see Super Rugby Extra Time this week, watching the pontiffs eating crow and also getting a look at the ad line stats, Brumbies would have had more ball because we persist in kicking it to them, but we would have well and truly slaughtered them at ad line.

[beige]

The Chiefs beat the Crusaders in every stat on Friday but still got thumped on the score board so I don't think it matters!

[The InnFORCEr]

By Ben Perkins

The Brumbies have reached record lows now. Their lifeless performance
was as listless as a worm found in the gutter in the middle of summer.
They were so bad, so rotten, that men and women who are usually
garrulous to the point of making you want to SCREAM "Shut up", well
they were silent in disbelief. We are witnessing the squirming death
of a once thriving innovative province. They jogged around like the
Slugs. There was about as much enthusiasm and disarray as you would
find at an all boys school dance night where all the girls don't turn up. Their error
rate was non stop. Their last shepherding offence that cost them their
extremely recent regaining of the lead was so child like, that suicide
would be a great release instead of living and having to watch, or
know such stupidity ever happened in professional sports.

The Force were not much better. Nathan Sharpe definitely made a huge
difference. Why the Brumby forward leader decided to take him on in
the line outs will forever remain a mystery in thinking, or ego, for
centuries to come. If you had any idea how much time was "wasted " on
line out practise, you would question why, and how this ever
happened...or could ever happen, ever.

This game was a torture to watch, and I would almost rather spend time in a
Turkish prison on no TV night than be forced watch it again.... Yes I
have learnt another lesson... Never bet on the Brumbies to win again.
Very few of the players would have come off very tired. I hope they had a great
night out and danced beautifully... They were definitely saving
themselves for some thing neat.
I will be very surprised if anyone turns up to watch again. It was
that bad. But Canberra is full of weird like people and supporters...
I am sure their Nanny mentality will come to the rescue. Maybe the
Government can give them more money for medical research into them, or
some thing... I am at a rambling loss. Meanwhile I will continue my
petition for Canberra to be closed down once and for all time... I
have more votes than you may imagine.
Join me now in boycotting anything Canberra.

[palitu]

^^ time for some spice weasel...

[shasta]

Ouch. And that from a one time Wallaby assistant coach, supposedly pretty pally with the players. Wouldn't want to be an enemy.

[Burgs]

Where did he write that TIF?

[The InnFORCEr]

Where did he write that TIF?

Not sure, I think he was in Queensland

[mudskipper]

Sharpie really won that one for the Force... well done great leadership… Stealing all those line outs in the second half stopped any attack from the Brumbies… Brumbies blew that match big time with silly passes resulting in drop ball and poor line outs… Force were unimpressive but their defence was solid…. Congrats to the Force for hanging tough…

[Burgs]

Smartarse

[palitu]

i am a bit worried about how many times lealialealialefano got through our defence.

Thats a big worry...

[shasta]

Sharpie really won that one for the Force...…

Yep, but he had some help from your new hooker and his throwing.

The shastas welcomed a new grandson into the world last Friday - Levi James shasta. Aan 8lb 12oz prop. Hope he one day plays his part in a welcome Force win too.

Just joking, Mud. Sharpie has bluffed many a more experienced hooker than young Elvis Levi. Those kiwis love a name, don't they.

[palitu]

congrats Shasta!

[mudskipper]

Yep, but he had some help from your new hooker and his throwing.

The shastas welcomed a new grandson into the world last Friday - Levi James shasta. Aan 8lb 12oz prop. Hope he one day plays his part in a welcome Force win too.

Just joking, Mud. Sharpie has bluffed many a more experienced hooker than young Elvis Levi. Those kiwis love a name, don't they.

Congrats Shasta on your news. Tough one for young Elvis to learn from but I hope he gets some good support from the Brumbies lads. The Brumbies locks let Elvis down and didn't mix it up enough for him to cut Sharpie out. Sharpie had them easy...

Once Ita Vaea was off the field Brumbies backrow couldn't keep up. Brown and McCalman were complete pests, got away with plenty, they had a solid run.

Lealiifano looked good but through the nobody pass that set up JOCs try. I think there is a rematch in a couple of weeks.