West not best for Wallabies

[hertryk]

Subiaco is a shit ground even for AFL

I would rather travel to Brisbane to watch the Wallabies in a decent ground where I'm not a million kilometers away from the action

Having said that Growden is a muppet, why should the ARU schedule it's game on the off chance another code may be playing finals

If it wasn't for the fact I was using my "Sportz Ears" thingey..I would not have had a clue what was going on with the game...!!! Subi is C R A P for rugby...!!! What with the B***&** mexican wave, and people constantly getting up to get drinks....It was difficult to watch the game....

[hertryk]

I was in Boktown with SA friends both before and after the game on Sat and can honestly say I have never been with a more friendly, fun and easy going group of rugby fans in my life. They were passionate, yet so gracious in defeat.

My experience with NZ fans both at S15 and international level has been completely the opposite.

Long may the SA fixture remain in WA, and the NZ ones in the eastern states.

I had enough of so called AB "fans" in Auckland on WC final day and after the match..not pleasant at all!!

[The Man]

Why give this guy any meaning , when he has been shown the door?

[sittingbison]

I had enough of so called AB "fans" in Auckland on WC final day and after the match..not pleasant at all!!

They were just your average ereryday kiwis Hertryk, not "fans".

[hertryk]

They were just your average ereryday kiwis Hertryk, not "fans".

Yep I reckon you're right..Inside the stadium the atmosphere was fantastic, with good banter between everyone...

[hertryk]

Did anyone else hear the ref say to Genia about half way through the first half...."have a word with No 5 who is continually making a nuisance of himself...if he's not subbed off I will send him off".....WT??? Also Sharpie was penalised for a head butt Sharpie was given by a BOK??? WT???

[Alison]

Who was the ref Hertryk? Was it Owens?

[travelling_gerry]

Yup

[Ralto]

Did anyone else hear the ref say to Genia about half way through the first half...."have a word with No 5 who is continually making a nuisance of himself...if he's not subbed off I will send him off".....WT??? Also Sharpie was penalised for a head butt Sharpie was given by a BOK??? WT???

I did hear him say that would send Sharpie or Timani off at one stage and words to the effect that he'd had enough of number 5. I was expecting to see you jump the fence

[Rex Messup]

The ref was a muppet

They all are though

He was bad but didn't destroy the game totally like many of these belters do

[Ralto]

The ref was a muppet

They all are though

He was bad but didn't destroy the game totally like many of these belters do

On the whole he's OK, and he was most probably surprised to see this afterwards:

"Springboks lock Eben Etzebeth has been banned for two weeks for head-butting Australian counterpart Nathan Sharpe, ruling him out of South Africa's Rugby Championship game in New Zealand this weekend. "

Jeesus he should have given him a real one for two weeks

[GIGS20]

Nah, even though it was pretty soft, there would have been an uproar if he had been given less than two weeks for a headbutt of any flavour.

Do I need to talk about the dangerous tackle rulings to justify my point?

[Sheikh]

Did anyone else hear the ref say to Genia about half way through the first half...."have a word with No 5 who is continually making a nuisance of himself...if he's not subbed off I will send him off".....WT??? Also Sharpie was penalised for a head butt Sharpie was given by a BOK??? WT???

Sharpie wasn't penalised for the headbutt, he was penalised for the play before that. When he got up from the ruck he went for a Bok (not sure if it was the one who headbutted him), but got surrounded and then the Bok put his forehead on Sharpe's chin and moved it forward.

The ref and touchies must have missed it, although God knows how, especially from Sharpie's reaction which was just what he wanted - he'd riled the Bok into what should have been a card.

[hertryk]

I did hear him say that would send Sharpie or Timani off at one stage and words to the effect that he'd had enough of number 5. I was expecting to see you jump the fence

I was ready and very able....Believe me....!!! Plonker..!

[todd4]

The fact is Sharpie has had some brainfarts the last 2 tests doing some silly things that you would not expect him to do.

Hopefully being captain will get his mind on the job and produce a MOM performance.