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I reckon the forwards needed to give the backs decent ball, which they did not. Their lack of commitment at the breakdown was the Achilles heel. We can say lots of people deserved a run in the backs, however IMHO they were poorly serviced by their forwards.Originally Posted by gotheforce
Bloody hell happy! What happened to being happy?!
Agreed. It does come down to how you play on the day. But you can't deny that skill wise the All Blacks are superior team. There is no doubt in my mind that they are the best team in the world at the moment and they should have won this world cup. From that perspective, I think that if you were betting on an Aus v NZ game, the odds would always favour NZ. Perhaps my comment was badly worded. We can beat the All Blacks so in that sense we are capable of doing so. But it would require the AB's playing a very average game and the Wallabies playing brilliantly...something which history shows is not all that likely, particulalry when then put in the context of the teams' pool performance.Originally Posted by Happy
Agreed...i'm completely gutted. I was crying! But if you look at my point i actually said it would be nicer if England won the world cup, not got beaten by France because at least we were defeated by the team who then went onto win rather than a team who gets kicked out in the next round.Originally Posted by Happy
No i don't think it is a reflection on us alone. Rugby is about getting over that line. When a team relies on one man's kicking game I see it as a blow for the game. I don't think we gave away too many unreasonable penalties and if you're talking about within jonny's kicking range then that covers half the bloody field which is pretty difficult to prevent. The fact remains that without Jonny, the English team play a far worse game. You only have to look at their pool matches to see that. Jonny scored every point last night...every damn point...and every one of them was off his boot and not due to smart team play. Rugby is a team sport for a reason.Originally Posted by Happy
Our forwards got slaughtered. Yes we made mistakes, but you can't deny that the English performance was a step above anything we have seen from them in the last two years. They dominated at scrum time, slowed the ball down at the breakdown, and tested Greegs to the max. Unfortunately, by the time we learned to deal with the slow ball to the backline, we could get the passes to stick..Originally Posted by lmaag
"Remember lads, rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to Giteau."
oh its great to be English!
i wont be logging on again so need for anyone to reply coz i just wont read it
see sth africa in the final
SWING LOW
SWEET CHARIOT
To some its a six-pack, to me it's a support group.
Not coming back if the Poms win the RWC?
Jehna have a look at the stats of that match - australia gave away 7 penalties and JW converted 4 of them!
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
Its shocking how we just didn't pass the ball to Tuqiri enough. When he got it, he scored and he made a few busts too.
Theres always next year, wait a sec, no there isn't![]()
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Gigsa made me do it
"He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty." – Lao Tzu
hahaha .. of all the people to get that try it just had to be him eh Chookmeister!!!! hahahahaha
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
Yeah, Lote is a champ. But I guess you guys knew that already.
CARN THE RAMS!!
Pleased the Caspers lost and now its time for the future of Australian Rugby to smash the Rebel scum of the Empire. A Rams victory will go a long way down the path of making me feel better, finishing the task the Frogglandians did for me this morning.
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Gigsa made me do it
"He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty." – Lao Tzu
Yes he did...and admittedly that is disgraceful...but I don't think that is the reason we lost. Firstly, JW can kick from anywhere with 50metres so automatically the likelihood of penalties being converted is higher than in most games. Secondly, the penalties amounted to 12 points which isn't actually alot. And don't tell me that it doesn't matter how many points you score so long as you win. That's not the point here. The point is that without Jonny, the English would have been on 0.Originally Posted by Happy
Yeah what talent...standing in the right place at the right time to walk two metres to the try line after watching berrick, latho and stirling do all the hard work...gee i really wish he played for the Force and not the Tahs. Maybe we could end up second bottom on the ladder as wellOriginally Posted by chook
"Remember lads, rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to Giteau."
my avatar sums up what i am feeling about last night's game.
knew it would come in handy sometime.
i really hope fiji win now!
Your so cute when your angryOriginally Posted by Jehna
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Gigsa made me do it
"He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty." – Lao Tzu
Awesome...my aim in life...Originally Posted by chook
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At least now I don't have to set up a Tuqiri fan club hehe
"Remember lads, rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to Giteau."
we lost because 12 points is more than 10
Chuck Norris has the greatest Poker-Face of all time. He won the 1983 World Series of Poker, despite holding only a Joker, a Get out of Jail Free Monopoly card, a 2 of clubs, 7 of spades and a green #4 card from the game Uno.
Yeah, i'm pretty bummed about that.
I'm positive you will be part of my Tahu fan club though. He's the future of Australian rugby. Along with all the other Tah players.
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Gigsa made me do it
"He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty." – Lao Tzu
Yes i knew you'd say that...like i said before:Originally Posted by Happy
*sigh* I'm agreeing to disagree with you Happy...Originally Posted by Jehna
"Remember lads, rugby is a team game; all 14 of you make sure you pass the ball to Giteau."