Wallabies v South Africa - Live scores Durban 23/8/08

[waratahjesus]

i think palu might be one of the most underated players in this country, he did so much work in that game and most of it was thankless and he got hammered due to the lack of go forward, but he didnt go missing!

[jono]

i actually agree

[jargan83]

how many time did a wallaby forward have the ball land in his lap from a standing start on saturday night??

[travelling_gerry]

Nah....too many mistakes....choked....bring in Brown at #8

[waratahjesus]

ive watched the game 2 1/2 times (al sober) there is no way palu deserves to be dropped, brown is the david croft of the force, he is solid but palu would own him!
palu is the greatest number 8 in the country and deserves respect!

[travelling_gerry]

Did you have those powder puff blue glasses on?

[The Lone Hydrangea]

Palu isnt underated. When he his on song he is a awesome unit, but he goes missing in big games more times than not, and that is his weakness. Brownie deserves a run.

[lara93]

i rekon bring brown on at 8

[waratahjesus]

he doesnt go missing as much as sharpe and you guys sing his praises, double standards are never a good thing!

[The Lone Hydrangea]

Quiet night on GTT?

[travelling_gerry]

Is GTT still open?

[Jehna]

nah, Sharpe has been trading on reputation for a few years. he is capable of so much more! Lote usually has a limited impact on internationals cos he gets double marked, thats a good thing for the wallabies cos it creates space elsewhere, sharpe needs to get some fire back, hopefully being dropped will cause that to happen! angry sharpe is alot better than set piece consistant sharpe!

You think Sharpe has been trading on reputation? Lote has been trading on his reputation and his $6 million contract since the 2003 World Cup. There must be something that inspires a hell of a lot of journalists to put pen to paper because every time in the lead up to a game, Lote attracts the thick writing on the back page. Why? He is not a terrible player, but he is terribly overrated and constantly struggles to produce the stellar performances to match his reputation and his pay check. And yes...i expect Lote to play at the same level as players like Gits and Mortlock every single game. When are selectors going to wake up and realise that there are other players out there who deserve an opportunity to step up to the plate, rather than continuing to select Lote and attempt to justify his ordinary performances on a weekly basis?

[waratahjesus]

great night on GTT, im on both at the same time, my opinion needs to be heard, otherwise its a twf love in and you all miss the point that your not the be all of world rugby!

[travelling_gerry]

Dont let us keep you from all your friends then WJ>

[waratahjesus]

You think Sharpe has been trading on reputation? Lote has been trading on his reputation and his $6 million contract since the 2003 World Cup. There must be something that inspires a hell of a lot of journalists to put pen to paper because every time in the lead up to a game, Lote attracts the thick writing on the back page. Why? He is not a terrible player, but he is terribly overrated and constantly struggles to produce the stellar performances to match his reputation and his pay check. And yes...i expect Lote to play at the same level as players like Gits and Mortlock every single game. When are selectors going to wake up and realise that there are other players out there who deserve an opportunity to step up to the plate, rather than continuing to select Lote and attempt to justify his ordinary performances on a weekly basis?

Lote does justify his spot, Drew MItchell having an average game gets marked by one player, Lote is double marked every game, he was double marked against the boks on saturday! he does alot of work up the middle of the park he gets involved in alot of breakdown work and he consistantly makes close to if not the most metres of any player on the field. plus he is an advertising and marketing dream!

saying that the force back three should be the aussie back three is a very one eyed argument, Hynes has justified the faith shown in him, Lote marked out of games still managaes to get on the score sheet and is solid when bad! the fullback spot is the only point of contention in the team as far as im concerned, the forward pack is working itself out and even when the compisition changes, we have the right group of players together, the backs are doing well, cross is going great guns, Tahu is coming along, Barnes, burgo and gits have been fantastic, you cant drop anyone really!

the team is travelling well (sans bledisloe 2) you cant want change for changes sake!