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Western Force have given the Waratahs delusions of adequacy a real knock (as expected) in Sydney tonight.
Putting aside a possible 3 disallowed tries courtesy of referee James Leckie, they demolished the 'tahs by a single point.
As it happened (courtesy of expert commentary by "TheQueerOne":
4:42PM A big welcome to our commentator tonight, 'Thequee...
4:51PM ok Good evening folks will try to give you the hig...
4:55PM 45 mins to go
4:54PM No Changes have been announced yet
5:30PM Showtime 10 mins to kick off
5:31PM This is the Tahs last home game of the season
5:34PM No changes in the starting lineup
5:35PM JM speaking - sounds really nervous, says the lads...
5:37PM Great shot of Sheps sprinting onto the pitch - gre...
5:39PM Tahu and Sheenan are expected to do wonders for th...
5:39PM Gits kicks it
5:40PM Todd Carter went wide and overran the ball scrum f...
5:40PM We won
5:41PM In our 22
5:42PM Tah scrum - Lote forced a turnover still inour 22
5:42PM DH kicked it from our 22 to half way line
5:43PM JOC nice dummy got us to 1 metre out from try line
5:43PM TMO checking for try looks out
5:44PM JOCs foot out
5:44PM WF linout at 30 metres
5:45PM Tahs win it
5:45PM DH another funny kick gets them 50 metres
5:46PM WF lose the lineout
5:46PM Tahs on the attack
5:46PM We turned it over JOC again
5:47PM Tahs turn it over in our 22 and lose it on a knock...
5:48PM PW is off for Blood
5:48PM Luke Doherty comes on for Phil
5:49PM We're in front of our posts - LD ran down a pass a...
5:50PM Palu managed to kick it 20 m back into Tah terriou...
5:50PM We won the lineout
5:52PM We are going for a scrum again the pace is furiou...
5:53PM DM scored a try - disallowed as he caught the ball...
5:54PM Another scrum
5:54PM Tahs in pocession they kick and get a lineout 5 me...
5:55PM We won the lineout Sharpie
5:55PM Penalty to us - Gits kicks 60 metres back into our...
5:56PM We lost it - Tahs starting to get fists going at t...
5:56PM Tah 2nd phase on their 22
5:57PM Penalty to the Tahs coming in from side of ruck
5:57PM DH kicking
5:58PM It's good
5:59PM free kick to Tahs as Pocock pinged for not standin...
5:59PM Force linout
6:00PM we won it - sheps kicked it ahead - Lote caght it ...
6:00PM Another scrum to us
6:00PM RB takes it to 4 metres out
6:00PM 2nd phase
6:01PM Tahs turned it over Ben Robinson
6:01PM Ben Mwan got a run they are on the 4 th phase
6:02PM Pocock pinged again for offside in the ruck -
6:02PM DH lining up for kick in front of post
6:03PM It's good
6:03PM Tahs on their 4th phase midway up the pitch
6:04PM The ref is threatening another full arm penalty ag...
6:05PM WF turn the ball over
6:05PM DM catches the ball we're on our 2nd phase
6:06PM Sheps kicks it to or 22 caught by Turner and kicke...
6:07PM Aerial ping pong now
6:08PM Tah Scrum
6:08PM Ref not happy with scrum - a new one
6:09PM Tahs on third phase
6:10PM Sharp pulled up by ref - hands in the ruck - wants...
6:10PM DH lining up again
6:11PM It's good
6:12PM Force driving it up on our 22
6:12PM Force put in to a scrum
6:13PM Force scrum uunder pressure - a reset
6:14PM Sam Wykes getting some strapping on the shoulder
6:14PM Ref giving Sharpie a hard time AGAIN
6:14PM Scrum collapses
6:15PM Brownie quick time 2 nd phase
6:15PM Tahs get pinged for hands in the ruck PW - we take...
6:16PM Penalty for hands in ruck against Phil Waugh
6:16PM Gits lining up for kick
6:17PM It's good
6:18PM we're on the board
6:19PM Tahs on their 2nd phase
6:19PM Wykes and Hodgson tackling like hers
6:19PM heros
6:20PM Scrum collapse
6:20PM Tai looking annoyed
6:21PM Josh tries to run it - runs into Tahs
6:21PM Brown and Waugh fighting in front of ref -
6:22PM yellow card to Will Caldwell - high tackle on Vale...
6:23PM Sheps stepping up for the penalty kick - on the 5...
6:23PM Misses by a whisker
6:24PM half time siren
6:24PM sheps kick slightly to the left - had the distance...
6:37PM 2nd half
6:37PM force 5th phase 5 metres out from line
6:38PM full arm penalty against the Tahs on 5 metre line ...
6:38PM Scrum on the 5 metre line
6:39PM People are saying it wasn't forward
6:39PM Force scrum drove tahs back 4 metres
6:40PM Free kick to Tahs breakdown infringement
6:40PM Tah turnover after scrum
6:40PM Tah linout
6:41PM force 3rd phase
6:41PM mitchel catches the kick
6:42PM Lote did a huge tackele on Brownie to secure poces...
6:42PM DH kicks it tot he 5 metre line
6:42PM Tah lineout
6:43PM Brownie limping with medic
6:43PM Brownie getting treated for blood on his ear
6:44PM Brown off for blood to check out the leg
6:44PM Keefu getting treated on the pitch
6:45PM T Horua on for Brown
6:45PM Tahs being pushed backwards in the 3rd phase
6:46PM Sheps grabs a loose ball and scores
6:46PM Tai forced the turnover put it through to Valentin...
6:47PM Gits lining up for the kick - on the left hand sid...
6:47PM It's good
6:48PM We're in the lead at last
6:48PM 51 mins
6:48PM Tah try
6:49PM Loose ball grabbed by Sheenan - tackled by Mitchel...
6:50PM DH misses the conversion
6:51PM Force ball 2 nd phase
6:51PM 3rd phase
6:51PM 4th
6:52PM Free kick to Tahs for Gits not realeseing on the f...
6:52PM Take the scrum
6:53PM Force have pocession on their side of line ball sl...
6:53PM 2nd phase
6:54PM Gits kicks it to Lote who kicks it back
6:54PM Beale is on for Sam Northern Knight
6:54PM Thas in their 2nd phase
6:55PM 4th
6:56PM Lote kicks it forward - shoulder charged by Horua ...
6:56PM Aerial ping pong
6:56PM Brown ready to come bak on - Horua off
6:57PM L Burgess on for Sheenan
6:58PM Tahs in pocession
6:58PM force 2nd phase running it up - lost it out as cro...
6:59PM Force scrum
6:59PM Scrum down Tahs win it
6:59PM looks like they are winning on Ben Castles side - ...
7:00PM Out on the full from Beale - force linout 10 metre...
7:01PM Force 3rd phase
7:01PM 4th
7:01PM crossing the 22 - we kicked it forward - chased an...
7:02PM Scott ran it forward - turned over by Luke Burgess...
7:03PM Staniforth Try TMO
7:03PM Stanners in pain
7:03PM Beale buried his knee into Stanners guts and arm t...
7:04PM TMO pays it
7:04PM shot of the force fans - all 6 of them
7:05PM Stanners up - but the commentary insist that like ...
7:06PM Gits missed bounced off post - right on touchline ...
7:06PM T hockings on for Wykes
7:06PM Luke Dorthery on for Mowan
7:06PM force scrum
7:07PM 2nd reset of scrum - scrum rotates 50 % - Sharp ta...
7:09PM 69 minute mark phil waugh complaining about WF scr...
7:09PM Force Scrum
7:10PM WF got a penalty - Keepu pulling back in the scrum
7:10PM We kick get the linout
7:12PM tahs 2nd phase on their 22m
7:12PM Tahs 6 metres out 5th phase
7:12PM Beale spills it 8th phase
7:12PM Pek Cowan turns it over slow out
7:13PM Mitchell kicks 70 back into
7:13PM force lineout on the 30 metre line
7:14PM We win the lineout through the 22
7:14PM 2nd phase
7:14PM Sharp drives it forward
7:14PM 5th phase
7:15PM Penalty to us as Tahu did a tackle against cross i...
7:16PM Gits lining up for kick from the right 22 out - mi...
7:16PM Chris Thomson on for Mumm
7:17PM Tahs on their 3rd phase - they kick it to Mitchell...
7:17PM 2.5 mins
7:18PM Tah lineout they win
7:18PM Tahs on their 10 metre line - Tahs give us a free ...
7:19PM Lachlan give us a lineout by kicking it into touch
7:19PM brown off Horua on - blood
7:19PM 1.06 on the clock
7:19PM Tai ready to throw
7:20PM Slow to come out of ruck
7:20PM 40 seconds left
7:20PM another ruck - valentine slow to take it out
7:20PM Tah 2nd phase
7:21PM Siren
7:21PM tha ball
7:21PM 5th pahse
7:21PM JOC kicks it out
7:22PM WE WON !!!!!!!!!
GO YOU BEAUTYS
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61 years between Grand SlamsWas the wait worth it - Ya betta baby
yea bring it on we are back in it
WE WON!
We beat the ref too don't forget him!
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A kick in this game is like a rather nasty alcoholic shooter, only as good as it's chaser...
Courtesy of quality South African commentry
Might have been easier without Drew making so many unforced errors
Yay!!! What a game - gee whiz!
Even though JM called it the most boring game that he's seen in a long time..
Cam Shep was named MOM - totally deserved it - welcome back Shep!![]()
Here I go again...
He did make mistakes and I really really hope that they don't pick him at fullback again. He bummed 2 kicks making them go vertical in the first half and he got messed up with the bounce in our 22. But he got a hold of his kicking in the second half and I think made 3 or 4 decent ones. AND tackled Turner like HELL once Cam missed the tackle. It was just unfortunate it lead to a try. He wasn't exceptionally good. But it was an improvement on last week.
They had JOC in the fullback's position in defense early on. James was great tonight. Bambam was quiet I thought compared to Waugh. Valentine was also fantastic, I think he'll be in the Wallabies squad this year. TPN cannot throw straight and he's going to be the reserve hooker when it comes to international seasonWhy didn't Whittaker get a run?
Last edited by robyn <3; 19-04-09 at 20:09.
A kick in this game is like a rather nasty alcoholic shooter, only as good as it's chaser...
Courtesy of quality South African commentry
they learnt from last week robyn-keep yor best players on the paddock for as long as possible
it paid dividends tonite
Rugby 365 sums it up:
Man of the Match: Phil Waugh was brave as usual you got to give points for effort to players like Lote Tuqiri and Brett Sheehan. For the Western Force captain Nathan Sharpe put his hand up again, Matt Giteau was very lively, while wings Scott Staniforth and Cameron Shepherd were also full of running. But this was a win earned by a great team effort and we have 22 Men of the match - the entire Force team
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Simon Cron: “People talk about winning and losing all the time and they are critical, but there’s a process to get into and it’s the ability to stay present, do your job and execute skills under pressure.”
I could not believe that JM actually kept Drew on the field I would have replaced him early on with Sheps and Haig Sare onto wing
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so who was it Phil or Shep
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I thought it was Staniforth!
Phil Waugh should have recieved a red card when he ran onto the field tonight
What a gutsy performance from the force,and a crap performance from the match officials,they should go and give themselves a red card.
Time for another WOOHOO!!!
Bonus points should be awarded to the Force for putting up with some incredibly dodgy calls and not giving up, going hard at it for the full 80!
Success is not final, failure is not fatal:
it is the courage to continue that counts.
- Winston Churchill