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[2015 TRC] Australia v New Zealand in Sydney (08/08/2015)
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<blockquote data-quote="Mcfadden" data-source="post: 738364" data-attributes="member: 72865"><p>Dean Mumm, David Pocock, Matt Giteau and Kurtley Beale on the bench are gigantic impact players. But I'm not sure if it will count for much if they get dominated or suffer an All Blacks fightback from last week. Pocock can turn over as much ball as he wants - but it becomes a bit harder if you're 15 points down. Surely the AB tackling won't be that crap yet again. There are some great players in that starting side, but it's not their best by a long shot (the Aussie 15). Still not really convinced on Cooper personally. I know when he's on, he's really on. But when he's not he's <strong>really</strong> not. I dunno, I might be wrong. But I saw this in 2011. Inside of Australia the Wallabies and the Reds looked unstoppable. Away from those Aussie grounds, completely different story.</p><p></p><p>I hope Vito can add a little attacking flair and speed to the ABs. Last week had a vibe about it; "yeah yeah, we've seen that a million times." He's a very skilled player, and a very intelligent person as well. Just tends to go missing, especially when the pressure piles on. So I hope he's solid for the time he's on. Not just one mildly good sprint and then nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mcfadden, post: 738364, member: 72865"] Dean Mumm, David Pocock, Matt Giteau and Kurtley Beale on the bench are gigantic impact players. But I'm not sure if it will count for much if they get dominated or suffer an All Blacks fightback from last week. Pocock can turn over as much ball as he wants - but it becomes a bit harder if you're 15 points down. Surely the AB tackling won't be that crap yet again. There are some great players in that starting side, but it's not their best by a long shot (the Aussie 15). Still not really convinced on Cooper personally. I know when he's on, he's really on. But when he's not he's [B]really[/B] not. I dunno, I might be wrong. But I saw this in 2011. Inside of Australia the Wallabies and the Reds looked unstoppable. Away from those Aussie grounds, completely different story. I hope Vito can add a little attacking flair and speed to the ABs. Last week had a vibe about it; "yeah yeah, we've seen that a million times." He's a very skilled player, and a very intelligent person as well. Just tends to go missing, especially when the pressure piles on. So I hope he's solid for the time he's on. Not just one mildly good sprint and then nothing. [/QUOTE]
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