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Australia V England
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<blockquote data-quote="Fushitsusha" data-source="post: 152586"><p>I haven't read this thread so I don't know what's been stated before, but here's my rant -</p><p></p><p>The reason why Australia lost that game is because their forwards were nowhere to be seen.</p><p></p><p>Sure, the English scrum was ALWAYS going to dominate but Australia are a much superior team at the breakdown and they just dissapeared.</p><p></p><p>The only player in that pack that can hold their head up high was George Smith who seemed to be everywhere until Connolly had a brainsnap and replace him with Waugh in the 60th minute.</p><p></p><p>I thought Shepherdson did OK against Sheridan but Dunning was absolutely hopeless. And then our only prop replacement was Al Baxter. I knew we were screwed.</p><p></p><p>Sharpe and Vickerman were woeful. What were they doing that whole game? Just waiting around for lineouts?</p><p></p><p>Same with Elsom. </p><p></p><p>Palu had a couple of nice runs with the ball but was otherwise pretty insignificant.</p><p></p><p>The Australian backline were obviously a league above their English counterparts, but the work they did was ruined by slow NSW/QLD forwards who couldn't do the simple task of recyling the ball.</p><p></p><p>Gregan didn't play his best, but that was mostly due to the forwards not doing their job.</p><p></p><p>I felt Barnes stepped up pretty well and was better in attack than Wilkinson who only needed to do his job of kicking for field advantage.</p><p></p><p>Mortlock made some great breaks and I think he still showed why he's the best outside centre in the game.</p><p></p><p>Latham was also solid.</p><p></p><p>I was dissapointed with AAC and I have to admit I was happy when Mitchell came on.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, the Wallabies had lost this game around the 60th minute mark. Their forwards weren't doing their job and all the 50/50 calls had started to go against them.</p><p></p><p>What really hurts about this loss is the fact that England still aren't that good. I'm sure their fans can still admit that. But they had nothing to lose in this game and Australia just failed to show up.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, I expect France to do away with England pretty easily as they shouldn't have the same problems up front, and they'll meet either South Africa or Argentina in what should be an excellent semi-final.</p><p></p><p>Go the Pumas!</p><p></p><p>As for the Wallabies future - hopefully they'll get a coach that won't bow down to those old boys in the NSW and QLD unions.</p><p></p><p>Baxter and Dunning CAN NEVER play a test again. And as I've stated SEVERAL times before - a NSW dominated backrow is tooooo slow and useless.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fushitsusha, post: 152586"] I haven't read this thread so I don't know what's been stated before, but here's my rant - The reason why Australia lost that game is because their forwards were nowhere to be seen. Sure, the English scrum was ALWAYS going to dominate but Australia are a much superior team at the breakdown and they just dissapeared. The only player in that pack that can hold their head up high was George Smith who seemed to be everywhere until Connolly had a brainsnap and replace him with Waugh in the 60th minute. I thought Shepherdson did OK against Sheridan but Dunning was absolutely hopeless. And then our only prop replacement was Al Baxter. I knew we were screwed. Sharpe and Vickerman were woeful. What were they doing that whole game? Just waiting around for lineouts? Same with Elsom. Palu had a couple of nice runs with the ball but was otherwise pretty insignificant. The Australian backline were obviously a league above their English counterparts, but the work they did was ruined by slow NSW/QLD forwards who couldn't do the simple task of recyling the ball. Gregan didn't play his best, but that was mostly due to the forwards not doing their job. I felt Barnes stepped up pretty well and was better in attack than Wilkinson who only needed to do his job of kicking for field advantage. Mortlock made some great breaks and I think he still showed why he's the best outside centre in the game. Latham was also solid. I was dissapointed with AAC and I have to admit I was happy when Mitchell came on. Anyways, the Wallabies had lost this game around the 60th minute mark. Their forwards weren't doing their job and all the 50/50 calls had started to go against them. What really hurts about this loss is the fact that England still aren't that good. I'm sure their fans can still admit that. But they had nothing to lose in this game and Australia just failed to show up. Anyways, I expect France to do away with England pretty easily as they shouldn't have the same problems up front, and they'll meet either South Africa or Argentina in what should be an excellent semi-final. Go the Pumas! As for the Wallabies future - hopefully they'll get a coach that won't bow down to those old boys in the NSW and QLD unions. Baxter and Dunning CAN NEVER play a test again. And as I've stated SEVERAL times before - a NSW dominated backrow is tooooo slow and useless. [/QUOTE]
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