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[RWC2023] Wales vs Australia (24/09/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="dirty harry" data-source="post: 1150943" data-attributes="member: 86934"><p>This is a very typically emotive response to a result. Every study on memory confirms there is an overriding emotion that dogs memory that occurs at the end of each game, that combined with the fact we only ever remember up to 40% of each game accurately, it means your memory has let you down.</p><p></p><p>I've researched that game a few times, not to mention put it through some analysis software... ref had actually allowed a lot from Fijian scrums, sealing a few, diving over the top a few, taking players off their feet outside the ruck etc.</p><p></p><p>Until 67 mins Wales were dominant, especially between 40 and 64 mins, 17 points unanswered, possession, territory and the yellow for Fiji was a stone cold.</p><p></p><p>Where I agree Wales probably should have had another yellow late on, noone understands the nature of the penalties, the variety of what they were, where they occurred, AND that Wales had a yellow for repeat. Fiji killed a stone cold try a few metres out, Wales were penalised on the fringe of offside, trapped on the wrong side of a ruck, a scrum etc... </p><p></p><p>Ultimately job was done, key players were all taken off early to prevent injury at 32 - 14 with 12 on the clock. That in anybody's opinion is not a position to win the game, meaning Fiji werent in the position to win. </p><p></p><p>Had semi made the final catch, had the fastest man on the pitch not caught him, had he fought off the contact to score in the corner, and had the poor goal kicker converted from the touchline then Fiji would have 100% have deserved to win. But they were so small odds, from a miracle comeback.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirty harry, post: 1150943, member: 86934"] This is a very typically emotive response to a result. Every study on memory confirms there is an overriding emotion that dogs memory that occurs at the end of each game, that combined with the fact we only ever remember up to 40% of each game accurately, it means your memory has let you down. I've researched that game a few times, not to mention put it through some analysis software... ref had actually allowed a lot from Fijian scrums, sealing a few, diving over the top a few, taking players off their feet outside the ruck etc. Until 67 mins Wales were dominant, especially between 40 and 64 mins, 17 points unanswered, possession, territory and the yellow for Fiji was a stone cold. Where I agree Wales probably should have had another yellow late on, noone understands the nature of the penalties, the variety of what they were, where they occurred, AND that Wales had a yellow for repeat. Fiji killed a stone cold try a few metres out, Wales were penalised on the fringe of offside, trapped on the wrong side of a ruck, a scrum etc... Ultimately job was done, key players were all taken off early to prevent injury at 32 - 14 with 12 on the clock. That in anybody's opinion is not a position to win the game, meaning Fiji werent in the position to win. Had semi made the final catch, had the fastest man on the pitch not caught him, had he fought off the contact to score in the corner, and had the poor goal kicker converted from the touchline then Fiji would have 100% have deserved to win. But they were so small odds, from a miracle comeback. [/QUOTE]
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