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Tri Nations 2009-2011
Tri Nations: Wallabies - All Blacks @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (27-8-2011, 10:05GMT)
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<blockquote data-quote="Sneaki" data-source="post: 436949" data-attributes="member: 21570"><p>Bloody terrible first half really cost us there. Guildford looked completely inept and shouldn't feature in another serious AB's game this year, he was too small, handled terribly and just looked flat. Thomson's tackle attempt on Samo was pathetic too, but his elbow injury might have hampered him there to be fair and Samo has crazy pace. Several players just lacked energy/punch, stuff this rotation ********, even for just one game, we need the core of our starting XV starting every game from now on.</p><p></p><p>On the plus side Vito was excellent, looked like he belonged in the team and was evidently very comfortable at this level. Nonu and Smith are legendary the SBW crew can bugger off if they're unhappy he's not playing as far as I care, we've already got three world class midfielders without him. Williams looked a lot better this week, as did Whitelock, and I also think Woodcock is getting back to his best.</p><p></p><p>I won't pretend it's not a blow to lose here, while it certainly would have been worse for the Wallabies if they lost this isn't the best form to go into a world cup on, hopefully we can build momentum through the pool games in the WC including against France and keep our best players out there every week. Having said that though I think it's far from a foregone conclusion that the Ab's will have to play the Wallabies if they get through to the later WC stages, anything can happen in that tournament.</p><p></p><p>Also on Barnes, thought he was pretty good for the first 70 odd minutes actually but I thought he made a couple of shockers late on, could just be me grasping at straws though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sneaki, post: 436949, member: 21570"] Bloody terrible first half really cost us there. Guildford looked completely inept and shouldn't feature in another serious AB's game this year, he was too small, handled terribly and just looked flat. Thomson's tackle attempt on Samo was pathetic too, but his elbow injury might have hampered him there to be fair and Samo has crazy pace. Several players just lacked energy/punch, stuff this rotation ********, even for just one game, we need the core of our starting XV starting every game from now on. On the plus side Vito was excellent, looked like he belonged in the team and was evidently very comfortable at this level. Nonu and Smith are legendary the SBW crew can bugger off if they're unhappy he's not playing as far as I care, we've already got three world class midfielders without him. Williams looked a lot better this week, as did Whitelock, and I also think Woodcock is getting back to his best. I won't pretend it's not a blow to lose here, while it certainly would have been worse for the Wallabies if they lost this isn't the best form to go into a world cup on, hopefully we can build momentum through the pool games in the WC including against France and keep our best players out there every week. Having said that though I think it's far from a foregone conclusion that the Ab's will have to play the Wallabies if they get through to the later WC stages, anything can happen in that tournament. Also on Barnes, thought he was pretty good for the first 70 odd minutes actually but I thought he made a couple of shockers late on, could just be me grasping at straws though :p. [/QUOTE]
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