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<blockquote data-quote="Wally" data-source="post: 285507"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danger @ Nov 2 2009, 12:55 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=418788" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>True, but he commits the defense! have him as a dummy runner, might give the backs more room to work with.</p><p></p><p>Is it me or did the Wallabies throw the ball wide once too often? They have some players whose great at the crash ball who can easily gain the meters, Elsom (not a good game at all by the captain), Palu (poor handling but still), Horwill, Ashley-Cooper, Cross (was this guy even on the field? mr invisible throughout) and Ioane, but the ball was flung wide time and time again.</p><p></p><p>AAC looked dangerous all night, defence was meh, but he seem to gain meters with ease.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Funny i thought the problem was the other way round. Ioane skinned his opposite Corey Jane on the outside with his first touch. We all know he could probably lomu over the top of him aswell, ergo get him the freaking ball. They seemed to avoid spreading it to him however. </p><p></p><p>I thought the whole backline was just a mess. 12 is one of the worst positions for AAC, he has so many skills that are negated by being so far in. JOC kinda sucks at this stage, the best peformances he has put on have been at 2nd 5 anyway. Cross is useless. Giteau should be at 2nd 5, its definitely his best position. </p><p></p><p>This would have been my line up, with Cooper coming in to first five if JOC starts having another nightmare.</p><p></p><p>9)Genia</p><p>10)Giteau</p><p>11)Mitchell</p><p>12)JOC</p><p>13)Digby</p><p>14)Hynes</p><p>15)AAC </p><p></p><p>I really hope you guys dont lose to the English.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>Perfect. I don't know why there is such an obsession in the Wallaby camp with playing him in the crucial defensive position of fullback. The bloke is too small let a lone experienced enough. He's played all his rugby at schoolboy level at flyhalf and mostly inside centre with the Force. He has a gun pass, is fairly quick and can take some pressure off Giteau with his boot. Basically in the same mould as Barnes but with slacker defence and more skill. May be too late to try it now though. Quade Cooper is at 10 with Tyrone Smith at 12 for Australia A against Gloucester. Wouldn't mind either of them stepping in either, as long as it gets rid of Cross. Man if Deans sticks with the same backline for England I'll be well cut.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Wally, post: 285507"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (danger @ Nov 2 2009, 12:55 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=418788']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> True, but he commits the defense! have him as a dummy runner, might give the backs more room to work with. Is it me or did the Wallabies throw the ball wide once too often? They have some players whose great at the crash ball who can easily gain the meters, Elsom (not a good game at all by the captain), Palu (poor handling but still), Horwill, Ashley-Cooper, Cross (was this guy even on the field? mr invisible throughout) and Ioane, but the ball was flung wide time and time again. AAC looked dangerous all night, defence was meh, but he seem to gain meters with ease. [/b][/quote] Funny i thought the problem was the other way round. Ioane skinned his opposite Corey Jane on the outside with his first touch. We all know he could probably lomu over the top of him aswell, ergo get him the freaking ball. They seemed to avoid spreading it to him however. I thought the whole backline was just a mess. 12 is one of the worst positions for AAC, he has so many skills that are negated by being so far in. JOC kinda sucks at this stage, the best peformances he has put on have been at 2nd 5 anyway. Cross is useless. Giteau should be at 2nd 5, its definitely his best position. This would have been my line up, with Cooper coming in to first five if JOC starts having another nightmare. 9)Genia 10)Giteau 11)Mitchell 12)JOC 13)Digby 14)Hynes 15)AAC I really hope you guys dont lose to the English. [/b][/quote] Perfect. I don't know why there is such an obsession in the Wallaby camp with playing him in the crucial defensive position of fullback. The bloke is too small let a lone experienced enough. He's played all his rugby at schoolboy level at flyhalf and mostly inside centre with the Force. He has a gun pass, is fairly quick and can take some pressure off Giteau with his boot. Basically in the same mould as Barnes but with slacker defence and more skill. May be too late to try it now though. Quade Cooper is at 10 with Tyrone Smith at 12 for Australia A against Gloucester. Wouldn't mind either of them stepping in either, as long as it gets rid of Cross. Man if Deans sticks with the same backline for England I'll be well cut. [/QUOTE]
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