All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@NTA said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
But again: Eales leading a hardworking forward pack including (at times) Kearns, Smith, Cockbain, Kefu, and several players well above average.
Owen Finegan! How the hell could you miss that colussus, one of the finest Aussie forwards to play the game
The Wallaby team in that era was hard to dislike. So many class players, it sucked to lose, but at least they earned it. Chalk and cheese to now though, there are few in the current outfit that you'd think would be good over a few beers.
In fact, thinking about it, the Aussies I'd sink a pint with are:
- Moore, decent all round bloke
- Hodge because, stuff
- Genia, cos who doesn't like a yappy halfback
not sure there are many others to be honest.
Nah they were very easy to dislike. Kearns and Finegan being reason number 1 and 2....
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Nah they were very easy to dislike. Kearns and Finegan being reason number 1 and 2....
Ya reckon? Most of the backline, Eales, most people except Kearns (although even he could string a sentence together).
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Eales? Really? Great player, boring human. Can't see him being fun on the schooners. Be as bad as i imagine beers with Richie would be.
If you're getting on the sauce with Melon, you better pack your drinking shoes. and your gambling wallet.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Owen Finegan! How the hell could you miss that colussus, one of the finest Aussie forwards to play the game
I didn't mention Melon, because he was the fluffiest of bunnies, truth be told. Let's not forget this is the guy who missed a Super Rugby finals series because he shoed the incumbent Wallaby hooker in the face.
Class niggle merchant, mind. Won a World Cup.
If he was playing today, all the fucking pansies here would be talking about him in the same vein as Hooper's headbutt, Mumm's elbow on poor widdle Brodie, and Moore's whinging.
Which leads me onto the big point: TSF hindsight is heavily tinged with gold when it comes to that Wallabies team/era.
@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Eales? Really? Great player, boring human. Can't see him being fun on the schooners. Be as bad as i imagine beers with Richie would be.
Beers? You're optimistic - reckon you'd be lucky to get one beer in. Some form of wine I assume, and a long discussion about managed funds and aviation or some shit.
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Greegs is a very private guy. Amiable, but guarded, much like he was as Wallabies skipper.
While I loved jeering any time he was in a Brumbies shirt, he was an all-time legend in gold (even if Whitaker was better than him two seasons straight mutter mutter)
Still gets a massive wrap from me for his post-RWC2003 losing speech. Big smile "Helluva game, wasn't it?"
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No doubt they had class players. Burke for instance was in my all time XV because he could seemingly do it all as a backline player. But I couldn't stand him and even mores so now as he's a rubbish writer and even worse commentator.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
No doubt they had class players. Burke for instance was in my all time XV because he could seemingly do it all as a backline player. But I couldn't stand him and even mores so now as he's a rubbish writer and even worse commentator.
His book was shit, too. "I let Mat Rogers have my #15 shirt for the good of the team and WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
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@NTA said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
No doubt they had class players. Burke for instance was in my all time XV because he could seemingly do it all as a backline player. But I couldn't stand him and even mores so now as he's a rubbish writer and even worse commentator.
His book was shit, too. "I let Mat Rogers have my #15 shirt for the good of the team and WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Up there with Justin Marshall ? Josh Kronfeld ? Or ( shudder ) Norm Hewitt?
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Anyone see one of the kicks to touch from the weekend hit Kearns on the sideline? Got a good cheer from the crowd...gotta say, he was walking about (by his own self) pre-game, and he has that arrogant smug swagger makes you want to give him a shoeing!
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@taniwharugby Someone said he caught it and I just figured the crowd cheered him for that. Your story makes more sense!!
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@canefan think he did catch it in a way, kinda hit in the chest I think, so he shoulda seen it coming.
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@taniwharugby Funny because one of my mates said it couldn't be Kearns, it must have been a back LOL
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Another great podcast by the Rugga Matrix team this week. TJ was a guest on this week's show with some insightful views as usual. They really gave it to Cheika as well which was nice to see. If anyone here is fed up of the whingeing and one sided reporting out of Australia, take a look at these guys for some balanced and constructive analysis.
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I was against the clown story but had to smile when I saw this
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Kimber (and a lot of people) seem to forget that Cheika DID acknowledge the ABs and how well they played that game. The fact that he didn't want to talk about 18 victories was part of some weird plan Cheika had to tie the bug from weeks ago.
Kimber also didn't mention the forward pack at all, which allowed Foley to do his thing. Its a failing of a lot of Aussie commentators.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Eales? Really? Great player, boring human. Can't see him being fun on the schooners. Be as bad as i imagine beers with Richie would be.
If you're getting on the sauce with Melon, you better pack your drinking shoes. and your gambling wallet.
So have heard from a couple of sources that Eales is actually an absolute riot on the piss. Can spin a yarn, and they get more and more interesting the later in the night you go with him. Apparently.
