Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas
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Not enough class today in that Irish starting XV.
Ireland have world class halves and Ryan is a great lock.
I predict Gary Ringrose (13) and Dan Leavy (7) will come back in for sure for test 2.
Great result for Australia, they really hung in there and Beale was brilliant.
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Excellent physicality by the Wallabies tonight.
Their midfield and back 3 in attack don’t seem to be on the same page. This has been a problem with the Wallabies for a while, no matter who the personnel are, and that’s why they struggle to put on points.
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@act-crusader said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
Excellent physicality by the Wallabies tonight.
Their midfield and back 3 in attack don’t seem to be on the same page. This has been a problem with the Wallabies for a while, no matter who the personnel are, and that’s why they struggle to put on points.
Kerevi was almost completely absent, except when he dropped the ball.
And what's the point of picking a big lump like Timu of your not going to put him on the burst?
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@bovidae said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
Pocock was farkin' good for a player who hasn't played a test in over a year. Beale showed his class too.
I don't get the Pocock hate in NZ. He would walk into the AB 23 imo. MOTM performance tonight.
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@akan004 said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
I don't get the Pocock hate in NZ. He would walk into the AB 23 imo. MOTM performance tonight.
Same reason for the Richie hate everywhere in the world when he was playing: he is a very good player (Richie was much more maligned because he was a much better and more influential player, Pocock is all tackles and turnovers, his ball running is as terrible as Owen Franks')
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This was the best result all weekend. Who said Super Rugby doesn't build test rugby players, 3-0 I say. The Irish don't really have any backplay what so ever and it showed today but has been evident during the 6N.
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@akan004 said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
I don't get the Pocock hate in NZ. He would walk into the AB 23 imo. MOTM performance tonight.
I don't think it's hate, just that he's awesome in one facet of the game, but weak in others.
There probably isn't a better exponent of turnovers at the ruck - he's strong, low centre of gravity and a great sense of where to sniff them out. However, that comes at a cost - not a lineout option, doesn't seem to be much of a lifter. often floats on defence looking for a TO opportunity, rarely makes dominant tackles and his ball running is amazingly bad for someone with his physical attributes.
Would I have him or 2011-2015 Kaino? No contest. Him or McCaw? No contest. Pocock or Cane - Cane by a bit, but not as clear cut as above. Him or Squire ... now I'm starting to think.
Not helped by trying to squeeze Hooper and Pocock into the same team
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Not sure if mentioned, this makes Aus the holder of the coveted Raeburn Shield
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My first ever trip to Suncorp, and I chose a pretty good time to do it.
Normally my expectations are low in the first match of the season, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was a high-quality physical encounter with a great last 20 minutes.
Ireland were well below their best, but we forced them into a number of errors with good hard defence and work at the ruck. Pocock gets the praise but equally praise should go to the work of BPA, Timu, Samu and Hooper.
We took our chances well and will be much better for the hitout. Our lineout was a bit shambolic, and our backline a bit rusty.
The most pleasing aspect was our defence, especially in midfield - Kerevi and Beale stepped up massively.
As for Suncorp, what a great stadium. Though the lack of atmosphere puzzled me a bit - barely any work on the PA, not much music, long periods of silence. Felt like the crowd was there to be roused, but nobody ever did...
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I feel a bit dirty - I'm happy with this result.
@barbarian said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
Though the lack of atmosphere puzzled me a bit - barely any work on the PA, not much music, long periods of silence. Felt like the crowd was there to be roused, but nobody ever did...
TBH, those sound like positives to me.
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@nepia said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
TBH, those sound like positives to me.
Normally I'd agree with you. But things were eerily quiet at times. And I'm not talking about the need for mindless chat, it's stuff that matters - the PA didn't acknowledge Pete Samu coming on for his debut, or Johnny Sexton coming off the bench.
Both were massive moments in the game and would have got half the crowd on their feet each time, but they were ignored. And that's a shame.
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@barbarian said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
@nepia said in Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas:
TBH, those sound like positives to me.
Normally I'd agree with you. But things were eerily quiet at times. And I'm not talking about the need for mindless chat, it's stuff that matters - the PA didn't acknowledge Pete Samu coming on for his debut, or Johnny Sexton coming off the bench.
Both were massive moments in the game and would have got half the crowd on their feet each time, but they were ignored. And that's a shame.
Fair enough, I was thinking of the PA trying to start chants and cheering etc.
