Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland
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@crucial said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
The seems to be some green folk crawling out of the woodwork on the board today.
Really? Like who?
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@billy-tell said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
@derm-mccrum said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
@billy-tell said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
Ireland are the boa constrictor of world rugby. At first you are like “guys, come watch this snake slowly squeeze the life out a wallaby”. But then after the first time it’s just like watching paint dry and you’re not going to buy the DVD “10 greatest boa constrictor kills”.
I think Ireland have reached a peak. They have basically employed the same gameplay for the last 8 years or so and they are masters at it. But it hardly ever leads to blow out victories against top teams and it’s hopeless if they have to play catch up.
Unless they find some new tricks in the next 12 months, sides will know what they are up against. And they can’t win without Sexton either I don’t think.
I’ve been meaning to ask, BT, which Irishman ran over your cat?
Dermot O’Callaghan. Poor Tigger, never stood a chance.
Who he?
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@derm-mccrum said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
@billy-tell said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
@derm-mccrum said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
@billy-tell said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
Ireland are the boa constrictor of world rugby. At first you are like “guys, come watch this snake slowly squeeze the life out a wallaby”. But then after the first time it’s just like watching paint dry and you’re not going to buy the DVD “10 greatest boa constrictor kills”.
I think Ireland have reached a peak. They have basically employed the same gameplay for the last 8 years or so and they are masters at it. But it hardly ever leads to blow out victories against top teams and it’s hopeless if they have to play catch up.
Unless they find some new tricks in the next 12 months, sides will know what they are up against. And they can’t win without Sexton either I don’t think.
I’ve been meaning to ask, BT, which Irishman ran over your cat?
Dermot O’Callaghan. Poor Tigger, never stood a chance.
Who he?
Dermot O’Callaghan = the driver
Tigger = the cat -
I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport and an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.
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@rapido said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.
What happened to Kafer? He used to be good , now he’s just an embarrassment like Kearns .
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@jegga said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
@rapido said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
I enjoyed that, found myself backing Australia. Kearns and Kafer are a disgrace to the sport an embarrassment to their nation. It must take about 1000 man hours by several RDOs to win back the fan numbers those guys must drive away from the sport.
What happened to Kafer? He used to be good , now he’s just an embarrassment like Kearns .
He flipped when Hayley-Petty scrubbed off an Aussie try v all blacks, not been turned back the right way since?
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Not good enough at ruck time or in the collisions. Even if Foley made that kick to take the lead, Ireland go deep and force a penalty, tanning it back.
Scrum good. Lineout improving. Backs need more time together - still not sold on Kerevi at 13 against the ABs who will attack that channel hard.
Genia and Hooper seem irreplaceable though maybe Tui makes a good 6 to Pocock at 7.
Agree with comment above re: Ireland having a good game plan for a final, but not for making it that far.
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Quick someone call Cheika the Clown a WAAAAAHMBULANCE!
Glad they lost
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@machpants said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
Quick someone call Cheika the Clown a WAAAAAHMBULANCE!
Glad they lost
Hahahaha. Old Krusty is such a massive gaping arsehole .
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@derm-mccrum said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
@crucial said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
The seems to be some green folk crawling out of the woodwork on the board today.
Really? Like who?
I'm nearly half Irish on mum's side. Definitely balances out the Scots side and isn't much help in terms of getting a golden tan.
Also I fucken hate BOD as mentioned above but he's retired now ( without a win against the ABs )
Fuck it, move over plenty of room for me on the bandwagon.
C'mon IRELAND!
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@machpants the Australian commentary team are starting to sound like Cheika as well. Kearns has always been unbalanced. The lack of accuracy in commentary just added to confusion.
The first 3 kickoffs to the Irish, they put a man up in the air with support to make sure they claimed the ball. Getting in front of Folau. Each time Folau jumped into the space from some distance to compete for the ball.
Every time he made contact with the Irish player knocking him away from his support. The first and second time the guy did a somersault, the third time the player landed on his shoulder and head and was concussed. No problems with competition in the air but if you are jumping into the contact zone, whereas the defending player is in the zone going straight up, then you (Folau) have to avoid contact.
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@rocky-rockbottom said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
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This is sooo funny. Could I get one, please?
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@nepia said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
Did anyone else find Ireland's celebrations at the end a bit over the top? They've used up their celebrations if they win the RWC.
You think they should have just shaken hands with each other and walked off the pitch?
Christmas must be a riot in your gaff.... ☺️
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Folau pulled the man down with his left hand for the yellow. Can’t do that in the lineout (always pinged) and a clear cut yellow (possibly more) in the air. Cheika is a knob
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What did Cheika actually say? Because the quotes I have read are fairly benign. He was asked multiple questions about the officiating, and dead batted tham fairly well, but maybe I've missed something.
I think the issued raised on this thread about Aussie 'antics' with the ref are more about commentators than players. Because I didn't see any major issues when I was at the game- no backchat, no heated confrontations, no niggle off the ball.
Contrast that with the behaviour of Owen Farrell in SA, and I'm rather happy with how our players carried themselves.
As for the decisions the,selves, as I've said elsewhere I'm taking a 'live and let live' approach this year. He made some good calls and he made some bad calls- that's rugby.
My issues are with the TMO, yet again killing the spectacle and ruining the flow of the game with pointless interruptions. I just hate it so much.
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@samurai-jack said in Who does the TSF want to Win? Aus vs Ireland:
Folau pulled the man down with his left hand for the yellow. Can’t do that in the lineout (always pinged) and a clear cut yellow (possibly more) in the air. Cheika is a knob
My only comment on that situation is that a one-man lift is really unstable and exacerbated the impact of Folau's contact.
The Irish player was put in a dangerous position by his own lifter- it wasn't a standard contest like Barrett vs Fall last week.
I think it was a penalty, but there were extenuating circumstances that could have made things really nasty through no fault of Folau.
