Wallabies vs France 1
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@kirwan said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs France 1:
Wallabies bench certainty had an impact.
Halfback was a better passer. Both kicked like they had one leg.
Speaking of halfbacks why did French take off theirs. Their starting 9 was good and their bench 9 a noticeable step down.
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@act-crusader said in Wallabies vs France 1:
Villiere the left winger for France is playing very well for a 7s player.
Best player on the park in the first half, did he even touch the ball in the 2nd?
One of those matches where you’d happily say that neither team deserved it - French stopped playing any real attack in the second half, and the Wallabies made a lot of errors.
Probably more worrying for the Wallabies was the very poor decision making. You can live with dropped ball or bad pass, but not using an overlap or trying to make the hero play, or kicking when there are options either side, or kicking away possession when there is only a couple of minutes left and you are down.
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@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs France 1:
The OZ commentators are entering cliche heaven.
My wife said the commentary booth must have carbon monoxide poisoning the commentary was that bad.
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Gotta love a Wednesday night match. Almost feels like a proper tour!
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@kirwan said in Wallabies vs France 1:
Looking at that replay, looks like Hooper was onside for his reverse in try.
Mess of bodies, took advantage.
Also while I was critical of Lonergan's lineout throwing, and he doesn't seem big enough to play Test rugby, he's doing good work at ruck time for us and carries low and hard. Good pace.
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@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@mikey07 said in Wallabies vs France 1:
I went to bed at halftime how did France butcher that winning position.
By trying to lock out a game from 15-0 up, with 65 minutes to go.
Oh and this:
Put it on 2x speed, add some music and a few women in bikinis, and Benny Hill is back!
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@nta said in Wallabies vs France 1:
@mikey07 said in Wallabies vs France 1:
I went to bed at halftime how did France butcher that winning position.
By trying to lock out a game from 15-0 up, with 65 minutes to go.
Oh and this:
There's a lesson in effort there for young players, look at the actions of Tupou first and then Tate McDermott. Enormous stuff to force the mistake and be in a position to capitalise on it.
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I don't really know what to make of that game, but it was certainly nice to somehow eke out a win in the end.
When we controlled possession I thought we looked pretty good, but as usual we were let down by a handful of brainsnap errors. Soft dropped balls, terrible kicking, defensive misreads.
I'll give them a pass for the first game of the season though. We really should have won by 10+ given our dominance of territory, and the amount of clear-cut chances we totally blew.
