England v Australia
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@nta said in England v Australia:
@nostrildamus said in England v Australia:
@catogrande said in England v Australia:
Another baffling selection by Eddie:-
England: Steward; Tuilagi, Slade, Farrell (capt) May; Smith, Youngs; Genge, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Hill, Lawes, Underhill, Curry.
Replacements: Blamire, Rodd, Stuart, Ewels, Dombrandt, Simmonds, Quirke, Malins.
So we drop our most exciting winger and put Manu there, which has been tried before and didn't work and when there was never a real suggestion from anyone that it would work. Farrell back at 12 with Smith at 10. Good to see Smith starting and I can understand Farrell at 12 but then either put Manu at 13 or on the bench.
Our joint best 7 goes to 8 again with two 8s on the bench. Seriously WTF is going on Eddie?
he has form choosing 7s at 8.
Yes and in this case it is perfectly valid: wallabies need fast ball. Do everything you can to slow that down.
Yes that’s a valid point but then you have Lawes at 6. Now don’t get me wrong he’s been pretty good there for the Lions as well as England but being a legal nuisance at ruck time is not high on his CV. If you had Curry and Undehill on the flanks with Dombrandt at 8 you’d have a more balanced back row and lose none of the jackalling aspect. Moreover, your go forward is improved hugely. You maybe lose a bit in the line out but that’s it. Gives you more flexibility on the bench too.
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Genge out with the Rona, that’s a big loss. Rookie to start and rookie on the bench. Evens things up slightly given Aussie‘s problems.
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@catogrande will be less of an impact given Arnold was awful in the second row for us last week at scrum time. That was our main issue.
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@tordah said in England v Australia:
Marcus Smith looks like a Lesbian. Not necessarily a bad thing these days, I guess.
shit I see what you mean. Should be plugging holes for the Netherlands.
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some of those English forwards look big and a Wallaby prop looks a bit pork-bellied.
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@nostrildamus said in England v Australia:
@tordah said in England v Australia:
Marcus Smith looks like a Lesbian. Not necessarily a bad thing these days, I guess.
shit I see what you mean. Should be plugging holes for the Netherlands.
I've got no idea what that means but I feel I can agree
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@tordah said in England v Australia:
@nostrildamus said in England v Australia:
@tordah said in England v Australia:
Marcus Smith looks like a Lesbian. Not necessarily a bad thing these days, I guess.
shit I see what you mean. Should be plugging holes for the Netherlands.
I've got no idea what that means but I feel I can agree
dyke>dike.
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@nostrildamus said in England v Australia:
@tordah said in England v Australia:
@nostrildamus said in England v Australia:
@tordah said in England v Australia:
Marcus Smith looks like a Lesbian. Not necessarily a bad thing these days, I guess.
shit I see what you mean. Should be plugging holes for the Netherlands.
I've got no idea what that means but I feel I can agree
dyke>dike.
Well, explaining the joke makes me look like an idiot.
England lead 10-6 -
@tordah said in England v Australia:
@nostrildamus said in England v Australia:
@tordah said in England v Australia:
@nostrildamus said in England v Australia:
@tordah said in England v Australia:
Marcus Smith looks like a Lesbian. Not necessarily a bad thing these days, I guess.
shit I see what you mean. Should be plugging holes for the Netherlands.
I've got no idea what that means but I feel I can agree
dyke>dike.
Well, explaining the joke makes me look like an idiot.
England lead 10-6No it was a bit obscure esp at this time of the morning.
This game is an interesting battle of hairstyles.
And good to see decent box kicking. -
I think I will retire, the English backline now pass more fluidly than the ABs. I am sad.
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Great D from the Wallabies
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ok I'm back. Is it law that Pom 2s all have to look like Steve Thompson? Is there a breeding farm for English hookers?
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@nostrildamus they spend a bit of time in the gym
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Rennie looks like he'd make a good Jack Nicholson-like villain in Batman. Improved the Wallabies as a team but they look a little physically dominated by the English out there.
16:9 in 31st min for England. -
Brilliant D from Nick White..
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@steven-harris said in England v Australia:
Brilliant D from Nick White..
yes but I feel sorry for the hooker, great break!
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Lawes having a better distribution game in the 10 channel than Russell earlier
