Wallabies vs Springboks 2

[KiwiMurph]

Other than goal kicking Noah offer fuck all

[Tordah]

Marx clearly detached from that maul, falling down. Obstruction

[KiwiMurph]

That should be penalty wallabies

[sparky]

Marx in. Probably shouldn't have been given, but not undeserved on balance of play.

[sparky]

Pollard misses a conversation. 23-12.

[KiwiMurph]

Oh look....another bok goes down.....

[sparky]

Aussie looking more organised than last year, but their basic problem is that they lack the cattle.

[KiwiMurph]

@sparky I think they'll be pleased with an improved performance compared to last week

[KiwiMurph]

How does Wright not pass that ball ffs

[sparky]

@KiwiMurph

Defence at 92%, giving away fewer penalties too.

They need to sort out the dumb shit and work a bit more on their attacking game, but yeah they're moving forward under Joe Schmidt.

[antipodean]

Did the Wallabies decide to remove their props so they could have all their loose forwards on the field?

Surely a team that can't compete at set piece should lose a player?

[Canes4life]

Fk me the Wallabies are shit house. They haven’t improved at all. Same old cracking under any sort of pressure.

[Tordah]

@antipodean said in Wallabies vs Springboks 2:

Did the Wallabies decide to remove their props so they could have all their loose forwards on the field?

Surely a team that can't compete at set piece should lose a player?

I think the reasoning was something like the prop was injured due to opposition foul play, so no player is removed

[KiwiMurph]

Uru debut yellow

[antipodean]

@Tordah said in Wallabies vs Springboks 2:

@antipodean said in Wallabies vs Springboks 2:

Did the Wallabies decide to remove their props so they could have all their loose forwards on the field?

Surely a team that can't compete at set piece should lose a player?

I think the reasoning was something like the prop was injured due to opposition foul play, so no player is removed

IMO that's open to abuse. Especially when you see players gingerly touching any other part of their body, but going off for a suspected HIA.

[antipodean]

Lolesio is mud. Schmidt stuck between a rock and a hard place because, well, who else? Put a green Lynagh in and when he inevitably fails due to inexperience, they'll complain he shouldn't have been thrown in the deep end.

[MiketheSnow]

@antipodean said in Wallabies vs Springboks 2:

Lolesio is mud. Schmidt stuck between a rock and a hard place because, well, who else? Put a green Lynagh in and when he inevitably fails due to inexperience, they'll complain he shouldn't have been thrown in the deep end.

Should have started.

Everyone can see he's already better.

And will only get better by being played.

[sparky]

Marx in again.

[KiwiMurph]

@MiketheSnow said in Wallabies vs Springboks 2:

And will only get better by being played.

Not necessarily in this Wallaby set up.

I can see why he is being held back

[sparky]

Du Toit and Marx carry so well. I wish the ABs had some ball carriers like that.