Wallaby EOYT 2016
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@Stargazer said in Wallaby EOYT 2016:
Great try from Fofana. The French aren't defeated yet.
Yup they've upped their game and look dangerous with ball in hand. 25-23 with 13 to go, great finish on the cards.
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Droppie misses and the Wallabies hang on to stay unbeaten on their EOYT. Good win given how many players they rested.
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Geez, Hometown put his whistle away and bottled it in that last couple of minutes. The last scrum OZ on skates went to ground and collapsed, he calls a reset. Very poor call.
Then the ensuing breakdown and Pocock on the ground still with hands on ball.
Defensively OZ were good. France a little better in the 2nd 40, but for large portions of the test looked very disjointed in attack.
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That droppy was a low percentage option.
Agree @ACT-Crusader. Would have thought both those were penalties.
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Haven't seen the game BTW - first family camping trip in ages and I wasn't going to let that go. Supposed to be a "storm" which was barely an extended shower
So... Ireland next week. Expect most of our "first" XV to return, but I'm starting to wonder how many miles Foley has left in the legs.
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@NTA said in Wallaby EOYT 2016:
Did Quade not start? I'm off camping at the moment so no TV
Cooper, who has been battling an ankle injury since Tuesday, faced a final fitness test on the morning of the game but couldn’t overcome the niggle. -
Aussies are really going to be out on their feet for the last test. Holy smokes, what were they thinking. England at the end of a very long year at Twickers. Seems good for short term money gain but bad for long term reputations/confidence/legacy etc.
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Geez that was an intense finish, reckon the French were on the upper in the last 10 and wouldn't have been a robbery if that droppie hit the target.
This game showed good things from both sides, but either was equally inconsistent and left points on the field due to errors in execution/decision making.
The Wallabies should have put them on the sword, but I guess having less than 500 caps in total, you can't expect a composed and tidy finish, when the opposition is desperate for a win.
I think all the back three played well, and it was nice to see some actual pace on the flanks, Godwin was solid on defence with 12 hits and none missed.
From the pack Simmons I reckon had one of his best outings in gold, Pocock gave his all, Tolu Latu made a couple of errors early on in D, but got better and better as the game went on, and I hope Cheika can give him more minutes from the bench from now on.
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@Samurai-Jack said in Wallaby EOYT 2016:
Aussies are really going to be out on their feet for the last test. Holy smokes, what were they thinking. England at the end of a very long year at Twickers. Seems good for short term money gain but bad for long term reputations/confidence/legacy etc.
Yeah definitely some risk there. Hopefully the rest for some key players allows them to rip right in against Ireland.
1 Sio
2 Moore (c)
3 Kepu
4 Simmons
5 Arnold
6 Pocock
7 Hooper
8 Timani
9 Genia
10 Foley
11 Speight / Morahan
12 Hodge
13 Kuridrani
14 DHP
15 Folau16 Latu
17 Alaalatoa
18 Robertson
19 Skelton (probably)
20 Mumm
21 Phipps
22 Cooper / Lance
23 Morahan / Speight -
Joe Launchbury has been cited for making contact with a Fijian player's head when attempting to kick the ball out of a ruck. From the video, it looks like a dead cert for a ban, which means England will be missing their top 3 locks for Australia. I'm getting a bit worried.
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Haven't seen the vid yet but yeah, he will be a huge loss. He's been very good on his return. One bright spot though is that Kruis is back.
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@Catogrande said in Wallaby EOYT 2016:
Haven't seen the vid yet but yeah, he will be a huge loss. He's been very good on his return. One bright spot though is that Kruis is back.
Is he? Good news, although he and Lawes might be a bit lightweight as a combination.
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@SimonAdd_2 it's ok, we saw in the RWC it is ok to fly kick the ball and catch someones head.
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@SimonAdd_2 is lawes any more lightweight than Itoje? he and Kruis have done alright together
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@Catogrande said in Wallaby EOYT 2016:
@SimonAdd_2 is lawes any more lightweight than Itoje? he and Kruis have done alright together
Lawes apparently really struggles to keep on weight. He's a naturally skinny guy who has to eat and lift constantly to keep muscle on his frame. That and his old tackling style are meant to be big factors in why he's been injured so often, and why he doesn't put in as many big hits anymore.
Don't get me wrong though, it'll be great to have Kruis back, he's been superb this year.
