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| Vigilante |
So close, yet so far........
Well done to both teams in putting on a brilliant game for us fans. |
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| 3jaz |
| bloody pohm's:thepirate |
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| eRRaTiK |
pwned by johnny. that is all.
australia played bad, not well, after that first try. it was just downhill from there. too much fumbling, offence was weak, defense was shot.. and the poms totally dominated the last 10-15 mins going into half and then pretty much the rest of the match.
australia had many opportunities, but couldn't convert. oh and the poms had two near try opportunities.. imagine if those went down.
gg to both teams, but australia needed a performance similar to the one that took down the kiwis to win and they just couldn't bring it on the night that counted. |
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| webmeister |
I think the scoreline was pretty reflective of the match - England played better than we did, but not by much.
We dominated the first 15 minutes, but while Larkham was in the blood bin for the next 10-15 minutes, we really lost our momentum. Matt Giteau is good, but has none of Larkham's experience or guile. That said, I thought we were the better side in the second half (except for our exceptionally poor lineouts and scrums). Remember England went scoreless for the entire second half, while we gradually reeled them in through penalty goals.
I agree that England have a bit of "Jonny and the Wilkinsonaires" about them, but he wouldn't be able to take potshots at goal like that if his forwards weren't dominating the breakdown.
Where to from here for the Aussies? Firstly, sack Wendell Sailor, send him back to rugby league. Guess who fell off the tackle on Greenwood that lead directly to Robinson's try? Guess who missed a tackle that let the other England player into a certain try-scoring position (he dropped the ball)? He can't kick, and can't tackle. Every other winger manages to kick and tackle properly (Rogers, Tuqiri, Roff), so why does Wendell automatically qualify for the team? What an absolute disgrace. |
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