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[2014 EOYT] England v Australia
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<blockquote data-quote="Mrs. Peter Quinn" data-source="post: 694596" data-attributes="member: 12190"><p>Finally got round to watching some highlights, and here are the few things I thought and noticed:</p><p></p><p>1) We didn't appear to have played catastrophically bad from the extended highlights I Saw; albeit we played in a very pragmatic fashion which won't work against many top teams.</p><p></p><p>2) Lawes, Morgan and Robshaw looked demoniacally good - or at least demoniacally effective! I don't think you can ask any more of a player than that they play the role you give them to play, and that's what happened yesterday - Morgan made yards, spinning out of countless tackles, Robshaw tackled and jackled, Lawes scythed defenders who initially appeared to have some space...</p><p></p><p>3) Our attacking play still looks as though its coached by a 12 year old. The contrast with Australia is utterly, utterly ridiculous. For this reason alone I struggle to describe us as a better side than Oz, despite our good recent record against them.</p><p></p><p>4) If anybody ever identifies a player more pathetically bad at the breakdown than Dylan Hartley, please tell me as I'd be fascinated to see what such a player would look like. Hartley seems to immediately do the splits / faceplant into the ground when attempting to compete, and while it was pretty harmless this time round it can often be construed by the referee as going off your feet and a penalty offence.</p><p></p><p>5) Not just trying to be difficult but Farrell seriously needs to improve his pass - towards the end of the game following a scrum, with Brown waiting on the touchline, he gave a really poor pass to May who otherwise could have run onto it and probably skinned his man in the same way he skinned Conrad Smith 3 weeks ago. Simple, important things.</p><p></p><p>6) Youngs' pass is also truly terrible. He makes up for it a tiny wee bit by being quite good at scrambling in tight spots - because of as someone pointed out his heightened physicality compared to Care.</p><p></p><p>7) My kingdom for an inside centre! Twelvetrees who I do believe is at heart is a very good player, plays like a reindeer on roller-skates. I don't think he's in the same league as Eastmond right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mrs. Peter Quinn, post: 694596, member: 12190"] Finally got round to watching some highlights, and here are the few things I thought and noticed: 1) We didn't appear to have played catastrophically bad from the extended highlights I Saw; albeit we played in a very pragmatic fashion which won't work against many top teams. 2) Lawes, Morgan and Robshaw looked demoniacally good - or at least demoniacally effective! I don't think you can ask any more of a player than that they play the role you give them to play, and that's what happened yesterday - Morgan made yards, spinning out of countless tackles, Robshaw tackled and jackled, Lawes scythed defenders who initially appeared to have some space... 3) Our attacking play still looks as though its coached by a 12 year old. The contrast with Australia is utterly, utterly ridiculous. For this reason alone I struggle to describe us as a better side than Oz, despite our good recent record against them. 4) If anybody ever identifies a player more pathetically bad at the breakdown than Dylan Hartley, please tell me as I'd be fascinated to see what such a player would look like. Hartley seems to immediately do the splits / faceplant into the ground when attempting to compete, and while it was pretty harmless this time round it can often be construed by the referee as going off your feet and a penalty offence. 5) Not just trying to be difficult but Farrell seriously needs to improve his pass - towards the end of the game following a scrum, with Brown waiting on the touchline, he gave a really poor pass to May who otherwise could have run onto it and probably skinned his man in the same way he skinned Conrad Smith 3 weeks ago. Simple, important things. 6) Youngs' pass is also truly terrible. He makes up for it a tiny wee bit by being quite good at scrambling in tight spots - because of as someone pointed out his heightened physicality compared to Care. 7) My kingdom for an inside centre! Twelvetrees who I do believe is at heart is a very good player, plays like a reindeer on roller-skates. I don't think he's in the same league as Eastmond right now. [/QUOTE]
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