[2015 RWC] Warm Up Match: New Zealand vs Australia (15/08/2015)

[goodNumber10]

Oh yeah the lot calling Mccaw a cheat.... Well I guess we'd have to cheat to put 50 on them?....

- - - Updated - - -



The ball looked well clear by the tackle to me.

That's because you've got one eye permanently closed, it's messed up your depth perception.

 

[austingtir]

That's because you've got one eye permanently closed, it's messed up your depth perception.

Thats probably true I can see the 41 points for one team but I cant see what the other ones scored.... is it a 0 or a 6?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Thats probably true I can see the 41 points for one team but I cant see what the other ones scored.... is it a 0 or a 6?

What's that got to do with Beale knocking that ball on?

 

[General Tah]

Yep we suck. Doest change the fact of the cheating Mccaw

 

[Mcfadden]

Well that's annoying. Kick clearly wasn't the best option in that situation. I guess if theres one lesson to come out of this is be wary of playing ariel ping pong like in 2007. Not that it's been on that level tonight, but there have been unnecessary kicks.

 

[Tony Manx]

Well played AB's and fitting adieu to McCaw and other departees like Mealamu, Slade, Conrad Smith etc!

 

[goodNumber10]

Well played AB's and fitting adieu to McCaw and other departees like Mealamu, Slade, Conrad Smith etc!

Agreed.

 

[smartcooky]

Well, that was a botty smacking in the end.

 

[The Jones Boy]

Kiss the whip Aussie
Whickkish !!

- - - Updated - - -

Well played AB's and fitting adieu to McCaw and other departees like Mealamu, Slade, Conrad Smith etc!

No its not a fitting Adieu, that will come in a matter of weeks ;-)

 

[goodNumber10]

Kiss the whip Aussie
Whickkish !!

- - - Updated - - -



No its not a fitting Adieu, that will come in a matter of weeks ;-)

When France knock NZ out in the knock out stages?

 

[TobesHodges]

Congrats to the AB! If there was any dbout over NMS, he has to go to the WC, he took the AB up a gear with a moment of magic..

 

[Tony Manx]

No its not a fitting Adieu, that will come in a matter of weeks ;-)

It IS the last game for them on NZ soil - dipstick!

 

[chikwa chibwe]

Good victory AB's. A good but not great performance .
Lack of concentration at all times is an issue. When the AB's are focused and fully concentrating we are the no 1 team in the world .
Victor Vito was immense. Carter showed he can still turn on the magic. He can still get better. He still tends to immediately drift wide!
Milner skudder is giving Hansen selection head aches and dagg sleepless nights.What does Hansen do if WH recovers from his broken leg. ?
Purely based on form Savea should not be an automatic starter.
Still not convinced about woodcock & Owen .

 

[The Jones Boy]

It's only 4-5 games into the International season and the number of changes the AB have undergone in those games are substantial.
Let them get on the plane and start the best team against the Argies and then settle in for the rest of the round robin games.
By quarterfinal time they should be sorted and fizzing at the bung.
Bring on the French at the Millennium

 

[goodNumber10]

Shouldn't too much onto this, Australia are very different with Giteau, Foley, Phipps, Mumm, Pocock etc... In the side.

 

[RoosTah]

Oh well... I thought we'd lose this, but I also thought we would at least push the All Blacks. To be honest though this loss was all about aggression and commitment in the collisions and we just had a lot less that the Kiwis unfortunately.

It's not all doom and gloom though - in a lot of ways out late finishes over the RC have hid some big problems, so this will ensure we don't go into the RWC under any illusions

 

[ZeFrenchy]

I don't think people talk about Owen Franks and what an outstanding player he is as much as they should. So I'll say it: Owen Franks is awesome.

And I think for australia there are some pretty obvious conclusions:
Pocock has to start.
Cooper should be allowed to join Toulon asap.
Toomua's kicking is not up to the standard of the rest of his game.
Nic White is miles better than any other aussie 9 (I should say "kilometres" I suppose...)
Giteau was not worth all that rule bending.

 

[austingtir]

Good victory AB's. A good but not great performance .
Lack of concentration at all times is an issue. When the AB's are focused and fully concentrating we are the no 1 team in the world .
Victor Vito was immense. Carter showed he can still turn on the magic. He can still get better. He still tends to immediately drift wide!
Milner skudder is giving Hansen selection head aches and dagg sleepless nights.What does Hansen do if WH recovers from his broken leg. ?
Purely based on form Savea should not be an automatic starter.
Still not convinced about woodcock & Owen .

Totally agree for me Savea is a total waste of space in this team. He's trying to run over guys that are just as big as him FFS. He got no brains whatsoever imo.
Osbourne or Piutau would be so much better in our top team its not even funny.

Woodcock and Owen are not performing at a couple of stags again there we were getting owned in a few scrums. Guess we'll have to wait until the Argentina game to see if these two have still got it. Im struggling to tell if that Australian scrum is either really really good or we are just ****.

 

[The Jones Boy]

It IS the last game for them on NZ soil - dipstick!

It's not their last game in a black shirt though is it dick-wad !!

- - - Updated - - -

When France knock NZ out in the knock out stages?

Bring it on, I've got tickets for that game and I'm very confident that the shadow of of Carl Hayman will take the boys through to the semi

 

[austingtir]

I don't think people talk about Owen Franks and what an outstanding player he is as much as they should. So I'll say it: Owen Franks is awesome.

three to five years ago Owen was Awesome. Now he's just making the numbers up certainly not outstanding by AB standards for a prop imo.

- - - Updated - - -

Shouldn't too much onto this, Australia are very different with Giteau, Foley, Phipps, Mumm, Pocock etc... In the side.

Yeah Phipps and Foley will loose them the game for sure. And the others all played in this game and didnt make a jot of difference.