RWC: Australia - Ireland (17-09-2011 20:30)

[Groundhog]

I have a sense of impending doom whenever i see D'arcy but apart from that i think we'll do ok (we cant do worse than we have being doing) i expect the wallabies to put a few tries on us early , then the typical second half comeback where we lose by about two points much to my annoyance

 

[shtove]

On paper there's nothing to stop an Ireland win. Form says otherwise. Back to biting the nails.

 

[Nicolaas]

hey guys i didnt watch aus' last game, but i take it o'connor will be taking the kicks this weekend like he always does??

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Ehm... Match is tomorrow

 

[Nicolaas]

Ehm... Match is tomorrow

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[monkeypigeon]

No...it's Saturday...

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

And today is Friday

 

[Conal]

time diffrence??? still thursday night here

 

[TRF_Ezequiel]

Stupid international forum.....

 

[King_D'Arcy]

In what way did Trimble wrong Kidney? He must've killed or maimed a family member or something.

And what services is Earls providing Kidney with? I don't think I want to know!

 

[TNT88]

hey guys i didnt watch aus' last game, but i take it o'connor will be taking the kicks this weekend like he always does??

Yes, he will be kicking. The thing about O'Connor is you know how well he is going to do after his first kick. If it goes in, he'll get 6/7, if it misses he'll get 3/7.

Even with his inconsistent kicking. I think Australia will win by the amount of turnovers Pocock gets, 10.

 

[InsaneAsylum]

And today is Friday

 

[ZeFrenchy]

I would rep you if you weren't making substitute appearences or I wasn't on the bench.

 

[munstermuffin]

King????? Earls was our best back in 6 Nations and also 1 of our best players against US.
Trimble is unlucky but I don't believe we are weakened by that call

 

[Conal]

pocock may be out with a back strain

please if there is a god!

 

[Groundhog]

Earls has had a bad few games but he's a good player and i think he'll prove it this world cup......or else

 

[TNT88]

pocock may be out with a back strain

please if there is a god!

Dam, this will even out the playingfield a bit. The backrow's will be virtually identical now.

 

[Darwin]

Dam, this will even out the playingfield a bit. The backrow's will be virtually identical now.

Ferris, O'Brien, Heaslip >>> Elsom, McCalman, Samo

Australia's decision not to include genuine openside cover (e.g. Robinson or even Hodgson) may prove costly..

 

[ranger]

Pocock is the Aussies best player by a long way. Makes things very interesting... Come on Oirland

 

[TNT88]

Pocock is the team workhorse. He attends the most breakdowns and makes the most tackles. This will leave a huge hole in the team.

McCalman can do the defensive work easy. He just isn't as active at the breakdowns. But hey, maybe this is the task he needs to step up to that level. When that guy is fired up, he is destructive.