@NTA said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@canefan said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@NTA said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Not sure why the Boks decided to play touch footy instead of just bashing us.

Next week is going to be wayyyyy different

Once they got early success maybe they just fell in love with high tempo rugby, and couldn't revert back to plan A when it started going sideways?

Which shows that Etzebeth is a shit captain, and Libbok is a shit flyhalf.

And I realise all the fucking Boklodytes will want to shove those words down my throat when they win next week, but the point stands: like Lions Test 2, you gave up a handy lead and dominant position, and those 2 were responsible, being in charge at the time

@NTA that’s what happens when your captain can’t last more than 45 mins. ABs take note

@stodders said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@NTA that’s what happens when your captain can’t last more than 45 mins. ABs take note

I don't get why - Kolisi looks fit as fuck and should be bossing it for 80 like Ardie does.

Yeah sure Bomb Squad but fmd he's a good player - is someone on that bench honestly better than him in terms of play and/or leadership?

@No-Quarter said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Just caught the extended highlights, that was so much fun to watch. Well done Wallabies! Man I wish Schmidt was our coach

Have always said, he would have been ideal as the senior mentor (only one with international experience) in razors coaching team or as the AB head coach

@Dodge said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Only watched the highlights but just saw a tweet, did the Boks really do the midfield lineout with 8 mins to go whilst 11 points behind?!

@stodders said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@Dodge nothing else was working, so may as well try the trick plays

They had no answer to Aus getting close on the scoreboard, overtaking rhem on the scoreboard or pulling away from them on the scoreboard.

The emporer has no clothes

BOK's face: "WTF?"

@KiwiMurph said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@Dodge said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Only watched the highlights but just saw a tweet, did the Boks really do the midfield lineout with 8 mins to go whilst 11 points behind?!

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What was with that stupid shit. They are getting humiliated and they start fucking around like that.

@stodders said in Boks v Wobblies I:

To our South African fans (the balanced ones), that is a tough loss. But even good teams have off days.

McCaw’s ABs got nuked by England in 2012. It reset them. Boks and their supporters needed that I feel. They will bounce back.

2012 we had norovirus running through the camp.

If you ever had norovirous its debiliatating

@DaGrubster said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@stodders said in Boks v Wobblies I:

To our South African fans (the balanced ones), that is a tough loss. But even good teams have off days.

McCaw’s ABs got nuked by England in 2012. It reset them. Boks and their supporters needed that I feel. They will bounce back.

2012 we had norovirus running through the camp.

If you ever had norovirous its debiliatating

Rassie said yesterday they played like dogshit. Perhaps they hsd the canine version of the norvirus

@NTA said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Not sure why the Boks decided to play touch footy instead of just bashing us.

Next week is going to be wayyyyy different

10 man rugby all night I reckon.

@NTA said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@sparky said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Sean Maloney sounding like he's ejaculating.

Big Seanny is an absolute top bloke and an absolute Rugby nuffy.

He's played various levels in Sydney and knows the landscape here very well - the good, bad, and ugly.

He's a champion for the game here and his love of the game is unparalleled.

Lots of people dont like his commentary style but i love it. He brings such passion to the game and his style is far more enjoyable than listening to a bland comments man

@DaGrubster I know. Still got reamed. Did the ABs a favour as it kept feet on the ground. Sometimes you need a punch in the nose to wake up.

Let's see if Rassie calls back Handré Pollard for the 1st Five spot. This would give a good indication of the pattern of play for the second game.

@DaGrubster think he's also unfairly painted as one-eyed because pretty much the rest of the commentators from Australia are, when he's just incredibly passionate.

Boks looked either lazy or gassed. Wondering if they’re currently in between cycles

@game_film said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Boks looked either lazy or gassed. Wondering if they’re currently in between cycles

Or just pumping the odds for round 2 this week with whatever their version of the TAB is

@game_film said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Boks looked either lazy or gassed. Wondering if they’re currently in between cycles

They got outdone by space and speed. The Wallabies had a 1st 5 that knew how to exploit it also. Not sure they (Oz) get the same result with Lolesio is playing 10.

@ACT-Crusader said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Not sure they (Oz) get the same result with Lolesio is playing 10.

Who?

Pietsch (broken jaw) and Slipper (concussion) on a flight home with Donaldson (abductor strain) shortly.

Filipo Daugunu, Rhys van Nek and Hamish Stewart heading over as injury cover

If your a Boks fan I don't think you should be that disconsolate. On rewatching the game, they had the game on their racquet but were undone by a series of poor tactical decisions and more importantly skill errors.

Plenty of times in the second half they rumbled down the field pretty easily, only to have a relatively soft knock-on kill their attack. And we ran a couple of those errors (or poorly timed passes) back for tries, so doubly hurtful.

I don't think they will win the next game by 50, but they would still be entitled to start as relatively healthy favourites. Especially if they look at 9-10 and maybe tighten the game plan a bit. Libbok reminded me a bit of Quade Cooper circa 2010 - occasional attacking brilliance overshadowed by poor defence and 2-3 complete brain explosions per game.

I thought Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was their number one flyhalf.
Why wasn't he played last week?

@Frank said in Boks v Wobblies I:

I thought Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was their number one flyhalf.
Why wasn't he played last week?

Because their supercoach has created astonishing depth.

@Frank said in Boks v Wobblies I:

I thought Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was their number one flyhalf.
Why wasn't he played last week?

His name is too long

@NTA said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Not sure why the Boks decided to play touch footy instead of just bashing us.

Next week is going to be wayyyyy different

It's going to be "back to our DNA " comments all week I'd imagine. You know how they are going to play, but can it be countered?

Just read they should call Schmidt, "Pavlova", cos you know the Aussies are going to claim him. :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes: :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

@antipodean said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@Frank said in Boks v Wobblies I:

I thought Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was their number one flyhalf.
Why wasn't he played last week?

Because their supercoach has created astonishing depth.

I am wondering if their depth, outside of a few, is anything more than a heap of reasonable Super level players.

@Frank said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@antipodean said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@Frank said in Boks v Wobblies I:

I thought Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was their number one flyhalf.
Why wasn't he played last week?

Because their supercoach has created astonishing depth.

I am wondering if their depth, outside of a few, is anything more than a heap of reasonable Super level players.

Libbok's performance alone looked like a 10 playing dirty thirds. Some good stuff, followed by brain farts and dreadful passes.

That may be his worst ever game - I don't know - but there's no way that was Test standard for a Springbok team. Now in the recent modern era even All Blacks have been given another opportunity to "flush the dunny" but I don't subscribe to that. To enforce standards they should be holding tackle bags until they demonstrate they're worthy of another chance.

Perhaps rather than the whole look how innovative we are with our middle of the field lineouts and purposely short kick-offs, the Boks should have had a sensible game plan for Australia.

@KiwiMurph said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@Dodge said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Only watched the highlights but just saw a tweet, did the Boks really do the midfield lineout with 8 mins to go whilst 11 points behind?!

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What am I missing here ..... I also only saw the highlights.

A midfield line out?

EDIT. Oh, I see now. Not a lineout, but during general play they do a line out move.

A Rassie special?

@MajorRage said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@KiwiMurph said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@Dodge said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Only watched the highlights but just saw a tweet, did the Boks really do the midfield lineout with 8 mins to go whilst 11 points behind?!

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What am I missing here ..... I also only saw the highlights.

A midfield line out?

EDIT. Oh, I see now. Not a lineout, but during general play they do a line out move.

A Rassie special?

They did it in the earlier tests this year - but it's one thing to do it for shits and giggles when you are playing Italy B and Georgia - it's another when you are down double digits with under 10 minutes left after blowing a 22-0 lead at home

@antipodean said in Boks v Wobblies I:

I can't remember a worse five-eighth performance. Libbok was dreadful.

I can.

Pat Howard (aged 19 and one year out from being in a team coached by his mum) for the Wallabies against the All Blacks in Carrisbrook in 1993.

With his first touch of the ball, he stepped back into a channel where Michael Jones and Frank Bunce were waiting with very predictable results.

One of the Aussie Props (Ewan McKenzie?) wandered up to him as he was getting up from the floor, "don't do that again, kid."

It didn't get much better.

Video of that "Pat Howard moment" from 11:45. And a wonderful bit of commentary and Kiwi understatement from the late Stu Wilson. RIP.

@African-Monkey said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@NTA said in Boks v Wobblies I:

@sparky said in Boks v Wobblies I:

Sean Maloney sounding like he's ejaculating.

Big Seanny is an absolute top bloke and an absolute Rugby nuffy.

He's played various levels in Sydney and knows the landscape here very well - the good, bad, and ugly.

He's a champion for the game here and his love of the game is unparalleled.

Yeah don't mind him personally. Gets excited in the commentary box during games, nothing wrong with that.

Oz commentary has improved hugely in the last few years. Really Morgan Turanui and Justin Harrison.