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There's no doubt about it, that Eddie Jones of the Wallabies talks a ton of shite !  ☺️
Very entertaining and, unlike his sound-a-like Donald Trump, Eddie is at least not dangerous, so I'll give him that.
Not much help to the Wallabies, though.
If they can keep within 25 points of the ABs then it'll have been a good day at the office for them.

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With 5 min to go  till half time they were behind.  Not a show of winning the WC

Interestingly I watched the game with my son and 3 of his mates, all in their mid 20's

What a laugh, listening to them talk about girls and sex.  They even had the nerve to ask me if I had been to a brothel

One normally wears a mullet, but now has quite a stylish James Dean style cut.  Apparently got it free in Sydney, I asked him if it was because the barber felt sorry for him

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2 hours ago, Midnight Caller said:

Fozzy has it covered Hesi 😉

Thank god, when the Canterbury dip takes over I won’t be watching a game, can’t stand his show pony crap.

The ABs are an iconic thing and it’s about the players and not a show pony coach. 
 

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1 hour ago, Hesi said:

With 5 min to go  till half time they were behind.  Not a show of winning the WC

Interestingly I watched the game with my son and 3 of his mates, all in their mid 20's

What a laugh, listening to them talk about girls and sex.  They even had the nerve to ask me if I had been to a brothel

One normally wears a mullet, but now has quite a stylish James Dean style cut.  Apparently got it free in Sydney, I asked him if it was because the barber felt sorry for him

Still in that Gregor Paul glass half empty camp I see Hesi😁

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To the 2 incorrigible reprobates lol

Give me a show pony with an impeccable record any day over a womble with one of the worst records in recent history and only now making progress because of support coaching staff.

It's always about the coach, Wayne Smith(Black ferns), Brendon McCullum(England test cricket), Andrew Webster(Warriors) and Noeline Tarua(Sliver ferns), have in recent times, all taken their teams from hapless performers to world beaters

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Wallabies showed enough in this game to demonstrate they can be a spoiler for a few teams at RWC - as long as they can keep 15 players on the field for longer. ABs were not looking comfortable for long periods but the 'blowout' scoreline was a tad flattering to them accordingly. Jones has to 'blood' some new players/combos in this series ahead of the one that really matters.

The ABs will find it harder to defeat the forward power and mobility of France than any Southern Hemisphere opponent. I bet Fozzie thanks God for Jason Ryan every night at prayer time.

MM

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2 hours ago, Maximus said:

Bs were not looking comfortable for long periods but the 'blowout' scoreline was a tad flattering to them accordingly.

No they weren't comfortable at times, but all they had to do was put up a massive D effort which they did, and then score when it mattered, which they did with ease.  And let's not forget they went over for two disallowed tries as well. Australian rugby apart from the heart we were shown on Sat, doesn't have any answers and it starts at their grass roots level. 39 days to us meeting France , so Max pencil it in.

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23 minutes ago, Globederby19 said:

No they weren't comfortable at times, but all they had to do was put up a massive D effort which they did, and then score when it mattered, which they did with ease.  And let's not forget they went over for two disallowed tries as well. Australian rugby apart from the heart we were shown on Sat, doesn't have any answers and it starts at their grass roots level. 39 days to us meeting France , so Max pencil it in.

fair comment gd ...and its easier to put up a massive D effort against 14 than 15. I guess the key point I want to make is that the match is not a fair indication of Ozzie's prospects at RWC.

Cant wait for the tournament to begin, esp Match 1 !

MM

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23 hours ago, Hesi said:

With 5 min to go  till half time they were behind.  Not a show of winning the WC

Interestingly I watched the game with my son and 3 of his mates, all in their mid 20's

What a laugh, listening to them talk about girls and sex.  They even had the nerve to ask me if I had been to a brothel

One normally wears a mullet, but now has quite a stylish James Dean style cut.  Apparently got it free in Sydney, I asked him if it was because the barber felt sorry for him

You could argue then that the AB'S dominated for 45mins of the game(the winning  formula in the game).Not long to wait before Fozzy's reign is over Hesi. Personally i think Fozzy has been treated poorly all round.A couple of "tin pot cups" this season with a runners  chance of the golden ticket in Le Bleu, is not a bad season. I personally think it's a coach rotation  to early for Scott R , I would have preferred if he had spread his wings for more international experience before taking over the baton. My glass is half full🍷, so will be supporting him 100% when he takes over.Four years is a long time in rugby.He should be judge only on what he achieves in four years time imo.

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Yes Hesi,big oops. Definitely far too many discipline issues. People saying it's only a warm up,but you think you'd want to play those games well-unlike what we saw earlier,considering the WC is 2 weeks away.

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Not only the biggest ever defeat for the AB's, but their short comings have been exposed for all to see, and they have shown all they have, nothing left.  Even Aus exposed them for a good portion of the game

Another poor tactical selection plan by Foster to have to end up playing the top team or they would have had to go into the game against France with the top players not having played for 5 weeks.

He now has a 69% win/loss, the lowest of, any coach that has been in charge for a reasonable period of time, with 3 of those losses against Ireland and 2 against Argentina.

This all tells a story, that is playing out now and there is not a lot that can be done

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On 8/26/2023 at 8:05 PM, Hesi said:

Not only the biggest ever defeat for the AB's, but their short comings have been exposed for all to see, and they have shown all they have, nothing left.  Even Aus exposed them for a good portion of the game

Another poor tactical selection plan by Foster to have to end up playing the top team or they would have had to go into the game against France with the top players not having played for 5 weeks.

He now has a 69% win/loss, the lowest of, any coach that has been in charge for a reasonable period of time, with 3 of those losses against Ireland and 2 against Argentina.

This all tells a story, that is playing out now and there is not a lot that can be done

Now Maxi is no great fan of Fozzie The Bear, but I don't think for a minute that he has 'beared' all he has ...he's not that thick. Nor have any of the other coaches of potential RWC-winning sides. It's all smokes and mirrors at this stage. Should be a fascinating tournament; the best thing about the loss to the Boks is that it has totally deflated public balloon of expectation that had been growing through the Rugby Championship matches; now we have to adapt to the Northern Hemisphere style of play and style of refereeing.

MM

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