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#2964645 8-Sep-2022 12:42

I'm basically talking about Stevenson's analysing skills as a commentator during a match, he's obviously poor at it.

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#2964764 8-Sep-2022 19:15

RIP Willie Los'e - Passed away aged 55 after a sudden medical event.

I enjoyed his game calling.

Gone too soon!

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#2964895 9-Sep-2022 07:11

Very sad news.

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#2965420 10-Sep-2022 13:18

Really unusual for the upcoming ABs/Aussie match to be played on a Thursday.

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#2965424 10-Sep-2022 13:42

AFL preliminary finals are on the Friday and Saturday. The ARU wouldn’t have access to venues in Melbourne on the weekend.

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#2965482 10-Sep-2022 15:35

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#2965861 11-Sep-2022 11:44

With the Boks not having the very predictable pair of de Klerk & Pollard at 9/10 in their last match certainly made their attack more dangerous.

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#2965871 11-Sep-2022 14:01

Charge downs should never happen - if a player bothered to look up for a split second, and it looked like they were going to get charged down, they would not have kicked in the first place, they would go to deck & recycle the ball etc... also too often you see a player grubber it directly into an opposition player, need to look for gaps between the other sides players to direct the grubbers through.

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#2965884 11-Sep-2022 15:29

artbloke:
Charge downs should never happen - if a player bothered to look up for a split second, and it looked like they were going to get charged down, they would not have kicked in the first place, they would go to deck & recycle the ball etc... also too often you see a player grubber it directly into an opposition player, need to look for gaps between the other sides players to direct the grubbers through.

I'm not sure you've played the game looking at these comments.

Tried kicking a ball while looking up? Tried timing how much time you lose looking up then back to the ball again after catching it, before trying to get a kick away? Stand a bit deeper is an easier solution than looking up and down.

If you think the kicker is intentionally kicking grubbers into players thats nuts

Of course they're looking to put it in gaps. Not sure if you've noticed but everyone is moving. The gap that was there a split second ago isn't there now. Grubbers low along the ground through traffic are always a gamble. If the defending players are far enough apart to make that not an issue then you shouldn't generally be kicking unless you have no support, because there's gaps to run into.

There's lots of arm chair experts out there that have never done what they claim to be experts at.

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#2965925 11-Sep-2022 19:18

I've played plenty of rugby, sounds like you haven't played any though.

A split second is stuff all time to look up, then look back at the ball & kick - I've seen too many tries given away through silly intercepts & charge downs... you don't have to kick, you sum up the situation & take the best option available.

Clearly I don't think players are kicking grubbers into opposition players on purpose, that's utterly ridiculous - I'm saying at times those kicks are poorly executed... totally pointless using a short or long tactical kicking, if those kicks don't put real pressure on the other side.

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#2966884 14-Sep-2022 01:40

With Retallick properly fit, & Savea out, was pretty predictable they'd go with Sotutu at 8 & Barrett at 6.

Thu 15th Sept {Melb} - 9.45pm

ABs : 1. Ethan de Groot, 2. Samisoni Taukei’aho, 3.Tyrel Lomax, 4. Brodie Retallick, 5. Samuel Whitelock, 6. Scott Barrett, 7. Sam Cane {c}, 8. Hoskins Sotutu, 9. Aaron Smith,10. Richie Mo’unga, 11. Caleb Clarke, 12. David Havili, 13. Rieko Ioane, 14. Will Jordan, 15. Jordie Barrett.

Reserves : 16. Dane Coles, 17. George Bower, 18. Fletcher Newell, 19. Akira Ioane, 20. Dalton Papali’i, 21. Finlay Christie, 22. Beauden Barrett, 23. Quinn Tupaea.

WALLABIES : 1. James Slipper (c), 2. David Porecki, 3. Allan Alaalatoa, 4. Jed Holloway, 5. Matt Philip, 6. Rob Leota, 7. Pete Samu, 8. Rob Valetini, 9. Jake Gordon, 10. Bernard Foley, 11. Marika Koroibete, 12. Lalakai Foketi, 13. Len Ikitau, 14. Tom Wright, 15. Andrew Kellaway.

Reserves : 16. Folau Fainga’a, 17. Scott Sio, 18.Pone Fa’amausili, 19. Darcy Swain, 20. Fraser McReight, 21. Nic White, 22. Reece Hodge, 23. Jordan Petaia.