haha afro talking the gridiron terms.

Well I also hardly watch this game but being at a friends place showing his new playroom it was perfect to sit back have a feed and beers watching it.
Folau as mentioned outstandiong on debut - I heard him earlier in the week he needs to score for as a 17yr old on debut for the Storm he scored, well a double who would have thought.
I kept saying shift it over to his wing for he's their best attacking weapon already LOL.....
Sorry I'm pissed Beale stuffing up that earlier pen right in front virtually and the latter phhhht just a joke imo. A win gone begging.

:lol: Had a good chuckle today with Israel Folou being compared to David Beckham.

Still can't work out how Beale didn't learn from his first failed attempt.

Much lower intensity than the game last week.

Surely O'Connor has to be dropped, he just isn't a fly-half. The scrum was very strong last night. (Until the subs) Decent game, but that North is a strong lad. :lol:

O'Connor was absolutely terrible again, he looks so out of place and entirely unassured of himself. Surely you've got to put Quade Cooper in there?

North was the bloke who got tackled, picked the guy up and ran with him yeah?

He won't pick Quade because he's to pigheaded. Quade is the best flyhalf in the country yet he can't even make the squad.

Yea that was North.

Yeah he ended up getting his head buried into the ground.

Shit game but fantastic at the same time (i.e it was so tense). Wallabies were pretty poor, didn't deserve to win, but i'm glad they did so that next week means something.

O'Connor, please drop yourself (with a fist would be good)

I guess it's just karma for last week. Last week they lost and deserved to win. This week their handling errors should have cost them the game and didn't. And all is right in the universe.

As things stand Quade Cooper will never play under Robbie Deans again, O'Connor shouldn't be dropped because he is still one of the best players in the country, he should be moved moved from 10 though as clearly he is out of his depth there.

After the shit O'Connor and Beale pulled both should be dropped.

Cooper is too hot and cold, but sadly he looks like our best option at 10.

Horwill is being tried by the IRB again for stamping.

Part of being a good coach is being able to put your ego aside and do what's best for the team. And what's best for the team is having Quade Cooper starting at fly-half.

Dropping O'Connor entirely would be a mistake. He's not a bad player, his flexibility makes him very useful off the bench but I don't think he looks at all comfortable playing fly-half.

O'Dricoll out for the Linos.

More stunning is the fact George Smith is in at flanker :shock:

Very very strange for me. Thought our forwards were quality the other night. Our scrum was top notch. Our backs have struggled all series yet no changes. Mogg is our only x-factor on the bench and he hasn't even played a test. #-o

Probably a good move from both coaches. Smith is in form and has the experience, won't weaken the scrum at all and will win ball that few players who have ever played the game can. O'Driscoll is out of form, but I would of left him on the bench and not dropped him completely.

B.O'D didn't miss a tackle in Melbourne. I reckon it's a mistake.

DP

Edited by mr: 4/7/2013 10:19:13 PM

He did look pretty knackered after the second test. Could be carrying an injury.

Also, given that the Lions coach is the coach of Wales, he could be reverting to the combination at Centre which he's familiar with in a must-win match.

Terrible start down by 7 and Smith Ko'd.

10

Getting killed.

So we're fucked?

Down by 16 points and have one in the bin.

Folau now off injured.

So Alexander has been subbed after being binned.

Yay

Somehow we are only down by 3.

:D