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[TP]

COME ON YOU WALLABIES!!!

(opening tri-nations game tomorrow against the AB's)

Come on you lot, get behind the Wallabies - you know you want to! How many kiwi's have won championships for Ducati? err ...

How many Aussies have won world championships for Ducati? The Troy's!!



[Edited on 16-7-2004 by tp-996]

[andyb]

I think the kiwis will woop the aussies tomorrow, they are a bit good....again!!

[TP]

Well - there was no wooping but a deserved win by the kiwi's. Dominated territory and possession. Clearly had the advantage at the breakdown and did extremely well in the loose. It was a stuff it up your jumper game and the kiwi forwards were better than ours.

Larkham had a shocker, but the Aussie defence was simply awesome.

My respect for Kevin Mealamu has grown immensely - he took a full blooded punch square in the face from Brendan Cannon and shook it off then started swinging. Didn't faze in the slightest - hard man!

[andyb]

An australian take on the stats then.........

They were never really in the game. I think it was lucky for them the weather was a bit of a leveller!! Or it would of been a lot of points......

[TP]

Well, I disagree. I can't believe you think my post was biased???

But in case you didn't follow my first line was about the kiwi's dominating ...

If the weather was better then Aus would have kept the ball in hand more and ran it and it would have been a completely different game. In fact, a more flowing game would suit the Wallabies more because it takes the impact away from the small advantage that the AB's have in the forwards. And as you saw today Aus have the best defence. A dry more open game would be a very even contest. Take Larkhams shocking kicking display out of the equation and it's a completely different story. Think of how he's kicked so far this year, simply awesome if you've seen any of the games. Think of his masterful tactical kicking disply in the 51-15 routing of England. Remember the stats in that game? Eng had the rucks and mauls all over us and had more posession as well!

I agree about a lot of points, I said on the BBC rugby board yesterday that this would be a game that no-one can really predict. If one side didn't defend well then the other side could potentially put a LOT of points on the other with the backlines that both teams possess. Could go either way.

Anyway ... the two kiwi mates I had in my loungeroom watching the match with me agreed ... and at the level that one of them played at, thats enough for me.

[andyb]

Bet they only aggreed with you as they were drinking your beer free....:P

Anyway how do you know what level i played at......

[TP]

Originally posted by andyb
Bet they only aggreed with you as they were drinking your beer free....:P

Anyway how do you know what level i played at......

No I had run out of beer so it was tea unfortunately ..

I don't know what level you played - which is why I didn't refer to it.

[andyb]

Ill see if i can dig out a photo of me in the same team as Wayne Shelford.