Wallaroo says...

@kiwilad - mate jonesy2 is one of your lot, please do not inflict him on us. The Boks will only beat the Wallabies if they play like they did in the S15, they have no chance at all while playing their current Bulls brand.

Posted 13:44 27th August 2012

kiwilad says...

I like the way you are thinking Jonsey2, even if I disagree entirely.

I think the Boks will tear your lot up...

Posted 02:37 27th August 2012

piriaka says...

... even the Aussie commentators thought that it was a real big positve for the Wallabies that the All Blacks could only score 3 p;oints when Genia was off the field! You'd think the Wallabies had won the way they commented on that!!

The All Blacks made many errors! Got to get their act together soon!!

Posted 08:47 26th August 2012

Scrumpoacher says...

New coach and get rid of AFL and league!!!

Posted 04:43 26th August 2012

Trader2 says...

@georgesmith is Nathan Sharpe married to your sister or something. Get over it mate what a pathetic attack on a long serving, loyal and fantastic player over the years. Sure he might be a touch slower but he is there because you have know one else, you cannot put 15 newbies (even if you had them) on to play the AB's, looked what happened when you introduced just a couple last night. You make all the Kiwi QC haters sound almost saintly - you are a joke.

Posted 02:34 26th August 2012

georgesmith says...

N.Sharpe was ugly. Easily the worst Wallabies performer along with D. Dennis. N.Sharpe just didn¿t have the legs or gas to match the pace in the second half and was twice ¿rightfully penalized¿ by the referee. He gifted D. Carter six (6) points and during the try scored by Israel Dagg, N. Sharpe was caught in the background catching thin air and even disrupting a few would-tacklers, who could have even stopped the try from being scored. In defence he was easily caught out of position when ABs made angled runs and targeted him. Overall a very lazy performance by N.Sharpe. During a line-out, he had no energy and was easily penalized for lazy play. Do we really need such a veteran player or is it time to put faith in the future and players like R. Simmons. Coach R. Deans and N.Sharpe should be ashamed and put on trial for denying such a young player valuable game time. At least N.Sharpe should have been replaced 10 minutes into the second half and R. Simmons been introduced. But no, R. Deans was not bright enough for such a call or bold. I think the crazy coach was expecting N.Sharpe to make a break on the 50m and sprint to the tryline to get Wallabies back in it.

With an over-rated veteran, mediocre and lazy player like N.Sharpe, it has always been about him and what he achieved as an individual in terms of Test caps.

So what now? Do we give R. Simmons a deserved break from next week or we continue with N.Sharpe, hoping to win so we can say, it has been a happy, positive farewell for the hopeless N.Sharpe and that he is a great. I wouldn¿t be surprised. Reality is N.Sharpe is no hero or role model. He is a villain with a less than 10 per cent winning record in Test rugby.

Posted 20:23 25th August 2012

rugby_rockstar says...

Lynagh said something that may prove pivotal in Robbie's future (even though I still maintain that you can't Australia's woes solely on Deans) He said that things won't let up on the wallabies with the Lions coming over next June, and that is important for the ARU they won't want to be humilated and they certainly don't want to be chopping the team about under a new coach just before the series kicks off. So personally I reckon the aru will either sack deans in the next week or so, or they'll back him through to the Lions tour next year.

Posted 19:17 25th August 2012

SACanuck says...

They sure are the benchmark, but Deans should know better than anyone that you do not give possession to the AB backs. You are just asking for trouble. It amazes me that the Wallabies kicked away good ball. The Boks will do the same stupid game plan and get the same result. Their is only one way to beat this AB team and that is not to give them the ball on a platter. If they don't have the ball they cannot score!!

Posted 13:57 25th August 2012