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TheGreatSoprendo said:
Robbo66 said:
It doesn’t matter. Worst Aussie side I can remember.
What relevance is your opinion of this Aussie team to the question I asked? 
GravelBen said:
Smollet said:
Cheika was not a happy man but when is he ever.
Chieka's tantrums always provide great comic relief 
he wasn't happy when one of the newspapers published a cartoon of him as a clown though!The Mad Monk said:
Well, for a start they didn't play New Zealand? (See note 1)
Note 1. It is intended to be a jocular remark. i.e. not to be taken too seriously. You know, like "a bit of fun". What we used to call 'banter'. Sorry if that wasn't clear from the outset.
Those long winter nights must fly by in your house! Note 1. It is intended to be a jocular remark. i.e. not to be taken too seriously. You know, like "a bit of fun". What we used to call 'banter'. Sorry if that wasn't clear from the outset.
I think Farrell would have been unlucky to have seen yellow for that. To me it looked as if he expected the ball to be passed and was drifting to the next attacker only at the last second realised he was going to have to take contact. His right arm does start to move but so late there is no chance of wrapping the attacker. All a bit accidental really.
Personally I don't think that 10 minutes of farrell off the pitch would have changed the result as the aussies didn't look on it. Probably missing pocock didn't help.
Personally I don't think that 10 minutes of farrell off the pitch would have changed the result as the aussies didn't look on it. Probably missing pocock didn't help.
Smollet said:
Respect to Michael Hooper for putting the imbecile Sky interviewer in her place. Great contest, well played both teams. Cheika was not a happy man but when is he ever.
great player but never been a massive fan, but fair play he handled that interview with aplomb and the respect and disrespect it deservedThe Owen tackles this Autumn I think are two different beasts. The Bok tackles was a proper tackle with maximum impact and energy, his arm was obviously (to my eyes) coming round to make the tackle.
The Aus tackle though, well...that just looked to me like Owen cocked it up! It never looked like an intentional shoulder barge, nor was it much approaching a good tackle. I think he got himself into the wrong body position/angle and the line up was wrong.
Not so much bothered about whether it should be a penalty or yellow card or not, however, I am concerned with whether England have an "Owen F tackle technique problem". Two episodes of less than optimal tackle technique...I would be expecting that top class players are already thinking about how to exploit that, standing Owen up and using his poor technique against him.
The Aus tackle though, well...that just looked to me like Owen cocked it up! It never looked like an intentional shoulder barge, nor was it much approaching a good tackle. I think he got himself into the wrong body position/angle and the line up was wrong.
Not so much bothered about whether it should be a penalty or yellow card or not, however, I am concerned with whether England have an "Owen F tackle technique problem". Two episodes of less than optimal tackle technique...I would be expecting that top class players are already thinking about how to exploit that, standing Owen up and using his poor technique against him.
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