Moaning Wallabies

**Mo NZ** · 26th August 2013, 07:28

Wallabies not happy. I don't know if you saw the last A.B.s Wallabies game. And the after-match interview with the Wallaby coach and captain.
I thought they were both going to burst onto tears, pass the tissues.

The guts of it is they thought they had done enough to win but were denied.

I thought they played ok for the first 20 and had a small chance.
We gifted then about 20 odd points.

After that they were all at sea with no really plan with aimless kicking and giving us the ball back.

Then they moan. Jeez.

Here is the clip
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news...ectid=11114245

Just my thoughts. Anybody else see it that way.

**scissorhands** · 26th August 2013, 07:53

They could have won as they had a lot of possession, and were camped on our line quite a few times.
A lack of finishing skills, due to poor self belief by their possible try scorers, who coffed under strong NZ defence

Self image psychology wise, these possible OZ try scorers lacked a minds vision of themselves touching down. Bit like not fully believing in yourself

They have a negative monkey on their back is all, I'm sure they have/are struggling with it, but now choose to transfer blame, possibly due to Deans aftershocks reverberating in their tiny Ozzy brains

after all, they have a reputation of being such good sports

**unstuck** · 26th August 2013, 08:31

**MisterD** · 26th August 2013, 08:32

Originally Posted by scissorhands

They could have won...

If they hadn't been utterly destroyed in the scrum. It's hard for the single-digit wearers to charge about in the loose when they're working hard and going backwards at scrum time.

Forwards decide who wins, backs decide by how much. It's a cliche because it's true.

**Crasherfromwayback** · 26th August 2013, 08:40

Originally Posted by MisterD

Forwards decide who wins, backs decide by how much. It's a cliche because it's true.

Wot e says.

**oldrider** · 26th August 2013, 09:04

You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear ... Deans tried .... Australia thought "they" could do better ... didn't work either ... "SOWS EAR" confirmed!

**MisterD** · 26th August 2013, 10:16

Mind you, changing sport for a moment, credit to Michael Clarke for his declaration which risked losing for the chance to bowl England out. A risk that Ponting would never have taken in a million years.

**Mo NZ** · 26th August 2013, 10:26

Originally Posted by MisterD

Mind you, changing sport for a moment, credit to Michael Clarke for his declaration which risked losing for the chance to bowl England out. A risk that Ponting would never have taken in a million years.

Please don't hijack this thread. Start your own.

**ellipsis** · 26th August 2013, 10:29

Originally Posted by MisterD

If they hadn't been utterly destroyed in the scrum. It's hard for the single-digit wearers to charge about in the loose when they're working hard and going backwards at scrum time.

Forwards decide who wins, backs decide by how much. It's a cliche because it's true.

...wot he says...although their game makers falling over under pressure and booting away their possession when they had ball in hand was hard to fathom...and Quade did get one pass away...one...

**Ulsterkiwi** · 26th August 2013, 10:43

The irony of Horwill moaning about cynical professional fouls was thick as.
Its a pro game with lots at stake and every one of those players will break the laws and do stupid stuff. The only thing that separates them is not who does it most but who gets caught most.

Its a pom trait to talk yourself up to the media and then moan to same media when the talking up does not translate to deeds on the field, one the Aussies are doing more and more. Its a shame, they have some terrific talent at their disposal, you have to wonder when the management side of things is going to pull it all together.

**Mo NZ** · 26th August 2013, 10:51

I think some of the old school Wallabies ( who DO have some cred ) may have something to say about the latest team and excuses.

**MisterD** · 26th August 2013, 11:26

Originally Posted by Mo NZ

Please don't hijack this thread. Start your own.

Snot a hijack, it's a tangent.

**Oscar** · 26th August 2013, 11:45

Originally Posted by Ulsterkiwi

The irony of Horwill moaning about cynical professional fouls was thick as.
Its a pro game with lots at stake and every one of those players will break the laws and do stupid stuff. The only thing that separates them is not who does it most but who gets caught most.

Its a pom trait to talk yourself up to the media and then moan to same media when the talking up does not translate to deeds on the field, one the Aussies are doing more and more. Its a shame, they have some terrific talent at their disposal, you have to wonder when the management side of things is going to pull it all together.

The Aussie loose forwards were off side so much, they should have been made to wear black.
It's always seemed funny to me that the Aussies always crap on about "whinging poms", whan they are constantly whining about other sides cheating. The Stuart Baird thing is a classic example - the biggest cheats in World Cricket complaining about a guy waiting for the umpires decision.

**Hoon** · 26th August 2013, 11:56

Originally Posted by Ulsterkiwi

The irony of Horwill moaning about cynical professional fouls was thick as.
Its a pro game with lots at stake and every one of those players will break the laws and do stupid stuff. The only thing that separates them is not who does it most but who gets caught most.

Yep I agree giving away penalties to stop tries is standard practice. Distinguishing between a penalty and a professional foul is entirely up to the ref. Players need to know the ref and understand what they can get away with otherwise they get pinged. This is just another aspect of the professional game and as with any skill, some players are better than others.

In amateur rugby players get yellow/red carded all the time but in professional rugby where viewer satisfaction dictates success you find that this is discouraged and as a result exploited by players.

However this is catered to by the rules through penalties. Usually if an inferior team tried to kill tries as above they would still lose the game through repeat penalties. The problem the Wallabies have is that their try scoring opportunities are extremely few and far between because they suck so this consolation is still no match for the onslaught of AB points.

I love seeing the Wallabies being destroyed but I'd still prefer seeing a great Wallaby team being destroyed.