Ireland v Oz?

[Slick]

No thread?

This Ireland team definitely have an “end of an era” feel at the moment

[fishfoodie]

No thread?

This Ireland team definitely have an “end of an era” feel at the moment

I prefer, "changing of the guard"

[ScarfaceClaw]

Some piss weak tackling in midfield from both sides.

[Slick]

No thread?

This Ireland team definitely have an “end of an era” feel at the moment

I prefer, "changing of the guard"

. Thats kind of the issue though, that bench has a lot of guys that are on their way out

This Prendegast seems like a tidy wee player, but some of the praise from the commentators for even the most basic of passes etc is utterly ridiculous

[Guy Smiley]

No thread?

This Ireland team definitely have an “end of an era” feel at the moment

I prefer, "changing of the guard"

Ah, stiff upper lip, Buckingham Palace eh? Good man, old chap

[PCPhil]

Ireland wearing older jerseys and bringing their form of the 90s to match.

[SaintK]

Who was it had Bealham in the Lions squad on the other thread?
I bloody well hope not based on how he's playing today!!!!

[Slick]

That Wilson at 8 has been very impressive over this series

[ScarfaceClaw]

No thread?

This Ireland team definitely have an “end of an era” feel at the moment

I prefer, "changing of the guard" :wink:

😄. Thats kind of the issue though, that bench has a lot of guys that are on their way out

This Prendegast seems like a tidy wee player, but some of the praise from the commentators for even the most basic of passes etc is utterly ridiculous

Ireland have been amazing with skill levels beyond belief. Australia are awful and deserve relentless criticism. (C) The Commentary Team.

[Slick]

Who was it had Bealham in the Lions squad on the other thread?
I bloody well hope not based on how he's playing today!!!!

I think we can probably narrow it down to the Irish

[Guy Smiley]

That was just an incredible passage of play...

question. Do refs just sit back and watch breakdowns now regardless of what's going on?

[ScarfaceClaw]

That was an Irish knock on from the up and under. Surprised it wasn’t called.

[Guy Smiley]

Do refs just sit back and watch now regardless of what's going on?

ok. Yes, they do

[bok_viking]

Lucky Ireland there, should have been a knick on ball for Aus

[Guy Smiley]

So, the TMOs are criticised for being too involved in the game with multi phase reviews.

I guess we could call that a rebalancing?

[PCPhil]

Can't remember the name of the Irish guy with dreads and beard but when he's playing sh1t you can't miss him.

[bok_viking]

Based on the performances in this autumn series I think France and Scotland are the top 2 for the 6 Nations

[Guy Smiley]

This is a bit of a shit show, with added tension.

[bok_viking]

Ireland getting the rub of the green with all the missed errors and infringements.

[bok_viking]

If the score ends like this, Australia can feel hard done by.

[PCPhil]

If the score ends like this, Australia can feel hard done by.

Ehhh? All they've done is defend and rely on Irish f ups.

[Guy Smiley]

If the score ends like this, Australia can feel hard done by.

Ehhh? All they've done is defend and rely on Irish f ups.

My stream died and I'm missing the last 8 minutes of the game... but for most of the match, Ireland have had all the territory and most of the possession and been unable to capitalise. Australia have managed to turn their opportunities into points more often. Add in some very poor refereeing decisions favouring Ireland and I agree, the Wallabies will look back at this and feel they could have come away with more. Still not over yet and they're a chance to steal a win from a very unimpressive Ireland.

[SaintK]

Can't remember the name of the Irish guy with dreads and beard but when he's playing sh1t you can't miss him.

Bealham

[Slick]

Can't remember the name of the Irish guy with dreads and beard but when he's playing sh1t you can't miss him.

Bealham

Should be a Lion

[SaintK]

Can't remember the name of the Irish guy with dreads and beard but when he's playing sh1t you can't miss him.

Bealham

Should be a Lion

[bok_viking]

If the score ends like this, Australia can feel hard done by.

Ehhh? All they've done is defend and rely on Irish f ups.

Hard done by because Ireland got the win off blind officials. Even though Ireland had lots of the ball they barely looked like a dominant winning team, and Australia looked the more dangerous with ball in hand. Ireland looked like a clueless team compared to the 2023 version that knew how to use the ball.

[PCPhil]

If the score ends like this, Australia can feel hard done by.

Ehhh? All they've done is defend and rely on Irish f ups.

Hard done by because Ireland got the win off blind officials. Even though Ireland had lots of the ball they barely looked like a dominant winning team, and Australia looked the more dangerous with ball in hand. Ireland looked like a clueless team compared to the 2023 version that knew how to use the ball.

Always the refs ey?

[Guy Smiley]

Ehhh? All they've done is defend and rely on Irish f ups.

Hard done by because Ireland got the win off blind officials. Even though Ireland had lots of the ball they barely looked like a dominant winning team, and Australia looked the more dangerous with ball in hand. Ireland looked like a clueless team compared to the 2023 version that knew how to use the ball.

Always the refs ey?

Good grief man.

[PCPhil]

Hard done by because Ireland got the win off blind officials. Even though Ireland had lots of the ball they barely looked like a dominant winning team, and Australia looked the more dangerous with ball in hand. Ireland looked like a clueless team compared to the 2023 version that knew how to use the ball.

Always the refs ey?

Good grief man.

I just can't abide blaming officials. Rugby is a game of fine margins and judgement calls.

[Guy Smiley]

uhhhh... ok.

The Wallabies can rightly feel hard done by

[Uncle fester]

Was looking forward to reading the ref blaming here and ye did not disappoint.

[Jethro]

Was looking forward to reading the ref blaming here and ye did not disappoint.

Really making Kiwi fans look impartial

Not a game for the ages, way too many mistakes. If this is a new dawn for the Wallabies then it sort has been a still birth at best, (mixed metaphors are my super power - back off language Nazis). Losses to Scotland, outplayed, and Ireland, thankfully didn't sit through that, would indicate a lot of work still to be done.

[Slick]

Was looking forward to reading the ref blaming here and ye did not disappoint.

Really making Kiwi fans look impartial

Not a game for the ages, way too many mistakes. If this is a new dawn for the Wallabies then it sort has been a still birth at best, (mixed metaphors are my super power - back off language Nazis). Losses to Scotland, outplayed, and Ireland, thankfully didn't sit through that, would indicate a lot of work still to be done.

I dunno mate, there is a good team there. The usual Aussie issues of scrums and not being tough enough (endemic across Australia) seem to be in the past and you will always produce top class backs. I reckon next year is going to be good for you

[Guy Smiley]

Was looking forward to reading the ref blaming here and ye did not disappoint.

No-one's blaming the ref but it's fair to say he made a couple of very poor non decisions, the obvious one being a missed knock on that led to a try. The other one was the foot in touch missed.

As I mentioned after the knock on, where was the TMO? The game itself was frustrating with both teams poor overall despite some stand out individual efforts but resorting to accusations of ref blaming is a diversion from your own team's poor effort and signs of serious decline. They might have doid.

[Jethro]

Was looking forward to reading the ref blaming here and ye did not disappoint.

Really making Kiwi fans look impartial

Not a game for the ages, way too many mistakes. If this is a new dawn for the Wallabies then it sort has been a still birth at best, (mixed metaphors are my super power - back off language Nazis). Losses to Scotland, outplayed, and Ireland, thankfully didn't sit through that, would indicate a lot of work still to be done.

I dunno mate, there is a good team there. The usual Aussie issues of scrums and not being tough enough (endemic across Australia) seem to be in the past and you will always produce top class backs. I reckon next year is going to be good for you

Like the Black Caps, too many false dawns to get me excited anymore. Rugby is on a huge decline in Australia, not seeing any attempts being made to arrest that decline in the face of increased pressure from the NRL, AFL, and lately the A League, that is really going gang busters this season (though some problems there as well which will bite the Wendy Ball supporters in the arse in due course).

[derriz]

No-one's blaming the ref...

Do refs just sit back and watch breakdowns now regardless of what's going on?

So, the TMOs are criticised for being too involved in the game with multi phase reviews.

I guess we could call that a rebalancing?

Add in some very poor refereeing decisions favouring Ireland and I agree, the Wallabies will look back at this and feel they could have come away with more.

uhhhh... ok.

The Wallabies can rightly feel hard done by

[derriz]

Was looking forward to reading the ref blaming here and ye did not disappoint.

great isn't it?

[Guy Smiley]

I’m not blaming the ref for Australia’s loss, you simpleton.

[derriz]

I’m not blaming the ref for Australia’s loss, you simpleton.

uhhhh... ok.

The Wallabies can rightly feel hard done by

[Uncle fester]

Was looking forward to reading the ref blaming here and ye did not disappoint.

No-one's blaming the ref but it's fair to say he made a couple of very poor non decisions, the obvious one being a missed knock on that led to a try. The other one was the foot in touch missed.

As I mentioned after the knock on, where was the TMO? The game itself was frustrating with both teams poor overall despite some stand out individual efforts but resorting to accusations of ref blaming is a diversion from your own team's poor effort and signs of serious decline. They might have doid.

Excuse me?
I've been quite open that we've been in slow decline since our usual peak in between world cups beating NZ in NZ.

All I see is folks screeching about the ref favouring Ireland game after game and it gets kind of old, especially when the pattern is related at club level.

Edit: derriz put in a bit of legwork and skewered you nicely.