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Fair play Cooper looks gutted he finally gets sympathy too. Wales must capitalise on the shuffling of the Oz backline now.

Morning all


Hook = Gash

that's a pretty accurate description Hughie.

Poor Cooper

Slow ball, formulaic play, knock on. Some things never change.

Can somebody tell me why Australia didn't run like this at the All Blacks?

hughie1986 wrote:Morning all


Hook = Gash

+1

This is the worst Wales have played all tournament.

GET HOOK OFF

a Lucky I was about to ask if we were playing as badly as the commentary sounds.

Horrible, not the start to a Friday I wanted, and these players are better then this

Get Hook off and away from the red shirt PLEASE!! Why try and run it from our own tryline when we're under pressure??!!

Blood pissing out of North's head - that's his cup over.

Phillips is taking too much on himself because he doesn't trust Hook outside him.

Morning all

Not been the best of games so far. Hopefully Wales will step up their performance second half.

oh poor Georgie

Hook can't even catch the high ball unopposed! Oh no, Lord help us. Sack Howley now!

Im surprised to seen Hook start this one. Wales taking a lot of unnecssary risks near their own try line. Do they fear the Aussies in possession.

I think RWC has shown up Cooper.

Been having a massive debate in work about RWC player of the year. I reckon Kaino, my boss reckons Genia is a certainty.

I'll be amazed if the World player of the year doesn't come from the World Cup winning team Stag.

Genia's having a stormer today....alot on his shoulders with Cooper off.

Wales shown up in this half, just proves they had one game against decent opposition where they clicked and got the job done.

Gatland IS NOT YOUR SAVIOUR

hughie1986 wrote:Hook = Gash

+ 10

Hughie, delightful WUM, thanks for that.

Glas a du wrote:Can somebody tell me why Australia didn't run like this at the All Blacks?

They didn't have much ball, and any time they did get it there were All Blacks breathing down their necks.

PS, morning all

Why didn't they take Hook off when North came back. Can they not see the game?

Glas a du wrote:Can somebody tell me why Australia didn't run like this at the All Blacks?

They weren't given the space

IT'S NOT A WUM. Clicked against SA, didnt win, clicked against Ireland and won fair play, clicked against France didn't win, havnt clicked against Oz(so far) and lossing

Yeah you put scores up against the minnows but so did everyone else

Glas, if he comes back on for the second half I'll be amazed.

Actually, I won't be that surprised. He was terrible in the first half against France but still started the second half.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:This is the worst Wales have played all tournament.

To be fair, I think Wales are suffering without Priestland, Warburton, A Jones and AW Jones - those 4 would be a massive loss for any team to cope with

Kiwireddevil wrote:

Glas a du wrote:Can somebody tell me why Australia didn't run like this at the All Blacks?

They didn't have much ball, and any time they did get it there were All Blacks breathing down their necks.

I reckon it was more confidence/psychology. McCaw frightens them.

hughie1986 wrote:IT'S NOT A WUM. Clicked against SA, didnt win, clicked against Ireland and won fair play, clicked against France didn't win, havnt clicked against Oz(so far) and lossing

Yeah you put scores up against the minnows but so did everyone else

Hmm, not quite everyone else?!

Exactly As. Wish others would take note of that.

Hughie - that's fine, just seems incredibly WUM like to me. I'd expect posts like that outside, but not in here. We didn't click against France btw.

Why isn't AW Jones playing, I had this on at breakfast. N asked me whether A Jones, AW Jones, S Jones and R Jones were brothers

I hope you told them yes Stag! And AWJ is having a bit of a rest I think, he's played himself into the ground,.


AAAaarrgh! Hook!!

Right, get Hook off, NOW!

Hook is having a shocker. Why don't they let 1/2penny kick?

I think the technical term is FFS!

Gatland has mismanaged his flyhalves - true or false

Stag is there anything in the rule nook which says you can play in on the floor innate ruck as long as there's nothing on?

Look dreamer, we suffered the same ideals for years, the idea of the plucky looser, we played well but just not well enough. We've managed to get over it and are no longer happy with losing well, why should ye accept it??

One should never accept defeat




Oooooohhhhhh Hook misses again Ouchtown

Stag: now cooper's off I'd say true. He needs to bring Jones on, Barnes is a steady fh but not as dangerous as Cooper.

Please tell me how he missed that?!

Also has anyone noticed how quiet Pocock has been...I think that's down to Lydiate.

Stag, he's bought into the belief that Hook is an international-quality outside half, when it's a long time since he's shown he can run a game. Not since Ireland in the Six Nations in fact, but then that was against minnows so it's hard to judge.

Glas a du wrote:Stag is there anything in the rule nook which says you can play in on the floor innate ruck as long as there's nothing on?

I'll be honest Glas, I'm not sure I understand the question.

SDSAHHHHHAAAAAANNNNEEEEE!!!!!!

Guess Wales won't be complaining about that referee decision

who's accepting defeat Hughie?


was that a try for Shane??? was it a missed forward pass??

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Stag, he's bought into the belief that Hook is an international-quality outside half, when it's a long time since he's shown he can run a game. Not since Ireland in the Six Nations in fact, but then that was against minnows so it's hard to judge.

Aha you saucy fiend!!! Lets have you

I'll have to watch it again but my initial impression was offside and forward pass. Now to watch the replays.

Steeeeeeeeeeeeeeve!

That was a mile forward but I'll take it!! I'd be spitting feathers if I was an Aussie!

Wooo Hook's off!!

Ah it was Wayne Barnes that missed the forward pass. The irony is delicious.

ha guess Wayne Barnes strikes again? if it was as far forward as it sounded how did the ref and the AR's miss it? Harsh for Autralia. Chuffed for Shane though.

And Stevo on for good this time? yay