Moment of the series?

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Simple one really guys and lasses, what was your moment of the series? It can be a try, move, pass, tackle etc. mine had to be Parlings stiff arm ankle tap tackle in the third test. I cannot recall who it was on but boy did it make me smile.

u got to give it to Australia they are the come back kings u can't take ur eyes off them so the stand out moment for me after Australia s big come back in the 3rd test when leigh halfpenny burst through a few defenders and offloads it to north to score . i knew that moment the lions would win the series

bluestonevedder wrote:
BOD's smashing tackle on someone I can't quite remember in the first or second test....they'd just offloaded but Brian put a huge hit in. Can't remember who/when though...

It was on Adam Ashley Cooper at the beginning of the second test .... showing JD how its done... 

rodders wrote:

bluestonevedder wrote:
BOD's smashing tackle on someone I can't quite remember in the first or second test....they'd just offloaded but Brian put a huge hit in. Can't remember who/when though...

It was on Adam Ashley Cooper at the beginning of the second test .... showing JD how its done... 

 

Good man, cheers rodders!

For me it was all the missed ozzie kicks in the first test!

The deciding factor in the series was kicks at goal!

Halfpenny's work for North's try, amazing stuff annoyed me more that he didn't try counterattacking when he had a few chances too in the earlier tests!

North won;t get many easy tries then that just brilliance from Halfpenny.

Some esteemed poster suggesting that Warren did not pick many Scots as revenge for them trying to poach Shingler.Made me chuckle.

I liked the picture that G&GR had of North's tackle on Folau:

red_stag wrote:

Mickado wrote:Read somewhere that Murray threw more try assists than any other player on tour. Impressive considering he only had 3 starts.

Murray has come back from the tour a significantly better player than when he went out. I'm looking forward to a more experienced and confident Murray playing this way for Munster with our young JJ at #10 later in the season.

You see RedStag.. what a fine job Gats has done for Irish rugby. Gatland saw the future and made it happen for B& Ireland. (chuckle )

Richie Gray making a token Scottish appearance in the third test

Taffineastbourne wrote:Some esteemed poster suggesting that Warren did not pick many Scots as revenge for them trying to poach Shingler.Made me chuckle.

Parling's try saving tap tackle in the third test. That single act at that point in the game could have won the series from a player who's selection was derided by many on here.

rodders wrote:

Taffineastbourne wrote:Some esteemed poster suggesting that Warren did not pick many Scots as revenge for them trying to poach Shingler.Made me chuckle.

Sorry,Rodders.I forgot who posted it.Credit where it is due.

Taffineastbourne wrote:

rodders wrote:

Taffineastbourne wrote:Some esteemed poster suggesting that Warren did not pick many Scots as revenge for them trying to poach Shingler.Made me chuckle.

Sorry,Rodders.I forgot who posted it.Credit where it is due.

No problem Taff...when Gatlands autobiography comes out just remember were you heard it first though ....

Gatland's autobiography will be entitled, 'You Ungrateful B@stards.'

Luckless Pedestrian wrote:Gatland's autobiography will be entitled, 'You Ungrateful B@stards.'

Surely that'll only be the Irish Edition?

No, but the Irish edition will come with free matches.

gregortree wrote:

red_stag wrote:

Mickado wrote:Read somewhere that Murray threw more try assists than any other player on tour. Impressive considering he only had 3 starts.

Murray has come back from the tour a significantly better player than when he went out. I'm looking forward to a more experienced and confident Murray playing this way for Munster with our young JJ at #10 later in the season.

You see RedStag.. what a fine job Gats has done for Irish rugby. Gatland saw the future and made it happen for B& Ireland.  (chuckle )

I have no issues with Gatland.

tigerleghorn wrote:Parling's try saving tap tackle in the third test. That single act at that point in the game could have won the series from a player who's selection was derided by many on here.

Tiger,

I quoted that moment late in 1st half and Faletaus turn over early in 2nd both as crucial points as the Aussies were on the up during both occasions.

red_stag wrote:

Mickado wrote:Read somewhere that Murray threw more try assists than any other player on tour. Impressive considering he only had 3 starts.

Murray has come back from the tour a significantly better player than when he went out. I'm looking forward to a more experienced and confident Murray playing this way for Munster with our young JJ at #10 later in the season.

Which one 2017 or 2022...

My moment if the series was seeing North's disallowed try from the first test for the first time. Gareth Charles and Robert Jones commentating on Radio Cymru could not believe it had not been given by the TMO. It was daylight robbery. I had a clear picture of this iny imagination. Lets say the reality hitting home was about if a shock! Partisanship at its finest! No Aussie will be listening in Welsh, it's as if two blokes from the local are commentating.

Genia's knock on in the first play of the 3rd test. Set the whole turn. Dropped the Aussies heads, put air in the lungs of the Lions. Had we not scored that try so early on and the AUS not been on the backfoot from the word go then it would have been a completely different game.

Beale's slip in the first test has to be there or there abouts but luckily that didn't end up being the whole story.

For me the Sexton, North and Roberts tries in the third test combine as a massive moment considering it was over only a few minutes. The overcrowded lineout was the champagne moment where you knew the series was in the bag.

North's try in the 3rd test

Halfpenny proved he was man of the series - and rivals Kearney's performance in the 2nd test in 2009 (with added kicking), and most importantly, it finally took the game completely beyond Australia

There have been enough last minute heartbreaks with Wales against Australia that I was comfortable until that try.

Best individual try - George North 1st
Best team try - Jonathan Sexton 3rd test
Best non test try - Halfpenny (midweek game, Jonathan Davies show)
Best Australian try - Folau's second 1st test.

Best back (individual performance) - Leigh Halfpenny 3rd test
Best back (overall series performance) - Leigh Halfpenny
Best forward (individual performance) - Alex Corbesiero 3rd test
Best forward (overall series performance) - Alun Wyn Jones

Most dramatic moment - Keartley Beale's slip 1st test
Biggest turning point - Will Genia's balls drop 3rd test

Genia's break is something else mind.

When it was finally all over.

Hopefully the next series will be better and the rugby will be more watchable.

I recently watched some of the 1997, 2001 and 2009 games and the tactics, standard of play and execution was immeasurably better than this year. There seemed to be more in the way of character and players enjoying themselves. Much better players too.

Roll on 2017 and a much better series for the fans.

Hear hear. I rarely engage in schadenfreude but knowing a series win will make some narrow minded people miserable for four years puts the icing on the cake

Who is miserable?

So your a masochist? Makes sense actually...

Weird comment. We might not agree but not sure why you're calling me a masochist.

Can't people just debate without having petty digs?

It's an odd world.

OK, I'll agree not to be petty if you admit (even if only to yourself) that you enjoyed the second half of the third test.

Glas a du wrote:OK, I'll agree not to be petty if you admit (even if only to yourself) that you enjoyed the second half of the third test.

I was half supporting the Aussies by then.

The force is strong in this one...

There you go again  

wales606 wrote:Biggest turning point - Will Genia's balls drop 3rd test

He was always quite squeaky-voiced until then, wasn't he?

He went on to the field a boy but came off it a man...

Aled Jones knows all about it. One day you have the voice of an Angel, the next day you're fighting with the devil on Songs of Praise

Is the devil the mental images of grannies (no sorry I can't even type the joke given how poor in taste it is...)

SecretFly wrote:Aled Jones knows all about it.  One day you have the voice of an Angel, the next day you're fighting with the devil on Songs of Praise

That's no way to talk about Diane-Louise Jordan!

Sexy Devil?..... who ever said they all had to have horns...

..........Em, that's back to the dropped balls I suppose.  

Glas a du wrote:OK, I'll agree not to be petty if you admit (even if only to yourself) that you enjoyed the second half of the third test.

Which Lions supporter wouldn't enjoy the second half of that last test? The last twenty five minutes, for sure, was rippin' Rugby for a Lions supporter.

And that makes my biggest moment the Sexton try. Lions had given up 13 points and had just gotten three back. But the match was clearly in the balance. Changed the match and the series.

The best individual play for me was North's try in the other test.

George North's try in the first test told all the world that the Lions could live wiht/beat the Aussies. Beale's miss as has been said set up the rest of the tour.