England vs Australia - Sat 3.10pm

[Oakboy]

Who gives a fuck about his antics when he is that good a player? How many players (never mind forwards) could do that one-handed pick-up flat-out and go on to score? Is it an English trait to find fault with such quality? Maybe everyone should be happier with ordinary. After all, we've won fuck-all for 22 years.

[Oakboy]

Who gives a fuck about his antics when he is that good a player? How many players (never mind forwards) could do that one-handed pick-up flat-out and go on to score? Is it an English trait to find fault with such quality? Maybe everyone should be happier with ordinary. After all, we've won fuck-all for 22 years.

[Oakboy]

Who gives a fuck about his antics when he is that good a player? How many players (never mind forwards) could do that one-handed pick-up flat-out and go on to score? Is it an English trait to find fault with such quality? Maybe everyone should be happier with ordinary. After all, we've won fuck-all for 22 years.

[Oakboy]

Who gives a fuck about his antics when he is that good a player? How many players (never mind forwards) could do that one-handed pick-up flat-out and go on to score? Is it an English trait to find fault with such quality? Maybe everyone should be happier with ordinary. After all, we've won fuck-all for 22 years.

[Oakboy]

Who gives a fuck about his antics when he is that good a player? How many players (never mind forwards) could do that one-handed pick-up flat-out and go on to score? Is it an English trait to find fault with such quality? Maybe everyone should be happier with ordinary. After all, we've won fuck-all for 22 years.

[Oakboy]

Who gives a fuck about his antics when he is that good a player? How many players (never mind forwards) could do that one-handed pick-up flat-out and go on to score? Is it an English trait to find fault with such quality? Maybe everyone should be happier with ordinary. After all, we've won fuck-all for 22 years.

[Oakboy]

Help, Puja. I only tried to post once, honestly!!!!

[Mikey Brown]

Lol. I assume that was an accident and not just a mark of how strongly you feel about this.

I don’t fully understand your whole angle about being overly negative and ‘finding fault’, it’s just recognising that be almost biffed it. I’m not sending him social media abuse, I’m just acknowledging what happened. Should we just pretend we didn’t notice?

Fantastic skill, I just wish I trusted him to focus 100% on getting the job done in those moments.

[Puja]

Help, Puja. I only tried to post once, honestly!!!!

I have no clue why the board suddenly decided you needed moderator approval out of nowhere! Even weirder is that it's only done it for one post and nothing else?

I'll keep an eye out for if it happens again

Mod

[FKAS]

Pollock's got a lot of talent. He's young, bound to be a bit of bravado and quite frankly you need plenty of self confidence to be the next bright young thing in English rugby because the media will try and tear you down at some point. He's obviously got some lessons to learn but he's learning them whilst still delivering. I'm more annoyed about the two lazy offsides and the yellow card at the end to be honest, just cause the game is done you can't be switching off like that.

Easier to iron out a bit of wandering focus than it is to teach all the other skills and competitive nature he has.

[Oakboy]

Pollock's got a lot of talent. He's young, bound to be a bit of bravado and quite frankly you need plenty of self confidence to be the next bright young thing in English rugby because the media will try and tear you down at some point. He's obviously got some lessons to learn but he's learning them whilst still delivering. I'm more annoyed about the two lazy offsides and the yellow card at the end to be honest, just cause the game is done you can't be switching off like that.

Easier to iron out a bit of wandering focus than it is to teach all the other skills and competitive nature he has.

Yes. Stating the obvious, you can only start with the skill. Provided doing so does not curb his enthusiasm, Pollock's mannerisms/behaviour can be adjusted. Trying to get his level of skill out of lesser (but 'well-behaved') players needs some sort of divine magic. I simply don't understand spectators/pundits who react only to his fringe antics. He is arguably our most gifted player. Let's support him not knock him.

I find Earl and Farrell's behavioural signals more annoying.

[Spiffy]

Pollock's got a lot of talent. He's young, bound to be a bit of bravado and quite frankly you need plenty of self confidence to be the next bright young thing in English rugby because the media will try and tear you down at some point. He's obviously got some lessons to learn but he's learning them whilst still delivering. I'm more annoyed about the two lazy offsides and the yellow card at the end to be honest, just cause the game is done you can't be switching off like that.

Easier to iron out a bit of wandering focus than it is to teach all the other skills and competitive nature he has.

Yes. Stating the obvious, you can only start with the skill. Provided doing so does not curb his enthusiasm, Pollock's mannerisms/behaviour can be adjusted. Trying to get his level of skill out of lesser (but 'well-behaved') players needs some sort of divine magic. I simply don't understand spectators/pundits who react only to his fringe antics. He is arguably our most gifted player. Let's support him not knock him.

I find Earl and Farrell's behavioural signals more annoying.

Don't think I have seen any posts that react ONLY to his antics.
Even those who are not that fond of showboating or screaming at the opposition, clearly acknowledge that he is an exceptional rugby talent.
I'm sure he can grow out of it as he matures with no adverse effects on his rugby skills.

[francoisfou]

Who gives a fuck about his antics when he is that good a player? How many players (never mind forwards) could do that one-handed pick-up flat-out and go on to score? Is it an English trait to find fault with such quality? Maybe everyone should be happier with ordinary. After all, we've won fuck-all for 22 years.

WTF! WTF! WTF! WTF! WTF! WTF!

[pjm1]

Really interesting analysis of the game and tactics with a Southern Hemisphere flavour…



Unfortunately the conclusion is a lot of the mismatch was in poor Aus attack… which means we should not get ahead of how solid our new defence is.

[francoisfou]

An impressive turn of pace for a touch judge!

[Puja]

An impressive turn of pace for a touch judge!

Fair play to the lad!

Puja