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Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:20 pm
by Puja
You are fucking kidding me Brace. "That's the third high tackle. We had two at the start of the game, now one more here. You have to go lower as it's getting to be a problem."

In between times, Australia have conceded three high tackle penalties and had a chunk more that were missed. This was not considered enough for a captain's chat.

Puja

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:28 pm
by J Dory
Damn it. C'mon Fiji.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:32 pm
by 16th man
FFS sake Fiji, just start calling front ball, and drop your tackle heights.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:37 pm
by Puja
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:20 pm You are fucking kidding me Brace. "That's the third high tackle. We had two at the start of the game, now one more here. You have to go lower as it's getting to be a problem."

In between times, Australia have conceded three high tackle penalties and had a chunk more that were missed. This was not considered enough for a captain's chat.

Puja
Paid back, cause that was absolutely a shoulder direct to the jaw of the Aussie player during that break and both Brace and the TMO said it was fine. Bullet dodged there.

Puja

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:40 pm
by twitchy
Well played fiji.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:41 pm
by francoisfou
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Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:43 pm
by Buggaluggs
I know an Aus win is better for us, but I'm all on Fiji!

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:43 pm
by morepork
Oh yeah.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:44 pm
by Puja
That was satisfying.

Puja

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:44 pm
by UKHamlet
Fuckers could have kicked that penalty. Worst possible result.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:45 pm
by UKHamlet
Buggaluggs wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:43 pm I know an Aus win is better for us, but I'm all on Fiji!
I've never been a fan. Conversely I don't have the kind of hatred of Australia that seems to afflict so many.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:47 pm
by francoisfou
Put Brace in the same box are Peyper! Needs an urgent appointment with Specsavers!

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm
by Sandydragon
UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:44 pm Fuckers could have kicked that penalty. Worst possible result.
Yep. We need a BP against Aussie

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm
by Galfon
Difficult to win a game with that sort of penalty count.
Fij did well to hang in there - 3 best players off early, getting out of puff...massive game for Oz v Wal next week.
Can see them sneaking that one. :|

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:50 pm
by Mr Mwenda
Get in! That was some shift at the breakdown from the boys in white.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm
by Donny osmond
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm
UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:44 pm Fuckers could have kicked that penalty. Worst possible result.
Yep. We need a BP against Aussie
On today's showing you'll manage that

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:16 pm
by Sandydragon
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm
UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:44 pm Fuckers could have kicked that penalty. Worst possible result.
Yep. We need a BP against Aussie
On today's showing you'll manage that
With a bit of luck we can set up an England v Fiji rematch

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
by Puja
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm
UKHamlet wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:44 pm Fuckers could have kicked that penalty. Worst possible result.
Yep. We need a BP against Aussie
On today's showing you'll manage that
On today's showing, they should be expecting the victory and topping the group, not worrying sbout getting a losing bonus point.

Puja

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:38 pm
by Sandydragon
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm

Yep. We need a BP against Aussie
On today's showing you'll manage that
On today's showing, they should be expecting the victory and topping the group, not worrying sbout getting a losing bonus point.

Puja
If Australia are that Shute next week I’ll be very happy but I expect them to be better.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:50 pm
by pompey-zebra
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:38 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm

On today's showing you'll manage that
On today's showing, they should be expecting the victory and topping the group, not worrying sbout getting a losing bonus point.

Puja
If Australia are that Shute next week I’ll be very happy but I expect them to be better.
Australia appear to have a functioning line out at least.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:52 pm
by Son of Mathonwy
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm

Yep. We need a BP against Aussie
On today's showing you'll manage that
On today's showing, they should be expecting the victory and topping the group, not worrying sbout getting a losing bonus point.

Puja
The neutral would say that.

The Wales fan would only start to feel safe with a 50 point lead and 1 minute left on the clock.

Actually, make that 30 seconds. :|

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:52 pm
by Puja
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:38 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm

On today's showing you'll manage that
On today's showing, they should be expecting the victory and topping the group, not worrying sbout getting a losing bonus point.

Puja
If Australia are that Shute next week I’ll be very happy but I expect them to be better.
Captain Skelton's allegedly out for the tournament, they're a young and inexperienced team who've just become the first Australian side in nearly 70 years to lose to Fiji and are staring down the barrel of the worst ever RWC result for Australia, combined with Uncle Eddie's high-pressure management techniques and their only full-time 10 getting unceremoniously yanked shortly after a try-gifting error. It might be that Eddie can pull something together in a week and circle the wagons, but it also might be that they start falling apart.

Puja

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:55 pm
by Puja
Son of Mathonwy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:52 pm
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm

On today's showing you'll manage that
On today's showing, they should be expecting the victory and topping the group, not worrying sbout getting a losing bonus point.

Puja
The neutral would say that.

The Wales fan would only start to feel safe with a 50 point lead and 1 minute left on the clock.

Actually, make that 30 seconds. :|
I would laugh, but I do get it. I remember in 2019, when we were 12 points up against NZ with 3 minutes to go and I was so mentally scarred by previous NZ games that I was worrying that they'd score two tries and win by 2. It's a hard being a fan sometimes.

Puja

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:55 pm
by Son of Mathonwy
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:35 pm
16th man wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:33 pm
That’s just taking the piss.
It's kind of worrying to think of the mindset that would let that one go. We really need officials who want to apply the rules.

Re: Australia v Fiji (Sun/Mon)

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:59 pm
by UKHamlet
Puja wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 7:33 pm
Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:57 pm
Sandydragon wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:49 pm

Yep. We need a BP against Aussie
On today's showing you'll manage that
On today's showing, they should be expecting the victory and topping the group, not worrying sbout getting a losing bonus point.

Puja
I took it to mean a try bonus