England vs. Australia (2024)

[reprobate]

There's some good players in the wallabies. Bell, Wilson, Valetini, McReight are all quality, and the locks were good. Ikitau, the new bloke and Kerevi back is a good midfield.
Where they are lacking is 9 and 10. One halfback is too slow and the other can't kick, and Lolesio has been very patchy. Got Lynagh in the wings too, and they're young, so there is potential for them to be a very good side again. Not heaps of depth as per usual, so they need injuries to be on their side too.
Great game to watch, good fun and a nice antidote to our games. Does make very clearly the point that rugby is a completely different game depending on the referee.

[NTA]

Stuff that didn't go well:

• Covering kicks through
• Dumb penalties from known offenders like LSL
• Scrum smarts
• High ball

[MajorStokes]

@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):

Stuff that didn't go well:

• Covering kicks through
• Dumb penalties from known offenders like LSL
• Scrum smarts
• High ball

Hell of a back line tho mate, chin up!

[barbarian]

The further I get away from this game the more I believe it was really important for us.

We needed something, anything to show people that we might be able to compete with the Lions. Going 1-3 might be OK considering where we are at, but it doesn't scream 'watch out for us next year'.

Now we might drop a couple of games in the next three, but it matters less because we've shown now that when we are on we can compete with anyone.

[game_film]

Nice to hear old mate Maloney on the commentary going nuts. Always liked the dude and good to have something for Oz to get excited about

[Mr Fish]

@game_film said in England vs. Australia (2024):

Nice to hear old mate Maloney on the commentary going nuts. Always liked the dude and good to have something for Oz to get excited about

It's funny, I've seen a host of clips of the final play with different commentary and his is by far the worst. It's pretty clear that Jorgenson is going to score almost as soon as he gets the ball but it's not til he's bacially over the line that Maloney gets excited - super anti climatic commentary.

[mariner4life]

That's what ypu get for commentating from Sydney and can only call what the TV shows you.

I fucking hate it. Fuck you Covid.

[game_film]

@Mr-Fish Not sure if he’s on tour or calling the game off tube and could be subject to an audio delay?

[Wurzel]

He was calling off tube and therefore underwhelmed in what ought to be one of the most iconic moments in Wallabies history

[NTA]

Maloney wrote an article about it today.

Calling from studio is a bit shit as it turns out

[NTA]

According to someone

Angus Bell:
Carries: 14
Defenders Beaten: 9
Passes: 5
Offloads: 1
Tackles: 14
Turnovers: 1
Most defenders beaten by a Wallaby since 2019 (Koroibete against Georgia).
Most defenders beaten by a loose head prop for a T1 nation ever.

Those are some good numbers

[NTA]

@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):

Maloney wrote an article about it today.

Calling from studio is a bit shit as it turns out

https://www.nine.com.au/sport/rugby/wallabies-news-2024-england-win-sean-maloney-exclusive-column-on-stan-commentary-20241111-p5kpjr.html

[Catogrande]

@NTA

Yeah Bell had a game to remember. He stood tall from the get go. Very impressive and did his job in the tight too.

[game_film]

@NTA Hopefully this starts the turnaround - in interest as well as the team’s performance - and then his bosses will happily put him on a plane.

[game_film]

@NTA I remember Morgs saying put 100 in the book before this lad had even debuted.

[Dodge]

Jesus that was a shambles, what happens when you lose your defence coach I guess, they have no idea on defence at all. Not sure who can replace Borthwick, wonder if Jones would come back as head coach. Fair play to Aus, they were a joy (ish) to watch

[Frye]

@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):

According to someone

Angus Bell:
Carries: 14
Defenders Beaten: 9
Passes: 5
Offloads: 1
Tackles: 14
Turnovers: 1
Most defenders beaten by a Wallaby since 2019 (Koroibete against Georgia).
Most defenders beaten by a loose head prop for a T1 nation ever.

Those are some good numbers

Ridiculous amount of tackle breaks from Bell. Got to be close to the most ever by a prop in a test? Sitting down Curry(?) was a highlight.

[cgrant]

I have never seen such an impressive ball carrying prop since Bull Allen. That's about 30 years.

[NTA]

@Frye said in England vs. Australia (2024):

@NTA said in England vs. Australia (2024):

According to someone

Angus Bell:
Carries: 14
Defenders Beaten: 9
Passes: 5
Offloads: 1
Tackles: 14
Turnovers: 1
Most defenders beaten by a Wallaby since 2019 (Koroibete against Georgia).
Most defenders beaten by a loose head prop for a T1 nation ever.

Those are some good numbers

Ridiculous amount of tackle breaks from Bell. Got to be close to the most ever by a prop in a test? Sitting down Curry(?) was a highlight.

It's the most by a Tier 1 loosehead since 2010 according to Opta when they started compiling those stats.

All the more impressive considering we're a Tier 2 nation.

[Bovidae]

I've often used Bell as an example of what I wish the AB props would do with the ball in hand.