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Western Force 'A' have thumped Perth Gold 38-7 in the curtain raiser for the Western Force v Bulls match. The game was practically all Western Force 'A' with the scraps of possession and territory that Perth Gold enjoyed wasted through knock-ons or penalty kicks not going into touch.
The academy sides dominance was built off the back of a powerhouse scrum anchored by Paul Alo-Emile, Siliva Siliva and Joe Ritchie. The trio also impressing with solid ball carries in general play. The Academy backrow also toiled hard throughout the match and Nick Haining was a particularly standout. One criticism that could be laid at their feet, however, was that there was a proliferation of breakdown infringements by the academy side. Given the control they had over the match, it seemed more than just a bit lazy. Of the academy backs the standouts were halves pairing Tyler Berry and Dave Cloete, who took firm advantage of the platform laid down by their forwards, and outside backs Juan Pretorius and Isaiah Mosese. Mosese demonstrated some dazzling footwork that had the Gold players clutching the air on many occasions.
It is pretty hard to identify top performers in a Gold side that was comprehensively beaten. The only notable in the forward pack was young Oliver Hoskins. While the Gold scrum was in reverse all through the match, it definitely deteriorated further when Hoskins went off. Centre pairing Chance Peni and Conrad Gillingham also showed off glimpses of attacking skill. All those Bieber watchers out there may be interested that Johnny O'Bieber turned out at 15 for the Gold side. Johnny definitely has the heart of his older brother but he isn't quite in the same league as his older brother. There were some glimpses of the O'Connor talent, however he is still a fair way off.
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
Congratulations to the two ROCKY boys in the match![]()
thought the gold boys looked strong in the tight, ripping several balls oput of mauls in the 20 mins i watched
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The scrum wasnt a contest. Paul Alo-Emile, Siliva Siliva won that many tightheads it wasnt funny
Generally speaking you aren’t learning much if your lips are moving!!!
The two props were very impressive
I'd like to see how they went against better opposition.
The loose head loooked well hard
The tight head was as high as he was wide. A scrum colossus. Short, quadrate and as strong as 3 men.
I thought the Gold side battled bravely. They were physical and competed well at the breakdown. The tackle contest was fierce until the finals whistle.
Both backlines were rubbish
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I agree
I hate seeing "professional" rugby backs that can't catch, can't kick off both feet, have the handling skills of an inebriated one armed man and are slower than my mum
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Your Mum takes a bit of catching!
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
No Godwin on either side...is there a story behind that, or is he just not getting there?
Godwin is injured
What was of concern was the lineout throws. They were well off the mark Siliva needs to work hard this week.
Generally speaking you aren’t learning much if your lips are moving!!!
Just keep throwing to the front like the Bulls did.
There needs to be a rethink on this pathway. Hats off to RugbyWA for doing whatever they can to expose community rugby to a higher level, but clearly a number of quality players from club land did not participate. A thorough review on why these guys did not play needs to be undertaken.