Force -v- Tahs Trail game highlights video

[pieter blackie]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8V862qh6Ow&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - Trial Highlights - HSBC Waratahs v Western Force[/ame]

[theforceguy]

Very poor tackling by some of the Force players

[GIGS20]

On the bright side, I don't think I saw a breakdown turnover against us, and our defensive structure was generally pretty good, we always had a man there (apart from the one off the base of the scrum where chucky looks to have called it wrong and they ended up with a three man overlap) now we need to get some rat hard bastards in there to drop them on the first contact.
Apart from Bam, Sharpie and Sheeno, who help my confidence a lot, who else was missing?

[theforceguy]

Sam Wykes was missing as well and I think Ripea is a better bet at 10
Rory Sidey won't start either if Mitch Inman is fit

[BDAVEY]

who played number 12.... ? missed a few tackles..... cant take too much from this

[theforceguy]

I think it was Gene Fairbanks

[Rex Messup]

It wasn't our best side by a long shot up against a probable Tah starting team give or take. The tahs were just about an all-wallaby affair. A good hit out for our lads
Some of the tackling was poor
the Phil Blake signature was all over some of the arm dangling
I think Cooper and his Reds backline are frothing at the mouth in anticipation

SOS Axe Gilmeister

[MI5_Dog]

who was it that was rushing out of the defensive line? I thought we were rid of that when Cross left.

[TOCC]

that scrum has to be a worry

[The InnFORCEr]

that scrum has to be a worry

Even the St George (read Queensland Reds) supporters are scared

[MI5_Dog]

that scrum has to be a worry

I don't think so. They were without some fairly pivotal people in the scrum and they were playing against a very strong pack. They'll hold their own I think.

[TOCC]

ah ok, i could only see Pek Cowan

[zimeric]

the first two scrums were poor the third was excellent they really held their own on their line..

dropped tackles by
2 -Charles - potential starter
3 -Fairbrother - potential starter
12 -Fairbanks - JOC/Ripia possible replacements (dammit Spanner WHY WHY?? )
9 -Stannard - Sheehan possible replacement
and
7 -Jenkins - Pocock will replace him

rush defence failure by 13 - Sidey - Inman will replace him

over all inexperience showed with arguably only Stannard and Fairbanks being of any experience...

[palitu]

fairbrother inexperienced?

[zimeric]

edited - thanks Palitu missed him off for some reason i think i was thinking of Henderson