The odd one aside, I thought Pollock was consistent. The fact is, the Wallabies adapted better to his style.
The Wallaby backline is going to depend on the extent of the injuries, mainly concussions. Barnes looked like he'd been knocked out and, with his horrible history of concussions, that might be it for him. Not one of his better games till that point either, unfortunately. Very loose kicking, always one of his potential problems. Lealiifano looked all right but it depends on the extent of any concussion. He's a bloody good player, they missed him badly. It looked like McCabe's head landed on the footy and he could have re-hurt his neck. He's only just back from a nasty neck injury. AAC looked to have hurt a shoulder. We'll have to wait and see.
I really don't like O'Connor at 10. Too much running sideways and indecision. He not only takes runners' space but confuses those around him. His lovely talents are just wasted at 10. Worst case scenaro with the backs' injuries, either Quade is called up or Matt Toomua, he who had a fine game for the Brumbies against the Lions. Pocket battleship, solid rather than spectacular skills, massive tackler.
A couple of touches of class from KB on his return too. I wish him well.
The Wallaby backline is going to depend on the extent of the injuries, mainly concussions. Barnes looked like he'd been knocked out and, with his horrible history of concussions, that might be it for him. Not one of his better games till that point either, unfortunately. Very loose kicking, always one of his potential problems. Lealiifano looked all right but it depends on the extent of any concussion. He's a bloody good player, they missed him badly. It looked like McCabe's head landed on the footy and he could have re-hurt his neck. He's only just back from a nasty neck injury. AAC looked to have hurt a shoulder. We'll have to wait and see.
I really don't like O'Connor at 10. Too much running sideways and indecision. He not only takes runners' space but confuses those around him. His lovely talents are just wasted at 10. Worst case scenaro with the backs' injuries, either Quade is called up or Matt Toomua, he who had a fine game for the Brumbies against the Lions. Pocket battleship, solid rather than spectacular skills, massive tackler.
A couple of touches of class from KB on his return too. I wish him well.
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