3 . Barcaldine Bunyips 07 Aug 2011 02:40 AM
Congratulations to the All Blacks for retaining the Bledisloe Cup. They won desrvedly. Dan Carter's performance was remarkable. It was only three tries to two but the result never seemed in doubt. As an Aussie I enjoyed Rocky Elsom's form, considering his limited exposure this year and Stephen Moore has got me excited again about our front row. The best is yet to come for our side but I see no signs at all of a drop in form from the All Blacks. They looked very good, very strong and very confident until they went to the bench.

1 . Barcaldine Bunyips 05 Aug 2011 06:13 PM
The All Blacks and the Wallabies are playing to completely different strengths. The AB's have their discipline, structured game plan and clinical workman-like determination to stick out the full 80 with the confident belief that they will eventually overcome all oposition.
The Wallabies have a freedom of choice mantra in attack and a reliance on individual defensive ability to handle any situation, no matter what comes. It's one of those games again where if the AB's do there thing well, it takes a lot of luck and brilliance to beat them. If you try to beat them at their own style of play, you won't. But chuck caution to the wind , take your chances, go all in and you've got a shot.
Sooner or later this younger, more inventive Wallabies side are going to get on top and stay there, and I reckon Saturday night might just be the start of that. Wallabies by 5 points.