Monday, July 08, 2013

New Wallabies Coach!!


   Well, it seems it's a done deal and at a press conference tomorrow it will be announced that Robbie Deans will be replaced by Ewen 'Link' McKenzie as coach of the Wallabies!! The 2008 to now years have been a real mixed bag and the team haven't risen to the heights they might have... that's for sure!!

Wrap up:
- The team has developed way too slowly
- Our scrum has improved but at times is a joke
-There have been a lot of significant injuries
- We have introduced new players at times of injury but not enough on form in Super 15 until too late
- Quade Cooper bombed at the pressure moments so far and doesn't defend in the front line
- The only person who thinks O'Connor is a flyhalf is O'Connor
- The team struggled to 'play what was in front of them' and then Cooper rebelled against structure
- The injury list has seen lots of younger players brought in and that will soon yield results
- No Bledisloe, no World Cup Final, rare high points...
- The Team pushed the Lions and exposed a lack of precision under pressure but didn't sustain it
- I don't think their losses have hurt enough

   Robbie Deans is a culture builder and player manager who tried to get the team to play to their strengths but the team was too inconsistent and Cooper didn't deliver...
Good luck Ewen!!

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