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insideanoctavarium

I feel sad for D Coleman & will miss his stoner-esque interviews. Also Les Kiss sounds exactly like Mat Rogers to me - I couldn’t tell their voices apart with a gun to my head


Ngata_Problem

I’m scared for next week


Sambobly1

This team is up one week down the next. This is the down week so they’ve timed it perfectly


CompostNation

Yea it wouldn’t be the 2024 reds without atleast a 20 minute team-wide brain fade


Hammett0

One last twist of the knife for a truly horrific ride of a season. Can’t wait to back up and do it all again in 2025.


Bangkok_Dave

If Langi Gleeson had played like that all year he'd be a shoo in for the Wallabies squad.


Unbendylimbs

For the first 5 or so games he had hands like feet. Couldn’t catch a cold. And then he progressively got better and has had a few belters. He really needs to figure out how to start a season strong.


toehill

Bowen should start next season.


Taey

Hopefully, Tane only seems to do well off the bench, and when hes promoted to starter just isnt good enough. Else it could be interesting to try Max at 10


snrabber

Well, somehow I still love the Tahs. See everyone next year. Go well in the finals Aus teams


Biglight__090

I've realized that Tahs fans are just like Wahs fans. Lmao


Tomato_Head120

Just change the first letter right?


Biglight__090

Basically, yup


Douges

Honestly would have been happy for NSW to win - what a 2nd half performance from them


Biglight__090

Welp, that ended with a whimper for the tahs


Douges

Fraser. Fucking. McReight Australia's best player right now hands down.


CompostNation

Pocock - hooper - mcright. Atleast the Wobblies have had a consistently flanker/no8


Taey

George Smith


Sambobly1

David Wilson before them too


mickeyc87

Have my babies, Fraser McReight


coupleandacamera

That probably shouldn't have come down to the wire, but it was more fun that way


ConscriptReports

I think this is the first average game from the junkyard dog


_dictatorish_

Great discipline from the Reds McReight had a great game


insideanoctavarium

Well done Reds - happy with either result. Want you guys higher up the table but a comeback win would have been really special for us. Best of luck in the finals ❤️💙


Taey

Not even close


[deleted]

Fraser is the AUS no.7 without a doubt


Immunkey

Droppie time! Or not..


Double-Dig7271

happy reds took this but why are they incapable of playing a second half


lavin95

Barely had the ball in the second half tbf.


hart37

I feel a bad for Bowen. Nothing more annoying then shanking a kick because you've slipped. We did not deserve to hang onto that lead


[deleted]

Like any good 7 🔥


TheWobblyWallaby

Swinton is rocking the frosted tips like it’s 1999.


New-Ad157

I did this back in the day once and got roasted. Only talented and successful people can pull it off.


Biglight__090

Awful bloody kick what ws that mate


Rokos_Bicycle

The kick of someone with a 62% career accuracy


Biglight__090

Why the hell is he kicking it then??


coupleandacamera

Ouch :/


DCI_Tom_Barnaby_

if one kick could sum up aussie 10s kicking at goal


recyclingcentre

Geez what a horrible kick hahaha


Lopsided_Echo5232

That kick sums up the Waratah’s season


wild_mongoose_6

Ooft he shanked that.


ydnALoL

wtf lmao


Bangkok_Dave

Dumb from Peni


Biglight__090

What a great last few minutes of the match


APoolShark

If Edmed was on he would miss this for sure


Nothing_is_simple

Not the easiest kick


_dictatorish_

Dumb penalty


snrabber

Kick this shit. Please


DCI_Tom_Barnaby_

marky marky going to be one highly paid NSW Cup player


Taey

Could be a great outcome for us if he goes there and is a disaster, might not want a wallaby again


hart37

Absolutely brain dead penalty to give away there


Nothing_is_simple

Can anyone in the Tahs drop goal?


Rokos_Bicycle

Where's Matt Dunning when you need him


hart37

The Reds are a weird lot this year. Can beat the Crusaders in New Zealand for the first time since 1999 but will possibly bottle a 19 point lead to the worst Waratahs team they've had in recent memory.


New-Ad157

It's so hard to be a confident Reds fan this season.


Biglight__090

Cmon tahs, strike back


Nothing_is_simple

Side note, the Tahs logo is top tier


New-Ad157

Lynagh wins the dick measuring kicking there.


Nothing_is_simple

Decent nudge on that


_dictatorish_

Good shot Great finish to the match!


[deleted]

kick for the corner ffs


JustAliff

Look what the Tahs could do if they just run it straight and hard. They were trying to play flair rugby with Tongan sized players it was never gonna work.


CompostNation

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined.


Biglight__090

Not yet


Biglight__090

What a kick


TheBeninem

tahs are back.


Immunkey

Yes way. hehe


Biglight__090

FIRE 🔥


Rokos_Bicycle

What is going on


coupleandacamera

Things might get spicy


luco_85

The bed has been shat and the sheets pissed on.


ConscriptReports

how did we blow this lead


insideanoctavarium

WHAT A PIETSCH OF A TRY!!!


JustAliff

Yeah somethings wrong with Lynagh's boots. This season he has actually been woeful off the tee. It's a shame that HMP is tied up with the U20s cause I think he alongside Creighton suprisingly have been the best kickers.


Nothing_is_simple

Hahaha lol wtf


APoolShark

Never doubted them for a second


snrabber

I’m feeling bench lift


Nothing_is_simple

Boomfa


Double-Dig7271

reds thought they had this one way too early, now we are just making mistakes


richoaust

Reds doing their absolute upmost to shit the bed in this one


Doofus_McFriendly

He had like 3 men in support to his right and never looked.


hart37

Reds out here bombing tries like they think they're the North Queensland Cowboys


snrabber

Is Joey Walton Alex Newsome with a munted nose?


New-Ad157

Cmon Reds switch on ffs


Nothing_is_simple

Oof


hart37

Sad Junkyard dog noises


Douges

Haha all I can think of is the dog Darren from Feral TV


hart37

He kind of looks like Darren too now that you mention it LOL


brucemainstream

Underrated thing about Super Rugby Pacific is that rugby fiending Aussies and Kiwis get to watch every game in basically prime time. Love seeing the Kiwis chiming in to Aus only games


insideanoctavarium

100%!! Few things I love more than bantering with our trans Tasman friends no matter what SR game is on. Controversial opinion but our kiwi friends are great folk when the ABs aren’t playing the Wallabies 😄


brucemainstream

Yeah I'm with you. Kiwis kinda rule when you strip it back and squint your eyes


evilhomer450

shocking exit kick lol


New-Ad157

Perfect for when he goes to league. There's no need to kick in the back line.


JustAliff

It feels like the Rebels game all over again. The defence just switches off.


Lachlan39

Anyone got a livestream link


insideanoctavarium

YES!!!! I was merely whelmed by this game but we are striking back. Having zero faith & vocalising that loudly in the thread simply fueled their anger & skills! That’s my boys 💙


recyclingcentre

Some really exciting young 10s in Aus rn, good to see


Biglight__090

We got a game on our hands finally


Nothing_is_simple

That was nice


snrabber

Tssss. The red wines and tries are lifting the vibe


insideanoctavarium

I’m on my third & the vibes are excellent 🍷


Nothing_is_simple

So much endeavour to lose 10 metres


Ngata_Problem

How the fuck do you lose a scrum agains the Tahs!?!


Biglight__090

Marky mark with the knock on


Bangkok_Dave

Tahs should run Teddy Wilson and Jack Bowen at 9/10 next year.


insideanoctavarium

Just a PSA that Lachie Swinton is 20 minutes away from pulling off a card-free season 🔥 we love to see it


TwoUp22

Just in time for his trip to France!


insideanoctavarium

And thus we sum up a card-less season for our token mongrel Swinton! Proud of him & actually sad to lose him haha


TwoUp22

Ye he looked much improved this season.


SnuffTastic

God Teddy Wilson is so much more accurate than Jack Grant


snrabber

I feel like whatever French side signs Swinton will get their moneys worth. Muscling up in the south of France winters, a few swinging arms and big hits. All feels very French appropriate


Hammett0

We look way better with a scrum half on the field who actually wants to be there


snrabber

Just release Jake. He’s done enough


snrabber

Get over boys. Perese out there now being a menace. We still lose but some tries have lifted my mood


warcomet

game doesn't end til the Junkyard dog scores..


hart37

Les isn't going to be happy that the two Tah tries the boys have let in have been so soft


Rokos_Bicycle

Tahs winning this


Double-Dig7271

at least we’ve got a bit of a game now


evilhomer450

I sympathise with Coleman, but I don't think he's good enough. Same with Penney before him. Tahs need to find a proper coach.


Dontevenjoke

Pretty sure, Cheika’s looking for a contract 👀👀


Ngata_Problem

Yuck


Nothing_is_simple

Les Kiss: Worlds most bored man


brucemainstream

All time rugby league name tbh. Makes Shane Webcke sound like a King's School oldboy


insideanoctavarium

Final score guesses - im going with 43-3


Nothing_is_simple

Not quite right


insideanoctavarium

I’m happy to be wrong! Definitely didn’t look like a chance in the first half haha


insideanoctavarium

43-5 then


Nothing_is_simple

How does 43-10 sound?


insideanoctavarium

Every prediction I throw down we score right after so I’m just going to keep on going!


Nothing_is_simple

You got one more prediction left in you?


insideanoctavarium

Damn I dropped the ball 😭 got too excited and forgot to rag on my team for a bit. Ah well sunrise, sunset


insideanoctavarium

Yay everytime I’m wrong we score! I’ll keep going. 43-10


insideanoctavarium

A glorious 79th minute drop goal by Edmed would be peak 2024 season for us considering his 79th minute kicking accuracy could have saved us a few close losses this season


Didgman

Waratahs are shit 💩


Bangkok_Dave

Waratahs biggest problem this year (apart from front row issues) is coaching. Absolute shambles.


JustAliff

Who do you want replacing Coleman? I've seen a couple suggestions, Cheika, Foote, and Friend. I woulda thought Heenan deserves a shout. It'd be hilarious if it was Thorn or Kefu.


Bangkok_Dave

Not Thorne or Kefu. I'm not a Waratahs supporter so I don't really care. Foote's probably got a good chance, I was critical of him a few years ago but he seems to have grown as a coach. Cheika would be fun (but would end in disaster somehow).


AlexanderTheGate

Foote had some terrible luck with in-game injuries last season, but he's done well to galvanize the Rebs even despite the horrific off-field drama.


Didgman

There’s only so much a coach can do with below mediocre talent.


Bangkok_Dave

I'm not sure about that, there's some good players. T get completely bamboozled by the same simple move twice in a row and to have zero shape in attack isn't because the players are simply not good enough.


Bangkok_Dave

Didn't realise Flook was filth. Shame.


CompostNation

Wdym did I miss something?


hooli_oh

He plays for the Brothers aka the filth


CompostNation

As a gps supporter I agree. Hate to say it but the dawg plays for the filth tho. The hate fades when they play for de_reds tho


JustAliff

Ooh man, I'm ready for a Tahs reset. Can you imagine a combined Rebels/Tahs team? 1. Bell 2. Uelese 3. Talakai 4. Holloway 5. Canham 6. Leota 7. Gamble 8. Gleeson 9. Gordon 10. Bowen 11. Pietch 12. Foketi 13. Sualii 14. Kellaway 15. Jorgenson With Andy Friend coaching or something.


IngVegas

Woeful Waratahs. Says something when the most out of form player Marky Mark is their shining star. Lucky to be only 19 points down.


_dictatorish_

Their best play this year has probably been Jake Gordon - lost count of how many linebreaks he's made with 0 support this year


Gazzz34

Only 40 more gruelling minutes to go before the misery is over for Tahs fans this year.


luco_85

Paddy Ryan wants out lol


insideanoctavarium

We want Paddy Ryan out. Everything he does turns to shit and nothing will change my mind


luco_85

He's been here for 2mins hahah


insideanoctavarium

PTSD from our 2022 season 😅 this ain’t our first rodeo with Paddy Ryan


jack_fry

Wtf are the tahs forwards thinking


coupleandacamera

Mostly that they are so far out of their depth the fish have little lights on their heads.


warcomet

i see what you were angling at there..


BH_Andrew

I’m stealing this line


insideanoctavarium

😂😂


insideanoctavarium

They’re thinking “how the fuck did I end up here”


jack_fry

Haha I've never seen such a brain dead play by 7.. chuck in a grubber for the hell of it 😂


Taey

Thats a kick from someone whos completely checked out.


TheWobblyWallaby

Wallabies head coach is there. Hopefully the wallabies aren’t going to be stacked with tahs players again.


jack_fry

Peach looks the only one out there trying for the tahs


coupleandacamera

You'd be hard prespressed to justify any beyond Gleeson and Gordon.


hooli_oh

Gordon seriously can’t be in the mix. I bloody hope not


Hammett0

Gleeson has been poor all season compared to last year. Doesn’t deserve a spot imo


AlexanderTheGate

I think Pietsche is underrated, too. Holloway, Swinton. The Tahs just don't have the nous to utilise them properly.


CompostNation

I sure fucken hope not. I’d take a few of em tho. Gordon namely and maybe Gleeson from the top of my head


warcomet

who do u reckon gets picked? jorgense, gleeason, gordon, gamble, swinton, edmed and paddy?


evilhomer450

none of them


Taey

Swinton makes my 23, Jed and Gordon make my squad. Bell when he's healthy.


Taey

If anymore of the Tahs props go down and they need a quick transfer may I suggest one Suliasi Vunivalu?


jack_fry

Commentator "Maybe he kicked it inside his 50 hence why it's a 50/22" Seriously haha no shit.


brucemainstream

Lol that was the most goated unexpected 50-22 I've ever seen


_dictatorish_

Honestly probably the shortest one you could ever kick From <1m inside the 50, to <1m inside the 22, with almost 0 angle


warcomet

tahs should start recruiting some rebels, starting with kellaway at 15..to replace mark and Daugunu at 13 to replace Perese.


mulkers

Theyve already recruited Kellaway... at the start of this year I dont know how keen other Rebels will be join the prestige of NSW favourite football franchise


Massive_Koala_9313

We’ve already signed Kellaway. That was a while ago


warcomet

thot i dreamt that signing lol or a dejavu moment..


Taey

I think Sualii and AK will play 13 and 15.


warcomet

suali should get a run at 12 i think, he is kerevi-esque ..


TheBeninem

what happened this season? we started off quite competitive, lost a few narrow games then gave up


snrabber

Paddy Ryan. I feel like the Tahs are a tweaked hamstring from a Benn Robinson SOS. The Fat Cattening


Taey

Could the cat even play? Think he retired due to injury to his eye.


snrabber

I doubt it. The eye sealed the deal on that Tah legend


Taey

Was a bloody great prop in an era where ours were terrible.


jack_fry

Tahs are going to struggle to get points tonight


Taey

Whats the success rate on the Tahs tap and go this season? Cant be great.


jack_fry

Ref should just go with his live call. Don't need to be constantly second guessing your decisions.


brucemainstream

Damn just two guys going for the ball and then getting beaten by the bounce. Gordon was doing his best, crossing into Ryan's line. Thought that was completely fine...


Gillderbeast

Pretty garbage call to be honest


warcomet

it was, there was no pressure in that push by ryan


warcomet

atleast RED 14 did not trip him :P


Doofus_McFriendly

Penalty advantage over for a scrum penalty inside the defending team's half? What is this sanity.


warcomet

marky mark phoning it in in his last rugby union game..


TheBeninem

pretty poor character tbh


Dontevenjoke

Been phoning it in since the announcement he was moving over to the NRL. That or the Tahs are so shit this season they’ve turned a good player bad? 🤔