I think if the Yarpies hadn't infringed so much with blatant offsides (c'mon - don't blame the ref, infact, actually I do because he gave Shalk Burger HOW many warnings for the same infringement but failed to use the yellow card - pathetic), the All Blacks would have scored more tries. Their second try as it was came from a blatant forward pass right at the end. Every time the All Blacks were hot on attack, one of those overweight Yarpies would squash the ball with their rotunder. Or, if there was an overlap, a yarpie would stand 6 metres offside and prevent the ball getting to Howlett and Rockocoko. Eventually the ABs got with the ill disciplined game plan of the South Africans, kept the ball in hand 15 sets until the Yarpies couldn't infringe anymore and what do you know, they score.
Its sad that we get heartbroken for a team of ill disciplined, cheating geese when their adventure into criminology fails to pay off thanks to a resilient, yet rattled, 80 minute game. I'm more heart broken Cole forgot about the yellow card.
I still think the All Blacks will learn more from this than the Yarpies, I think that was the best they've got and the All Blacks will cane them by 20+ in Johannesburg. If they ever learnt to play with the same passion within the bounds of the union laws, they'd be a good team. Looking at that meat head at second five though who's tackle base is chin and higher, I doubt thats possible. Its a pity, it'd be great to have some good competition for New Zealand in internationals in the future.
I thought Collins had an average game, Spencer needed to turn them around better with more accurate punting, and I thought Carter was unlucky to be hauled. If anything he should have gone to 1st five, better kicking, looked more capable of beating the sumos from the Yarpies than Spencer did.
If the Yarpies can only slightly increase their discipline (don't blame the ref again - that is so catty), they will give Australia a pasting in Perth.
