Australia v Lions 2nd test
Just briefly. Not playing this game for a couple of reasons.
One is the 2 units pending on the Wallabies to win the series. After their first test debacle, they have an awful lot of ground to make up.
An Australian win here would obviously be a good thing but with the match at a virtual pick 'em, I don't fancy a wager on either side. The Lions should struggle to play better than they did in the first 55 minutes of the first test, but there were a few worrying signs towards the end - even if they were playing with 14 men for most of the last quarter.
The Wallabies couldn't have been any worse. Their gameplan was most un-Macqueen/Brumbies like and just never functioned until they resorted to type far too late. Expect big improvements this time, but I can't back a side that played so poorly a week ago. Big problems for them at hooker with Jeremy Paul out - the Lions took the ball at will from replacement rake Michael "Axel" Foley's throws.
Good luck to those playing.
Just briefly. Not playing this game for a couple of reasons.
One is the 2 units pending on the Wallabies to win the series. After their first test debacle, they have an awful lot of ground to make up.
An Australian win here would obviously be a good thing but with the match at a virtual pick 'em, I don't fancy a wager on either side. The Lions should struggle to play better than they did in the first 55 minutes of the first test, but there were a few worrying signs towards the end - even if they were playing with 14 men for most of the last quarter.
The Wallabies couldn't have been any worse. Their gameplan was most un-Macqueen/Brumbies like and just never functioned until they resorted to type far too late. Expect big improvements this time, but I can't back a side that played so poorly a week ago. Big problems for them at hooker with Jeremy Paul out - the Lions took the ball at will from replacement rake Michael "Axel" Foley's throws.
Good luck to those playing.
