Give credit we’re it’s due, Fiji played brilliant rugby.

@benvisagie8844

10 ай бұрын

But Fiji has knocked and disnt have a lit of balks. Australia stilenall the line out ball and the penalty count. And Viji picked up 3 injuries? And Australia still loose, really pathetic. I dont think Viji played that well…..

@PcMExplode

10 ай бұрын

The brake down for Fiji was class as a wales fan they really have done us a huge favour

@morgandunn8163

10 ай бұрын

@@PcMExplode we should beat the wallabies butt

@jallan1472

10 ай бұрын

​@benvisagie8844 didn't play well yet still picked up a win. You're talking as if the win was a fluke.

@benvisagie8844

10 ай бұрын

@@jallan1472 I am very happy that they have won. But they should have played better if they want to play in a quarter final. So I hope they also see it through the euphory that they are in.

Aus arent the team they used to be and fiji are twice the team they used to be. Im happy that theres a change of the guard in rugby, its good for our sport

@AlexHawker761

10 ай бұрын

I agree. It's incredible to watch some other teams play to win with all their heart.

@videoaddict961

10 ай бұрын

No it’s not a good thing for our sport that our sport is crashing and burning in one of its former powerhouse nations. We should want Fiji to reach tier one status without losing another tier one nation

@thf3038

10 ай бұрын

the demise of australian rugby union is far from good for the sport.

Australian Rugby has been in decline since the Folau incident.

@mthunziphakathi4215

10 ай бұрын

Who was their best player.

@davidpeters3857

10 ай бұрын

😜 😂😂 since 2004 mate

@JackTaudi

10 ай бұрын

In 2003 we were either No. 1 or 2 in The Rugby World Rankings, now Number 9 !! Nothing to do with Folau being sack!! The code is Number 4 in Aus, the 2 big codes of the AFL & NRL have just done a better job of attracting the elite sports kids.

@bertusreynolds9153

10 ай бұрын

That is where they lost my support. Too many toxic charaters in the team. Too be honest, Eddie did the best thing for the team getting rid of Hooper and Cooper.

@iancameron7292

10 ай бұрын

Australian rugby is a political carnival.

Here’s some comments about Eddie Jones from John Connelly (ex wallabies coach that took over coaching from 2006-2007 with a 64% win record vs Eddie Jones record from 2001-2005 of 57.89% win record): Eddie Jones is a a 'charlatan'. John Connolly succeeded Jones when the outspoken rugby coach left his post as Wallabies coach in 2006, having guided the Aussies over a four-year spell. Jones went on to coach the Japanese and English national teams before making a return to the Wallabies earlier this year, but after losing to South Africa and Argentina in his first two games in charge, Connolly fears the appointment is a backwards step. 'How did we end up with Eddie again? He is full of it. He talks a great game but plays a terrible one,' Connolly, who labelled the comeback a 'bloody disaster', told the Telegraph 'He is a charlatan, he is a failed selector. He was the captain's pick by the chairman who just came into the job. When I took over from Eddie, the players were like beaten down sheepdogs. If you walked in a room they would have their heads down and were scared to do anything. 'There was no leadership. There was no development. It was a total void that took nearly a year to rebuild. I can't believe we have made the same mistake again.'

Throw the baguettes at me mate 😂

EJ's message to Australia sounds much like he was saying about England over the last few years - "Never mind today, in several years time we will be brilliant."

@_Opal_Miner_

10 ай бұрын

EJ is like a drunk old uncle at a wedding reception. Dancing to a different tune than the DJ is playing, buying rounds of shots no-one wants and getting agro if anyone says anything to him. You're drunk Uncle Eddie, go home.

@poerava

10 ай бұрын

One would say that when they are in a 7 digit salary.

@sgr1ob

10 ай бұрын

And he's right, we've been trash for the last 24 years. Something has got to change and he's at least trying to give the next generation a go.

@_Opal_Miner_

10 ай бұрын

@@sgr1ob Last 24 years is a bit of a stretch. RWC 2003 - Runner's up. RWC 2011 - Third place. RWC 2015 - Runners up.

@sgr1ob

10 ай бұрын

@@_Opal_Miner_ none of it matters in a bracket competition when we can't challenge for the Bledisloe and suck in the super rugby.

If the wallabies decline continues 25 could be the last Lions tour to Australia. They already chucked in a fixture with a combined NZ side in 25 to give the Irish (sorry the Lions) a game.

@mikebrazao1836

10 ай бұрын

At this point World Rugby is betting the farm that Oz hosting the 2027 RWC will turn things around.

@shaneosullivan3358

10 ай бұрын

Seeing as a lions team at the moment would literally be ireland and Co it makes u wonder how could the lions selection last time round leave out so many stars (Van der Flier, Ryan, Ringrose, Sexton, Keenan, Porter) I'm not saying they all should have been selected, but some of the omissions were absolutely shocking.

@johnhanson5943

10 ай бұрын

You mean the Irish-Oceania-south African Lions

@shaneosullivan3358

10 ай бұрын

@@johnhanson5943 hahah fair enough although u can't say England Wales, France and Scotland do the same. Not to mention the team of Fijians playing for Australia and new zealand with "the three best academies in the world" so we are far from alone and far drom the worst on doing this

@shaneosullivan3358

10 ай бұрын

Pretty we have no out and out south Africans on out team herring has irish heritage only bundee aki and Lowe are fully residency so that's a pretty good ratio in comparison to around the world

Eddie Jones is very good at saying "I take full responsibilty for the result" and then reeling off a stream of excuses as to why it wasn`t his fault !

Eddie is a good coach, but what he needs more than anything is a year off the job. He needs to go away and rediscover his love of the game. The Ozzies should have kept Rennie for this RWC, kept Eddie on as a consultant for the England QF for the lulzies. But Eddie needs to just take a step back. Maybe go coach a school side for a season. Then come back and coach the Wallabies for the 2027 RWC.

@Richiv77

10 ай бұрын

That is a really good idea.

@kieranhanrahan2883

10 ай бұрын

Not sure EJ is such a good coach as people say. Tactically Aus were awful. Aus was eating the Fiji lineout all game long and yet continued to kick the ball infield at every opportunity. The one time they did kick it dead, they scored a try off it. Just bizarre.

@thewexican1095

10 ай бұрын

He sure doesn't look like a good coach 😂 for years

@RicksPhatPharm-vw2lb

10 ай бұрын

South Africans who know Australian rugby intamatley rate him in high regard. He is a brilliant coach, and the best fit for Australia. We played Tri Nations Super Rugby and yearly tours and Aus has the talent. Eddie needs time and support to rebuild rugby... you cannot expect that in 4 months. Australia also has the harshest media, that's where the problem lies

Slipper was smiling coming off the field.....SMILING...AFTER THAT PERFORMANCE!

Eddie says he’s preparing for an event in the future to deflect responsibility for the here and now. Did exactly the same with England through their dire 6 nations tournaments in the years leading up to his sacking.

If Rugby Australia had kept Dave Rennie we would’ve topped this pool nothing against the Flying Fijians they deserved their historic win , but the moment Rugby Australia thought Eddie Jones could make a Cinderella run in basically less then a year when Dave Rennie had already the time to find what combinations work & the what players fit together over the last few years to prepare for this World Cup yet whoever made the decision to appoint Eddie Jones this late or this close to a World Cup was shocking! I called it from the start it was gonna blow up in Rugby Australia’s face & Eddie’s face. Then if I wasn’t as confident already that the Wallabies would struggle under Eddie Jones , Eddie Jones leaves out nearly all the experienced players that have carried this wallabies team for the last few years in Michael Hooper, Quade Cooper (To an extent) , Pete Samu , Reece Hodge & instead gives debuts to young players off the back of one decent super rugby season was mind blowing. You use to have blooded the younger players either after the World Cup or play just have them around the squad for experience not hand them the baton n tell them to run the frontline 🤦‍♂️ How Carter Gordon & Ben Donaldson gets picked over Quade Cooper & Reece Hodge or Andrew Kellaway is crazy or to dropping Pete Samu & not picking Michael Hooper from the squad while starting Frasier & Tom hooper just took the cake so if we as wallabies fans have anyone to blame blame Rugby Australia & Eddie Jones coz we just wasted 4 years to then throw it away when it came time to pick the right coach n right team 🤦‍♂️

@CH-yp5by

10 ай бұрын

here here, its those corporate shmucks aka the old boys club at the ARU lving in the past of 2001 to 03 who are to blame, who did this for their ego but funny enough they have now all left with their big payouts

@tuckervio3189

10 ай бұрын

I've said it as well. The day Rennie was let go and Eddie installed as the new head coach, literally just before a World cup was the worst move that the ARU could make. Rennie was developing a solid structure there after a few years with trialling different combinations that were becoming cohesive before the rug was pulled from beneath his feet.. Although his win loss record wasn't the greatest, to be fare he really didn't have much depth there to work with. But still because of his influence in shaping the team, a lot of his losses were very close games. If he was given the opportunity to fully impliment his objective the Wallabies would not be in the mess that they're in now. I mean which coach in his right mind takes a squad mainly packed with inexperience to a World cup? And omit seasoned/experienced players . Hence the reason why Australia is in the pitiful state that it's in. So if anyone is to blame, the ARU are definitely at fault here.

@dermotbalaam5358

10 ай бұрын

Guys who have carried the team for years blocked the development of new players. Too many players past their use by date.

I'm no fan of Eddie Jones, but I think people are massively missing how dangerous a team the Fijians have become. They beat England, after all, and would have beaten the Welsh if only the ref had done his job properly. I can see Fiji making the semi-finals, at least. They certainly won't fear the likes of England or Argentina in the quarters. Where Eddie has gone wrong, in my opinion, is leaving out players like Hooper and Cooper, who would have added vital experience to this young Aussie squad. But one suspects they would have been precisely the kind of players that would likely challenge Eddie's gameplan, and so fast became persona non grata when Eddie arrived. Just like Chris Ashton and Danny Cipriani when Eddie was England coach. Finally, I can't see the Aussies beating the Welsh. Morale is low and they have some injury worries. And if they lose this weekend, I reckon Eddie will be looking for a new job. Post-match pressers won't be the same!

@taffroko9477

10 ай бұрын

Well said my friend ! So call tier 2 nations are developing and developing real good! Fiji inclusion in super rugby was a massive step up

@2011hwalker

10 ай бұрын

England were treating that Fiji game as the warm up game it is...I think england will be 5x more energized in a WC knock out game. Englands defensive effort in their two games has been excellent.

I don't buy Eddie's "building for 2027" rhetoric. - it's just a convenient excuse. Eddie always wants to win. - and he thought he'd be able to pull a rabbit out of a hat with this young team. - (to be fair) maybe he still can.

@Sojourner88

10 ай бұрын

Nah, we're building for 2031 mate! haha

@ceeriahsiale7314

10 ай бұрын

They’re building backwards 😂

@sbruns90

10 ай бұрын

Compare it to how France approached the 2019 RWC. They'd been smashed by England in the 6 Nations and that in turn led to the fast-track reshuffle that brought Dupont, Ntamack, Baille, Alldritt, Marchand, Ramos etc into the starting XV, but they kept enough of the older guard in for the World Cup, knowing that the young players could learn so much from past tournament experience. Helped that Galthié was there as a consultant under Brunel but the fact still remains and it's a reason why those younger players are now the spine of the French team. It would have made a lot of sense for Jones to look towards the future with the current group of youngsters but keep guys like Quade Cooper, utilising their experience (even if their form wasn't great). Seems to have taken a huge risk and it may well backfire. Kudos to Rugby Australia if they have bought into the grand plan...the last thing I want rugby to end up like is football with its constant conveyor belt of coaches/managers every few months.

The squad selection shows that EJ is not looking at this RWC with the respect it deserves. Easy pool, why not keep the old guard to lead the youngsters and put a positive vibe in the team?

Ive said it all along,, Fiji are always capable of massive one off performances, but over the course of 4 games or so they will slip up. Realistically they battled hard against wales, going into 70 mins 18 points down the game was gone, Wales were bringing players off to rest, and the scoreline probably flattered Fijis performance. A knockout game against Aus brought them together, but dont underestimate Georgia, georgia were caught cold, but if they have a good win v Portugal this weekend they will go into the Fiji game as a knockout game, knowing a win puts them in the position for a winner take all v wales. Thats a huge incentive. Also, Fijis set peice, although good against Aus was a bit lucky v wales, and was destroyed by France and England, that may still prove a problem.

It was the same when MIchael Cheika was coach of Aus. He was an absolute train wreck in the press conferences. They can't handle criticism. It's a terrible look for the team to see that childish behaviour. Dave Rennie was much more on point. They've gone backwards after all the good things he put in place.

It was BAFFLING to me that everyone was saying they were still going to top the group. Its like they hadn't watched the Rugby and looked at the teams. Why people backed Aus whilst doubting Wales....they were looking for an excuse to bash Wales instead of looking at the Rugby

@mikebrazao1836

10 ай бұрын

Wales is utter shit and was EXTREMELY lucky to beat Fiji... thanks in part to some incredibly biased reffing.

@NTL578

10 ай бұрын

To be honest they were 1 of a pool of 3 underperforming teams before the WC, Eng/Wal/Aus. I was surprised people thought they could really do something at the WC, because there were a few who thought they were dark horses. Having said that there wasn't much evidence Wales would be any better and by the way, that game isn't won yet.

@bertiewooles3093

10 ай бұрын

@@NTL578 Agreed the game is not won but I think even in the South Africa game Wales playee there was more to suggest that Wales kmew what needed to be fixed than either England or Australia did

@morgandunn8163

10 ай бұрын

​@bertiewooles3093 I agree wales have a better pack than the aussies aswell

@dannyboywhaa3146

10 ай бұрын

Aussies far stronger than Wales... Fiji blew it against Wales - should’ve won easily! They played the game of their lives against a young Aussie team who’d only played a disappointing Georgia, and just scraped through - they’d had Wales to warm up! Aussies were young and cold. They will improve and beat Wales easily. I still expect them to go far! Eddie is playing mind games... taking the pressure off and letting the youngsters play - watch out!

I feel sorry for the younger Ausie players. Imagine getting selected to play for your country in the biggest rugby event in the world, and your coach is acting like an idiot in front of the media and making stupid comments like that. No matter what you say, he should be able to handle this better. This nonsense already started before the WC when he was upset that Aus was playing against a springbok B side. And we all know what happened with that game. He lost his cool in the post-match press conference then as well. The very next game when AUS lost againt AB...the same nonsense. He was acting out against a supporter on live tv. I think he has lost the plot...

I know Goodey genuinely loves that the AB’s and Wallabies aren’t at their best 😂

@garybaltiejus7248

10 ай бұрын

Difference is the mighty all blacks, and it's important you don't forget this bro, the all blacks CAN bounce back OVERNIGHT, ignore this fact at your peril

@Lesssvav

10 ай бұрын

@@garybaltiejus7248 that’s a fact! 🙌🏾

He’s not disrespecting the WRC, he has to start somewhere to rebuild, but not taking Foley was a big mistake. As an Australian fan of 35 years Eddies comment’s don’t piss us off, he can be funny at times, he just isn’t getting the results. The real problem here is years of poor admin and no grassroots development on a creative scale. ARU need to develop the game more in Victoria and other states. From the grassroots up. Rugby Union needs some serious crearive minds in the admin of the ARU.

@RealRen3977

10 ай бұрын

How about you rebuild after the World Cup? You don’t rebuild in world cups mate they the RA stuffed up by sacking Dave Rennie for this muppet Eddie Jones. - Should’ve Taken Michael Hooper to captain the squad , Pete Samu being the top 3 performing back towers in Australia for the last 3 years , Taken Reece Hodge the best utility we had who is also experienced & taken Quade Cooper for his experience as well yet we give out debuts in a World Cup which is ridiculous!

@CH-yp5by

10 ай бұрын

Its not the grass roots thats the problem its the morons in their suits and RM Williams boots at the ARU that need to go, its was all Marinos and McCllend that thought why not bring back Eddie and rush him in with 8months to a world cup. They should be demonised by the press and made to look a fool for the worst decisions ever made !

@footyfin

10 ай бұрын

I agree with all of original comment, except (me also following wallabies since 1980s), EJ DOES pi$$ me off now with most of his comments.

Jones did the same thing with England for the 6 Nations when he was losing, building to the World Cup mate. Excuse after excuse

When he dropped Michael Hooper, he crossed the line from innovation to idiocy

Tbf Australia are hosting the next world cup, so it will be more important. As others have said Eddie seems a bit manic and burnt out and needs some time away from the top level to clear his head. One place that needs the Japan treatment is the United States who will be hosting in 8 years, and didn't even qualify for this one, so are going to need someone to come in and massively improve their team and management.

steve larkham and laurie fisher will be the next to coach the wallabies, they shoud have kept rennie he was doing better

EJ right from the get go told the press "I want the best if the Wallabies are to win the 2023 RWC" Who says that?. Then starts losing and he has a go at anyone who asked very straight forward questions. So, all his BS just puts the players at a point that more pressure is piled on them because he's virtually believed his big calls.

Gatland's beat him to it and has got a good start for 2027 with the Wales rebuild when he signed on the dotted line . Clever and intelligent coach

@westleighsealy8559

10 ай бұрын

Exactly ! Out of Wales, England & Australia all getting new coaches. Wales are looking more like a working unit.

Eddie is constantly moving the goal posts and not too many people/players are questioning it. First it was bledisloe, then the World Cup, now he boasts about how young the team is. As an Aussie fan, EJ is making it tough to get behind this team.

ARU has had incompetent management for the last 20 years. This team has won 3 out of the last 15 games they've played and took 4 years to record a win by 20+ points. (against Georgia 2023) - Continuous stop gap measures by employing champion kiwi coaches who try in vain to make a kiwi team out of aussie talent - Pulver and Castle both managed the ARU for 7-8 years and both were from none rugby backgrounds. - The bizarre sacking (forced retirement) of Ewan Mckenzie, who managed to get the wallabies on an 8 match unbeaten run in his first year as coach, for an incident caused by Kurtley Beale (who was somehow able to remain as a player, even with several other off field incidents) - The Expansion of the super rugby franchises. 5 teams is too many, 4 is fine.. They should have expanded to Melbourne first, not Perth...and they shouldn't have reinstated the Force after they axed them 😐 - Failure to make the game palatable. Non-existent grassroots campaigns, no genuine free-to-air games, irritating panel of commentators - The scores of off field disciplinary issues. Cooper Vuna fighting with Beale and O'connor, O'connor doing cocaine, Quade stealing laptops, Abuse towards Di Patston etc - Player drain and inability to recognise talent. Sione Tuipolotu, Sam Johnson, Mack Hansen, Jack Dempsey, Tyrel Lomax, Harry Potter. Scores of high profile talent goes overseas and never returns. - Trying to pave over the failures by bringing back the nostalgic old-guard like Eddie Jones...something out of Disney's failing movie re-make playbook - Folau Sacking and forced vaccination of players under threat...really alienated the religious polynesian demographic from secular modern ARU ideals. - The losing mentality across the entire Australian player base, bought about by consistent beatings by NZ super teams. there was a 40 match winless streak which spanned more than a season where Aussie teams had no answers for NZ teams.

@footyfin

10 ай бұрын

Well said. Agree! Sick RA culture.

I feel very conflicted over Eddie at the moment. The positive stuff and all he has done for Rugby over the years, the way he tries to promote the game especially in Aus where it is a low priority, his support for grassroots rugby, and his work ethic. Then you have his bullying behaviour, his crazy selections, his boring comments and yes it feels like he, and us, need a break. Then hopefully Aus use his knowledge to help fix their game

@uxpjsxu

10 ай бұрын

probably cost australia the WC win in 2003 when he selected Matt Rogers over Chris Latham. Yep, still doing those crazy selections.

@JackTaudi

10 ай бұрын

@@uxpjsxuyep, he’s never Coached a RWC Winner !! He’s a dinosaur in contemporary Coaching principles 🙄

I knew this problems catch up to the Jones camp removing Rennie who improve the structure only to be disbanded total waste of development time,leaving a massive gap in pro implementation.

Looking forward to hear Goode's take on the Wales Australia game 🤣

His face during the game was so funny to watch lol

Eddie’s NÓT all there…simple, really❗️

I’m Australian and I back Eddie Jones one million percent. He’s taken on the formidable task of rebuilding a national team and putting them back at the top of world rugby. The decisions he has taken are absolutely necessary and he’s taken them knowing that all he’s going to get is a barrage of negative press from every ‘journo’ on the planet (including you guys)……he’s got more passion for the game than all of them put together (including you guys)…..for gods sake, stop with the negative commentary and give the guys a fkn chance. It’s going to take some time but the Wallabies will be number 1 again under Eddie’s guidance. And well played Fiji btw….. they’re playing brilliantly and they should have beaten Wales as well. 👍

@nicholashackenberg6445

10 ай бұрын

100% agree

@johnlewis9745

10 ай бұрын

It’s a task he probably didn’t want, but England had sacked him and there wasn’t much left on offer. The northern 1st. Tier countries, for better or for worse, are all sorted as regards coaching staff and it was only Australia who needed a coach down south.

I can’t believe you missed this, Jones was the same at England. Didn’t want to win the 6 nations coz we’re aiming for the World Cup. Same old crap from Jones, to win you need to keep winning.

As an Aussie I'm gutted how things have transpired with the sacking of Rennie and and the selections that Eddie made which were clearly to prepare for 2027 but I totally agree its a disgraceful way to build a team so early on. Players like Pete Samu, Cooper, Foley , Hooper should have been in the squad for their last world cup. I have waited four years for this world cup only to see it ruined let alone what Rennie built ruined. The Wallabies almost beat NZ last year, Ireland and France at their homes without a full strength squad and lost by a point or two and they then sack him because his win ratio was not good enough. For an Aussie worst world cup ever, Eddie is just toxic, I want Wales to to win and for my team to get knocked out of the pool stages so this nightmare ends!

@adrianhall5691

10 ай бұрын

I’m in

@spud7823

10 ай бұрын

👍Wales should have had Rennie over Pivac, just Glad Gatlands back to iron out the mess..

I am an Australian supporter and I feel absolutely disrespected by Eddie Jones. What a f*cking joke. The idea of using this world cup as a development program for the next world cup four years away is a complete joke. How does bringing in a bunch of young guys, letting them get slaughtered and kicked out of the pool stages do anything for their development? All he's done is just damage the confidence of many of the players, and what the heck are they learning by losing to Fiji? You build experience by having young guys play with and learn with experienced players - and by being competitive. If you send them in with no belief you can actually win, you are making your players the butt of all jokes.

@fraserposford144

10 ай бұрын

England got dumped out of the group stage at their home World Cup in 2015, worked out pretty well for them next time out in 2019 🤷🏼‍♂️

@RoyLimisAw3s0me

10 ай бұрын

when the best talents go to Aussie Rules (which pays more then Rugby Union) then this WC should be a testing ground to see who is for the future; talents in Australia is split between Aussie Rules/Rugby League/Rugby Union (which pays more?) :) haha

@Sojourner88

10 ай бұрын

@@fraserposford144 But they didn't have the same coach from 2015 in 2019 did they? The coach in 2015 didn't claim that he deliberately take a bunch of inexperienced players to world towards another world cup in 4 years time did he?

@fraserposford144

10 ай бұрын

@@Sojourner88 my point is that it galvanised those players who experienced the pain of 2015 and made them better players who bounced back and produced a vastly improved result 4 years later. This young Wallabies team has time on their side. Wales are also in a similar boat yet no one is putting anywhere near the same pressure on them despite them being World Cup semifinalists 4 years ago.

@Sojourner88

10 ай бұрын

​@@fraserposford144 errrr.... no. Many of the players England had in their 2015 squad, despite their young age, had a solid amount of international experience behind them. Owen Farrell had been playing for England for 3 YEARS before the 2015 world cup. Carter Gordon played about 3 international MATCHES before this world cup! Tell me what confidence have you built in carter gordon given he was selected as the sole No.10 in the squad and got hooked by the coach before the 50th minute? The coach who should be backing him, just lost confidence in him, and told him as much when he replaced him after just 48 minutes. with a utility player.

Love how so many people had written Wales off and said Wales were obviously going out the pools and even finishing 4th lol. Wales to top the pool undefeated

That press conference was pretty appalling for a professional coach of an international team.

Fiji have always had good players. This time around they have a Fijian professional franchise of their own, they had a proper buildup and European clubs are allowing the players to be released.. The other Pacific nations despite the buildup are looking like they will disappoint. Hopefully they have a upset in them.

Hi Dave Rennie!👍😀

Mate I’m Australian and I heard that…. And couldn’t believe it…. We should have taken a more experienced side for this competition and then he has four years to get a new team for our World Cup here at home

Maybe talk about Nick joking around with Lomani at a scrum being 10 points down. The fuck was that about mate? A friend of the show.😂😂

They shouldn't have sacked Dave Rennie 1 year before the RWC 😢

missing 1 or 2players dont matter its a team sport everyone earns their spot....Fiji was jus too good

Australia can still beat Wales..A Welsh win is not a foregone conclusion..And Eddie Jone ˋ s statement that this World Cup is preparation for the future…is a good tactical statement that is meanˋ t just to take the pressure off his team and lull the opposing teams into a false sense of security. You watch..they will probably beat Wales.

Idetect a smattering of undue negativity towards EJ from you, Goody. Not nice mate. I do agree with your sentiments i.r.t. the fact that EJ does eed to change his attitude and possibly take a break. He stays a great coach and could be in a bit of burnout due to all the pressure he has faced over the last 12. Cheers. This podacast is really great. Thanks

How does taking a squad incapable of beating Fiji and wales (possibly) prepare them for future? Ridiculous Success breeds success

ARU to blame, sacking Dave Rennie 1 year out from a world cup, to get Eddie who picks a development team, team we gain experience, but if they get knocked out in pool play, it's a bad experience.

I think , the group is still wide open Good luck Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 So a 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 win all but knocks the Aussies out then Wow that gsme is going to be intense

I think Australia (ARU) disrespected the world cup by getting rid of Rennie so close to the world cup and also for going woke and getting rid of Folau. What were they expecting Eddie to do?

I am Welsh, and we have every chance to beat Australia and knock them out. As for the Australia v Fiji game, Fiji won the match, and could have beaten Wales with better handling at the death. Gatland has come in, and done a fab job in a short time, and a Wales v Argentina QF would be too close to call

yeah you played big players from nearby countries, SA played more locals and others sa players play all over the world now it cultimates to a world cup where we can draw on players with vast experience and talent...

yes i agree. Pissed off aussie fan here

Find it weird ppl are saying oz should've kept Rennie. His record was fairly shocking too. I'm not saying EJ is the answer, but i don't actually think he's caused all the problems. IMO, they're not playing any worse than they did the previous few years

Jim was 100% in his assessment of EJ.

Quade Cooper ( actually a New Zealander " sadly " ) was more of a hinderance than a help to the Aussie game.

For Fiji Ever Fiji ❤💪

The game is dying in Oz due to League and Ozzie Rules.

@PatstarDeluxe

10 ай бұрын

People outside of Australia really don't understand this fact. I'm a kiwi in Brisbane and no one, NO ONE cares about union. Even the union playing high schools here is Brisbane are slowly moving towards league instead. Australian rugby is dying from both ends; the professionals up top and the grass roots level at the bottom. But it's the grass roots area dying which is the main concern.

Didn't big mouth Eddie said a few weeks ago in a press conference that the ABs better watch out of the 'other' teams??? 😂

Don't blame the Australian players Fiji is just to good

it looked to me like the wallabies gave up in the end

Eddie eating big slice of pie this morning..

From a New Zealand supporters point of view NZ are also in danger of heading the same direction as Australia. Both teams use to be rugby powerhouses. In Australia AFL and rugby league are the two biggest winter sports and in NZ player numbers and crowds at games have been declining for years. There was a time when NZ use to win the U20's World Cup every year but haven't won it for several years. More kids are choosing basketball and rugby league. NZ's demographics have changed dramatically with the influx of immigrants from non rugby playing countries.

Rugby is full of ups and downs, so the only way is up for Australia ❤

Yeah Georgia won't be an easy game for Fiji, pretty sure they see Fiji as a possible win for them but it will depend on game day tactics.

I do feel EJ is taking the piss at the moment, he is fobbing off people's concerns. You rebuild after the RWC, not during it

Andy, not IF they lose to Wales....when they lose to Wales 😉😉🤙🏻🤙🏻

What did you expect from a guy that sounds drunk 90% of the time 😂

I wish England were saying they were building for the next world cup rather than being deluded about this one.

Watched the press conference and was so pleased he was not our coach. What a twat. He cannot be 100% responsible for the loss, this is just a way of stopping more negative questioning. However he is responsible for the selection and there is no way that he picked a young team to blood them for the future. A coach in this world cup, will know he will not be coaching the same side in four years time. So what he has done is pick an understrength side, because he badly misread the opposition.

Saying it’s the easiest pool , you’re disrespecting Fiji ! Cmon give them credit they deserved to win and were unlucky against wales

As an Aussie, I don't care about the World Cup, we knew that we never had a chance. Still sucks to see the Wallabies flounder though. We WILL lose this weekend to Wales.

@darencartwright5912

10 ай бұрын

Well ninjaboy39, as a Welsh supporter I would not bet against Australia turning up this weekend and doing a job on Wales. Both teams have unions who have not addressed flaws in the grassroots of both countries games, but I will not under estimate a Aussie side in any sport !.

@Dickie2702

10 ай бұрын

Will be an arm wrestle for sure and i think the result will be the fl8p of a coin. Didn't see much difference I the way Wales and Australia fronted up to Fiji. I'm praying they make the sem8 final and happy to see England Los to facilitate this. 9ne of my best friends lives and works in Fiji and he has been expla8ning how massive this could be for the Island and their identity. I was a bit grumpy at the end of the Wales game and I said to my friend to say how sorry I was that the officiating didn't seem to be fair. He said don't worry they were just delighted to 9nly lose by 6pts. Humble, god fearing people, who so deserve their moment in the sun.

@AlexHawker761

10 ай бұрын

You're exactly right,@@darencartwright5912 . Australia has a huge Rugby League and Australian Rules Football obsession that siphons off all the talent. Rugby Union is not the favorite right now. When I look at teams like Fiji, Ireland, France etc. they have a cohesiveness, passion and desire to WIN that the Aussies lack. Australia just looks they are on the field to do a job, not play to win. Good luck to Wales!

@AlexHawker761

10 ай бұрын

@@Dickie2702 yeah I love Fiji and the people. They are amazing. I visited there and they invited me to watch a local Rugby game - and I did! They love it. You're friend is right, it would massive for the island. They must be thrilled at their success!

@Dickie2702

10 ай бұрын

@ninjaboy39 Hope they can keep the dream going for as long as possible. But whenever it ends, there will be no recriminations, just pride in their boys. I think their success will rub off on the other Island nations too. Think Samoa will be a hard nut to crack, be interesting to see how they go against Argentina.

After the England sacking he should of road of into the sunset and watched his beloved cricket,but he got obsessed with playing and beating England to get revenge for sacking him.

What happens if Fiji go onto win the tournament?

Goody not as easy as England's group, fiji Australia, Georgia. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

With respect to Australia, if you have teams getting stronger, Ireland/Fiji/France...and climbing the rankings, then some teams will be heading in the opposite direction.....Wales/Australia/England

I have to give it to Eddy,he does an interesting press conference unfortunately his results as a coach have been below par.

Easiest pool? No way. There is a pool with Llogres and Argentina. Don't they call that the easy peasy pool?

Sport needs Eddie Jones!

@JackTaudi

10 ай бұрын

BS, sports people thrive with the likes of Ange Postecoglou, an all inclusive, contemporary coach !!

I completely get why people are so upset at Eddie and queuing up to watch him fail, he's created a lot of his own problems and his own enemies. I also think the Australia Rugby Union was wrong to handle the Dave Rennie situation how they did, he had the team headed on an upwards trajectory. However, given the situation, I don't think Eddie has necessarily been doing too much of the wrong things. The game in Australia has been in decline for years and even with the kind draw and players that were left behind, they were never going to win this world cup. They're also hosting it in 4 years, with a lot of the old guard not going to be around to play it. There is definitely a huge argument to start a rebuild now all things considered and try and fix many of the structural issues with the game in time for them hosting the tournament in 2027. This new Australia side have lost a lot of games but they've also had A LOT of tough games for the matches Eddie has been in charge. SA, NZ, Argentina (who are a much better side than what they showed against England) and a Fiji team that beat England and bar a one eyed referee would have beaten Wales too. The only teams in the world that you could say would definitely have had a better run during this period are literally the top 5 teams in the world. There's a huge argument that with Dave Rennie and the old guard they potentially only do one game better which is to beat Argentina. The problem hasn't been the strategy imo, it's been Eddie's personality and the way he's handled press conferences. It's important not to get the two things confused. With a bit more humility on his part, the past few months could be viewed very differently from a much more sympathetic public....

Aussie here, and I 100% agree with what Goodey said this is the World Cup and it’s almost certainly not the place to be building your side. I understand we’re setting up for the future but it just feels disrespectful to the players, the fans, (what’s left) and the competition itself. God it’s hard to be an Aussie supporter

Is not that Australia are under performed is Fiji are getting better and better.

Eddie lead Australia to the world cup final in 03, assisted south africa with their world cup triumph in 07, lead japan to the biggest upset victory in world cup history over south africa in 15, lead england to 3 six nations titles, a grand slam, a clean sweep tour of Australia, the joint longest unbeaten run in rugby history and a world cup final in 19… Why have eddies results fallen off so badly in the past 3 years?

@footyfin

10 ай бұрын

Probably because his shelf life has expired. He's burnt out ... but can't seem to accept the fact.

Australia narrowly lost to Ireland and France at home less than a year ago. I agree Eddie’s probably told the idiot RA board we can’t win so let’s blood youth. It’s an absurd situation. We have the players clearly, we don’t have the coach. Personally I hope Wales thrash us so EJ and the Rugby Australia Chairman responsible for this debacle have to resign. Australia has the players 100% just need to go back to a proper coaching setup

England are in the easy group, the group C as been the most entertaining..

Eddie is narcissistic. He'll do to Australia exactly what he did to English Rugby. His excuse will be the same "well we not very good now, but we're building for the future, don't judge me by these results, judge me in 2 years time". Eddie would rather have a poor yes man team than a difficult talented team. If anyone questions his crap selection or odd strategy- they're out! Get rid Australia, the only place Eddie will get you is tier 2.

Just because he has a young team doesn't mean they will be there next year 🤣 I mean if they don't perform they won't be looked at next year. Eddie excuses

Mate as an Australian fan I’ve been pissed off since 2003, Rugby in this country is dead! We’ll never be a top tier team again

@morgandunn8163

10 ай бұрын

Should run us welsh close though mate 👍

@footyfin

10 ай бұрын

This Aussie agrees

Next World Cup is in australia that’s why Australia is building for the next one and not worried about this

Eddie is not disrespecting the world cup, to be totally honest i think the fact the losses are racking up, is sending poor eddie a bit senile

I think Eddie knew they had no chance this WC and literally wants to expose the youngsters to prowpr pressure with the next WC over in Australia.

EJ is EJ. Personally I feel RAus problems are linked to WR problems. WR has been focusing on so many fringe issues/not core rugby problems. Rugby Union is in an existential crisis led by WR. I know Rugby Union has some class issues in Australia but when the sport doesn’t even know what it is, is it any surprise people switch off and focus on other sports? I think Union in Oz is now only 5th most popular in a country with a small population. So where are the new players and people interested in Union in Oz? So, EJ has the personality he has but Rugby Australia has some big problems. Bok fan.

@footyfin

10 ай бұрын

I fully agree, and I'm Aussie

He disrespected the 6 nations by experimenting during it so why not the world cup.

From en England fan i like Eddie Jones but not no Hooper, Cooper , Foley etc is baffling to me . Shocking from decision . Every good team has a mixture of experience and youth . Just kids will never work . Not taking Michael Hooper though with the experience and quality he has in world cups is criminal from Jones.

100% agree with comments on Eddie Jones. And as an Aussie fan- it is disgusting to the attitude in the pressers

Australian Rugby has been run into the ground for years and it's future in this country is looking very bleak.

Also odd the idea that he’s building for 2027 as he’s always said that rugby works in two year cycles. So there’s no point looking beyond just right now. Unless… he doesn’t just spout nonsense to cover anything that happens with the veneer of a plan, does he?! My God…

Baguettes mate