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Are the Wallabies a one man team?

Started by Rooinek3 REPLIES352 VIEWS· 26 Oct 2015, 09:06
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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
26 Oct 2015, 09:06
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26 Oct 2015, 09:06#1
There was a marked difference in the Wallabies performance in the quarterfinal against Scotland when they scraped a lucky win against a tier 2 side compared to the semifinal when they put the impressive Pumas away convincingly.

Adam Ashley-Cooper had a good game yesterday as did Scott Fardy and Will Genia but it was the incredible David Poc'ock who made the real difference, winning turnovers almost at will.

I'm starting to wonder if there's a team on the planet who is as reliant on a single individual as the Wallabies have become on David Poc'ock.

Normally I'd say the All Blacks should win the final in a canter but the way Poc'ock is playing, the Wallabies have a shot.
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WardadPro6,663 posts
26 Oct 2015, 09:36
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26 Oct 2015, 09:36#2
 You are on the money there Rooie ,and the Aussies are saying having him on the bench cost them at Eden Park yet strangely he and hooper still made no impact there in tandem .The ABs had worked podork out before I'm sure they can again.
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Just_winCaptain18,570 posts
26 Oct 2015, 09:59
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26 Oct 2015, 09:59#3
Always amazing to how one outstanding athlete can have such an impact in a team sport, Po*ock is one such athlete. Plus, his combination with Hooper improves both players. 
He looked like someone had taken a baseball bat to his face after the game against Argentina. Full marks to him for his performance & recovery from a couple of years of knee surgery & rehab. It will be one hell of a battle at the breakdown. Kaino is coming into his own, Reid has made mistakes but still is very high in the stats on tackles & turnovers. Plus he is good in the lineout. McCaw is not doing the spectacular but is doing the hard yards in terms of tackles. A good back three combination.
In answer to the question on this thread, Wallies aren't a one man show but Poc*ock is worth at least 7 points in most games. He may not score them but his performance allows them to be scored & his defense (turnovers, etc) stops the opposition from scoring as many points as they would without him.
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CleanCutPro9,905 posts
26 Oct 2015, 11:01
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26 Oct 2015, 11:01#4
 
And to think some still believe that an individual cannot win or lose a match for his team.

Poc-ock made massif difference. They did however play against an out of sorts Argentina. We'll see how well he does against the All Blacks this weekend.




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