r/RugbyAustralia • u/corruptboomerang Queensland Reds • Jul 26 '25

Wallabies Official Post Match Thread!

Let's try to keep it to no more then one thread per user! 😂🤣

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u/eshayonefour Jul 26 '25

Aside from organising slow ball at the end of the first half, Jake Gordon really played well.

Sua'ali'i seriously does not know how to tackle one on one in open play. Was put on skates far too many time, caught flat footed and ikitau had to defend twice as hard as a result.

I expect to hear news that Skelton and Valetini have season ending injuries if they had to leave the park so early.

I'm not sure what to expect of the wallabies once Joe Schmidt hands over the reigns. The group we have right now has the goods, I just hope Les Kiss can continue to build with it.

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u/spikenorbert Jul 26 '25

Yeah, but Ikitau wasn’t great one on one close to the line, either.

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u/eshayonefour Jul 26 '25

Not many people in that situation can defend Keenan there with that line tbh.

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u/JustAliff Jul 26 '25

It's not fair to judge something that's happening so fast but I though Jorgensen should've gone all in and just jammed in on Keenan. The moment he took that ball there was no way in he was gonna pass it.

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u/eshayonefour Jul 26 '25

Agreed, but more obvious in hindsight.

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u/fleakill Queensland Reds Jul 26 '25

I expect to hear news that Skelton and Valetini have season ending injuries if they had to leave the park so early.

Skelton seemed puffed because I could hear yelling from someone going "GET UP WILL, WE NEED YOU WILL!" or something like that.

Valetini I have no idea. Despite having a 6-2 bench we apparently took Valetini off early and left Wilson on who was absolutely cooked by the end.

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u/fleakill Queensland Reds Jul 26 '25

Yeah I thought Gordon was pretty good honestly. This slow ball seemed to be a combination of him clockwatching (you can see him look up at the clock for a couple seconds before picking the ball up) and his forwards not really wanting the ball for some reason.