Lee Coan wrote this article.
Where were we in 98:
A squad full of World Champions.
Looking back to June-ish 1998 and using the IRB Rankings formula, via the Pick and Go web site, we disover that the Wallabies were sitting in 3rd spot on the ‘world rankings’. Above them were the All Blacks (1st) and […]
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A RWC Wallaby Retrospective: 1999 vs 2011!
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments
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A RWC Wallaby Retrospective: 1995 vs 2011!
July 8th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Where were we in 94:
The Boks had the Hollywood ending.
Even though the IRB rankings didn’t really come into effect until somewhere around 2003, if you apply the same formula historically, as Pick and Go does so well, you will find something rather surprising. Australia was ranked the #1 […]
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Video: Matt Giteau Kicking Follow Up
June 28th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
On Friday I went to the Wallabies Captains Run and watched Matt Giteau and Quade Cooper working very hard on their kicking and as I noted in my article on Matt Giteau’s kicking later that day, Giteau was still having troubles whilst Cooper was kicking well.
What I didn’t realise […]
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Video: John Eales Birthday
June 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
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John Eales turned 40 on Sunday so on behalf of all of us at G&GR, Happy Birthday.
At a time when Australian Rugby could do with some heroes I thought we should celebrate some of his rugby triumphs in this video.
From the World Cup in 1991, to the World Cup […]
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Video: John Eales
June 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Gagger wrote this article.
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John Eales turned 40 on Sunday so on behalf of all of us at G&GR, Happy Birthday.
At a time when Australian Rugby could do with some heroes I thought we should celebrate some of his rugby triumphs in this video.
From the World Cup in 1991, to the World Cup in […]
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G&GR Wallaby of the Decade
December 29th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Despite a decade in which we probably didn’t win as many trophies as we would have liked, and have probably had our longest period of disappointment since, ummmm, the 70s, we’ve had some great players feature for the Wallabies in the noughties. The likes of John Eales, Jason Little, […]
Tags: george smith · george gregan · matthew burke · stirling mortlock · john eales · rugby · chris latham · Wallabies
G&GR Wallaby Team of the Decade
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
What a legend!
Well, the people have spoken. The votes are in and we have our official Green & Gold Rugby Wallaby Team of the Decade!
As many people suggested throughout the series, many of the positions were fairly cut and dried. Scrum Half and Fly Half, for example. There were […]
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G&GR Wallaby Tries of the Decade #2
December 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Just kidding. It's not this one!
I reckon there’s a fair bet that this next try, number two on the list, would have probably been most people’s choice for the try of the decade. Correct? Then why the hell have I not appointed it as such!!! All the elements are […]
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G&GR Wallaby Tries of the Decade #5
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Try Time!!!!
Coming up with a list of the top tries of the decade was a tough one. What makes one try stand out from another? Is it individual brilliance we are gauging it on, or is it whole of team involvement? Rehearsed tries from a set piece or instinctive […]
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Wallaby Lock of the Decade
December 14th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
McMeniman - Japanese Lock of the Decade?
We now take the step into the unknown, somewhat. The tight forwards. Now for many of you this will be a scary place. Going into the unknown often is. For those backs out there we are going to be discussing some fairly foreign […]
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Wallaby Number 8 of the Decade
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
Match winner!
Finally! On to the REAL men. The pigs. The pack. The piano movers. The forwards! Starting at the back of the scrum we consider the top Number 8 of the decade, and I reckon it is a bit of a battle. There are, realistically, three stand out candidates […]
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Wallaby Winger of the Decade
December 5th, 2009 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article.
From the period 2000-2009, eighteen different men have worn either the Wallaby Number Eleven or Fourteen jerseys in a test match. Interestingly eight of these were also on the fullback list (Julian Huxley and James O’Connor being the only two fullbacks NOT to start a test on the wing).
So, […]
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G&GR readers right again
October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article. OK, it wasn’t difficult to predict George Smith picking up the John Eales medal again ( the first man to do so), but once more the sharp rugby brains that read this blog got it right in the poll we ran.
Despite the worlds best 7 looking distinctly non-plussed in […]
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John Eales Medal 2008 - the runners and riders
October 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article. The John Eales Medal is up for grabs again. It’s where the Wallaby players themselves vote for who they reckon the best player was after each match on a 3-2-1 basis. Included in this was our inglorious performance at the RWC last year and all 9 tests played under […]
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Learning to deal with Deans
December 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Lee Coan wrote this article. With the appointment of Robbie Deans as the next Wallaby coach drawing inexorably closer, the reality of having a Kiwi calling the shots for the Aussie team doesn’t seem quite so bad. Amongst all the windbagging that’s gone on throughout the coach selection process, three opinions of late have […]
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