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'So stupid': Filipo Daugunu and Jordie Barrett blasted on social media for early yellow cards in Bledisloe Cup III
The message from the Wallabies camp was clear earlier in the week: shut down new powerhouse All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke.
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At least that was the memo given out by Australian wing Filipo Daugunu, who was tasked with marking the 21-year-old dynamo in the third Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney.
“Our aim is to kick to him,” Daugunu told media in the days leading up to the potentially decisive trans-Tasman test.
“For him to catch so we can smash him. Our target this week was him.”
Unfortunately for Daugunu, a case of overeagerness has cost his side dearly in the opening stages of the test, with the two-cap wing sent from the field via a yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Clarke.
True to their word, the Australians targeted the two-test Kiwi through an aerial bombardment in the first few minutes of the contest, and made a conscious effort make sure he wasn’t afforded the room that made him so dangerous in Auckland a fortnight ago.
However, Daugunu took his commitment to the cause too far, flying in on Clarke while he was airborne in just the fourth minute of the match, leaving referee Ben O’Keefe no decision but to send the Fijian-born Australian to the sin bin.
Fortunate to avoid a red card thanks to the fact Clarke didn’t land on his head, Daugunu didn’t escape an onslaught of criticism on social media, with numerous pundits taking to Twitter to voice their discontent over his ill-discipline.
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Daugunu spoke about smashing Clarke earlier this week… and now over-exuberance costs Aussies a yellow card early doors. Wallabies on the back foot now#AUSvNZL
— Jon Cardinelli (@jon_cardinelli) October 31, 2020
Yellow all day long.. He's lucky he didn't land on his head or it would have been a red #AUSvNZL
— Howell Rees (@H_MAN01) October 31, 2020
Those words from Daugunu this week may be coming back like a cold pie in the face…. Justin's certainly wanting blood…. #AUSvNZL
— Cornflake (@CornflakeBTP) October 31, 2020
There was literally no need for that#AUSvNZL #BledisloeCup
— Sean (@SeanTafirenyika) October 31, 2020
Filipo Daugunu was yellow carded in Super Rugby AU final for dangerous tackles.
Yellow carded again. This time for tackling the man in the air.
Yet again, just reckless from the Wallabies winger.
Worst possible start #AUSvNZL #BledisloeCup
— Christy Doran (@ChristypDoran) October 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/Allsortssports1/status/1322462142746914819
Thats a red #AUSvNZL
— Marcas Mac Siacais ?????? (@hoomanbear) October 31, 2020
Filipo! ???? #AUSvNZL
— SuckerForRed (@SuckerForRed) October 31, 2020
Like why would you attempt that tackle? So stupid. #AUSvNZL
— Master Of None Podcast (@MasterOfNonePod) October 31, 2020
Daugunu’s absence allowed the All Blacks to enjoy a one-man numerical advantage, of which they fully capitalised on by sending loosehead prop Karl Tu’inukuafe in for his first test try in the seventh minute.
However, another moment of controversy just moments later cancelled out any buffer the All Blacks had, with wing Jordie Barrett handed a yellow card for an elbow to the face of Marika Koroibete in the ninth minute.
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Perhaps a bit more innocuous than Daugunu’s infringement, the ongoing replays on the big screen of what might have been intended to be a fend worked in Australia’s favour, and Twitter users were quick to voice their opinions.
Pure case of why Jordie Barrett isn’t a winger, if that’s Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, or Reiko Ioane they score. Instead it’s a penalty, lost possession and yellow card #AUSvNZL
— Ben (@BencerasaIe) October 31, 2020
Nup. Terrible decision on Barrett. #BledisloeCup #AUSvNZL
— Tim Findlay (@TimFindlay) October 31, 2020
I remember Bismarck du Plessis getting a red card for a similar transgressions #BledisloeCup #AUSvNZL
— Sechaba Matsoele (@Sechabs15) October 31, 2020
What a mess. Barrett should be binned for that #AUSvNZL
— larry kwirirayi ?? (@kwirirayi) October 31, 2020
Not even close to a fend. #AUSvNZL
— Brian Ashby (@BrianAshby2) October 31, 2020
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Bar the injuries, it’s pretty much their top team …
2 Go to commentsDon’t disagree with much of this but it appears you forgot Rodda and Beale, who started at the Force on the weekend.
9 Go to commentsExcept for the injured Zach Gallagher this would be Saders best forward pack for the season. Blackadder needs to stay at 7, for all of Christies tackling he is not dominant and offers very little else. McNicholfullback is maybe a good option, Fihaki not really upto it, there was a reason Burke played there last year. Maybe Havilli to 2nd five McLeod to wing. Need a strong winger on 1 side to compliment Reece
1 Go to commentsTo me TJ is clearly the best 9 in the competition right now but he's also a proven player off the bench, there's few playmaking players who can come off the bench as calm and settled as he is, Beauden can, TJ can and I doubt any of the scrumhalves in contention can, if they want to experiment with new 9s I want him on the bench ready to step in if they crumble under the pressure. The Boks put their best front row on the bench, I'd like to see us take a similar approach, the Hurricanes have been doing similar things with players like Kirifi.
35 Go to commentsROG has better chance to win a WC if he starts training and make himself eligible as a player. He won’t make the Ireland squad but I reckon he may get close with Namibia (needs to improve his Afrikaans) or Portugal. Both sides had 1000:1 odds to win the RWC in 2023 which is an improvement on ROG’s odds of winning a RWC as a coach. Unlike Top 14 teams, national teams can’t go shopping and buy the best players - you work with the available talent pool and turn them into world beaters.
2 Go to commentsthat backline nope that backline is terrible why would you have sevu Reece when he’s not even top 5 wingers in the comp why have Blackadder when there’s better players no Scott barret isn’t an automatic the guy is more of a liability than anything why have him there when you have samipeni who’s far far better
35 Go to commentsAh, good to find you Nick. Agree with everything about Cale. So much to like about his game
49 Go to commentsNot too bad. Questions at 6, lock and HB for me. The ABs will be a lot stronger once Jordan and Roigard return. Also, work needs to be made to secure Frizzell back for next season and maybe also Mo’unga; they’re just wasting time playing in japan
35 Go to commentsOn the title, i wonder for many of those people it is a case something like a belief in working smarter, not harder?
1 Go to commentsForget Sotutu. One of those whose top level is Super Rugby. Id take a punt on Wallace Sititi Finau ahead of Glass body Blackadder.
35 Go to commentsI’m a pensioner so I've been around a bit. My opinion of SBW is he is an elite athlete and a great New Zealander and roll model. He has been to the top and knows what he's talking about. To all the negative comments regarding SBW the typical New Zealand way, cut that tall poppy down.
17 Go to commentsI'm not listening to a guy moralise over others when this is the guy who walked out mid season on Canterbury RLFC when he had a contract with them, what a hypocrite. All the Kiwis sticking up for this unprincipled individual because they can't accept justified criticism, he has zero credibility or integrity. Those praising him are a joke.
17 Go to commentsI’d put Finau at 6 instead of Blackadder but that’s the only change I’d make. Can’t wait to see who Razor picks.
35 Go to commentsTamati Williams, Codie Taylor, and Same Cane? Not sure about Hoskins Sotutu at test level. Wasn’t that impressive last season. Need a balance between experience and talent/youth.
35 Go to commentsInteresting insight. Fantastic athlete, and a genuine human being.
17 Go to commentsThey played at night in Suva last weekend and it’s an afternoon game forecast for 19 degrees in Canberra this weekend. Heat change is a non issue.
2 Go to commentsWishing Rosie a speedy recovery
1 Go to commentsObscene that SA haven’t been knocking
1 Go to commentsChances of Blackadder being injured seem too high to give him serious consideration. ABs loosie combination finally looked good with 2 committed to tackling and clearing rucks in the centre and Ardie roaming. Hoskins/Ardie together would force one of them into where they don’t excel and don’t get to use their talent, or require a change in tactics. If we continue to evolve last years systems I would take Papali’i and Finau at 6 and 7 (conceding that Blackadder will be injured) and Ardie at 8.
35 Go to commentsArdie’s preferred position 7? Where do they get these writers from? I've no idea where he's playing in Japan, but the previous two seasons he wore the 7 jersey exactly twice.
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