Australia vs New Zealand 2024/09/21 First Half
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00:00Good afternoon. Players, coaches, officials, ladies and gentlemen, families. On behalf of
00:22the traditional owners of this land, I'd like to welcome you all here today. Like grandfathers,
00:30Mary Russell was from coastal Sydney. My grandfather's grandfather, Joseph Dixon,
00:38was from the Illawarra region. Our people move freely between coastal Sydney and the
00:44Illawarra River. Changes from saltwater, my people.
01:04So once again, a warm welcome from the coastal owners of this land.
01:11In concluding, in Aboriginal culture, we don't have a word for goodbye, as we believe we'll
01:18send our friends and family again, even after death, in the dream time. We have a durable word,
01:26Nandawabi. Nanda for sea, wa for the future, and bi. I will conclude with Nandawabi,
01:35and you can respond with Nandawabi. Everyone, enjoy the game, Nandawabi.
01:51The National Anthem of New Zealand will be performed by Ellen Thomas,
01:55to be followed by Advance Australia Fair, performed by Andrew Cutcliffe.
04:25We've golden soil and wealth for toil, our home is girt by sea.
04:34Our land abounds in nature's gifts, of beauty rich and rare.
04:43In history's page, let every stage, Advance Australia Fair.
04:52In joyful strains, let us sing, Advance Australia Fair.
05:10Well, Timmy, tell us, how are you managing this moment? You've just performed your own anthem,
05:25you're about to get set for the haka. If you're a wallaby with a clean slate on a
05:28bledisloe front, what are you thinking right now? Well, you've got to be patient,
05:32you've got to be measured, you've just got to take a couple of really deep breaths,
05:35ready to watch the haka. Andrew Mertens, what are you feeling now as a former All Black,
05:40as the All Blacks walk in to perform the haka again? Well, you know what it was about,
05:45it was intimidating for me as for the opposition, because I had 23 pairs of eyes focused fully on me.
05:50But look, this is a chance for New Zealand to express, the All Blacks to express our Kiwi
05:54culture, to lay down a challenge, and to acknowledge this occasion as well. We've
05:59had Welcome to Country, this is our own cultural contribution to this match,
06:02and for the wallabies, they know it's coming. They've got this time as a group to prepare
06:06themselves just before the kickoff as well, and interestingly, you'll see the All Blacks
06:11take a moment after the haka.
07:03Oh, oh yeah!
07:05Oh yeah!
07:08Welcome to baby!
07:30Sporting theatre does not get any better than that.
07:37The All Blacks offering the kappa or fungal which they've been using since 2005.
07:45The team in black they are present as are the Wallabies and now it's those moments Tim Horan
07:53collect your thoughts oxygen in the lungs what's your first job what's your first contribution to
08:00your team amazing harker from the All Blacks big statement early the Wallabies just composing
08:09themselves Carl Dixon the referee here this afternoon afternoon rugby nearly 70,000 people
08:17here in the stadium the All Blacks have never lost under Carl Dixon and conversely the Aussies
08:25have never won so there's something to keep in mind as this game progresses Andrew Mertens
08:31well that's one way to get rid of the jinx isn't it the commentators curse thank you
08:34Sean Maloney like I was saying before though the All Blacks take that moment just after the
08:38harker to compose themselves to make sure that they go into the game with lucidity making good
08:43decisions rather than still being very hyped up from putting everything into the harker to respect
08:48the New Zealand culture so both teams getting a little bit of a moment and away we go shortly
08:54it is a postcard day in Sydney conditions are absolutely a1 for this first of two
09:00Bledisloe Cup matchups today's city next week Wellington Australia needing to win or draw
09:07to get the hopes of snatching back the Bledisloe Cup alive it'll be Mackenzie who gets us started
09:15in Sydney the All Blacks the Wallabies in the sun and it's scrappy far side it's into touch
09:23and it's New Zealand ball put a lot on that David McKenzie for the first restart
09:30the breeze is coming from that side of the field first row is a good one found Barrett
09:37now they bang it midfield and Fraser McWright steps in and lands a huge shot
09:42on Barrett now they switch play McKenzie going to the boot looking to test out Lola
09:48can't hang on White's back to save him and now they go to the boot thank you they won't find
09:56touch back it comes Jordan infield here for McKenzie probing early on trying to find a weak
10:03shoulder that's swallowed up by Frost and Balotini De Groot
10:08get up push push push
10:12Barrett sends it out the back to the edge through Clark
10:24McKenzie flies a long one Wilson with a good tackle he rushed up and there's room
10:30for Barrett to get shut down late McKenzie busy early on that's a lovely ball across
10:36to Reece
10:53what a start for the All Blacks 90 seconds in and they go bang
10:59Will Jordan was named on the wing Bowden Barrett out just before kickoff
11:09and just they they drew a couple of players in Angus Bell got drawn in
11:13and Will Jordan just put on the jet shoes and went under the crossbar
11:19he's always been a natural fullback he's found his place on the wing with the All Blacks but
11:23shades of Bowden Barrett there those times where we see him get into a gap
11:27even though they're covering defenders coming from both sides they decide
11:30I'm going to pack my speed step on the gas and all the way from Will Jordan
11:36he will be he's very narrow and biting at lead runners
11:41simply what we've seen already this year
11:47it's where you're going to go okay the chip shot from the front he's good and he's
11:53up to two and a half
11:56time I run
12:10New Zealand take the restart cleanly
12:15all the visitors after hey don't drop him in react thank you hang on to the kickoff
12:22no no
12:33that time around all sorts of pressure at the base of that right New Zealand
12:38climb in through right there you want it very nearly effective turnover now they get it
12:44across the line
12:45they come on the counter Jordan up the line Clark bounces off Kelaway
12:53Valentini hangs on as they edge towards the 22
12:59Mackenzie wide for Lomax lost by Lomax there
13:05it looked to be lost it was did Australia have the ball
13:09no no Cortez other way take him back in
13:12right having a look at Wilson help secure possession white
13:20Hasami across the line Ikitau charge down and we'll come back always under pressure scrum knock on
13:31we get the basics right early the Wildeys can be shocking to concede a try
13:35still narrow still passive defensive we're just going to make some
13:38first up tackles the work in contact
13:42it's good here just to get a result just to get a breather just to get their hands on the ball
13:51no advantage off the back of this knock on and we get the first chance to see what Angus Bell on
13:56the loose head side and Taniya Latupo on this side a tight head prop can do with this all black scrum
14:03one more close
14:06crouch
14:10fine
14:13set stay
14:17far side
14:24okay make sure you bring your feet underneath you keep your shape please
14:28okay here we go let's get a quick reset boys quick reset
14:33sorry wouldn't be a bad little tester here for the wallaby scrum if they can get a little bit
14:38of right side up and a bit of impetus maybe set Harry Wilson away on the blind side Caleb
14:43Clark defending very deep and it would be a good early test to see if Wallace Satiti is up to the
14:49task of looking at this Australian back row
14:52so
14:58white goes away and Sammy out the back there's some room for Lollasu to work with
15:03Kelleway into the line right looks to go in better now it's lost it's a double knock on
15:09can't go no no knock on the build-up was promising
15:15and it fell apart on the outside we'll have the scrum
15:22don't overextend it
15:25nice set piece play from the wallabies
15:29go on to that first receiver got the ball out the back this is where Tom Wright
15:33thought he should have taken on Rico Ioane and as you get across he vanished on Marika
15:36couldn't believe he dropped that Ioane defended pretty well he covered three guys it's just got
15:43that lightning pace that enables him to to get across and be a nuisance
15:53Crouch!
15:567-0 the score at Stadium Australia after the early score from Will Jordan
16:04Possession here
16:07it's a pressure one of the scrum as well
16:11finds McKenzie with the in-pass
16:12lovely weight on that ball for Taylor
16:27Barrett happy to do the hard work he crashes forward up over halfway now they
16:32flick it back to McKenzie who goes high in the direction of Kroen Bethe
16:36Rick run underneath it no problems for Kroen Bethe kicks out at one tackle looks to line up
16:41run on the outside Taylor across in cover
17:02easily taken by Jordan then he got swallowed up by Wilson still on after the quick ball
17:09Clark gets through now Sittiti starting to find some room here the All Blacks
17:15locked him up looking to Ioane on the outside and away he charges
17:23Rico Ioane untouched to make it 12-0
17:28oh what about the power from Caleb Clark in midfield he bent the defensive line got an
17:35offload away came off his wing and then there was just too many players in support for the All Blacks
17:42that was the carry ran him up he had options to his left to his right and then a lovely ball out
17:49to Rico Ioane try number two for the All Blacks and these are the sort of things that just take
17:55time the combinations between the players and it was Caleb Clark who knew Sittiti was on his
18:00outside just flicked that little ball it's Ratieman knowing he's got support if he if he
18:05picks and goes and snipes and those players know how he's going to run so it is a little bit of
18:09time and it seems to be at this stage coming together for the All Blacks certainly in these early exchanges
18:17pace on that man
18:21McKenzie steers through the conversion to make it 14-0
18:27All Blacks giving the Wallabies a real understanding early of what they need to do to stay in this match
18:34maintain possession and keep connection in defense at the moment this Wallaby team seems to be up and
18:39hold instead of up take space put pressure force the decision of the player in front of you
18:46to maybe execute something poorly and keep themselves in this game
18:57momentum there of Barrett
19:11now a contestable kick tap back by Kelaway down to Williams
19:15Wallaseal fires it to Wilson lovely ball placement from Wilson but they get the clean out wrong
19:27straight in the side
19:31Jackler in place has come straight in the side
19:34no it wasn't thank you Nick we're going to talk in the next round thanks Nick Frost penalized
19:40from coming in from the side on the clean out it was a nice carry from Harry Wilson the skipper
19:46and only the second time in the first 10 minutes that the Wallabies have had a chance to
19:51get their hands on the ball and try and get into the rhythm of this game
19:56inaccuracies across the board he's 100% right Carl Dixon
20:02there's a consistency that will follow in the next 70 minutes off that Wallabies must adapt
20:06Taylor lovely hands from Satiti reached out and pulled it back it's nice and clean here
20:15for Iwanek who gets through now fires one over the top intercepted and taken away by Wright who
20:22was under all sorts of pressure on that far side Bill great hands down low
20:28I'm holding them in I'm not rewarding that ball's available play the ball please
20:38holding your own ball Nick White wanting
20:43clean exit here he sends it high up over halfway Corrine Bethe gives chase
20:49falls into the hands of McKenzie Reece looking for work now De Groot
20:58Jordan Iwanek has hit the ground running in Sydney
21:16McKenzie for Barrett Jordy Barrett
21:24Sevilla
21:28Scott Barrett
21:32McKenzie Clark plays distributor Jordan across the line Iwanek Taylor comes in on the angle
21:44phase after phase here from New Zealand that was a key stop from Corrine Bethe
21:49Australia looking for the turnover to come through and Corrine Bethe stops
21:56still room for McKenzie uses sharp feet tries to get away from Frost now space for Sevilla
22:04Reece was gone if that one was back rather than forward and we'll pack this scrum New Zealand
22:10lead by 14. Let's go boys the All Blacks looking very potent and it was only the good work of Tom
22:22Wright that stopped potentially another try Rico Ioane looking very very lethal in the midfield
22:27getting some ball with space but they're being really aggressive with their carries I'm going
22:30to look particularly if you're going to get wider than just around the ruck we love the last few
22:35games in rugby championship really trying to hammer around there this time they're going a
22:38bit wider the All Blacks both of us so we're going on a point a minute at Stadium Australia
22:50have you with us on Stansport and the Nine Network for this first Bledisloe Cup match-up
22:56between the Wallabies and All Blacks it's been all the visitors inside this first quarter
23:04White taps and goes Paisani happy to wear the shot Wilson finally they get some ball Wilson
23:15off-loads here for White who tries to straighten up Bruin-Bete who pops well for Wilson who loops
23:21around and then throws an intercepted pass to Clark McWright looking for the steal he can't
23:28get it Jordie Barrett to Titi now Jordan Ioane shovels it wider Taylor
23:41was looking to connect with Reese Killaway comes around and harasses him
23:49back it goes with the opening try scorer Jordan
23:54McKenzie Jordie Barrett so Titi out wide looking for Clark Caleb Puck v Bill
24:02Clark gets through and jams it down
24:15Caleb Clark as devastating a player as there is in the game and on the end
24:21of a lethal All Blacks attack even early Wallabies missing too many up front first up tackles
24:29not slowing any ball down whatsoever and they're finding mismatches the All Blacks
24:34excellently taken try with Sir Titi allowing Clark this opportunity in the corner
24:43well uh having a bit of a luxury at the moment the All Blacks at the breakdown because I think
24:46Australia is missing a few tricks there have been a couple of times there the ball was vulnerable
24:50they haven't been good enough to go in and steal it All Blacks are doing well the likes of Sam
24:55Kane one man clean outs and they're protecting the ball without committing too many players to
24:59the breakdown they've got numbers to burn and attack McKenzie to keep it perfect from the tee
25:05and he does 21 nil
25:14All Blacks again displaying how important it is to get the basics right catch and pass let the ball
25:21do the work the skill of an athlete with the ball in his hand on show now with the All Blacks
25:26timing space efficiency at breakdown when they get a turnover light up and influence the pace
25:32of this game the Wallabies need to maintain possession and mount some sort of pressure
25:37on this All Blacks team
25:38White looking towards Kelaway it's lost and tied it up by Sevier. Kelaway is there to make the tackle
25:55finally some field position for Australia
25:58for the first time in 16 minutes in this battle they are inside New Zealand's 22
26:15that's him up looking for touch Tom Wright thinks about it and tosses it in the direction of
26:23Matt Fessler. The Wallabies now Harry Wilson as skipper you've got to change your defensive
26:31pattern you're too passive at the moment with the Wallabies they're standing off
26:34it's only Marika flying up there's only Harry Wilson flying you've got to go together
26:38try and shut this All Black team down Valentini he's the in ball McWright now McWright looking
26:43at Kelaway McWright will go through untouched and the Aussies are on the board with a set play special
26:53that's better from the Wallabies a little bit of ball off the line out the back of the line out
27:00nice set piece play Fraser McWright coming back into the team over the top to Valentini back to
27:07the scrum half Nick White and then to Fraser McWright goes next to the post the Wallabies
27:12stay connected to this scoreline it's a seam the Wallabies have found previously against
27:17the All Blacks and that hole works between the backline defense and the line out for the All
27:23Blacks they flooded numbers through it great deception from the Wallabies
27:27one chance to attack in the All Black zone and they've taken it
27:31so
27:50great example of a marry of tactics to simple skill execution Jeremy Williams at the back
27:55occupying Cody Taylor and defensive line out frees up that scene and then it's simple catch
28:00pass and execute get your hands on the ball get in behind this All Blacks team and execute the
28:05basics very well McKenzie again sends it in the direction of Australia's big men and again
28:20they make a mess of it after scoring points
28:26and just invite New Zealand back into their territory
28:31lovely hands out the back Jordan
28:38number this might go against New Zealand I think Crockwell is the call
28:42that's it Crockwell and it's lucky for the home side well they just get away with that the
28:48Wallabies are under the pump again Sonny Bill you're on the sideline what are you seeing at
28:53the moment from this All Black team the first 20. Yeah lads hoops touched it up before the game that
28:58the key to Wallabies success today is disrupting the All Blacks flow and they're just not doing it
29:02whether it be through defense physicality set piece nothing's coming and when you give this
29:08amount of time and space to these All Black lads this is what you get
29:15it's an interesting comment about the time and space there you just said Rico Ioane
29:19legally that Crockwell description is evident right there
29:23Sonny's saying it is you give time and space to the All Blacks if you can't scramble like South Africa you'll pay
29:29Fezler picked off
29:34All Blacks ball again
29:38they head inside Australia's half-lunched ball
29:40you pulled him now off his feet okay use it please
29:44can I use it please
29:56Barrett Lomax has a look and then charges forward they have a dark short side
30:15Taylor with a little stop and go closing in on Australia's line again Lomax swings it out the back for McKenzie Jordan
30:32the group rumbles over the top of Wilson who's made some great tackles inside this first
30:38quarter Ratema bounces off one gets it away to Barrett who then is intercepted and Australia
30:44are back in position far from their line use it break up the play somehow a fourth try
30:52was on offer for the All Blacks now White's got to get it to touch and he does just short of the 22
31:01they've just got the Wallabies chasing haven't they at the moment the All Blacks yes the Wallabies
31:05scored the last try and at this ground we've certainly seen a 21 mil lead eroded by the
31:10All Blacks and days gone by but there was the steal in the lineup interested your thoughts
31:15because the try got scored because the All Blacks put up two competing jumpers in that
31:19line out on their own territory maybe after this Kane looking to come away another nine okay
31:25pressure there from Frost
31:31Ioana again banging holes in the midfield in the Aussies defense
31:47put down by Frost Kane
31:55McKenzie goes flat at the line for Clark he's taken some stopping in this first half
32:03Taylor stops himself and then loses it Aussie ball McWright kicks ahead giving chases
32:10Kelleway McWright and wider out is Wright back for the All Blacks is Jordan but it'll
32:18be everyone a touch and it's a 50-22 for Fraser McWright
32:25well didn't the Wallabies need that turnover a couple of nice shots midfield Cody Taylor just
32:33went slowly at the line a couple of tackles Taniella Tupo turned the ball over and then
32:37Fraser McWright kicking it downfield probably would have loved the ball to stay in it's a 22-22
32:4350-22 picked off with his last throw
32:49as Wilson at the front now they call the back and it's best up again
32:57Aussie lineout coach Jeff Parling will be fuming
33:02take him back in
33:04George Barrett hammers one long down in the direction of Tom Wright with plenty of room to move here
33:13Tom Wright sizes up George Barrett looks to get away from him put down by DeGroote
33:20Bell out the back Lollos to you they rush up wide out and it's a gift for Ritz who gets away
33:27Koen Bethe coming back now here comes Arnie for the All Blacks
33:38oh the turnovers are killing the Wallabies at the moment the fourth drive for the All Blacks
33:46the pass wasn't on midfield yes they're trying to go out the back a couple of times
33:50Hana Paisami you just need to take that go off your left foot and get across the advantage line
33:55turnover Seve Rees back inside to Arnie Sarvia for another one for the All Blacks
34:01he saw there on the outside that the All Blacks read that move I think the Australian runners
34:06overran the ball so they weren't a genuine threat and when the ball went out the back
34:10to Lolicio the defensive line had come right up putting the pressure on and
34:15the rubber the green as well as the play both going the way of the All Blacks at the moment
34:25the kick from in front is on the board as well and it's 28 to 7 25 gone
34:37All Blacks giving a really good example of a defense that gets up and stays connected
34:42a well-connected rush defense creates opportunities by forcing skill execution in an athlete
34:48under pressure and fatigue you get a turnover you've got players in support
34:52elementary from there on in Arnie Sarvia the
34:55beneficiary of a great defensive effort from this All Blacks back line
35:08up goes Barrett it's a nice clean take from the New Zealand captain McKenzie
35:16low max with a trademark powerful carry McKenzie works it up the zipper down to
35:29Tom Wright who looks in behind and slams it into Satiti who then comes forward and tidies up but
35:34there was just a knock on for me little urgency there from the Wallabies after the
35:41knock on after the ball presented itself I think he attempted to catch it
35:47okay perfect time off yeah so the picture is a euphemism there Sean there was absolutely
35:54none that's a turnover I'm going to tell him to hit and hold if you can do the same that'd be
35:58great that's a genuine help that one yeah maybe but that's just a picture I had just some scrum
36:04feedback the Wallabies now physically fatigued they're chasing chasing shadows with the All Blacks
36:12attack they'll need this breather and the scrum platform to come
36:19okay
36:29they're forward pack who are well and truly on top at the moment under coach Scott Robertson
36:34they're cleared by 21 we've still got 30 to go in this first half on the last try I could see
36:42the defensive pressure from the All Blacks they all went as one
36:46one person rushing out of the line there was three players that moved up quickly the
36:51line speed defensively for the Wallabies is not there well the All Blacks can do that because
36:55they're winning contacts the Wallabies are narrow fighting down hard at short runners
37:00and outflanked everywhere you can't have any line speed if you're not numbering up correctly
37:12yeah
37:18put him down number three put him down we'll get Justin Harrison to talk us through that one
37:26the Taniello Tupo is tight we know the Taniello Tupo has the size and strength and power to take
37:31on his opponent what he's doing is angling and dropping the loose head prop there he's
37:37got to hold the weight continue to go forward stay straight stay connected to Matty Fessler
37:43it is a great battle that he's having with Ethan DeGroote stay straight chase his feet
37:56down for Kane they work at centre field through Geordie Barrett
38:04round goes Clark looking for work a lot away from his wing
38:08Tupo chasing the turn over that's Taniello Tupo getting one back for his side
38:26had to make that Taniello Tupo all over the ball
38:29the All Blacks through Rico Ioana and Caleb Clark every time they touch the ball they're getting
38:39across the advantage line Mertz and getting quick ball for Cortez Rattama at Scrum Half
38:44yes it really looks like passive pretty passive defense from the Australians if you take Rob
38:48Bellatini out of the mix and the All Blacks are avoiding him notably but they're also pretty
38:52smart at how they're playing on the line and they're picking the right places to go the weak
38:56shoulder and getting that continual go forward which is helping a lot got a bit of throw white
39:04and they kick up towards Spider Cam and Mackenzie can't hang on Bellatini ties up for Australia
39:13McWright high stumming
39:17on the seal was coming around I'm not sure he was a right ball carrier and we'll go back for
39:21the knock on extra roll on the ground here for a knock on here
39:41Wallaby's got a transition much better from defense into attack a couple of times
39:46almost made a few errors of course in this half but a couple of times they've had the
39:50Wallabies almost look to take a breath they must re-accelerate no matter how much fatigue
39:54they're feeling the first half an hour of this test match that's their opportunity when there
39:59is no organization for the All Blacks All Blacks themselves have shown exactly how to do that
40:05and he takes it at first receiver and gets them over the advantage line white coming back to
40:10Bellatini who loses it stripped in the tackle ripped away from Bellatini and now the bounce
40:18pass for Rico Yuane and opportunities the Aussies they'll get another chance with the
40:28lineup they've had tons of chances and have just been unable to execute when they've needed two
40:34more it's pressure from the All Blacks but they're just a little bit inaccurate in some of their
40:41skill execution it's a good hit for Rattama he knew he wanted he knew Corrobetti was coming
40:48they go left front Williams gets swallowed up he got drilled and it hasn't gone five
40:56so it's a free kick to the All Blacks that was a call from the assistant referee on this side of
41:02the field Cortez Rattama is looking for some treatment I think he made that great hit on
41:08off the scrum but he paid the price stayed down a little while you can see him that left shoulder
41:16he comes the up and under Mackenzie looking for Jordie Barrett right
41:20excellent under the high one he takes it for Australia what
41:26Tupac finds some room back towards the ruck and sits down the enormous frame of Jordie Barrett
41:38he's up a shallow box kick Mackenzie again this time he holds on
41:58dummies the kick now finds a touch of space for Taylor McGuire over the top looking for the
42:04turnover called out of the play Mackenzie slips deep in behind the ruck Rattama will do the kicking
42:16right gets away from Kane and looks to get into the backfield who's there with Tom Wright
42:24Frost now helps secure possession New Zealand look for the turnover Australia get the penalty
42:34rolling away balance the strength is with black they've just got it slightly wrong
42:39not rolling away not many gold players there I get it we've seen Tom Wright right throughout
42:46the season find that space he looked up saw Sam Kane a lot of fullbacks when they look up they
42:53just see jerseys he looked out toward a forward defender in the line so he went in and then went
42:59around Sam Kane and then just pinned his ears back and was looking for support look to his left
43:05Marika was too far back did the right thing held the ball and waited for his support
43:13you guys alluded to it before didn't you just the lack of reactivity from the Wallabies you know
43:18they're not reacting to opportunities to steal the ball they're not reacting well
43:21to turnovers they didn't react well there to Tom Wright going through and finding acres of space
43:29it's a risky throw to the back but it's okay and they lock it down with a rolling ball
43:34first of the afternoon for the Aussies
43:38yes from both sides
43:45Australia stay bunched told to use Nick White ignores Carl Dixon
43:54it's messy and it might be New Zealand ball and is
43:59so
44:08they had the opportunity to release the ball Carl Dixon the referee was talking to that man
44:12there Nick White saying let's use it let's use it they just decided to go another couple of meters
44:18the Wallabies the last the last one I just thought the balance of strength was black that was the
44:22call there then it got caught in the middle really good defensive way talking about the
44:29okay
44:39the score it's starting Australia it was 21 nil before the
44:46New Zealand drove in another to give us this score line better than a point a minute but as I won
44:53the All Blacks tactically their skill set their work ethic
44:59it's better than the Wallabies in every factor in every sector of this match thus far the Wallabies
45:05found some interesting opportunities in attack ground space is there for them
45:13them
45:24still six minutes left in this first half for the Wallabies to stay
45:28connected they can get another five or seven just before halftime
45:32style
45:45it's a great indication of how you can keep working to problem solve in the scrum
45:51understanding that he's getting eyeballs from sideline both touch judges watching
45:55the performance and angles of hips stay straight put the front row under pressure
45:59separate Ethan Ducroute from his hooker make it about power stays straight there keeps him going
46:06forward Angus Bell needs to do his work on the left and then you get the natural wheel of the
46:10scrum the picture looks much better when the forward back is staying connected
46:16oh
46:20far from the line here Wilson it was a slow lift
46:26New Zealand climbed in to send him backwards initially Fizzler comes away
46:32Fizzler finds room and Fizzler finds a line
46:40that's what the Wallabies fans were looking for five minutes before halftime
46:45that's what them on their feet kept the Wallabies connected to this scoreline
46:51great work from Satiti and also Scott Barrett to
46:55from the left to push the Wallabies team out Fizzler just jumps out gets away from Sankane goes over
47:03well they're a good decision of bad this is when to break away from them or when to sense where
47:06the opportunity is he does that exceptionally well there Matt Fizzler didn't his side need it
47:12didn't the Wallabies need it there are chances there there are points out there to be taken
47:20it's the other side of the ball that Joe Schmidt will be talking about in four minutes time
47:31Crucial keep coming here from Lola Seor and it's a gentle little fade that goes
47:38between the uprights to make it 28-14. Lots of moving parts in winning a line out and getting
47:46them all going forward but in the end just simple basics take the ball forward beat the man in front
47:51of you Sankane too wide of the ruck there Matty Fizzler an excellent decision too often you see a
47:56Bulls goal break away that is well needed points you've got to get this right though the exit has
48:03absolutely cooled them this year after scoring points
48:15frost all alone will need an assist very quickly what
48:24happen to play phases inside their own half here what
48:33right bill jeez that's a great tackle from Kane
48:39drove bell backwards not many do that
48:44so after five phases of play Australia kick long to Jordan
48:51Jordan with in the way they're employing Betsy going straight cross field put down on halfway
48:57severe McKenzie into the line gets away from Valentini they're queuing up inside but he
49:04misses the mark now what bounces a pass away for Callaway who sends a loose one midfield by Sami
49:11Tom Wright one-handed with a carry with a little jinking run back for Valentini and we will
49:17thankfully if you're a Wallabies fan park that and come back for the scrum
49:23oh Damian McKenzie how good of a player is he that what's this first half the amount of talk
49:30that he's giving to players around him on his left on his right first time he's taken off on
49:36his own just went to ground for Sebu Reece had players inside Sebu Reece as well
49:44oh it's a hard pass to pull off isn't it turning back
49:49at full pace turning right around and throwing it to the inside and trying to find a
49:54flying wing supporter in Sebu Reece but they will be kicking themselves the All Blacks yes
49:58the Australians have come back into the game 28-14 but the All Blacks at halftime will be
50:03looking at those opportunities they haven't nailed the pass from Rico Ioanni to get that
50:06intercepted that opportunity was a golden one right there and they will be annoyed at themselves
50:14it's another opportunity too when you're talking about those murders who keep saying
50:17opportunities on both sides but Joe Schmidty can clip that one up and show his team as well
50:22but they're just too narrow defensively cannot allow Will Jordan Damian McKenzie any sort of
50:27one-on-one space against your defensive line that's the only work on the Wallabies need to
50:33worry about at halftime defensive spacing tackle quality pressure on the ball breaking the vicious
50:39cycle of fastball they're giving the All Blacks defensive pattern they're getting caught by the
50:44lead runner the ball's going out the back and two defensive fastball wallabies are getting caught
50:54Laurel Seal with a skip pass Iquitao rather than to get to the outside
51:00well handled and now New Zealand have the angle on the breakdown and win the penalty
51:05Tom Wright penalised for holding on holding counter it was good not really his fault the
51:18players and support runners who came in you have to be able to clean out
51:22and support the player who carries the ball across the advantage line first phase first
51:27phase attack sorry Mertz and it's scripted it's this is the play we're going to win
51:31and a training on Tuesday this is your role to put out the ball
51:35the All Blacks identified earlier it was an opportunity Rico couldn't
51:39steal so he drove through got a support on and was well played in the counter
51:48down it comes for
51:56Scott Barrett
51:57Taylor with a pick and go can Australia hold them out here Reece looking for rolling along the deck
52:10numbers across to the right into the line steps
52:17for New Zealand's fifth try in this first half
52:20so often the five minutes before half time and the five minutes after half time they always hit
52:32back and Marika Corometti did the right thing came up off his wing to try and get Will Jordan
52:37the ball goes wide just too easy for Geordie Barrett McKenzie holding the ball in two hands
52:43just had a numbers game for Geordie Barrett
52:49all of them had pace out there Marika Corometti could only do so much trying to cover those
52:53players Jordan's got paced Demac obviously and Geordie Barrett a big body out in the corner
52:59there was a question mark for me over that pass to Geordie Barrett and maybe I'll have a look at
53:04this but uh it'd be just what the doctor did not order for the Wallabies going into halftime
53:09remember the pictures at the moment Stu TMO is going to have a look Mertz at this pass
53:24the knock on was after 40 minutes or before 40 minutes if it's clear still got no picture here
53:33coming back to the breakdown to see if there's a knock on at the ruck
53:38okay so what you're telling me is 14 has lost the ball on the floor and knocked into his own
53:48man which is number two so it was okay okay so it's no try could you just confirm if the knock
53:55on was before the 40 or after the 40 please before the 40 okay thank you no try scrum it was before
54:05scrum goal so we'll have one final play in this first half after the knock on from Severin Rees
54:14did you see it I didn't catch it at all in there you got it Mertz well I guess if he doesn't have
54:18control of the ball and it goes into a play in front of him and that helps him regain identity
54:22of course it's a knock on and we didn't even have to look at the real Jordan pass did we but
54:26you know the Aussies have dodged one there but they can't relax I mean it would just be like
54:31your legs here to put in a massive scrum it's almost in the exchange between Severus and
54:41Cody Taylor as well it's not in presenting the ball three comes in to get it doesn't
54:45fully take control of it himself says he's bobbling an exchange there it's harsh oh really
54:54well I understood the ruling now looking at that from that angle I'm not sure I would agree with
54:58uh the Wallabies have got one away there it looked okay I'm gonna have to dodge just yet Timmy
55:07everyone goes down I'm gonna pack this and get it off the field come on lads last one of the
55:12half let's go a lot of pressure coming through on Taniela Tubbo number three
55:17for the Wallabies from Ethan de Groot loose head prop number one for New Zealand
55:28so we could see Harry Plummer fine making his debut
55:44the weight comes from New Zealand Australia kick the touch
55:50and a sixth try first half comes to a close