Lighten up guys!

A patchy performance from the Wallabies but at least their defence was reasonable. The 1 positive is that they have only had 2 tries scored against them in 4 tests this year, which given the amount the amount of injuries they have had, is a fair effort. If the Wallabies could get their full strength side on the field they might be a chance.

They were dull in the first 1/2 half and were guilty of kicking too much ball away. They had plenty of opportunity to counter attack (a hallmark of a Dean’s coached Crusaders) but too often, chose to kick.

The Wallabies have a talented backline but it’s being wasted, because apart from from Quade Cooper and perhaps James O’Connor, they are not backing themselves. They are too hesitant, lack confidence and it results in players dropping passes, knocking on etc.

At least Kurtley Beale provided some spark when he came on but is lacking confidence also, hence his grubber kick instead of backing himself. Still early days though and given his time again, I'm sure he would have kept ball in hand.

You get the feeling that the players don’t have the backing of their coach at times and are too scared to express themselves in case they make a mistake.

The mood in the camp was highlighted by the post match press conference. Watching it reminded me of a visit to the morgue. What’s wrong with these guys? Again, nothing upbeat, nothing positive and it looked like they were slowly but surely being dissected. Defibrillator anyone?