Was better than I expected tbh!
Tomorrow's match will be fascinating, not sure if I'll be able to watch being away on hols... 😫 Thought the opposition would be a mixture of vets etc, but they aren't messing about. Whole bunch of current ABs in there
1. Aidan Ross
2. Brandon Paenga-Amosa
3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen
4. Angus Blyth
5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (cc)
6. Shannon Frizell
7. Pete Samu
8. Hoskins Sotutu
9. Folau Fakatava
10. Tane Edmed
11. Marika Koroibete
12. David Havili (cc)
13. Ngani Laumape
14. AJ Lam
15. Shaun Stevenson
Replacements
16. Kurt Eklund
17. Joshua Fusitu’a
18. George Dyer
19. Matt Philip
20. Joe Brial
21. Kalani Thomas
22. Harry McLaughlin-Phillips
23. Jock Campbell
Not exactly scary is it.
15 Tom Wright, 14 Max Jorgensen, 13 Joseph Suaalii, 12 Len Ikitau, 11 Harry Potter, 10 Tom Lynagh; 1 James Slipper, 2 Matt Faessler, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 4 Nick Frost, 5 Jeremy Williams, 6 Nick Champion de Crespigny, 7 Fraser McReight, 8 Harry Wilson (captain)
Replacements: 16 Billy Pollard, 17 Angus Bell, 18 Tom Robertson, 19 Tom Hooper, 20 Carlo Tizzano, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Ben Donaldson, 23 Andrew Kellaway
Tom Curry over VdF or Morgan given the performances on the tour suggest Faz picked the team before it left.
I see my roundly derided prediction of Bierne at 6 has come to pass
15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #881
14. Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints/England) #858
13. Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) #878
12. Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors/Scotland) #863
11. James Lowe (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #870
10. Finn Russell (Bath Rugby/Scotland) #835
9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #879
1. Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears/England) #859
2. Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #873
3. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #818
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens/England) (captain) #825
5. Joe McCarthy (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #871
6. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby/Ireland) #838
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks/England) #853
8. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #839
Replacements:
16. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #864
17. Andrew Porter (Leinster Rugby/Ireland) #876
18. Will Stuart (Bath Rugby/England) #877
19. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers/England) #875
20. Ben Earl (Saracens/England) #857
21. Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints/England) #860
22. Marcus Smith (Harlequins/ England) #855
23. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby/Ireland) #837
Gday folks! Anyone watching?
Speaking as an englishman, Finn Russell is such an annoying prick.
But by **** he's good.
Lions have definitely got the upper hand but it's been close so far. Aus look good kicking from hand. Lynagh has been impressive.
Not sure if my picture worked, but I'm sat right behind the posts in the end the Lions will attack in the second half. Amazing atmosphere in the ground. Definitely feels different to a six nations game. It's only £5 a pint too!
Tom Curry over VdF or Morgan given the performances on the tour suggest Faz picked the team before it left.
Of course impossible to know what they'd have done but Curry has had a great first half.
That second half defence was squeaky 😬
Interesting game. Lions totally dominate first half. Really strong defence against a predictable Aussie side until Aus switched it up
I think Lynagh hampered Aus offensively, too predictable. I also think Lions have more to give in attack if required, played a conservative game to guarantee win against a generally weaker side
Hello! I'm back being very lucky at the moment this time at the MCG for the second test. It's absolutely ginormous. Fingers crossed the photos work. Hoping the Lions close it out tonight as I fly home tomorrow. 😅😢
Well this is a fun first half
Aussie player with a compelling audition for a role in Neighbours there.
Great game, great result. Terrible football style acting at the end there.
OMG what a second half. Haven't experienced anything like it. Got some pics of the walk round after the whistle too. Never have more Scottish people cheered for Owen Farrell. 
Proper good competitive game, just what was needed
Bet it was amazing being there
Great pictures. Looked like some match to go to. Have a great night sboardman.
I'm back at the hotel in bed tbh. Knackered after two weeks out here touristing and walking around. Melbourne in particular is a great city to visit. Loads to see and do and the walking / public transport is east peasy.
Definitely one of the best love sports experiences I've had. Dad's wanted to do a Lion's tour for years and retirement lined up nicely for this one.
Was away riding yesterday, so just watched it. What a great match, Wallabies played like I thought they could after watching a lot of Super Rugby this year. To get the win in the last minute like that was terrific, haven’t been so excited and tense watching a game for a while!
Must say Warburton was spot on saying we don’t want that football style acting in rugby.
Can the Aussies pick themselves up to make it another great match next week? 🙂
Aussie playing well, Lions look half asleep and totally devoid of any spark
Yeah, it's pretty grim viewing at the moment... Nae oomph!
Deserved win for the Aussie team . Definitely wanted it more.
Nick White an utter **** in such a good way 😄
Yip...apart from when Ryan was injured...
Yip...apart from when Ryan was injured...
That was started by Lions player coming in to have a go at Skeleton who was merely being concerned that he'd sparked Ryan. That's why the Lions were pinged, needless from them.
Wouldn't disagree but when the ref blows the whistle because of a head injury there's no need for White to continue exacerbating the situation..
Sheehan cited....should also check to see if the tmo is partially cited
I watched 10 minutes worth of highlights on s4c did the ref ever penalise Australia? In the bits I saw two goal line tackle where both hands were in the ground. Skelton warned that he'd be carded if he didn't behave then two minutes later.hes wrestling porter(?) which takes him out of any defensive line. All around the 20 minutes mark. Seemed a bit like rugby of 20 years ago but with silly (modern no) ruck rules.
did the ref ever penalise Australia?
Occasionally, but on the flip side he didn't ping Porter at every single scrum as he should of done. That guy just cannot drive straight, how he started over Genge in two tests is beyond me
no need for White to continue exacerbating the situation.
From what I saw it was Farrell… his only real contribution to the game, came in shouting and swearing for no reason and White reacted to that.
4 match ban for Sheehan. No word on the length of ban for the partially cited video ref.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c1w8ewrrxrzo
