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    KiwiPie

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    • RE: All Blacks v Springboks

      @chester-draws said in All Blacks v Springboks:

      @booboo said in All Blacks v Springboks:

      @chester-draws said in All Blacks v Springboks:

      @mariner4life said in All Blacks v Springboks:

      @akan004 cherry pick to make the sky fall?

      how about looking at it like this. in 21 tests we are 17-1-3. In 13 of those tests we have hosed them.

      We lost a game where we had 14 blokes for 3/4s of the game
      We lost a dead rubber Bledisloe away.
      We lost one of the best tests in years.

      You know, now i think about it, we are 0-3 where we have scored less points than the opposition. That's not what you expect from a team with this much talent.

      Try looking at it this way. We never, ever lose big. if it's a loss, it's by a bee's dick. We are balls deep in every game we play. That's a pretty sweet position to be in.

      What you say is true, except the implication that somehow winning big a lot is good.

      Say what? It's bad? Since when?

      Winning isn't bad. Just that winning big isn't necessarily better than winning small.

      Our recent massive victories over the Boks was not good preparation for the last game.

      We have a game plan that I think tends to magnify our strengths and our weaknesses. When we play well we win by lots. But we equally come unstuck when it doesn't work.

      I'd prefer a game plan that moved away from this emphasis on counter-attack, and assuming we wear our opposition down. I'd like to see us able to work on penetrating solid defences.

      Because when we hit the 2019 RWC you can bet no-one, crazy Australians aside, will attempt to beat us playing open rugby.

      But history has shown us that teams step up at the World Cup and a well organised, determined defence can be really hard to break down without taking a few risks. The All Blacks showed they could score 6 tries against such a defence without the defence every really crumbling.

      Hansen's message to J Barrett and A Smith (for it was they who took the bad decisions that led to tries) is not don't take quick throw-ins or don't take tap penalties . It will be don't take quick throw-ins from a kick that left the whole Bok defensive line in your face and don't take tap penalties when there is no huge gap to exploit. The whole mantra of the ABs since Henry took over is to make decisions based on what you see - the mantra is not "put away the razzle-dazzle until you're desperate". There will be mistakes playing like that but by forcing the opposition defence to make tough decisions under pressure eventually the gap will appear and the tries will come.

      posted in Rugby Matches
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3

      One of the reasons the ABs never got much continuity (and zero tries) was the ridiculous number of infringements by the Lions. It felt like every time the ABs had possession in the Lions half, then there would be a penalty. And a man down and in those conditions, you have to take your penalties. And they were all kickable yet BB missed a couple of sitters. 10 kickable penalties in all - when you see a number like that, you wonder how the Lions were never on a team warning for repeated offences - especially as the offside line seemed to disappear completely at times.

      posted in Rugby Matches
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: CWC Game #6 Black Caps v West Indies

      Just got home from the game after not being online. Interesting to read the thread start to finish and just so many premature calls made ....

      Looks like NZ are half an excellent side and half a poor one. It's basically Tauranga keeping things together. What a maestro Kane is as usual walking to the wicket after just one ball.

      Great atmosphere at the game. English fans supporting the Windies and NZ fans mostly in their early 20s and mostly pissed.

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Ireland II

      I've enjoyed this thread as a small place of sanity where rational rugby fans gather to discuss the game. Please stop any references to wars and cowardice etc as we really don't need it here.

      So far I haven't seen any complaints by Joe Schmidt about the game - that is good for Ireland. He's a canny chap, he'll be learning the lessons and planning for the next time.

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: NZ v SA Test Series

      If Kane's stats were to exactly match those of the last 4 years (looking back from today) - in 8 years time he would be 34 and have

      137 tests
      45 hundreds
      61 fifties
      12742 runs
      57.92 average

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Tipping 2020

      It's all over and Dice managed to hang on to win by a single point from Higgins and Winger, by 2 from Hydro11 and by 5 from Broughie. I can't remember a closer leaderboard at the end of a season. https://www.thesilverfern.com/tipping/

      All the scores over 60 came in the final week of the season as many went big on Sunday nailing 30/30 and many also getting Manawatu as low scorers. Despite being in prime position to challenge at the end of Saturday, Sportboy somehow finished 9th!

      Justin77 managed a full 7/7 but others were better on margins - both Higgins and Hydro11 getting 6 out of 6 for the games they picked correctly.

      Northland win the title beating South Island by 5 points - a lot of it due to Northland's win over Waikato which they backed more than South Island did. But mainly it was due to Justin77's stellar score.

      I'll do more of a wrap a bit later on.

      posted in TSF Competitions
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    • RE: England vs BCs ODI series

      What T20 has done is produce a current generation of batsmen who have very poor defensive technique. Even some of players who appear to have good/respectable records in test cricket. They plant their feet, have a good eye and hit through the line. If the ball comes on and is not deviating, they marmalise it. They can, and have, scored big in test cricket but also get a lot of low scores when conditions are tricky.

      Which is why England's dangerous middle to lower order appear to be a strength in test cricket when it is Bairstow, Stokes, Moeen etc but all of them don't really have the technique to survive the moving ball - hence why there collapses. Same with Australia, Mitchell Marsh is a flat track bully.

      It really stands out when you watch the likes of Root, Smith, Kane and Kohli. While Smith is unorthodox, he does know how to stay in for long periods.

      Rant over.

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Wallabies v Ireland #1 - Brisvegas

      Do old viewers remember Lee Grant on here and his spouting about a young kid called Beale who was going to be a great and single-handedly save Australian rugby? I think he's finally arrived, hell of a game he played last night.

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Black Caps v India

      From what I have seen of Kane he is very much in form - but India have been very good at frustrating him with a nagging line and length and he has uncharacteristically thrown his wicket away 3 times. It doesn't help when the openers are out so early as he knows they need 300 to compete and with Taylor being a slow starter, one of them has to force it a little.

      Now if the Indians would just pitch a couple short outside off, a couple on the pads and throw in some half volleys then things would be very different. They could learn a lot from watching NZ bowling ....

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Ashes 2019

      Can anyone show me an example of a classy boozy team celebration?

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie

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    • RE: Australia v India

      This is perfectly set up unless rain ruins it. A very tough but not impossible chase with plenty of overs. It has been a great series and given the injury problems of India, they have done very well to still be in with a chance of taking the series.

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: EPL 2020/2021

      @Bovidae said in EPL 2020/2021:

      And no penalties either. 😉

      Martial's dive worth noting - not sure how you don't get booked for that.

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: EPL 2020/2021

      City into yet another Milk Cup final (4th in a row) and now up against another specialist in winning the inferior domestic cup Mourinho with Spurs who never win anything. Even 1st half between City and United but once City were ahead, United didn't have of an idea of what to do. I think Bruno Fernandes broke the record for most turnovers of possession.

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Best T20 XI - NOMINATIONS - Allrounders

      Santner - handy in both batting and bowling

      posted in Best Cricket XI
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    • RE: Best T20 XI - NOMINATIONS - Keeper

      Seifert - probably doesn't matter between him and BMac as can make a case for both of them as batsmen alone. And Philips for that matter

      posted in Best Cricket XI
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Best T20 XI - NOMINATIONS - Bowlers

      Tough to choose as all bowlers get tonked.

      Vettori - perfect game for him.
      Sodhi - as he always seems to take wickets.

      None of the pacemen stand out - Southee has taken some real shellackings.

      I'll nominate Boult as he can take wickets at the top.
      Ferguson as well.

      posted in Best Cricket XI
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: Best T20 XI - NOMINATIONS - Batsmen

      Kane. Has got better and better over the years.

      posted in Best Cricket XI
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    • RE: Best Test XI - POLL - Bowlers

      Chatfield

      Can we nominate a combo - Dan about 2-3 years into his career before his back injury for his attacking bowling (honestly, watch him then and there was flight, loop and turn) and later Dan for his batting and bowling variations?

      posted in Best Cricket XI
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: EPL 2020/2021

      @dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:

      Strange week of upsets continues as Wolves win to prevent Chelski going equal top. and West Brom are holding Citeh to 1-1 at half time

      And it ends at 1-1. City too ponderous this season and teams finding it easy to contain them. Wolves are hard to pick, once you fancy them to win a game, they lose and vice-versa. My Superbru form is terrible!

      posted in Sports Talk
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      KiwiPie
    • RE: EPL 2020/2021

      @dogmeat said in EPL 2020/2021:

      @KiwiPie We're 17 off the top - Just saying....

      Title may just be out of reach - but Europa League will be easy on current form!

      Before COVID - Sheff U

      P 28 W 11 D 10 L 7 = 43 points

      After COVID - Sheff U

      P22 W 3 D 3 L 16 = 12 points

      posted in Sports Talk
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