All Blacks v France I

KiwiMurph

For us -
Excellent - Jordie
Good - CLW looked pretty busy, Holland (though doe go to ground easily for a big man), Ardie, Roigard, Newell.
Questionable - Rieko, Proctor, Finau

I'd add Codie Taylor to excellent.

AmberArmy

In my opinion the loose forward balance missed Blackadder greatly, either starting or off the bench.

sparky

@KiwiMurph Codie Taylor never seems to play badly. Mr Reliable for both the ABs and the Crusaders.

Tim

Ah wonderful, some insightful analysis from subnormal retard Kieran Read.

Bones

Could have done with Tom Christie and Cullen Grace out there

Bones

500 wins though I guess.

Darth Sader

@Bones said in All Blacks v France I:

Could have done with Tom Christie and Cullen Grace out there

Don’t forget McLeod

antipodean

@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v France I:

@Tim said in All Blacks v France I:

@KiwiMurph Savea is a luxury selection at 7. He can be a brilliant player, but tackling and hitting rucks are the core roles of a seven.

I've said for a few years now that he would be better used off the bench in the final 20 - 30 minutes.

You aren't the Lone Ranger there.

The prospect of playing Kirifi and Savea at the same time against full strength tier one opposition terrifies me. One doesn't do the work and the other is too small to be effective.

kev

Reiko has the same weakness on the wing that he has at centre.

Frank

@AmberArmy said in All Blacks v France I:

In my opinion the loose forward balance missed Blackadder greatly, either starting or off the bench.

Ethan's mum is on here.

Tim

Mils Moroniana with the big call "now we know that Jordan is a great finisher, but there's only two wing spots."

These people have well paid sinecures ...

Bones

@kev said in All Blacks v France I:

Reiko has the same weakness on the wing that he has at centre.

I didn't even notice Reiko on the field

Frank

Rieko didn't look dangerous on the wing at all.
Goes to ground easily.

NTA

@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks v France I:

Geez squeaky bum time. James Doleman man of the match for France for sure.

Unless I'm missing something, the TMO was Brett Cronin?

MiketheSnow

France C did well

France B next week

NTA

How good is Gael Fickou? Just gets in there with the young bloods and does the work.

Bones

@NTA said in All Blacks v France I:

@Yeetyaah said in All Blacks v France I:

Geez squeaky bum time. James Doleman man of the match for France for sure.

Unless I'm missing something, the TMO was Brett Cronin?

Very confusing when they said Cronin in the first half and Murphy in the second.

KiwiMurph

@Frank said in All Blacks v France I:

Rieko didn't look dangerous on the wing at all.
Goes to ground easily.

2025 Rieko on the wing is not 2017 Rieko on the wing.

NTA

@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v France I:

France C did well

France B next week

The ABs will repeat the eternal pattern of being a bit flat week 1 and then cut loose weeks 2 onward

Dan54

Kind of what I half expected, but hoped for more. I doubted whether there was ever going to be a walkover (even if I wanted it). Was real stoked with my man Holland, and saw nothing to dissuade me of my idea he will be a 100 test AB. The CLW went well. I thought most went ok without setting world on fire. Proctor looked more comfortable in 2nd half.
Just saw the interview with Holland, his Dad is just gazing at him with a look of just such pride.

The Silver Fern

All Blacks v France I