All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1
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Anyone that applies a group-think mentality (I.E. "NZ fans are this, Lions fans are that") is completely retarded. Not worth getting worked up over someone's articles when they are so mentally weak. Just completely ignore it, I come to the Fern to avoid reading stuff like that.
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@jegga said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Mark Reason continually trolls and makes snide comments and then wonders why the kiwis who have the misfortune to know him contact him gloating about the result. Instead of dwelling on the fact that despite him living here for a number of years he still regarded as an outsider and asking himself why that is he decides that the problem is not with him it's the kiwis .
Sure it is mate.The guy is just painful. Scan the headline never read the articles. He's treating the series like a moral crusade teacher vs pupil. Naughty public too arrogant too smug meanwhile having orgasms after the Crusaders Maoris and Chiefs game about the lions which is of course his team. He's not a kiwi and he'll never convince anyone he is.
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@hydro11 said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
@jegga said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Watching the lions try again, was that Te'o blocking Williams?
It was worth a second look at least. I didn't notice it at the time but I saw it on replay this morning. Can't blame the officials for missing it.
Would never have gotten to him.
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
What will the NH press complain about?
Pumpkin soup?
Sounds like a Southland night in.
Not enough incest
Really? I was reading Pump Kin as two words.
Boom goes the dynamite!
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@cgrant said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
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@Chester-Draws said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
mes our kick chase was disjointed.
I was just responding to above criticism with some saying that was Reads fault, some said Crudens.
Cruden's fault was to kick away a ball that had to be recycled.
It was a good kick that had the lions under real pressure. A couple of missed tackles and a great individual run and it was one of the best test tries I've seen in a while. But if we effect any tackle early on they are fucked
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@jegga said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Hansen to demand again that Gatland stop bullying the refs...
I doubt Gatland remotely has a sniff at the NZ job. Too much Mitchell/Deans with the media.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Not a lot of mention of Farrell's rather poor game.
Considering the amount he is talked up as being critical to the teams he plays in he was a big disappointment.
It was like he was dumbfounded and had nothing to offer.I have long held a theory on Farrell (as with most post-Wilko 1st fives) that he is mentally fragile and lacks the ability to control or change the tempo of a game when the pressure comes on. I've noticed that if the offensive defence can get into his head, he tends to fall to pieces when put under a significant amount of pressure, and doesn't get the required "protection" or easy ride from the pack.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
May have missed it in thread, but see DMac called into AB squad. Interesting that Jordie released to Canes, which suggests they're seeing him as project at this stage.
My guess its for insurance purposes
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The Sunday Times was interesting reading this morning. Most of the comment was pretty accurate (even from the Walrus). Good to see though that they still see the failings only as momentary lapses rather than a product of the way we play our domestic rugby e.g. NZ players wold be awake to quick taps and going wide when in front of the posts because we are willing to take risks to gain rewards. That split second where NH players have to think about it because failure would mean a pissed off club owner makes a big difference.
Anyway, it took about 4 reasonable articles before Jones finally managed a stupid dig. This one at Peyper, saying he was a 'walking, whistling disaster area yesterday'.
I have't watched the game closely again but fail to recall how this was the case. I didn't see any blatent 'hemisphere interpretation' things that undermined the Lions any errors he made were spread. I couldn't work out why Sexton was having such a big cry and make direct accusations of bias (for which he should get sanctioned IMO).
Can anyone help me out? I'm no big fan of Peyper but can't see how his performance yesterday was worthy of that comment.
Edit: credit where it is due to a good article by Stuart Barnes. If anyone has cut and paste abilities for the Times others here may wish to read it
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@Crash said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
@Crucial said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Not a lot of mention of Farrell's rather poor game.
Considering the amount he is talked up as being critical to the teams he plays in he was a big disappointment.
It was like he was dumbfounded and had nothing to offer.I have long held a theory on Farrell (as with most post-Wilko 1st fives) that he is mentally fragile and lacks the ability to control or change the tempo of a game when the pressure comes on. I've noticed that if the offensive defence can get into his head, he tends to fall to pieces when put under a significant amount of pressure, and doesn't get the required "protection" or easy ride from the pack.
To be honest I think Farrell's strength of character is one of his plus points, at least nowadays. Previously he could get a bit petulant and emotional but he seems to have matured beyond that. I've seen many games where his forward pack have been under the cosh and he's still performed to a good standard. I'm not saying he is the complete article or that he is particularly multi-skilled. There are few fly-halves that have the out and out game breaker and game controller of a Carter. Farrell is not there, but then again not many are.
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nothing stood out to me as wrong , so only guessing
But maybe Peyper let more go than they are used to ,
In the same way we sometimes see NH refs as being more pedantic than we are used to ,
But .... only guessing
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A few random comments:
Firstly, a great atmosphere and the best test match I’ve attended in a while. Well done the Red Army.
All the Lions supporters applauded after seeing BB scoop up the loose ball.
Taylor’s try was right below us. It looked even better live, and the pass from Dagg was fine.
The communication between Poite/Garces and Peyper was great. It wasn’t evident on TV but there was constant talk and the French ARs signalled a number of Lions offsides. There was none of that in the Maori and Chiefs games.
Lastly, the Lions supporters near us were very vocal for most of the game but my mate snapped this photo when the score was 30-8. Cheer up guys!
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
nothing stood out to me as wrong , so only guessing
But maybe Peyper let more go than they are used to ,
In the same way we sometimes see NH refs as being more pedantic than we are used to ,
But .... only guessing
You could be right. He certainly did have moments of letting things play out for a spectacle rather than blowing the whistle. Those watching live may also not have known the number of times he had running conversations with the TMO. He wasn't ignoring things he just wanted the game to keep moving while they were getting checked. A lot more advantage than NH writers like Jones like. They wanted the game to slow down.
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