What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?
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@taniwharugby said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@Snowy sarcasm maybe...?
Actually wasn't sure if it was sarcasm, stupidity, or an attempt at humour. Will go with sarcasm, although I suspect that there is an element of truth in @Donsteppa 's reply...(tongue firmly in cheek).
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@cgrant said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
Rieko Ioane looks much bigger than Dalton Papaali'i though the latter is given at 1.93 m and 114 kg in the Blues site. Based on that picture, I have some doubts about his future as the next Jerome Kaino.
Get your eyes checked
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@Snowy said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@taniwharugby said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@Snowy sarcasm maybe...?
Actually wasn't sure if it was sarcasm, stupidity, or an attempt at humour. Will go with sarcasm, although I suspect that there is an element of truth in @Donsteppa 's reply...(tongue firmly in cheek).
The fact that someone actually thought it even necessary to say that he’s worth persevering with is one of the more humorous things I’ve read on here. And not in a haha sort of way....
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@ACT-Crusader Given that you only pick crusaders led to the doubt.
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@Snowy said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@ACT-Crusader Given that you only pick crusaders led to the doubt.
And Hansen and co still don’t listen. I blame Fox
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@KiwiMurph said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
Does this really need it's own thread where you just copy the whole article?
Is it uncommon for a new thread to be lead off by an online story?! You don't need to agree with it for it to be a valid discussion point.
What I find more strange is that no-one else thinks it's odd Mo'unga didn't try a single kick-pass last week. Unless I missed them? This is more my angle than whether something is actually wrong with R Ioane.
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@shark said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@KiwiMurph said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
Does this really need it's own thread where you just copy the whole article?
Is it uncommon for a new thread to be lead off by an online story?!
What I find more strange is that no-one else thinks it's odd Mo'unga didn't try a single kick-pass last week. Unless I missed them?
I think that is actually a good thing. That tactic has been done to death and rarely works.
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@pukunui said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@shark said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@KiwiMurph said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
Does this really need it's own thread where you just copy the whole article?
Is it uncommon for a new thread to be lead off by an online story?!
What I find more strange is that no-one else thinks it's odd Mo'unga didn't try a single kick-pass last week. Unless I missed them?
I think that is actually a good thing. That tactic has been done to death and rarely works.
Maybe in general it rarely works, but not in Mo'unga's case. He often has it on a string at SR level. There was a game this season where we scored two tries on opposite sides of the field using this kick.
I see it as a much better value option than up and unders in traffic, which I'm totally sick of.
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The cross kick is horribly overdone, particularly by Barrett. Ioane being shit in that one game is not that big a deal, but it's also not down to the midfield or lack of cross kicks. It's because he dropped just about every single thing that was thrown to him.
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@Dolamite said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
Well he needs to hold onto the ball first, made 3 or 4 handling errors on Saturday. Hansen needs to just keep playing him, he’s played 1 meaningful game in 2 months
At least one of those was due to a horrible pass from Goodhue, who didn't bother to look where he was passing and, therefore, threw it behind Reiko
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@SammyC I need to watch again because things did change. I am a ALB fan and would like to see him at 2/5 over SBW. ALB is able to make ground in tight spaces where SBW is more of a straight runner who hopes to offload. Still think we need to make more ground in the forwards to set up the backs.
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@junior how often do our guys throw passes without looking expecting someone to be there?
Similarly that clip that lead to the SA try, Pollard didnt look for his pass...alot of what these guys do is instinctive and based on expectations and trust of those around them to be in the right spot...which obviously requires the pass to be in the right spot too...
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@shark said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@KiwiMurph said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
Does this really need it's own thread where you just copy the whole article?
Is it uncommon for a new thread to be lead off by an online story?! You don't need to agree with it for it to be a valid discussion point.
It wasn't about the topic - you had copy and pasted the whole article initally before it got edited.
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@KiwiMurph said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@shark said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@KiwiMurph said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
Does this really need it's own thread where you just copy the whole article?
Is it uncommon for a new thread to be lead off by an online story?! You don't need to agree with it for it to be a valid discussion point.
It wasn't about the topic - you had copy and pasted the whole article initally before it got edited.
Oh right. I wouldn't have the first clue how to do it any other way. I used to know my way around TSF pretty well but these dya even on desktop I find it a bit difficult.
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@taniwharugby said in What's Wrong With Reiko Ioane?:
@junior how often do our guys throw passes without looking expecting someone to be there?
Similarly that clip that lead to the SA try, Pollard didnt look for his pass...alot of what these guys do is instinctive and based on expectations and trust of those around them to be in the right spot...which obviously requires the pass to be in the right spot too...
They do it a lot, which is fine for short simple passes. However, the one I'm referring to was a 10m plus pass that didn't hit its mark. There was no need to throw a no-looker there, as Reiko was already in space and so there was no need for any deception.
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@sparky You're like a click bait algorithm that's stuck on "emphatic mode". Every thing you post is completely over the top, like a distillation of the last 24 hours' media hype.
He's been about the same as most All Blacks this year, and was fine against Canada.