Refuge for the positive.....
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@nzzp said in Refuge for the positive.....:
@Kirwan said in Refuge for the positive.....:
That is indeed a positive. As long as it's them improving, not us going back to the pack.
Their first 40 at the weekend suggested that both were happening - we were good defensively, but they played really really well. Will be such an open RWC, with 6 teams with a good chance, and another couple as outsiders (france, argentina)
Were we good defensively? I thought the missed tackles started then, and I remember Hodge going right through us.
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@Kirwan said in Refuge for the positive.....:
@nzzp said in Refuge for the positive.....:
@Kirwan said in Refuge for the positive.....:
That is indeed a positive. As long as it's them improving, not us going back to the pack.
Their first 40 at the weekend suggested that both were happening - we were good defensively, but they played really really well. Will be such an open RWC, with 6 teams with a good chance, and another couple as outsiders (france, argentina)
Were we good defensively? I thought the missed tackles started then, and I remember Hodge going right through us.
I guess I'd say good considering
Given how many tackles we slipped off, and how they were running, going into the last minute only conceding 13 points was pretty good! -
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I would be more positive if i could remember the last time the All Blacks played well
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@Kirwan said in Refuge for the positive.....:
@nzzp scramble defence was great, good attitude and all that. Conceding all those linebreaks and falling off the first up tackles, not great.
fair call.
This is the refuge for the positive thread though, so try re-framing that:
WE were Great at conceding line breaks, our falling off tackles was a spectacular swan dive of beauty, and everyone got a certificate of participation.
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@mariner4life said in Refuge for the positive.....:
I would be more positive if i could remember the last time the All Blacks played well
Hey negative nellies.... fuck off.. this is a refuge for the POSITIVE, there are a plethora of other threads to tell each other shit we are.
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@Baron-Silas-Greenback said in Refuge for the positive.....:
@mariner4life said in Refuge for the positive.....:
I would be more positive if i could remember the last time the All Blacks played well
Hey negative nellies.... fuck off.. this is a refuge for the POSITIVE, there are a plethora of other threads to tell each other shit we are.
my bad
fundamentally, i actually agree with you. We are as likely to win the World Cup as any of the other top sides.
And a fair bit of the chat at the moment is entirely reminiscent of 2015, where questions were asked.
The best rugby of our players is collectively still better than our opponents, we just have to have a bit of faith that this best is still coming. And to be fair it better start this weekend.
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@mariner4life said in Refuge for the positive.....:
We are as likely to win the World Cup as any of the other top sides.
More likely IMO
..and thats if we continue with the same selections/tactics
We can improve our chances even more if we make a few adjustments though
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Plenty of fapping about that Wallabies on the radio this morning. The fact that they played against 14 players for 40 minutes only mentioned as an aside. The fact is that they were only 4 ahead and had scored only one try with 80% possession. If ALB hadn't totally farked that intercept they may not have even been leading.
Again that doesn't disguise the fact that the ABs were several colours of shit for much of that first half, but they still got 2 tries with almost zero ball. I think the result would have been similar in 2015 if a player had been sent. Shit we shipped 14 points in 10 minutes when Ben FA was carded in the final. The game this weekend will be a better indication of where both we and Aus are at.
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Question is if SB wasn’t sent off ALB got the intercept we probably would have won
Would we all be as negative.
The coaches are my concern I think the players are in confusion in what we are trying to achieve.
You think with Hansens experience he will strip the game plan back and give the players positive direction to get some confidence in them.
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@Chris said in Refuge for the positive.....:
The coaches are my concern I think the players are in confusion in what we are trying to achieve.
You think with Hansens experience he will strip the game plan back and give the players positive direction to get some confidence in them.
If that happens we spank the wallabies and win the WC.To put a positive spin on the current situation, that was the talk in the leadup to the 2015 RWC where the ABs weren't impressive in the pool games. We later found out what was happening behind the scenes with inter-squad games etc.
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@Bovidae said in Refuge for the positive.....:
@Chris said in Refuge for the positive.....:
The coaches are my concern I think the players are in confusion in what we are trying to achieve.
You think with Hansens experience he will strip the game plan back and give the players positive direction to get some confidence in them.
If that happens we spank the wallabies and win the WC.To put a positive spin on the current situation, that was the talk in the leadup to the 2015 RWC where the ABs weren't impressive in the pool games. We later found out what was happening behind the scenes with inter-squad games etc.
KEEPING OUR POWDER DRY!
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This thread is again open for new applicants..
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What do we do for Tonga?
Wheel out reserves surely, give Crotty some game time.
At least the squad is named after the match. Would like to see Jacobsen get a start.
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@Billy-Tell said in Refuge for the positive.....:
What do we do for Tonga?
Stay positive is what we do
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@Billy-Tell Yep, all players who've had little game time: Crotty, S Barrett, J Barrett, Reece, Bridge, the third hooker, Weber. Also Laulala, Pat T, Hemopo if they makes the squad etc
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P.S. pretty sure I didn't contribute to this thread coz wasn't able to be 100% positive.
I'm usyally the most optimistic of fans but performance had been down so I had begun to doubt.
So kudos to @Baron-Silas-Greenback and those who were.
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Still not convinced
