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    @KiwiMurph said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    @Chester-Draws those two Jordan tries were the result of scoreboard pressure forcing the Argentinians to play. Besides - ABs were up 17-0 before the first one so your maths doesn't add up.

    A scoreboard that should have had 20 more points on it given the amount of possession and territory the ABs had up to that point.
    Don’t underestimate the ability of this ABs team to shit itself and lose the game if the Argies had cut that lead down to 3.

    I don’t think Foster should be given any credit for those Jordan tries that sealed the game. They should be seen as an indictment on his selection policy through the season which meant Jordan was barely on the field until the very end.

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    Never seen two teams so excited for a draw
    Did Nic White try and milk a penalty/card when he ran into the puma hooker?

    Thought the cards were deserved

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    @Stargazer said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

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    looking at that table in hindsight it really looks like a toilet squabble behind the disableds (insert appropriate Simon Pegg-World's End quote here).

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    @Chester-Draws said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    @ACT-Crusader said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    I know it’s fashionable to knock Foster, but from my armchair he tried a number of new things and blooded new players that now have test experience. In a compressed schedule that was very different to anything in the last 20 years, I think there were quite a few things that became far more certain.

    Rennie has a lot of question marks over his squad I reckon with many young players and a few guys ‘hanging on’.

    Really? How many ABs are currently lock-in certainties: Cane, Sam Whitelock, Aaron Smith. Plus some others but we can't say which position they will be in: Ardie Savea, Beauden Barrett, Caleb Clarke, ALB and Goodhue or which one will start and which will be reserve: props and hookers, Jordie Barrett. I reckon things have got way less certain, and not in a good way.

    I'd be intrigued for you to tell me what our offensive strategies are, because carting it up or hoofing it seem to be about all we have.

    Foster has this ability to exude confidence, while completely out of his depth. How quickly we forget how rabble like we were in the middle of the season: those two turnover tries went the other way in the last Argentinian game and he was out of a job. Gone burger.

    Saved by the Slither of Jordan.

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    @KiwiMurph "those two Jordan tries were the result of scoreboard pressure forcing the Argentinians to play"
    yes completely calculated. That is why they have JB on the wing there. No tin-arsed opportunistic luck at all. Totally planned. Wait until the last minute when the Argies actually pass the ball in reach of our flukiest player (sorry BB) who just came off the bench for a bit of a warmup. Sheer tactical genius.

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    @pukunui heading into the tests I certainly didn’t think Jordan was the answer for the right wing. He was exposed defensively on the wing for the Saders. He’s got time to keep developing though.

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    @ACT-Crusader said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    @pukunui heading into the tests I certainly didn’t think Jordan was the answer for the right wing. He was exposed defensively on the wing for the Saders. He’s got time to keep developing though.

    It’s not about him being “the answer” from the start. It is about giving the best outside back in Super rugby a decent opportunity earlier in the series. Having Jordie as the undroppable/unrotatable selection at 14 meant Jordan never got the chance to show that maybe he WAS “the answer”.

    Im yet to see any evidence of the whole getting exposed on the wing thing. Especially when compared to any other option for the outside back. They all had defensive lapses in Super rugby. BB probably the worst.

    Wrong thread for this discussion really.

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    @pukunui said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    Wrong thread for this discussion really.

    So, back on the game - are we getting into silly card fests now? I saw the Red, looked a very clear red under the current laws. That said, it doesn't make a game for the viewer when so many game affecting decisions get made.

    Anyone got thoughts on it who actually suffered through the match? @NTA now we're 24 horus on?

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    @voodoo Rennie isn't coach of the year but I think he's been dealt a horrible hand and played it pretty well.

    For the first time in ages there is evidence of tactical thought in the way we play. Even last night there were really clever ideas and set plays that we just couldn't quite nail. But the idea was right.

    This is a very green Wallaby team with some players who are frankly not up to international class. The young guys will improve, and I hope when they do Rennie will be able to get the team into really good shape.

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    @barbarian the physicality you brought against the ABs multiple times was impressive. Don't let a couple of dodgy draws drag down what was a pretty good year I think. This could have turned out very differently if Hodge kicks a couple of those penalties, and To'omua doesn't get himself a season ending injury.

    I'd still rather than Rennie than Foster. He's going well with the cattle he's got -a nd clearly improving them, too.

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    The thing I enjoyed the most about the Tri-nations were the Argentinian loose forwards, fuck me they were impressive. The dominance they showed was world class and I really enjoyed watching them as a pack. In regard to Australia it just appeared to be individual errors that cost them, they have a game plan, but execution was fucking terrible. Some of their inexperience really showed and ultimately cost them, they can only get better from the experience.

    The big positives for Australia has to be their pack, the scrum was a weapon, and I was extremely impressed with Philip, Wilson, Tupou. They have a good platform going forward that is for sure.

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    I just watched the replay Gardiner was handing out more cards then a sales rep Suprised Hooper only got a yellow considering the red card looked pretty close to hoopers one

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    On Rennie. I wonder if his Chiefs success was partially to do with the assistant coaches but he does seem to be a person who can create team unity and try new ideas even if he himself isn't a tactical svengali. I do wonder if the Wallabies lack a bit of a wild-card factor player, they have big strong moderately speedy backs but they all seem to play relatively (what is that technical term?) Samey-samey. I also wonder if JoC at 10 is merely good rather than dangerously good. Sometimes just being good is not a bad thing at all though..

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    Oh and where is Hodge's best position? Fullback? When he is at 10 the teams looks pleasantly worklike but Hodge-Podgy.

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    @barbarian said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    @voodoo Rennie isn't coach of the year but I think he's been dealt a horrible hand and played it pretty well.

    For the first time in ages there is evidence of tactical thought in the way we play. Even last night there were really clever ideas and set plays that we just couldn't quite nail. But the idea was right.

    This is a very green Wallaby team with some players who are frankly not up to international class. The young guys will improve, and I hope when they do Rennie will be able to get the team into really good shape.

    It was certainly very green on Saturday.

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    @pukunui said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    @ACT-Crusader said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    @pukunui heading into the tests I certainly didn’t think Jordan was the answer for the right wing. He was exposed defensively on the wing for the Saders. He’s got time to keep developing though.

    It’s not about him being “the answer” from the start. It is about giving the best outside back in Super rugby a decent opportunity earlier in the series. Having Jordie as the undroppable/unrotatable selection at 14 meant Jordan never got the chance to show that maybe he WAS “the answer”.

    Im yet to see any evidence of the whole getting exposed on the wing thing. Especially when compared to any other option for the outside back. They all had defensive lapses in Super rugby. BB probably the worst.

    Wrong thread for this discussion really.

    Cue people moaning about a player proving himself in the team rather than elsewhere 🙄

    Still baffled by people seeing Hooper's card as anything more than yellow (and even then only because the bed had been made).

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    @nzzp said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    That said, it doesn't make a game for the viewer when so many game affecting decisions get made

    Ignoring the yellows for a minute: the red card was entirely justified and while AFG has many, MANY faults, it wasn't his decision to try and smack a bloke around the chops.

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    P.S. Once again, a match thread about NOT The Fucking ABs has turned into a knitting circle about The Fucking ABs 🙂

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    @NTA said in Wallabies v Argentina Take 2, Dec 5th:

    P.S. Once again, a match thread about NOT The Fucking ABs has turned into a knitting circle about The Fucking ABs 🙂

    on an NZ sports forum! Who woulda thunk it

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    On the yellow cards ... looks around somewhat nervously

    ... actually, I'm in favour of cutting down this element of dangerous play i.e. guys flying into rucks with wild abandon.

    That said, we can't just be throwing cards around willy nilly, when refs and TMOs seem to have completely forgotten about neck rolls at the same time. This isn't Greyling launching into McCaw with a forearm, after all.

    The Laws state clearly that you must bind to a ruck, so in these situations where the first player is over the ball, the second player must try to grasp and THEN remove them. That means approaching the ruck in a (relatively) safe manner and grabbing a guy around the torso to either push or roll him off the ball.

    A few of the ref videos I watched as part of the course show good examples of this, particularly guys flying in from a distance to try cleaning out and getting it wrong. The speed difference between one metre and five metres when you're in danger of losing the ball is significant.

    Players are going to get it wrong, and I always go back to intent: is Kremer trying to secure the ball or cripple a bloke? 🤔 Tho the question must be asked: can a 2m, 115kg bloke take any action at ruck NOT designed to cripple a bloke? 🙂

    I think if we want to have a fair contest for the ball, and a faster, safer game, then we have to acknowledge that shifting guys at ruck time needs to be looked at.

    I go back to the point that World Rugby has looked at the CTE evidence coming out of NFL, and the corresponding lawsuits, and said "yeah, nah".

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