All Blacks vs Fiji

[NTA]

TBH some of you guys are forgetting just how terrible Tonga were - a team of brickies and amateurs getting called up out of dire necessity.

Lot more steel about this fijian team.

[gt12]

Its time to cut Pat T lose and develop someone who can play at this level. I love him at Super level but he has almost never shown it at this level.

[Donsteppa]

This is the sort of game tailor-made for Vern Cotter.

[gt12]

BBBR is a million miles away from his best so he can have some chances but even he shouldn’t start in our best 23.

[KiwiMurph]

@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Its time to cut Pat T lose and develop someone who can play at this level. I love him at Super level but he has almost never shown it at this level.

Yep - I'd like to see Tupou Vaai given Patty T's chances.

[Tordah]

Last play summed the half up, Frizzell not being able to clean, Fijian forwards winning the ruck.

[kiwiinmelb]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Our pack is lacking in aggression and energy, we look so laboured and passive.

After last season and the wc , this is very disappointing when it was the obvious we had to work on

[nostrildamus]

Frizell gone well? I have not seen much of him.

[sparky]

@donsteppa said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

I see on Stuff that Steve Hansen says it’s “stupid” that his self appointed mate hasn’t been guaranteed the All Blacks coaching role until after the 2023 RWC.

Hansen sticking up for his fat mate. Tweedledum and Tweedledee have a lot to answer for.

[Duluth]

Not many carrying meters from the forwards

Sotutu with 13 & Tuipulotu with 8 are the best. Really low compared to normal

[gt12]

@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Its time to cut Pat T lose and develop someone who can play at this level. I love him at Super level but he has almost never shown it at this level.

Yep - I'd like to see Tupou Vaai given Patty T's chances.

That’s exactly who I am referring to, and PPP should be given some chances too perhaps.

[Chris]

Still it’s Fiji we have harder to come and this is what we have Ffs it could get ugly latter in the year.

[Tordah]

@nostrildamus you can usually spot him ineffectively hanging on Fijian forwards as they're stealing AB ruck ball

[Toddy]

Good game so far.

Those Fijian's are big boys and are playing some rally good rugby.

Might need a change of game plan at half time and commit a few more to the ruck as we're struggling to clear the ball quick enough. The backs will do the business as long as they can get quick ball.

[Stargazer]

Razor would get a lot more out of all these players. Then a better game plan, and you'd have a well-oiled machine. Maybe not worldbeaters, considering who's in the squad, but much better than this.

[Chris]

Play has died around Reiko too much.

[Machpants]

On the positive side, I'd hope this is another step towards getting some new ideas in the ABs

[gt12]

@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Not many carrying meters from the forwards

Sotutu with 13 & Tuipulotu with 8 are the best. Really low compared to normal

Bower I think literally has no stats. We cant have a LH prop who only scrums.

[Chris]

@machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

On the positive side, I'd hope this is another step towards getting some new ideas in the ABs

Mmmm can’t see it

[Crazy Horse]

Trying something different so haven't been reading the thread.

Frizzell, despite having some big games against the Crusaders and looking as though he may be finally looking the part, has failed to impress. He has been ineffective so far. How many more chances dies he get?

That hut on McKenzie looked high. Might have been worth a longer look.

Is there a game plan? If there is, it ain't gonna win us a World Cup. We need to be able to beat the big teams while playing below par. This game plan relies on us playing well with all passes sticking and us getting the bounce of the ball.