All Blacks vs Fiji

Duluth

Wish we had the Papali’i/Jacobson/Ioane trio out there

Nepia

George Bridge: made one tackle, missed two.

Zero run meters. He gets shit because he deserves it.

But I assume he set up three tries?

nostrildamus

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

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

I think you answered your own question.

yeh I asked as I wondered if I was biased as I don't see him in top 2 sixes in country..

African Monkey

@gt12 Another one who shouldn't be anywhere near the test lineup.

It's a very average lineup out there.

gt12

Blackadder and Frizell are basically the same type of player (Blackadder is probably much better).

We are getting no run meters out of either but very accurate tackling. We can’t have a loose forward trio with two tacklers who font get run meters.

taniwharugby

@toddy yea Fiji doing what they need to disrupt this soft AB pack, meaning our backs aren't getting any decent ball.

Chris

@yeetyaah said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

We just lack physicality. Don't think we took the threat serious enough and took the piss with the starting lineup a bit.

In saying that we should still be playing better than this shit.we’re is a game plan or progression from last year .soft forward effort let’s hope COVID keeps SA out of the RC .

Nepia

@duluth said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Wish we had the Papali’i/Jacobson/Ioane trio out there

Yep, that's pour more physical trio. Blackadder is probably the most physical of the current 3 and his position is less based on using that physicality.

African Monkey

@gt12 Frizzell is about as effective as Reed Prinsep at test level.

Crazy Horse

@nepia he is essentially playing out of position too. To state the obvious, this trio is not working.

Nepia

@african-monkey said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@gt12 Frizzell is about as effective as Reed Prinsep at test level.

If Prisnep ever makes the ABs I'm going to blame you for making this comment. I'll send @Snowy around to your place for a visit.

gt12

When was the last time we had a forward debut and just look ‘made’ for this level? I’m really trying to think - do we have to go back to BBBR or Cane? Or perhaps Big Karl?

Chris

@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@chris said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Play has died around Reiko too much.

When your only option is to pass to Bridge this seems a good outcome to me

Yeah good game plan die in the MF only Foster could think of that one.

Nepia

Good to see Gibson has avoided the failed ex-Crusader coach drop down to high school rugby and still has a job in the big leagues.

Anonymous

"So what do you need to do better?"

Correct answer: Everything

Yeetyaah

Shut up Plumtree

sparky

@machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@chris said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@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

I'm hoping for razor next year!

I'm hoping for Razor this year in time for the Rugby Championship.

Toddy

@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

When was the last time we had a forward debut and just look ‘made’ for this level? I’m really trying to think - do we have to go back to BBBR or Cane? Or perhaps Big Karl?

Cane and BBBR got to debut (2012) during a pretty sweet period of AB rugby to be fair.

His Bobness

The forwards just looked collectively tentative to me. Sotutu and Patrick T thinking too much? Is it a coaching thing? Looks like it

taniwharugby

@his-bobness too many pictures

The Silver Fern

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