All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
Ireland knew we'd be playing wider off the ruck and simply had another player come forward so we weren't attacking the fold. No pick and goes to keep them tighter. Our kicking game is dreadful because our chase is non-existent.
So the exact same failings as end of year tour last year.
But I thought it was because we were 'tired'.....
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@Canerbry said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@canefan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
Ireland has done us a favour.
Test rugby has always been about the team that makes the less mistakes wins. As a person who experienced test rugby in the 70s (can't remember much to be honest), the 80s, 90s up to now, the rugby that the ABs play now doesn't feel like test rugby. There is a lack of territorial awareness which means a lack of pragmatic kicking, they invite chaos near their line which more often than not has negative results, etc, etc.
It is hard to explain but in the Foster era, they give it up too easily.We have no desire to play the territory game
Because our 10 has a shit territory game.
It's not just on the player. It's our patterns and tactics
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@antipodean It kind of went to shit when Wayne Smith and that AFL skill coach left.
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@Damo said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
I don't rule out the possibility NZR might ask Foster to go. That was a pretty shambolic performance. A repeat next week and/or in the RC and Robertson might sweep in.
They have investors to keep happy now
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@nzzp said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
these commentators are superifical and shit. FFS.
They live The Fern motto
"Awful analysis, incorrect conclusions, zero insight. Wrong about pretty much everything"
Difference is we get upvotes for all of that and they get none!
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Canerbry said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
I hate this
Innate to day the Crusaders team would be an improvement on this dross.
They would at least have been able to get the ball to Mo'unga and Jordan.
Mo'unga had 30 odd minutes and didn't do a fucking thing. Because our 10s aren't the problem, our coaching group is. Absolutely brainless performance, made all the worse as we have both Razor and Rennie, NZers, that would love to coach the ABs, and one is stuck in SR and the other we let go overseas. Picking Foster as the head coach after Hansen was fucking insane at the time, and after loses to Argentina and Ireland at home in amongst other dross served up by a talented group of players, is even more insane now in hindsight. Jobs for fucking mates and we're paying the price.
I'm not too worried about losing Rennie tbh, not saying he is a bad coach but he doesn't seem to have (so far) catalysed the Wallabies?
The Wallabies are showing signs of improving and building towards something. Might this be the year the ABs and Wallabies trajectories cross over?
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@stodders said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Damo said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
I don't rule out the possibility NZR might ask Foster to go. That was a pretty shambolic performance. A repeat next week and/or in the RC and Robertson might sweep in.
They have investors to keep happy now
I’ve not been a fan of it, but they could be the ones who will act in our best interest here.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@antipodean It kind of went to shit when Wayne Smith and that AFL skill coach left.
As Squidge Rugby said in his video about the first test: the All Blacks game plan is basically centred around individual brilliance and having better skills than everyone else.
Doesn't always work
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
‘The guys hung in there and did really well’
What the actual fuck Foster ? Are you hearing what you’re saying ?
He's blind to his own failings and that will always be an issue.
This is why he needs to be fired, he won't walk. But NZRFU are into accountability right now as much as NZC. Dark days for NZ sports fans
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@Donsteppa said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
Worst All Blacks Coach Ever.
Let’s be fair, worst coaching team. I don’t even think Foster is the worst on the team. They have Mooar remember.
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@stodders said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Damo said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
I don't rule out the possibility NZR might ask Foster to go. That was a pretty shambolic performance. A repeat next week and/or in the RC and Robertson might sweep in.
They have investors to keep happy now
Investors will be happy. Interest in playing the ABs has skyrocketed as tier 1 and tier 2 teams sense their opportunity….
Investors will be laughing all the way to the bank
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@Damo said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
I don't rule out the possibility NZR might ask Foster to go. That was a pretty shambolic performance. A repeat next week and/or in the RC and Robertson might sweep in.
Schmidt is already in the system, might agree to an interim head coach role. NZR could see this a way to save a little face.
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@Frank said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
@Tim said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:
and chop the deadwood from the team.
Which players are deadwood in your opinion?
Taylor, Cane and BBBR have a lot of work to do.
