All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2

[Tim]

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

[chimoaus]

@canefan said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

I'd like us to be able to play a little crusaders ball when required; rumble up the middle, kick deep for touch and make opposition teams who feed off mistakes try to beat us from their own half

Chiefs had a very good game plan which would be handy in test footy. Dmac and Stevenson almost exclusively played for territory and were patient in the opposition making a mistake or giving a penalty. Dmac kicked over twice the penalties as any other team.

[Tordah]

Referee was excellent, I thought.

Very good game to watch by both teams.
First 20 minutes were amazing, best AB 20 mins I've seen for quite a while.
Second 20 was evens, ABs still playing alright but Boks improved, just could not finish.
Third quarter was, sadly, what we now expect from Foster's ABs , the big slump, which coincided with the Boks really getting into their groove.
What was a bit unexpected was the turnaround at 70mins. Last Bok try was so unnecessary, though. Exciting watch..

[sparky]

@His-Bobness I think BB might not make the RWC squad.

[nostrildamus]

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

Maybe the Foster band-aid plasters wagon.

[Frank]

Rather than this short defensive bomb bullshit, I'd rather have a long kicking fullback (Stevenson) with good chasers.

[Tim]

Beauden Barrett also playing very well (I missed minutes 40 to 55 though).

[Frank]

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Beauden Barrett also playing very well (I missed minutes 40 to 55 though).

His shit exits and penchant for the miracle play cost us.
(although it worked a couple of times too)

[nostrildamus]

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Beauden Barrett also playing very well (I missed minutes 40 to 55 though).

Unorthodox opinion.

[KiwiMurph]

Beauden was fine but its certainly worth looking at other options.

[canefan]

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

Nope. But I feel more bullish than before the start of the RC

[canefan]

@Frank said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Rather than this short defensive bomb bullshit, I rather have a long kicking fullback (Stevenson) with good chasers.

It looked like team tactics. RM did it too

[Machpants]

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

If he drops beaudy and Clarke, nepo and havili doesn't come back. Maybe

[KiwiMurph]

@Machpants Nepo was great off of the bench tonight.

[Machpants]

@KiwiMurph he was ok. But one game without stupid penalties is not enough to cancel out the high chance of him losing us an important games in RWC

[nostrildamus]

If we don't have Cane we need more defensive starch in the loosies. And I don't understand why Samisobi isn't the starter, his pick and go wears them down more than any other tight forward.

[KiwiMurph]

Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.

[canefan]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.

Yeah. I'm sure he did it to honour his dad.

[Machpants]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.

Yeah much respect

[sparky]

Great to see Will Jordan back in Black and playing so well. Fingers crossed he’ll be good to go in France.