Australia v All Blacks - Bled I

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@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Papali’i 21 tackles no misses. More than the 3 other loosies combined

Lol he was awful. Zero impact at the ruck. No carry. No solid hits.

We missed Cane

Cane looked a bit off the boil last year, but one thing he never lost was defensive starch.

He stops guys dead in their tracks.

That starch matters at test level. DP needs to find that.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@nostrildamus said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

I was expecting more cunning ploys from ultra fox Eddie, then I thought he must be keeping his RWC powder dry, then I saw his face in the coaches box... he's not that good an actor is he?

He did play the 4 subs at once move. Didn't quite work out.

[Stargazer]

@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Roigard with the Trophy. That's nice.

Isn't that tradition? The most junior player has to carry it.

[nostrildamus]

is that the first AB game in a while that the bench actually made good impact? Could have gone on even earlier.

[BerniesCorner]

Roigard and DMac on the bench. It's not rocket science.

[canefan]

@antipodean said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@mariner4life said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@Duluth said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Papali’i 21 tackles no misses. More than the 3 other loosies combined

Lol he was awful. Zero impact at the ruck. No carry. No solid hits.

We missed Cane

Cane looked a bit off the boil last year, but one thing he never lost was defensive starch.

He stops guys dead in their tracks.

Now that his body has had the opportunity to heal, he's playing vintage rugby again. Should be the first name down on the sheet.

Even in the SF (if we make it)

[Stargazer]

Freedom Cup
Bledisloe Cup
Rugby Championship trophy

[canefan]

Fozzie has to feel good. Let's give the man credit. I dare him to win the RWC now

[Nevorian]

Good we had to defend for long periods and soak up the pressure - good training run for the harder games to come

[nostrildamus]

@BerniesCorner said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Roigard and DMac on the bench. It's not rocket science.

It's learnings!

[Steve]

@Stargazer said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

@Steve said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Roigard with the Trophy. That's nice.

Isn't that tradition? The most junior player has to carry it.

I knew they had to carry it, but he actually let him be first to lift it.

[nostrildamus]

@Nevorian yes but Ireland and France-I'm not sure how ready we are for them..

[canefan]

ALB and CC both made the most of their opportunity. Showed a lot of desire

[antipodean]

[canefan]

I'm happy that we seem to have shelved the helter skelter stuff. The learnings appear to be starting to bearing fruit

[canefan]

@antipodean said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Didn't age well

[sparky]

@Stargazer said in Australia v All Blacks - Bled I:

Freedom Cup
Bledisloe Cup
Rugby Championship trophy

Just one trophy missing from the set.

[BerniesCorner]

Sco Bo was even best at the lip. Shut TF Up.
Complete performance.

[mariner4life]

I get that promotion is half the job

But no, there is nothing to provide hope. The wallabies are fucking terrible

[Old Samurai Jack]

Nah, you play what is in front of you. The ABs played well. Absorbed the pressure and struck when necessary.