All Blacks vs Wallabies 2
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@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
Beauden Barrett was NEVER a flyhalf.
His pace was so freakish that Wellington and the Allblacks just shrugged their shoulders and went with it.
He cannot control a game to save his life.
Hansen’s decision to bin off Cruden and pick BB as his 10 cost him a Lions series and a World Cup.
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@Gunner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
Right wing is wide open, Reece and Telea have both been ok but haven’t set the world on fire.
Reiko to the right until and only when he learns to pass properly.
How the fuck has he not learned this skill???????????????Proctor at 13, ALB at 12 (or Jordie)
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@Gunner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@Gunner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
Loosies have been talked about to death. For me, Jacobson and Blackadder are placeholders and squad cover at best, time for one of them to make way for a big ball player.
They're really competing against each other IMO, for what it is worth I think LJ covers more positions to an ok level. But neither are gamebreakers.
My thoughts exactly, it’s gotta be one or the other, not both
I was thinking LJ is a lot like Cane, just quicker. Hope he has better hands.
A bit of ball carrying oomph wouldn’t go amiss either.
It irks me when guys 1.88-1.9m and about 110kg have as much impact as a fly on a windscreen.
We need a loosie version of Tosi from the bench. Comfortable with ball running and a presence at the breakdown
Numia
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The ABs won, and probably would have won without those couple of lapses by the Wallabies, however I think this AB team is papering over cracks, and running out of glue.
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Your scrum got slapped around by a guy on one leg. I think perhaps you're missing a big grunter with technical nous in your second row.
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I thought - besides Sititi's tearing runs - your backrow got outplayed. Savea did a couple of nice things but you surely can't keep Cane on.
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Your defensive lineout is good. Attacking lineout generally OK but if the 10th ranked team is picking you off, the top 6N sides are going to be licking their lips.
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This helter-skelter bullshit in general play isn't going to cut it against top opponents with patience and cohesion. There aren't many guys in the starting 8 who are rolling up their sleeves and smashing blokes TBH. I don't think the ABs were dominant in contact as many times as the scoreline might otherwise suggest.
I think Razor needs to be a bit honest with himself and his coaching panel and get these blokes to knuckle down or fuck off.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
Tosi is a monster, fuck he's good
Sititi, Tosi, Hotham, Darry, Ratima, Proctor didn’t fluff their lines when given their chances.
And our experienced guys stank the place up.
Savea and SB and Taylor (good all year) were ok tonight.
Savea was very average. But I was more talking about TJ, cane, and BB.
WTF! Go back and watch the game again. He was immense in defense. Really came back to form this game I thought.
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@Canes4life Sititi will be the AB number 8 for a long time, Blackadder the 6 and Savea the 7.
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Clark outstanding in attack, defense, and positional play.. 100% better than his former self.
Jordan really is exceptional. You just take for granted that the Aussies kicking out of hand never hit the grass.
Pat. T, Aumua, and Tosi brought sting to the defense in the final 20. That is a big lump of flesh to bring on. Pat. T's leadership was noticeable. Did someone convince him he was playing for the Blues?
F&#K off naysayers! I'm happy tonight. -
Shittings! Forgot about Williams!. Pat.T, Williams, Aumua, and Tosi off the bench have so much potential!
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Very soft sentimental selections today.
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@Stag said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@Canes4life Sititi will be the AB number 8 for a long time, Blackadder the 6 and Savea the 7.
Great call.
The legend certainly grew tonight that’s for sure, what with him not playing despite being 100% fit.
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@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
Jeff Wilson chimes in "he has had a great first half".
He's a cheerleader and bootlicker at best. Such an inane Rugby pundit. Honestly, I don't know why Sky NZ subscribers ain't in open revolt about how poor and brainless their coverage of Rugby has become.
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@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
The ABs won, and probably would have won without those couple of lapses by the Wallabies, however I think this AB team is papering over cracks, and running out of glue.
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Your scrum got slapped around by a guy on one leg. I think perhaps you're missing a big grunter with technical nous in your second row.
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I thought - besides Sititi's tearing runs - your backrow got outplayed. Savea did a couple of nice things but you surely can't keep Cane on.
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Your defensive lineout is good. Attacking lineout generally OK but if the 10th ranked team is picking you off, the top 6N sides are going to be licking their lips.
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This helter-skelter bullshit in general play isn't going to cut it against top opponents with patience and cohesion. There aren't many guys in the starting 8 who are rolling up their sleeves and smashing blokes TBH. I don't think the ABs were dominant in contact as many times as the scoreline might otherwise suggest.
I think Razor needs to be a bit honest with himself and his coaching panel and get these blokes to knuckle down or fuck off.
Agree with all of this.
I am really concerned about the EOYT particularly with your 4th point in mind.
Think about those final 38 or so phases against Ireland in the RWC that ended the game.
This iteration of the Allblacks concedes a try or gets a bloke carded after 4 or 5 of those phases.
We are all fur coat and no knickers.
We dont have bread and butter players like Kaino, or Nonu who we can just drop it off to, to make a guaranteed 4 yards and then recycle and go again. And even if we did have those players we dont have a pragmatist in the ten shirt who wont just kick it away at the first sight of pressure.
Similarly we dont have Kainos or Brad Thorns or Mealamus who dont take a backward step in defence.
Ardie for example seems to always want a judo match on D.
Remember when Read used to just bend at the hips and empty people in the midriff. Ardie wants to have a cuddle and a wrestle. For all his leg drive exploits too, I yearn for a Harry Wilson or Vermuelen type who winds up for a big carry and just plays with a bit of spite.
We lack starch on both sides of the ball, and that gets you nowhere against England Ireland and France away from home.
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies 2:
I think Razor needs to be a bit honest with himself and his coaching panel and get these blokes to knuckle down or fuck off.
1000% this.
And yet..... when he does this with certain players he is accused of provincial bias.......
