Japan v All Blacks
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At this stage with this team, I'm just happy they won! forget scorelines and aiming to achieve the perfect performance, if we only win by 1 but keep doing it I'm cheering. The global game and this team is what it is. Next week without being negative I feel we almost even money going in, learn to grind out a win. I'm sick of personally complaining about the same issues so just going accept the facts and support haha!
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@Steve said in Japan v All Blacks:
Coles and Cane gone to injury.
This will be another one of those times where the medical room makes the selections Foster should have made in the first place.
Papalii and Aumua to be "discovered" over the coming weeks.
This is essentially good news. We need Papalii, Aumua and a few others to get used to playing big tests in the likes of Twickenham and Cardiff.
Flogging Australia every year is no barometer of where a team is at anymore.
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@canefan said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Steve said in Japan v All Blacks:
With Will Jordan still out , I fear we will lose Jordie from the 12 shirt, and he is exactly what we need up north on attack and defence.
Play BB at 15 and bring Reece in for WJ
Reece had a couple of very ordinary moments last night but I love what he brings. And in the absence of a running 9 or 10 he's the only real threat we have around the ruck
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@canefan said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Steve said in Japan v All Blacks:
With Will Jordan still out , I fear we will lose Jordie from the 12 shirt, and he is exactly what we need up north on attack and defence.
Play BB at 15 and bring Reece in for WJ
Pretty much as good a combo as we can field.
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@mariner4life said in Japan v All Blacks:
@canefan said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Steve said in Japan v All Blacks:
With Will Jordan still out , I fear we will lose Jordie from the 12 shirt, and he is exactly what we need up north on attack and defence.
Play BB at 15 and bring Reece in for WJ
Reece had a couple of very ordinary moments last night but I love what he brings. And in the absence of a running 9 or 10 he's the only real threat we have around the ruck
He basically does what we want from Aaron Smith from time to time.
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@Stargazer said in Japan v All Blacks:
I forgot, who was the victim of the tip tackle in last night's match, that was only deemed worthy of a yellow by the ref? And who was the Japanese player, who deserved that red card? It will be interesting to see if he gets cited; I think he should be.
There was also a shoulder to head clean out on one of our props about 5 mins before BBBRs. Wasn't looked at .
Being a ref is a thankless task
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@Stargazer it was Papalii I think (was a tip cleanout if that was the one you were thinking of).
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@KiwiMurph yeah, it was Papalii. He looked pretty angry afterwards.
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@mariner4life said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Stargazer said in Japan v All Blacks:
I forgot, who was the victim of the tip tackle in last night's match, that was only deemed worthy of a yellow by the ref? And who was the Japanese player, who deserved that red card? It will be interesting to see if he gets cited; I think he should be.
There was also a shoulder to head clean out on one of our props about 5 mins before BBBRs. Wasn't looked at .
Being a ref is a thankless task
Have you got a time for that, or Dalts tip, anyone?
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@canefan said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Steve said in Japan v All Blacks:
With Will Jordan still out , I fear we will lose Jordie from the 12 shirt, and he is exactly what we need up north on attack and defence.
Play BB at 15 and bring Reece in for WJ
Smith, Mo'unga, Reece, BBarrett - pretty small ball backline!
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@Chris-B said in Japan v All Blacks:
@canefan said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Steve said in Japan v All Blacks:
With Will Jordan still out , I fear we will lose Jordie from the 12 shirt, and he is exactly what we need up north on attack and defence.
Play BB at 15 and bring Reece in for WJ
Smith, Mo'unga, Reece, BBarrett - pretty small ball backline!
Especially if our 9 and 10 just distribute. We'll get picked off.
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@mariner4life why would they change tactics now?
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@mariner4life said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Chris-B said in Japan v All Blacks:
@canefan said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Steve said in Japan v All Blacks:
With Will Jordan still out , I fear we will lose Jordie from the 12 shirt, and he is exactly what we need up north on attack and defence.
Play BB at 15 and bring Reece in for WJ
Smith, Mo'unga, Reece, BBarrett - pretty small ball backline!
Especially if our 9 and 10 just distribute. We'll get picked off.
Put a small midfield in there and they will run straight through us
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@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Chris said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
Even DMac was shaking his head at the brainless kicking at times.
He of all people should understand it he has done enough of it himself.
As BB was doing it all season JB from FB as well it looks like a team tactic for some bizarre reason.You should only kick the ball in general play for a set purpose. That means that if you are unlikely to achieve that purpose, don't kick it! If the opposition are well positioned at the back you won't find space. If the opposition have more likelihood of collecting a high ball than you do, don't kick it!
No argument with that,But we are seeing it from everyone in this Ab set up who tactically kick.
Mounga,Jordie Barrett,Beauden Barrett its either a team tactic kicking straight to a player and not into space as they are all doing it.
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@Chris said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Chris said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
Even DMac was shaking his head at the brainless kicking at times.
He of all people should understand it he has done enough of it himself.
As BB was doing it all season JB from FB as well it looks like a team tactic for some bizarre reason.You should only kick the ball in general play for a set purpose. That means that if you are unlikely to achieve that purpose, don't kick it! If the opposition are well positioned at the back you won't find space. If the opposition have more likelihood of collecting a high ball than you do, don't kick it!
No argument with that,But we are seeing it from everyone in this Ab set up who tactically kick.
Mounga,Jordie Barrett,Beauden Barrett its either a team tactic kicking straight to a player and not into space as they are all doing it.
Or it's a disease associated with this squad.I dont think we have a kicking skills coach at the moment do we?
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@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Chris said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Chris said in Japan v All Blacks:
@Crucial said in Japan v All Blacks:
Even DMac was shaking his head at the brainless kicking at times.
He of all people should understand it he has done enough of it himself.
As BB was doing it all season JB from FB as well it looks like a team tactic for some bizarre reason.You should only kick the ball in general play for a set purpose. That means that if you are unlikely to achieve that purpose, don't kick it! If the opposition are well positioned at the back you won't find space. If the opposition have more likelihood of collecting a high ball than you do, don't kick it!
No argument with that,But we are seeing it from everyone in this Ab set up who tactically kick.
Mounga,Jordie Barrett,Beauden Barrett its either a team tactic kicking straight to a player and not into space as they are all doing it.
Or it's a disease associated with this squad.I dont think we have a kicking skills coach at the moment do we?
well Foster was a First Five and his main strength was kicking when he played I suppose he is it.
