3 votes as usual

3 down now. How to throw away a session.

One of the strange things is people are acting like because we are not red-hot favourites for the World Cup we can't win it. If we used that logic, no-one could win the cup. Welcome to the majority of sporting competitions. Most of them are meant to be close. We are in with a chance - as much of a chance as any other.

It's bloody hilarious reading actual analysis from people saying "Mounga isn't international standard" or saying the same thing about Scott Barrett. Mounga is better than most starting tens for 6N/RC teams. The best one was that, Hansen is a shit coach and just inherited the success from Henry. Yeah, right. If Hansen was a shit coach, it wouldn't take 8 years to find out.

Having said all of this, last night was a disaster. We need to have a big re-think but I still back Hansen to do it. Let's not forget we are trying to win the toughest rugby competition three times in a row. It's a tough ask in any sport. Even if Hansen gets the tactics and selections right someone might get red carded in the first minute and none of it will matter.

@Machpants said in Bledisloe #1:

@kev said in Bledisloe #1:

@Yeetyaah players have become mentally lazy - the penalties conceded this year, the dropped passes, poor technique shown by SB. The Coaches keep telling us it’s the start of the test season. Well last night was the delivery night and a big fail, prior to the send off.

We've consistantly been the amongst the worst nations for penailties and cards for ages

If you don't have the ball, you will concede more penalties.

Our game plan should basically be:

First half: try to keep the ball, not much kicking, don't try to play at full tempo.

Second half: up the tempo.

Right now our first half strategy is simply to play at full tempo and kick lots. This just means we get no possession. Since we are defending, we concede penalties.

@rotated said in Bledisloe #1:

@Duluth said in Bledisloe #1:

@Kirwan

So ex-Canterbury and Crusaders Assistant Steve Hansen can lose the world #1 record, RWC and Bledisloe he was handed by Henry all in a couple of months?

You have to add something to the All Black legacy he said. Well the failed Lions Tour and first losses to Ireland did that.

edit @Kirwan beat me too it.

Insane. He wasn't handed it by Henry. He retained it every year.

@Kirwan said in Bledisloe #1:

@Duluth well Hanson has been starting to collect the bad sort of records. Lions, Ireland, our number one ranking.

Is next week the Bledisloe?

Get out of here. He's number one for his whole coaching career and it is a bad record to suddenly be number 2? Weak analysis.

@Stargazer said in Bledisloe #1:

According to the stats, Richie Mo'unga made 8 tackles and missed 0. Excellent on defence; it was others who missed their man.

I don't think I would blame Richie BUT tackling is not all there is to defence.

Like in baseball a good outfielder can make an above average amount of errors because they are getting to balls other outfielders wouldn't get to.

3 Votes as usual.

@Mokey said in Bledisloe #1:

@Kirwan That is seriously scary. It's hard to remember when they last played such a terrible all round game to the point of screwing up the basics like ball retention and not kicking it away all the time. Add in shite discipline...and yeah.

We have played much worse games than this IMO. The win against Argentina was a worse performance for sure.

Now Laumape kicks...and he was doing well.