@mariner4life said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

Between the 60th and 70th minute the Irish were out on their feet, and that was our chance. And repeated shit options and panic plays fucked us (Barrett with two of them) and we turned the ball over with the line beckoning.

Then they got to 10 to go, and got a 2nd wind, and, like England last week, were easily the better team over the closing stages.

That last period was definitely not "keeping the powder dry" that was team under pressure who didn't know what to do when stuck in their end. That they got the final break out and had one final attack was a credit to them, but i have never seen ab AN side more clueless than that period in their own 22 leading to Read dropping hte ball from an awful awful Barrett pass.

Actually thinking back, it fucks me off how DMac is viewed as this massive risk of a player, when Barrett is as much of a turnover risk, if not more given the evidence of yesterday morning.

I look at the final score, and the final play, and think "close game" but that is tempered by the Irish getting over the line twice more, and the ABs never actually looking like scoring a try.

With 15 to go , I honestly thought here we go , we will run over the top of them , we started to get some ball ,
and its become so customary , you almost take it for granted ,

Credit to ireland , they are more composed under pressure than any opposition I can think of for some time , they made us look like the panic merchants , which is something we usually do to Australia

We need a scapegoat ,

I nominate Fozzie ,

I blame Fozzie .

@catogrande said in Has Hansen gone stale?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Has Hansen gone stale?:

If we go into next season in a WC year as number 2 ,

it certainly is new territory ,

Going to be an interesting season ,

12 months is a long time and plenty can change in that time ,

Not panicking yet, but have concerns we are not so much sliding , but have plateaued

Cough, cough, 2003

For these players

If we go into next season in a WC year as number 2 ,

it certainly is new territory ,

Going to be an interesting season ,

12 months is a long time and plenty can change in that time ,

Not panicking yet, but have concerns we are not so much sliding , but have plateaued

The concern for me , was the struggle in our attack against the lions defense last year ,

And against a similar defense last night , there was very little to suggest we have come up with any ideas on how to unlock it .

@unite said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

I fail to believe that they are keeping their powder dry. Just not good enough today.

I wouldnt count on it , but there is the possibility they are keeping tactics for later ,

But they still wanted to win today , no doubt about that

Tell ya what , that pool game against South Africa becomes a must win game if it wasn’t already ,

To avoid a quarter final against Ireland

@act-crusader said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

@kiwiinmelb said in Ireland Vs All Blacks:

In a weird way I’m glad we lost , these narrow out of jail wins put band aids on our weaknesses

Does it? You must know something the rest of us don’t.

Graeme Henry himself said nothing brings you back down to earth like a loss

In a weird way I’m glad we lost , these narrow out of jail wins put band aids on our weaknesses

Well played ireland, they are the real deal