Waratahs v Chiefs
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The ABs backline is genuinely fucked. No 9 has stepped up, the choice between BB and DMac at 10, no obvious pairing in the centres. Love hasn’t put any pressure on Jordan at 15. The wings are depressing when Sevu Reece is out performing a lot of them.
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@KiwiInLondon No hate on some of the sentiment, but I genuinely think you could do with some joy and positivity in your life.
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@Yeetyaah said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
I don't think I've ever seen Dmac play that bad for the Chiefs before.
I’m one of McKenzie’s bigger critics, but that was as much the Tahs putting in one of the all time great lockdown jobs as it was McKenzie shitting the bed - credit where it’s due. He was clobbered 4-5 times.
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@frugby said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
@KiwiInLondon No hate on some of the sentiment, but I genuinely think you could do with some joy and positivity in your life.
Don’t worry, my life is going great. Currently sitting on a deck in St Tropez in front of the beach. My only issues come from the sports teams I was born into supporting. Who I care about deeply. I just expect paid sports stars who I invest a considerable amount of time into supporting to perform their job well. As well as anyone doing any kind of job. It’s a passion and I’ll criticise them when they deserve it
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@KiwiInLondon I think that's a bit over the top. We're not Wales.
The talent stocks in the backs are a long way from where I'd like them to be, but I still expect the ABs to be highly competitive but not dominant when the Tests roll along.
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@sparky said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
@KiwiInLondon I think that's a bit over the top. We're not Wales.
The talent stocks in the backs are a long way from where I'd like them to be, but I still expect the ABs to be highly competitive but not dominant when the Tests roll along.
The point is that because nothing is set, we have another year (it’s been 10 years of farting around with combinations) of trying to figure out what to do.
We need two years minimum to get that backline ready for the WC.
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@KiwiInLondon I think Wings can be drafted in and trained up with less than six months to go. Think Nehe Milner-Skudder in 2015. But yeah, Robertson and his team will need to be identifying the midfield combinations for RWC 2027 by this time next year.
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@antipodean said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
@Nepia said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
Congrats to the Tahs, defended like demons.
Control the gainline and NZ is bereft of backline players who can construct anything when we are in a position where we can't trade possession for territory.
Have been for years
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@Tim said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
Do you jokers really think that Tupaea will replace Rieko Ioane at centre?
Apart from a couple of early good games, he seems to of slipped right off the pace doesn't he? He seems to just carry into defence as a default setting.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
I am pleased Wrampling is getting a start. I think he is one the best young midfielders going around in NZ at Super level. I really hope he can stay injury free from now on.
Well that was one big disappointment. He let himself down big time. I only saw the first half, did he come back on after the yellow? Hopefully it's a lesson learnt for him. I have never noticed that behaviour in him before.
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@Yeetyaah said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
@Crazy-Horse said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
did he come back on after the yellow?
Was replaced by Rona
I thought that might happen. Like most of the team, his mindset appeared to be way off the mark.
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@KiwiMurph great shout at the time I know the scoreboard says it was close but imo the victory from the Tahs was well deserved
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Maybe they should have gone to photographer not the TMO
