All Blacks v France II
-
Tevita Mafileo was training with the squad prior to the match. Not sure if anyone caught that on TV.
-
@Canes4life wellington based training body while a couple of props are out I imagine.
-
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France 2:
Fuck you all. Proctor’s the man. Give him fking time.
Well said that man
-
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France 2:
Fuck you all. Proctor’s the man. Give him fking time.
I'll go get you two a room.
-
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v France 2:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France 2:
Fuck you all. Proctor’s the man. Give him fking time.
I'll go get you two a room.
Funny NOT. Hows Holland going ah ?
-
Just watched it. Roigard's kicking and distribution top drawer.
Holland dropped a couple in second half but otherwise does his core role so well.
Vaai adds starch at 6 I think we should continue with this.
Narawa very composed did well
Proctor more composed this week has x factor.
We are missing Williams and Sititis running -
@mencey said in All Blacks v France 2:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v France 2:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v France 2:
Fuck you all. Proctor’s the man. Give him fking time.
I'll go get you two a room.
Funny NOT. Hows Holland going ah ?
-
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France 2:
Holland dropped a couple in second half but otherwise does his core role so well.
Grew from last week as well, seemed a bit tougher in contact. Who knew players might get better with more time in the saddle?
Vaai adds starch at 6 I think we should continue with this.
Busy and effective is quite refreshing.
We are missing Williams and Sititis running
Not to forget Lomax around the ruck.
-
@mencey said in All Blacks v France 2:
Funny NOT. Hows Holland going ah ?
Tonight was not a great night for Proctor. But yes Holland is fast looking like an integral All Black.
-
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v France 2:
Just watched it. Roigard's kicking and distribution top drawer.
Holland dropped a couple in second half but otherwise does his core role so well.
Vaai adds starch at 6 I think we should continue with this.
Narawa very composed did well
Proctor more composed this week has x factor.
We are missing Williams and Sititis runningAgree with above but we also need something different from the bench.
-
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v France 2:
@mencey said in All Blacks v France 2:
Funny NOT. Hows Holland going ah ?
Tonight was not a great night for Proctor. But yes Holland is fast looking like an integral All Black.
You still watching last week's game?
-
Actually things are pretty rosy at the moment. We supporters have suffered a lot in the past 5 years.
Moving Savea to 7 and Reiko to wing is better. Who would have thought...
Kinda think we maybe missing a trick not developing Love -
I think it would be smart to start Patty T with Holland on September 6 in Auckland
-
@Frank said in All Blacks v France 2:
@SouthernMann said in All Blacks v France 2:
@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks v France 2:
I’m really not sure given Reiko is no longer viewed as a centre if he warrants a place as a winger moving forward
The lack of vision to link with anyone is concerning can be very thankful their are injuries around the squad and someone like Tangitau is injured
Not trying to be troll regarding Reiko but I do wonder if there.s better optionsWith my eye patch on. I think Tangitau will be a massive asset once he is fit. Looking forward to seeing him fire big time for Auckland.
Saw one picture of thr NPC team and the initial training sessions. Looks like he is still on the shelf
Rieko is a stop gap 'til Tangitau is fit.
I said months ago Tangitau and Carter are our future wings and I still stand by that. Surprised that they don’t look more at sevens as a pathway for our outside backs.
-
@Bones said in All Blacks v France 2:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v France 2:
@mencey said in All Blacks v France 2:
Funny NOT. Hows Holland going ah ?
Tonight was not a great night for Proctor. But yes Holland is fast looking like an integral All Black.
You still watching last week's game?
Proctor’s performance really pleasing, I am hoping pretty soon he will be amongst first names on the team sheet. I think his upside is awesome.
-
@DMX said in All Blacks v France 2:
@Bones said in All Blacks v France 2:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v France 2:
@mencey said in All Blacks v France 2:
Funny NOT. Hows Holland going ah ?
Tonight was not a great night for Proctor. But yes Holland is fast looking like an integral All Black.
You still watching last week's game?
Proctor’s performance really pleasing, I am hoping pretty soon he will be amongst first names on the team sheet. I think his upside is awesome.
Marked improvement on last week, much better awareness and positioning on the outside break right from the start was really pleasing to see, as well as getting to contribute on attack.
-
I thought the ABs played the right gameplan when you’re coming up against a side like this French team: keep the ball among the forwards, kick smartly and build scoreboard pressure. It makes little sense to overplay against a team that doesn't really want to attack the game themselves, as last week showed, since it allows the opponent to build momentum off defensive wins. I’m guessing next week will be the big one, with several French journalists indicating that this is the game the French will target with their most experienced squad.
So I don’t think there’s a whole lot that can be taken from this game. But there were still some interesting things to note. While I’d be willing to explain the poor 4th quarter performance by losing Vaa’i unexpectedly, there was one sequence of play for which I’m pretty sure a few players are going to get an absolute bollocking.
The sequence starts in the 69th minute in a positive manner, Will Jordan doing well to clean up a French chip into the NZ 22, before, a few hectic phases later, Tavatavanawai puts in a neat little kick through that results in a French goal-line drop-out. It’s here, however, that the issues start. The French are clearly looking to go quickly and retain possession, yet multiple ABs switch off and turn their back to the play. Only Proctor is alert to the situation.
The French end up going quickly and retrieve their own drop-out, before eventually kicking long through Hastoy. Robertson, by all accounts, is a coach who puts a lot of emphasis on effort. What he’ll have seen here, won’t particularly please him. This is the situation when Hastoy puts in the kick, with most players bunched up in the French 22.
McKenzie, who is brought on to speed up the play, keeps the ball from going out and passes to Jordan. The problem, however, is that the AB support is nowhere to be seen, with both the French backs and forwards moving to the space quicker than their jogging counterparts.
As the ball is being turned over by the French bench forward Bastien Vergnes Taillefer, Robertson will have been frustrated by the sight of his own bench forwards, Finau and Tosi, still jogging back onside while the French have already stolen the ball. The French heavy Top 14 forwards, like Taofifenua and Montagne, aren’t particularly renowned for their endurance and work-rate, yet they’ve still arrived before Tosi has even appeared in the frame.
While there’s not a whole lot to gain from this July series – with outstanding performances always being potentially questioned by the lack of top Test opposition – there is, however, a lot that can be lost. Test careers won’t be built on this victory of the Dave Gallaher trophy but a few could well be buried. For some All Blacks, the final Test of the series in Hamilton will have plenty at stake.
-
@Mauss I think it just points to the bench being a lot more lackadaisical than the starters, where it's supposed to be the opposite. It seems logical that a guy like Razor would promote a "take it easy" stance to injecting yourself into the game, but players might be taking it a bit too literally.
-
@Duluth said in All Blacks v France 2:
@middleman said in All Blacks v France 2:
Happy with the game but getting really pissed off with Dagg and all the advertorials for the TAB. Also not sure what Wheeler brings to the package. I just listen to what Mils ( and surprisingly Beaver ) says after the game and then do something else.
Mils talks and doesn’t really offer any opinions. Donald is good.. the only one who seems to analyse what actually happened not just repeat talking points they came up with in rehearsal
I agree with Donald , sometimes the guys who give the best analysis weren’t necessarily the best players and vica versa . .
I liked his show on radio while it lasted even if it meant putting up with Kirsty .
Economic forecast for Netherlands
