Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown & Dublin Duel
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No one wants to lose obviously , but I can recall Henry talking about a loss and what it can do for the squad , brings everyone back to earth with a thud etc , and reignites some extra hunger if it was starting to plateau.
The interesting part now that it has happened , is how we respond .
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Yeah. Wonder if getting the 18-win record just allowed a wee bit of complacency to creep in. Leaving out Dagg and ALB entirely was a big call. Learning Barrett the S copes ok under pressure was a bonus, but it was more concerning the number of experienced AB's that went MIA. Hansen needs to cop some flak for selections, but a lot of players let themselves down.
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@Mokey think that is the crux of it, a large number of them chose today as the day to have an off day with being able to catch and pass, tackle or pretty much any of the basics we usually do so well.
Sure the Irish put us under huge pressure, but we usually absorb this and are able to execute with accuracy while under pressure, which has been the hallmark of this team.
Like Hansen said, the best team won...time to move on, guess the Italians wont be thanking the Irish for anything though.
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@Mokey said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Yeah. Wonder if getting the 18-win record just allowed a wee bit of complacency to creep in. Leaving out Dagg and ALB entirely was a big call. Learning Barrett the S copes ok under pressure was a bonus, but it was more concerning the number of experienced AB's that went MIA. Hansen needs to cop some flak for selections, but a lot of players let themselves down.
Our entire forward pack seemed to disappear.
This is a reason for us losing, NOT an excuse. I think there was a knock on effect - losing our top three locks meant our lineout fell apart, and our ability to attack with the scrum disappeared. Our tight work was poor too, not much pick and go, fewer people who just have a mindset to smash rucks all day. It all just started to go backwards from there, and then basic skills (catching and passing and taclking) all went as well.
We really missed BBBR's carry and distribution in the midfield. He is amazing in that space, a real machine.
Once again: well played and well coached Ireland.
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@taniwharugby i think a big part of that has to go to the halves, and the leadership. The 9 and 10 starters were comprehensively outplayed - Beaudy looked so out of form it isnt even funny - coaches need to be given slack for selecting him after a poor performance at Eden Park.
The leaders didnt do a great job of standing up until it was already 30-8. They should have changed approach earlier.
he wasnt the only one but J Savea was seriously shit - his position needs to come under pressure.
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First time we have conceded more than 30 points since 2013 against Aus (although we did win that time)
6 times (inc today) since 2004 have we conceded more than 30 points, and only one other team managed to hit 40 points; SA won 40-26 in Jo'burg in 2004.
There's your plan Eddie, score 40, you win!
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Cheers to everyone on here for all the congrats and good wishes.
Yiz are a decent bunch after all.
Well for today anyway.
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@Pot-Hale your spelling appears to show you are not well and truly hammered, are you really Irish
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@taniwharugby said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
@Pot-Hale your spelling appears to show you are not hammered, are you really Irish
Completely Irish. I had my customary two pints and went home.
Then decided to check my betslip once more a minute ago.
I didn't put €25 on Ireland to win by 1-5 at 25/1.
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@Pot-Hale ha, I looked on the TAB earlier this morning and was paying about $11 I think it was, and I thought nah, surely there is a reason the odds are so long....oh well
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Congratulations to the Irish, they outplayed us and managed to last the full 80 despite our guys 2nd half resurgence. While I always want the AB's to win surely people didn't think they would remain unbeaten forever? Am also very happy it wasn't a loss to the Wallabies! I believe our guys including the coaches need to lose a few - except not to the Aussies - on their way to the next World Cup as we humanoids learn more from failure than we do from success.
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Instead I picked Ireland to win by more than 5 at 25/1.
€650!
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As good as 650 euros sounds, I bet making history feels better. Well done Ireland. Cool heads at the end after a massive first 50. Put the miracle in Dublin to bed. Coaching masterclass from Schmidt, and the players executed with skill and massive heart. Kudos to you and see you in a fortnight.
Watched the game, but with 5 young kids running around the place, so it was hard to remember much of the game. Only the hurt after 80 minutes.
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@Pot-Hale said in Ireland v NZ - Chicago Showdown:
Instead I picked Ireland to win by more than 5 at 25/1.
€650!
Mate, you're throwing it away.
Oh, hang on.
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3 things.
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Ireland played a great game. To win is superb and to do it after blowing a massive lead is even better.
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Ireland were structured but not predictable. Constantly caught out the ABs when they tried to second guess them. Importantly kept on playing at 33-29.
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I'm still shaking my head at why Savea went right and not left. Left was huge space and a couple of fatties ahead so he went right and backwards into practically the whole Irish team.
No way we'll beat the Lions surely ......
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