Bledisloe I

[reprobate]

the biggest things which confirm my bias in those stats are:
crotty is excellent, and doesn't make errors;
sbw turns the ball over too often (same as dmac who is getting rubbished for it);
barrett gets a free pass on here;
harris is not really where he needs to be yet, coles missing is huge;
sam whitelock might be a bit tired.

[Crucial]

@reprobate said in Bledisloe I:

the biggest things which confirm my bias in those stats are:
crotty is excellent, and doesn't make errors;
sbw turns the ball over too often (same as dmac who is getting rubbished for it);
barrett gets a free pass on here;
harris is not really where he needs to be yet, coles missing is huge;
sam whitelock might be a bit tired.

Moody is pretty accurate too going by those stats, but then I don't read too much into front row tackle stats. They usually consist of opposition forwards running 1 metre straight into them.

[Bones]

@Crucial I thought Moody had a brilliant game and was very visible - made some great tackles in hairy situations and was busy at the breakdown. Was basically Brodie-lite.

[Bovidae]

Yep, Moody and Cane made some very important covering tackles after Wallaby players had breached the line.

[Stargazer]

Bledisloe Cup: Concussion concerns rise again as Sonny Bill Williams wasn not checked after head knock

 SANZAAR are investigating how All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams suffered an apparent head knock in the opening Bledisloe Cup match and stayed on the field without being checked for concussion.

Footage of Williams suffering an apparent head knock in the 2nd minute has circulated on social media since the game.

The Kiwi centre made a tackle on Wallabies lock Rory Arnold and subsequently had giant New Zealand lock Brodie Rettalick and Aussie rival Adam Coleman fall on him.

Williams appeared very unsteady on his feet when he got up and slowly made his way back to the Kiwi line.

Lack of balance is an indicator to medical staff of potential concussion but SBW was not sent for a HIA.

A SANZAAR spokesman confirmed to News Corp Australia they were looking into the matter after being made aware of footage via social media.

They will discuss Williams' case with the match day doctor, who was appointed by the hosts and the ARU, as per SANZAAR regulations.

[Salacious Crumb]

Yep he looked woozy, staggered, had enough sense (instinct?) to get into defensive position at fringe of ruck but no speed or strength in the tackle and was bowled over. Concussion.

[nzzp]

@Salacious-Crumb said in Bledisloe I:

Yep he looked woozy, staggered, had enough sense (instinct?) to get into defensive position at fringe of ruck but no speed or strength in the tackle and was bowled over. Concussion.

When I saw it live, I thought he'd been winded. Didn't look concussion like (at the time)

[taniwharugby]

think I heard he was tested at half time and supposedly passed?

[akan004]

@Salacious-Crumb I think a lot of people missed the incident, including the AB coaches. I missed it too until my brother told me about it.

[kiwiinmelb]

@nzzp said in Bledisloe I:

@Salacious-Crumb said in Bledisloe I:

Yep he looked woozy, staggered, had enough sense (instinct?) to get into defensive position at fringe of ruck but no speed or strength in the tackle and was bowled over. Concussion.

When I saw it live, I thought he'd been winded. Didn't look concussion like (at the time)

I thought the same thing

[Bones]

I thought it was clear he'd been concussed. The running sideways while toppling over didn't look all that tactical.