Bledisloe II
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@mn5 said in Bledisloe II:
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe II:
The more i watch Barrett's fourth try (it's ridiculous even typing that by the way) the more i think it's going to take some catching as try of the year.
His 1st fourth try or 2nd fourth try? (5th try)
My favourite was his legit 3rd try. Hooper was in no man's land.
Just terrible defence from the Wallabies. Why on earth you'd rush out of your defensive line like that as captain, leaving a massive hole for Beaudy to run through is mystifying.
Same as Squires' try - simple lack of communication leaving Squire unmarked. Peach of a pass but.
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I liked Moody's try. Showed great strength. Very unheralded player, but does a shit load of work in tight and hits like a train.
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interesting point made by Hansen in his presser about the ABs should be getting funding fro HP Sports NZ.
It will no doubt get plenty of others up in arms, but at the end of the day, they must meet all the criteria the likes of rowing, cycling etc are held to for thier funding, just because they are for the most part, self sustainable, does that mean they shouldnt get funding?
The Tall Black, White Ferns and a bunch of others I expect all play in sports that they could be self sustainable if they were good enough, but I expect they get funding?
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Actually if you want to complain about dirty play, check out Pocock's tackle on BB when he scored the the first try. Came in off side and took him around the neck.
The guy is a farking grub, but hides behind the halo and jazz hands.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Bledisloe II:
Actually if you want to complain about dirty play, check out Pocock's tackle on BB when he scored the the first try. Came in off side and took him around the neck.
The guy is a farking grub, but hides behind the halo and jazz hands.
And yet the SMH media are busy complaining about how he was targeted at the breakdown. And today his neck is really stiff and sore. Well, if that's the measure I didn't realise most of my life I was playing Test rugby. Fuck a duck.
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All their tears ain’t helping this one bit
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@antipodean just highlights how 'fans' like shiny things, the bits that stand out...checking out some posts on Insta, people love the guy.
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@mariner4life possibly not...I'm talking the one in the 61st min when BB scorched the earth from 50m out...pure rugby porn!
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe II:
@mariner4life possibly not...I'm talking the one in the 61st min when BB scorched the earth from 50m out...pure rugby porn!
given how these usually go, it's probably the one that will get nominated.
But the try of the night was his last one, where BBBR ripped the ball, TJP flung it wide, DMac skinned Simmons, gave it to ALB who draws and puts B Smith away, and when he didn't have the wheels we still had BBarrett left. I got a fat.
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@mariner4life mate plenty of stiffy moments in that game!
Think that was the break where Dmac got judo flipped after he passed it?
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Bledisloe II:
I liked Moody's try. Showed great strength. Very unheralded player, but does a shit load of work in tight and hits like a train.
That was a great try. Hope Owen Franks watches some replays, look what can happen when a big strong prop hits the ball at top speed.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Bledisloe II:
Actually if you want to complain about dirty play, check out Pocock's tackle on BB when he scored the the first try. Came in off side and took him around the neck.
The guy is a farking grub, but hides behind the halo and jazz hands.
Norm Hewitt said that Michael Jones used to do that too back in the day.
Fucken religious nutters.
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@mn5 said in Bledisloe II:
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@jegga said in Bledisloe II:
I’d suggest carrying the weight of the world around us probably more responsible for his aches and pains
This happens to pretty much every player reaching in to steal the ball. It happens to Pocock all the time because that's all he farking does. It's quite indicative of the type of player he is that he stands out every time we pump them. In other words when getting hammered he's good at getting his team a little less hammered. Awesome, he made 5 turnovers in a 40 point loss! God forbid he actually make an effective hit up and do something with the ball. Or win a line out.
Where did you see his stats? I saw he’d made a pitiful amount of ground at one stage then he made a run a few minutes later but it was all sideways.
Yeah recall seeing late in the game that he had made 4 runs for a grand total of 5 meters. I make it further when I roll out of bed in the weekend.
Turnovers were only 2 as wellBest player in the world! He's ineffective at every aspect of the game other than turnovers and he doesn't get enough of those in a manner that his team can really benefit from. How many of his turnovers immediately lead to a counter attack?
He's just as dirty and niggly as other players, and whinges to the ref. On more than one occasion I've seen Hooper tell him to shut up.
Whenever I meet someone who proclaims him to be the best player in the world, or would walk into the All Blacks, I immediately recognise the person I'm talking to knows nothing about rugby.
Yeah at who's expense? Reads not exactly a bad no 8
Yeah, can't see him making the squad ahead of Frizell
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We were really good on the weekend, and clearly still well ahead of the Aussies. Ben Smith great 2 weeks in a row in different positions. Still a better fullback. Naholo looks to be finding his feet properly at that level now which is good news. Ngani should be the impact sub, the thinking is all wrong there - he'd be very effective against a tiring side with less line speed and organisation. Barrett, awesome. A Smith, his speed of delivery is so crucial to our success, couple of defensive semi lapses, but one heroic save to make up for it.
Fatties all pretty good, squire (!?) and bbr (as usual) in particular.
For the Oz. Despite the usual echoes in here, pocock was very good in a well beaten side. He's a nuisance. Tui looks like he may just turn out to be the big lump they need to bring much needed balance to the loose trio and pack in general - still very raw and goes missing at this stage though. Gwenia is still pretty handy. Beale is good, Hodge handy, and DHP showed a bit of spark too. Not all doom and gloom I reckon. Forwards don't look fit enough, but I think that is more likely to be tiring themselves out with poor decisions at breakdowns than actual fitness. They also need to take some lessons from us on using turnover ball and shifting it quickly. This is where I see Foley's biggest down side. He's not bad in general, but he doesn't demand the ball and get it wide fast in those situations, and most of the forwards have no idea -whereas all our guys are on the same page with this. Turnover comes, we get it in the hands of our decision makers asap. In bled 1, we turned over a shit load of ball in the first half. They outplayed us, but led only 6-5. We would have been up by 20+ if a team made those mistakes against us. They have guys who can run, but aren't getting them the ball quick enough when they get a chance. -
@cyclops said in Bledisloe II:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Bledisloe II:
I liked Moody's try. Showed great strength. Very unheralded player, but does a shit load of work in tight and hits like a train.
That was a great try. Hope Owen Franks watches some replays, look what can happen when a big strong prop hits the ball at top speed.
In Owen's case that's 3 mph though?
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@reprobate I agree about the fitness thing. I can't see any Tier 1 side being unfit.
It's about conserving your energy. Not doubling up when you don't to. Good technique at scrum and lineout, rather than brute force.
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I don't know what the numbers say but it seemed we forced the Aussies into expending a lot of energy early on. Lots of tackles, big collisions, Laumape hammered them in midfield, opening the door for us to run away with it in the second half. We were relentless in the two Bledisloe tests, no wonder the wobs looked knackered
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@bovidae said in Bledisloe II:
I'm not going to post the link but I read what the Walrus had to say about this game. He was very complimentary but probably wrote that through gritted teeth. The most amusing part, which he acknowledges, is that the scores in Bled I and II does put the Irish series win into context. The NH scribes won't be able to criticise the Wallabies too much without diminshing that achievement.
Think Hansen needs to manage the players well between now and the end of the year. Hands up if you want to lose to England or Ireland? I would be sending the B team en masse to Argentina, should still have enough to get the job done.
There are still plenty of Irish fans who think the gap is narrow between the sides, and they were all over Australia - which they were in fairness, without being able to score too many tries, which is their problem - and it could well be a close enough game. The ABs have hardly been sensational in Autumn over the last few seasons.
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