MotM vs Ireland
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Read, Karl T and BBBR. Those guys were immense.. .
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@canefan said in MotM vs Ireland:
I could only pick two worthy players. Ardie and Scott Barrett were men alone
I can't see how people vote for some of then players they did.
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Savea and Scott Barrett are fairly obvious choices. I don't think anyone will be accusing Savea of standing around and looking at rucks for a while! Scott Barrett added much more than Squire in this sort of game.
I went for Goodhue with my third choice, although he did some things which annoyed me. I think he should be 13 at the World Cup. I think Ioane was a decent pick - always makes great decisions. He did throw a bad pass and was well marked by Ireland.
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@hydro11 apart from the chip kick near the end (assuming that annoyed you) what else bugged you about Goodhue's game?
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@crazy-horse TBF, thought it was one of our better kicks that at least wasnt straight to hand, but in the game context it was just another poor decision to kick.
SB, JG, Ardie
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@crazy-horse said in MotM vs Ireland:
@hydro11 apart from the chip kick near the end (assuming that annoyed you) what else bugged you about Goodhue's game?
Yeah, mostly just the kick. Might have been another thing but I can't recall.
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@taniwharugby I thought it was one of the better chips too, but checked myself because I am just a tad biased towards him.
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@sparky said in MotM vs Ireland:
Goodhue, Ardie and Scott Barrett.
Yep but not in that order for me
Ardie, Barrett, Goodhue
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So basically, since Cane's injury Ardie has dominated the MOTM scoring right?
So weird, I'd pick Cane ahead of him all the time but he has to be given credit for his performances ... and he's repaid the AB coaches who kept picking him despite the noise from down south (and a part of the Bay) to pick their guy.
Maybe if we can't decide on a 6 (although Hansen likes Squire who hasn't been as bad as people make out ... @Tim's propaganda has been successful) then it's time to move Cane as he's the closest thing we have to a Kaino. Height could be an issue but Ardie's 6ft 8 and growing so maybe worth a roll of the dice.
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@nepia Thing is though, on a day like today where we got out-muscled, playing two openside flankers doesn't really help that much.
Though playing Cane who is a big powerful openside as opposed to Ardie who is a bit smaller and faster, might help - maybe along with a bigger midfield back and some people bringing the attitude of the last 20 minutes in the first 60 minutes!
But, I really don't like that two-opensides configuration. It's never been a long run success for anyone.
