2019 Māori All Blacks
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@Duluth said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
@Tim said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
I guess he must've got carded then?
No, he got hit after the whistle by a low level cheap shot. The players got up holding each other collars.
TJ pissed and whined in the commentary until he saw the replay and then conceded Akira had every right to be annoyed.
Nothing interesting
Was it Akira that got tackled late? I thought it was IWL with Akira next to him.
IMO it is something he needs to tone down in his game. He is at early Dane Coles level of niggle. Needs to come back to late Dane Coles/BBBR level.
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@MrDenmore said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph I guess the AB coaches would agree with you then??
AB coaches made it quite clear he was left out due to fitness.
Nothing to do with temperament.
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I think Fiji will be happy enough with that game as it was obviously a weaker team than played in Suva, and the coaches are looking towards RWC selection. I thought the Fijians might struggle in the dewey conditions but their ball handling was good. They'll be very dangerous on a dry track as their forwards aren't the powder puffs of the past.
An entertaining game to watch.
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@KiwiMurph Being lazy and having a low work rate is also part of his temperament.
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@Stargazer said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph Being lazy and having a low work rate is also part of his temperament.
That doesn't explain his game tonight. He was fine off the bench.
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@Stargazer Which has nothing to do with the "niggle" criticism.
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@KiwiMurph ‘Fitness’ is code for temperament. They don’t have any confidence in him. And probably rightly.
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@MrDenmore said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
@KiwiMurph ‘Fitness’ is code for temperament. They don’t have any confidence in him. And probably rightly.
I've never ever seen Akira so much as penalised for anything temperament/niggle related so I cannot buy that at all.
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@Tim True, but it was said that he didn't make the ABs because of his (lack of) fitness and that that had nothing to do with his temperament. That's not true. His lack of fitness, laziness and low work rate are all also related to temperament (just as frequent involvement in niggles is).
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@KiwiMurph Not being penalised for being involved in niggles, doesn't make his behaviour right. It just means that he didn't cross a line drawn by the ref; difference between being an idiot and being a big idiot.
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@Stargazer he's never ever been penalised for it.
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@KiwiMurph < insert my previous comment here >
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Anyway, Akira is getting all the attention again and he didn't deserve it (in a good or a bad way). He didn't do anything significant, apart from one good carry that almost lead to a try. He was okay.
Nankivell is full of promise. I hope he can kick on, because he's fun to watch. Also like the look of Walker-Leawere; can't wait to see him play for us in Mitre 10 Cup.
It's a pity that a guy like Franklin is leaving NZ. Way too soon IMO.
Black had a better game then last week. Some good kicking in this game.Liked the Maori U20s game more. Some good upcoming talent.
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@Stargazer you’re off the mark tonight. Akira didn’t do anything in that scuffle. Fiji scored and some hothead wearing a white shirt decided to shove Akira after it. Then a scrum of players ensued.
Where were the posts quickly condemning the Fijian player???
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@ACT-Crusader I wasn't the one saying he did do anything wrong in that scuffle. You're confusing me with someone else. (It was Walker-Leawere who got shoved, by the way)
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@Stargazer said in 2019 Māori All Blacks:
@ACT-Crusader I wasn't the one saying he did do anything wrong in that scuffle. You're confusing me with someone else. (It was Walker-Leawere who got shoved, by the way)
Akira got pushed as well.
So why comment on his non-AB selection? Got nothing to do with tonight.
