Bledisloe #1

[kiwiinmelb]

@Kirwan said in Bledisloe #1:

Worst loss I can remember against Oz.

The one in 2011 felt similar , but we lost players through injury , this one was worse because we looked clueless

[Tim]

Foster
MacLeod
McLean
Hansen

The f*cking dream team.

[akan004]

No physicality on D at all.

[Mokey]

So, brain farts and basic rugby skills aside...let's move some furniture on the Titanic. BB back to 10? BFA to fullback? The AB's tag out and let the Black Ferns do the rest?

[Kirwan]

Just looking at the first half, we got blown away up front. Forwards got owned.

Franks is gone, Moody not much better. Dual sevens didn’t work. Brodie is a massive, massive loss.

Richie is not ready to be a Test ten, midfield is disjointed, Smith is slow, can’t get any decent ball to Ioane and our best back has to play ten and 15

[kev]

This has been coming for some time. We keep being told that we can play rugby without the ball. Kicking it away. The Wallabies showed that keeping the ball in hand is what matters. Some of our tight forwards struggle with their hands. Tonight they lost the contact as well.

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim said in Bledisloe #1:

Foster
MacLeod
McLean
Hansen

The f*cking dream team.

Who is the Mickey Mouse now? Muppets.

[Billy Tell]

Fixes needed

1. Don't panic
2. Ben Smith to 15 or not in the team
3. Choose a midfield and stick with it !!! The choice should not involve Ben Smith to 13.
4. Get Braydon Ennor onto the reserves
5. Need new starting props

Otherwise I don't see what else we can do really.

[Anonymous]

@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe #1:

@Tim said in Bledisloe #1:

Foster
MacLeod
McLean
Hansen

The f*cking Nightmare team.

Who is the Mickey Mouse now? Muppets.

Fixed

[mariner4life]

Firstly, the Wallabies were so good, well done. They were the best team in ever facet and this was a deserved thumping

[Donsteppa]

What do these “just a game” coaches do with their off season? Scoff pies at supposedly off the record functions and watch golf?

[kiwiinmelb]

next week will be interesting

[Tim]

Kieran Read is smiling and upbeat in the after-match interview because he has an IQ of 80 and is a shit captain. Always captain by default. Never been good.

[Victor Meldrew]

Jeez, that was painful to watch at times. SB's Red screwed our chances but we were pretty awful for much of the game

Negatives:

Read's captaincy
Poor discipline
Too many turn-overs
Ben Smith looking ordinary
Franks
First 45 minutes

Positives:

Coles went well.
Ardie was outstanding
BB making breaks as of old.
ALB was good and solid - outstanding ball retention
Reiko looks to have played himself back into form
Last 30 minutes or so reminded me of the 2015 side at their best

[ACT Crusader]

@Unite said in Bledisloe #1:

@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #1:

Did someone mention 2003?

Role reversal is a good omen

So we lose the Bledisloe and lose the RWC Final...keeps getting better!

But what a glorious semi win against ‘Straya

[Mokey]

@Tim Good player, farking terrible captain, especially under pressure.

[Tim]

@akan004 Moody, Franks, Scott Barrett, and Read all lack physicality on defence. Savea is a seven only. That's it.

[No Quarter]

@barbarian said in Bledisloe #1:

Where did that come from? Best we've played in years.

We got the rub of the green, but we've had that before and still lost. Glad we made it count. Scored some lovely tries.

Bring on Eden Park.

I don’t remember your guys getting the rub of the green. Just totally outplayed the ABs in every facet; you do that and shit will naturally go your way. Congrats, after a really tough year that’s an incredible performance.

[Tim]

@Mokey Not a good player anymore.

[Anonymous]

@Tim said in Bledisloe #1:

Kieran Read is smiling and upbeat in the after-match interview because he has an IQ of 80 and is a shit captain. Always captain by default. Never been good.

If you can't win against all odds, you don't really deserve to be captain.