Bledisloe #1
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The replay will be bitter viewing.
For now, I'd cut the AB backs some slack.
AB forwards do not get dominated by Wannabies. For me their 4-5-6-8 outphysicalled us. The ten minutes after halftime where we played with one lock and Savea at 6 did for us.
Don't think Savea answer as 'tight' loosie. Much prefer Hemopo. And Frizell or Squire to Fifita.
If Scottie B gets a 'holiday' who comes in?
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@Tim said in Bledisloe #1:
Also, a very belated congratulations to Oz. You were all over us tonight. White had a blinder, and your forwards fronted up big time.
yes, in all this gnashing of teeth, we were owned by a team who played really good rugby. Well done Nick and Barbarian, your team was brilliant tonight and you shou;d be proud as shit of them
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@mariner4life First Ireland, then South Africa, now this. It sucks big time trying to have humility!
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One big plus in this game was seeing Lealiifano playing so well.
Bloody great to see him back after leukemia - must be an inspiration to loads of people
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@mariner4life Absolutely this. I harp on about it too, and being proven "right" is crappy.
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@Tim said in Bledisloe #1:
@mariner4life First Ireland, then South Africa, now this. It sucks big time trying to have humility!
fuck humility. we are being beaten fair and square and it fucks me off. Because it's up front we are being beaten. And that hurts personally for some dumb ass reason.
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@Victor-Meldrew Yeah, I actually think he's a significantly better player than he used to be.
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@Wairau
Fair point, but SBW just doesn't cut it for me. Too many dumb errors.An injury-free Crotty would be a huge bonus though.
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Who else was getting the shits with Reiko? Whenever the camera was on him, he was smiling and trying to look smug (at his opponent I presume). You have hardly played a good game all year, Reiko, pull your head in and start focusing on becoming the world's best winger again.
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A bit of hypa-bowl goes a long way after an AB loss.
Never a fan of losing especially to the Aussies, but I do like that we are going to have to come up with something different. I’m optimistic about what lies ahead for Eden Park. Aussies on a high, we’re in a hole - has the makings of a big test match.
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@akan004 said in Bledisloe #1:
Who else was getting the shits with Reiko? Whenever the camera was on him, he was smiling and trying to look smug (at his opponent I presume). You have hardly played a good game all year, Reiko, pull your head in and start focusing on becoming the world's best winger again.
oh yeah, that is it!! fuck you reiko! your smug face is the problem
really mate? have a word with yourself
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@ACT-Crusader next week has the Bledisloe and a long record at EP on the line...
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@akan004 said in Bledisloe #1:
You have hardly played a good game all year, Reiko, pull your head in and start focusing on becoming the world's best winger again.
Thought Reiko looked really good overall in this game with some nice touches.
Playing himself back into form quite nicely
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We got out-muscled across the park, backs and forwards - Wallabies had too many big men running at too many smaller men - winning the collisions - and that was exacerbated when Scott Barrett got sent off.
First fix is to keep 15 men on the field.
Second fix is to get Retallick back.
Third fix is to play a bigger 6 and a bigger 12.
Fourth fix is to look at the props - probably need to find someone who has more dynamism around the park.
That was an underpowered AB team out there. Need to find more power.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #1:
A bit of hypa-bowl goes a long way after an AB loss.
Never a fan of losing especially to the Aussies, but I do like that we are going to have to come up with something different. I’m optimistic about what lies ahead for Eden Park. Aussies on a high, we’re in a hole - has the makings of a big test match.
alright mate. normally, i am with your. but...
being that your bloked are filling the big fucking holes in our team, and have been doing the same for a couple of years, and one of them is now suspended
how do we just switch on next week?
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe #1:
Our pack needs a rethink with basically no games left between us and the world cup. that is not an ideal proposition.
What do you mean in terms of a rethink? Was it you who posted earlier it had an air of the 2003 pack about it? I can see some similarities - but ultimately all the cattle was there for a very, very strong pack.
I don't really see what changes can be made at this point. Rettalick changes a lot and in the loose you have to ignore the numbers and trust that the only three bonafide test quality loosies can calibrate things with experience before a QF.
I hesitate to give Hansen and co excuses because they've pretty much covered them all but it's not unreasonable to expect Cane to continue to improve post neck surgery and Read to peak for the tournament.
If Rettalick comes back firing the ABs would not be the first team to win a RWC with two world class locks, a world class hooker, a flawed but good loose forward trio and ageing prop combo. It's the 9-15 piece of the puzzle which is the concern.
I'm open to suggestions, particularly around the prop area, but in every other spot the die is cast and all we can do is pray for continuing good health and fitness for Brodie/Cane/Read.
