Bledisloe #2
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I just went to see if I can buy a ticket to this test and it looks sold out, which is great but also disappointing for me.
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I was sooo bored today and am now stuck on the number of carries our forwards are doing on attack I have developed a new metric, Carries vs Possession %. I have no idea why I have done this other than my obsessive brain.
No idea if it is says anything about us on attack have included past ABs games and the recent weekend games of others for comparison.
what is evident is overall we maybe are not that bad as our bench carries more than other nations however our starters get mauled by the opposition. This i guess back up we often finish strong.
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This is a bit more like it - rather than just blaming the red card.
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@KiwiMurph Seems like we haven't been desperate for two years.
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@98blueandgold Why are there only 13 players? Am I misreading this completely?
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@Nepia said in Bledisloe #2:
@98blueandgold Why are there only 13 players? Am I misreading this completely?
I’m reading it as 8 starters plus 5 subs.
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@JC said in Bledisloe #2:
@Nepia said in Bledisloe #2:
@98blueandgold Why are there only 13 players? Am I misreading this completely?
I’m reading it as 8 starters plus 5 subs.
Ah pack only! 😀
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From the article:
"The switch was flicked as soon as we woke up Sunday in Perth. There were guys on their computers at 9am looking at their games, at ways to get better. The whole trip home was trying to recover best so we woke up this morning in good shape to attack the week."
This either shows they are serious or, if they don't win well on Saturday, it's paper-tiger time.
Interesting it was Coles and Cane fronting up. Hopefully Read is saying something similar behind the scnes.
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@Victor-Meldrew if only it said
"The switch was flicked as soon as we woke up Sunday in Perth. There were guys on their computers at 9am looking at team mates to blame for the loss. The whole trip home was spent pointing fingers so we knew who to attack this week."
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Well let’s see what happens, talk is cheap,
I still believe if this forward pack can pull the finger , we have the best backs in the world if they click, to take advantage of that.
......... But there were two ifs in that statement:)
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@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe #2:
Well let’s see what happens, talk is cheap,
I still believe if this forward pack can pull the finger , we have the best backs in the world if they click, to take advantage of that.
......... But there were two ifs in that statement:)
Who are these best backs in the world you talk of? I don’t see them.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
@kiwiinmelb said in Bledisloe #2:
Well let’s see what happens, talk is cheap,
I still believe if this forward pack can pull the finger , we have the best backs in the world if they click, to take advantage of that.
......... But there were two ifs in that statement:)
Who are these best backs in the world you talk of? I don’t see them.
None of then are called Charles, are they...
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When in doubt, don't blame terrible tactics, selections or leadership. Blame the players lack Iacking passion.
I call bullshit on that. The players we have are players that repeatedly perform.
The ABs have a stupid game plan that isn't working. It's the coaches, not the players.
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@Chester-Draws My thoughts exactly. If you’re wearing an All Black shirt and you’re not fired up for a Bledisloe Cup match a month out from the World Cup, you need your pulse checked. These are all professional sportsmen at the highest level. They know what’s required. I find it hard to think it is anything else than poor communication and a lousy game plan that the players themselves don’t believe in.
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“Out-passioned”. A much used phrase, everyone talks about it, but no one really knows what the hell it is. One of the great enigmas of world sport.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
“Out-passioned”. A much used phrase, everyone talks about it, but no one really knows what the hell it is. One of the great enigmas of world sport.
We certainly didn't dominate the tackle area. Did aussie suddenly get bigger and stronger than us or was their will simply greater than ours?
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
“Out-passioned”. A much used phrase, everyone talks about it, but no one really knows what the hell it is. One of the great enigmas of world sport.
I'm with George Gregan, it's over rated in top level professional sport.
I am actually a little disappointed in this response. And it sort of points to the fact that what Steve Hanson says in public has very little in relation to what goes on behind closed doors.
We weren't hungry enough etc is a bullshit line that really means their prep wasn't up to standard. Exacerbated by playing an entire half a man down
