Bledisloe #2
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@pakman said in Bledisloe #2:
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Anonymous said in Bledisloe #2:
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Bledisloe #2:
Our criticism of Hansen and co was legit though. Their game plan has been appalling up to now. AND useless we bring the mongrel each week in our tight 5, we will be vulnerable against some sides.
All part of the plan
If the plan requires losing the week before I'm not sure how well that'll work in knock-out rugby
Are we playing knock out rugby yet? Shag is shrewd. Everything is falling into place
Not Shag's plan but BOTH these two games have been great preparation for RWC.
I don't think his plan was to lose. But they have been hiding tactics, they have been chopping and changing combinations in TRC. He is looking ahead
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@Nevorian said in Bledisloe #2:
please tell me Ardie was man of the match
NZ don't do Man of the match. But he had 13 tackles no misses, not highest tackles (Sam w 17-2) but no misses. Lovely. Along with 66m, 2 clean breaks, 4 defenders beaten. More than the rest of the abs forwards put together
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@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@pakman said in Bledisloe #2:
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Anonymous said in Bledisloe #2:
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Bledisloe #2:
Our criticism of Hansen and co was legit though. Their game plan has been appalling up to now. AND useless we bring the mongrel each week in our tight 5, we will be vulnerable against some sides.
All part of the plan
If the plan requires losing the week before I'm not sure how well that'll work in knock-out rugby
Are we playing knock out rugby yet? Shag is shrewd. Everything is falling into place
Not Shag's plan but BOTH these two games have been great preparation for RWC.
I don't think his plan was to lose. But they have been hiding tactics, they have been chopping and changing combinations in TRC. He is looking ahead
I'm not sure hiding tactics for the past few years is really a sound strategy. I mean, how are you actually going to be prepared to use them?
Dominating Australia when the bounce of the ball is going our way on the back of a humiliating defeat is kind of our minimum expectations.
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@Chris-B said in Bledisloe #2:
Best effort by us for a while - but, where was Australia?
I was expecting a titanic effort to finally snatch away the Bled, but from the first kick-off that nearly went out on the full, they just looked resigned to losing. A very meek effort!
They weren’t allowed to play well. Plus some -Beale in particular were pea hearted tonight .
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Sam Whitelock, Colin Meads'esque effort and haircut
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The best All Black performance since Lions test 1 2017.
Beautiful stuff.
Brilliant tactics in the wet.
Aaron Smith absolutely sensational at halfback.
The tactics were far better. Direct running, kicks turning them around, clearance kicks from the base.
Players with question marks reallt stood up - Mounga, Bridge, Reece, SBW, the loosies, Tuipulotu. Just awesome.
Really hope Mounga is ok.
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe #2:
@Nevorian said in Bledisloe #2:
please tell me Ardie was man of the match
NZ don't do Man of the match. But he had 13 tackles no misses, not highest tackles (Sam w 17-2) but no misses. Lovely. Along with 66m, 2 clean breaks, 4 defenders beaten. More than the rest of the abs forwards put together
Ardie was immense tonight. The Cane Read Savea axis looks good
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@pakman said in Bledisloe #2:
@NTA said in Bledisloe #2:
Brainless shit.
Ouch. How much was Coleman in Arnold out a factor? Scrum depowered, and ruck cleanouts much less effective. Former is enthusiastic but another Coles man?
I don't think the scrum was much more than getting outsmarted. Coleman's idiocy at lineout surrendered some early territory.
The ruck work was pretty much everyone. Back to the past.
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe #2:
@Nevorian said in Bledisloe #2:
please tell me Ardie was man of the match
NZ don't do Man of the match. But he had 13 tackles no misses, not highest tackles (Sam w 17-2) but no misses. Lovely. Along with 66m, 2 clean breaks, 4 defenders beaten. More than the rest of the abs forwards put together
And 2 line out steals (although, knocked one of them on)
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@KiwiMurph said in Bledisloe #2:
The best All Black performance since Lions test 1 2017.
Beautiful stuff.
Brilliant tactics in the wet.
Aaron Smith absolutely sensational at halfback.
The tactics were far better. Direct running, kicks turning them around, clearance kicks from the base.
Players with question marks reallt stood up - Mounga, Bridge, Reece, SBW, the loosies, Tuipulotu. Just awesome.
Really hope Mounga is ok.
Up the guts! Loved it
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@pakman said in Bledisloe #2:
For just once I'd have loved the Aussie commentary. Kearnsy must have been apoplectic when 7 man AB scrum pushed Wobblies off ball!
Stay away from his driveway this week. He’s effectively the Southern Hemisphere Stephen Jones now and deserves as much respect as the welsh drunk.
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Pat T changed my perception this week. A great game in black
Amazing how different the scrum was despite the past 3 years, you make one change, and well, I can't remember any tier 1 test scrum of 7 beasting an eight like tonight.
All very comforting for sure but, can I question where that intensity was versus Ireland on a couple of recent occasions?
But, yeah well done everyone, a fine tune against Tonga and then do as you see fit in Japan, shag.
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@pakman said in Bledisloe #2:
@Chris-B said in Bledisloe #2:
Best effort by us for a while - but, where was Australia?
I was expecting a titanic effort to finally snatch away the Bled, but from the first kick-off that nearly went out on the full, they just looked resigned to losing. A very meek effort!
After all the smoke blown up their razoos Wobblies were resting on their laurels.
keeping their powder dry?
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@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
George Bridge was interviewed, said tonight was the first time his folks have seen him play a test match. Priceless
His parents have been keeping their powder dry.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
George Bridge was interviewed, said tonight was the first time his folks have seen him play a test match. Priceless
His parents have been keeping their powder dry.
To be fair he's only played 4 tests?
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@MiketheSnow said in Bledisloe #2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe #2:
@pakman said in Bledisloe #2:
My one real gripe. Patty T is not great at lineout and with Savea ALL hair at 6 it leaves two real targets. Read got double teamed once in second. Possibly a factor in two Coles overthrows to back.
That said, Patty T seems to have learned how to scrum, and maybe Sam W playing TH lock for Chch has allowed PT to move to LH, which seems better for him.
Bring the Giraffe into the line
He's even taller than Ardie if you can believe it
I need photo and video evidence.
