All Blacks vs Tonga
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@Bones No, meltdown wasn't a massive overstatement everyone used to rip into him. Atu Moli who would be probably the equivalent to Ofa from a couple of years back doesn't get anywhere near the amount of criticism when he's lucky to be there.
Tuipulotu's had his injury problems but has always shown signs of being a quality player when he wasn't injured. He's the perfect lock for us to come off the bench with his physical style of play despite people trying to say that he wasn't good enough and guys like Hemopo/Franklin and even Pari Pari Parkinson were better bets. I'd even have him ahead of Scott Barrett but I guess that's not a popular opinion on here as one plays for the Blues and the other plays for the Crusaders
Franks was dropped because he's so far off the pace around the field these days and his scrummaging is nowhere near as effective as it once was. Suprised he was let out however as I thought they might pick him for experience alone but never mind, the guy was a great servant for Canterbury/NZ rugby. Again, Ioane had 1 poor test by his high standards, big deal. Bridge made a howler on the wing defensively in the same test which led to us drawing the game but we'll sweep that one under the carpet as he's a bit of a golden child on here and escapes criticism on here more often than not
Nathan Harris? He's done well to play 20 tests lol. He's about as effective as James Parsons. Could you imagine this place if Parsons had played 20 tests? (I don't rate Parsons btw). You're right about BB though. People will be praying that he fails.
@Rugga What's that got to do with anything? You can go back to the beginning of time and you'll have players picked from weaker sides. Doesn't mean players from those weaker sides aren't good enough to be there.
Anyway, that's enough from me. I think I've contributed enough to derailing this thread. Stoked to see Siua Malie picked for Tonga after a strong season for Shirley.
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Geez, what a bs victim mentality here!!
Cantabs haven’t been that bad about Franks, a bit harsh.
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@African-Monkey just wow, pretty happy to think you're rather unique and most blues fans aren't as under siege.
Nice comparison of Ioane to Bridge by the way, Bridge the absolute rookie makes a mistake and you're trying to pillory him for it....
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@Bones said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@African-Monkey just wow, pretty happy to think you're rather unique and most blues fans aren't as under siege.
Nice comparison of Ioane to Bridge by the way, Bridge the absolute rookie makes a mistake and you're trying to pillory him for it....
It’s a good comparison as it reflects how the wingers went in a game where the forwards failed. One gets criticised and the other is just a rookie apparently.
When does the WC start again?
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@African-Monkey What howler did Bridge make?
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If Rieko wants to improve, he needs not look much further than George Bridge. Bridge just put simply, is a superior winger at present.
Hes hungry, hes always looking for work, he chases kicks like his life depends on it, and swallows every high ball that comes his way.
He does the simple things very well.
Sometimes when your star rises too fast you can become complacent and rest on your laurels. He needs to fight for his jersey, unfortunately his NPC game didnt show any signs of that.
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@Chris-B said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@African-Monkey What howler did Bridge make?
Choosing to play rugby in an Alice band
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@Chris-B that shit is not easily forgotten nor forgiven
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Chris-B that shit is not easily forgotten nor forgiven
Don’t worry I’ve got a 500 word essay coming for how harsh some have judged Bridge on that play.
