RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales
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@Bones said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
Ioane...is probably having the worst "luck" for a winger you'll ever see - but I don't think he can be blameless in that department...the harder you work the luckier you get? His drop has been really weird, but he's just not performing better than anyone you could think of to put on the wing.
I've never seen a Super Rugby coach cast a player in their own image so quickly or so completely. Obviously I jest but I do think a lot of it is luck and getting infrequent B-grade opportunities (would it hurt to see him run with ALB-Goodhue for more than 10 mins in Perth). Play ran Ben Smith's way and up until five minutes before his first try everyone was writing him off as past it (which he probably is at test level) but give him a bit of ball and he looks like the Bender of old.
Watching our defence tonight...just WTF eh. Who's in charge? I'd probably go so far as to call it arrogant - we ignore the numbers game, I take it assuming that if we're outnumbered it doesn't matter because we're so good we'll stop the oppo and then they'll swing it back the other way where we'll out number them and get a turnover? It's annoying, because that combined with not being so passive are easy fixes.
If you grade on the scale of 3/4th playoffs that defence was probably above average. In a game like that where we got out to a lead early and opportunities were frequent the commitment level was always going to be a bit off the mark given the occasion. They did enough I guess.
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@rotated said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
@Bones said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
Plus I reckon in a few years if you stumble upon that bronze medal you might crack a smile and have a sense of pride.
Unlikley. The only crack coming out of this game is ALB's.
Well played
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ALB looked a bit flat after the match...he wasn't over the moon I suppose.
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@Machpants said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
@Gunner said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
@Jailbreak7 said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
What did Hansen say in his interview? ITV bloody didn't show it
Not a lot really.
The usual stuff about coming out and playing a good game for the fans and it was tough for Wales too, blah blah.
The good bit was he was asked what it meant to be involved with the ABs for 16? years, he had to take a couple of deep breaths as he nearly lost his composure. His answer was simple but summed up beautifully ‘a privilege’Whilst the crowd cheered and cheered
It was a superb atmosphere. The Japanese LOVE the ABs. NZRFU need to play to that. Could be a way to mitigate the leakage of good player overseas.
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@pakman said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
Good night.@Machpants said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
@Gunner said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
@Jailbreak7 said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
What did Hansen say in his interview? ITV bloody didn't show it
Not a lot really.
The usual stuff about coming out and playing a good game for the fans and it was tough for Wales too, blah blah.
The good bit was he was asked what it meant to be involved with the ABs for 16? years, he had to take a couple of deep breaths as he nearly lost his composure. His answer was simple but summed up beautifully ‘a privilege’Whilst the crowd cheered and cheered
It was a superb atmosphere. The Japanese LOVE the ABs. NZRFU need to play to that. Could be a way to mitigate the leakage of good player overseas.
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@Bones said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
@rotated well yeah...he looked like the Bender of old because he was beating defenders - fends, lines, steps. What was Ioane doing? He got ball also - just seems tired or something.
Looks completely out of confidence
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@Billy-Tell said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
ALB looked a bit flat after the match...he wasn't over the moon I suppose.
He was badly exposed. Some cracks in his performance for sure.
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@Bones when he caught it...
Bit more direct from the forwards this week, which helped alot.
ALB looks fatigued
Not the send off many were hoping for these lads, but better than the send off some in the opposition got.
Gats looked wrecked.
Well...now NZR can get their arse into gear and appoint a coach...before Xmas, sheesh lots of time them to drag this shit out.
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Randomly
Watching third and forth is the most passionless AB test you'll experience.
Good win though
The first 8 minutes of watching Sam Cane had every AB fan sighing
Scott Barrett can always look back with pride the day he menaced rugby great Alun Wyn Jones. Got some great hits in.
Poor Reiko. Tried so hard to do what BFA did but couldn't find it within himself. Perhaps we forget how few years he's been plying his trade.
8 minutes of watching Bender had me postulating "that's what it looks like when one is past it". 72 minutes of "You know nothing Jon Snow!"
Barnes refereeing his last game in the limelight rather than what was in front of him. 2nd half was just silly. What, Wayne, was red number 6 doing for their pick and go try?
What if Jordie Barrett isn't actually that good? All I'm starting to see is a McCahill/Mannix/Ralph type with tons of opportunities.
55 minutes we just seemed to give up on d structure. Totally understandable though.
We just watched the end of an empire. The Ted Shag dynasty was better than any rugby fan, from anywhere, could ever expect from their team in their lifetime.
It was a great ride and hopefully discerning fans took time to pause and smell the roses on the way.
We bested the world for more than a decade with hard, clever graft minus the budget or population of others. So many great wins and so few losses.
Nothing but admiration and respect ( as the bitterness of last week's tepid performance wanes), for Shag et al for some terrific weekends over the years.
And, refreshingly nice to look forward to a new broom and a hitting of the reset button with the enthusiasm that comes from a new start. Hopefully we retain all the IP from the back room and management staff. All Black conditioning, culture and camaraderie looks superb, we just need the new coaches to focus on game plans and style for 80 minutes. Looking forward to it.
Finally in an ode to Babe:
That'll do Shag. That'll do
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@Siam said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
Barnes refereeing
I think he decided the game didnt need a gate at the ruck (Both sides) and the number of times (both sides) had hands on, should have won the ball/penalty, they finally get taken off feet, and he says you are off your feet, lost...
Started by reffing a controversial AB loss, turned into a pretty good ref, but still did some odd things, finished by reffing ABs
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@MiketheSnow said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
Fucking ITV with the overhead camera
It was the host broadcasters. Don't go thinking you're special.
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Just watching the replay of the QF. I know Wales were injury depleted, but it was frustrating to see us play the kind of tactics that we needed, with arguably some of the personnel we needed vs England; forwards hammered up front to set a platform, Richie kicking for territory, backs combat the rush D by taking it to the line then cutting back and through
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@Gunner said in RWC: 3rd/4th game All Blacks vs Wales:
@antipodean He was standing out when he caught it?
As mentioned they changed the rule.
Personally I think for the worse.
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@canefan yep definite change of tactic from the English game, more direct again, most of our forwards fronted up albeit against a tired Welsh pack but to me it highlights how wrong we got almost everything last week in regards to tactics
