All Black Coach - Ian Foster
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We. Are. Fucked.
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@Stargazer said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@rotated I don't think circulation needs to be down for editors to produce clickbait.
True, but clickbait would be "Henry back as Foster's assistant?" not Mooar/Feek etc.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@mariner4life said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
We. Are. Fucked.
Watching the cricket I assume?
That too
Are you seriously excited by our chances next year?
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@mariner4life said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@KiwiMurph said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@mariner4life said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
We. Are. Fucked.
Watching the cricket I assume?
That too
Are you seriously excited by our chances next year?
You make a good point.
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@mariner4life said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@KiwiMurph said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@mariner4life said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
We. Are. Fucked.
Watching the cricket I assume?
That too
Are you seriously excited by our chances next year?
I am, especially when I hear that Brett Cameron could be making his return as an All Black.
Thanks Grant....
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@Kirwan said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@taniwharugby said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
First squad naming is gonna be veeerryy interesting.
Thing is, like it or not, it's done now, it happened.
Hopefully they will silence all the doubters, although like when Henry was appointed over Deans, I expect there will be a few hoping it is a spectacular failure so they can point and laugh while saying I told you so.
I was similarly unhappy when Hanson got it, and we went fine up until the Lions with him. I hope the NZRU learns from that and aren't afraid to change if the results are only "good".
The annoying thing was that the Lions wasn’t a bridge too far at all - we beat them quite convincingly in the first test and were very unlucky not to win the 2nd despite the red card. The 3rd test is all the fault of Poite and then the on-field leadership in my view. After the Lions series I agree we’re going downhill very fast
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@gt12 said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@Chris-B said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@taniwharugby Thing about the Lions, was that it was a series that we could easily have won 3-0 - but for a couple of moments of indiscipline, plenty of injuries and the weird penalty at the end.
There were plenty of obvious reasons/excuses for the various defeats we suffered over the last couple of years, but it was obvious to everyone that we were going to need some luck or some genius coaching to get across the line at RWC2019 - the team simply wasn't close to as good as the 2015 version.
Agreed, but equally we could just as easily lost that series 2-1 thanks to selection, strategy, replacements, and tactics - all of which the coaching team should wear. I can’t really fault Hansen from 2012-2015 - it’s the best AB team we’ve ever had.
However, the post McCaw/Carter (Nonu/Smith/Kaino) rebuild has just not been that successful - we didn’t get the right people in the right places with enough experience early enough to be really there at the WC - as a result some pieces were able to be pretty easily exploited (I’m thinking Mo’unga’s defense here, for example). Also, apart from Cane, who incredibly wasn’t playing in that semi, none of those positions above were occupied by a dyed-on definite starter by the WC. That’s coaching and selection.
Sorry, in what world do we lose that series 2-1 because of coaching? What did the coaching unit do wrong in the 2nd and 3rd test that really cost us those matches...?
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I dint see how the cost of buying out contracts is an issue...they would have to have bought out Rennie too by the way they would want him all in rather than late like Aus have him.
I expect if Gats was keen, NZR would have bought him out of his Lions contract...nature of the beast.
I expect these things are all factored in, but by the same token as above I thought the whole team thing went hand in hand with the coach, so if Foster hasn't confirmed who his team will be, what if one of them changes his mind or cant be bought out of contract?
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@Stargazer said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
For example, has Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee said something about contingency plans in case Plumtree joins Foster's team, or is this also speculation?
From 02/12
"We're aware of the speculation," said Hurricanes CEO Avan Lee. "We've got a close and open relationship with [Plumtree]. He's got my support and the club's support but we'll be disappointed if he moves on.
Lee wouldn't confirm the speculation but said they were assessing all contingency plans, if a promotion to the All Blacks means Plumtree is unable to fulfill his Hurricanes commitments.
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@junior said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@gt12 said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@Chris-B said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@taniwharugby Thing about the Lions, was that it was a series that we could easily have won 3-0 - but for a couple of moments of indiscipline, plenty of injuries and the weird penalty at the end.
There were plenty of obvious reasons/excuses for the various defeats we suffered over the last couple of years, but it was obvious to everyone that we were going to need some luck or some genius coaching to get across the line at RWC2019 - the team simply wasn't close to as good as the 2015 version.
Agreed, but equally we could just as easily lost that series 2-1 thanks to selection, strategy, replacements, and tactics - all of which the coaching team should wear. I can’t really fault Hansen from 2012-2015 - it’s the best AB team we’ve ever had.
However, the post McCaw/Carter (Nonu/Smith/Kaino) rebuild has just not been that successful - we didn’t get the right people in the right places with enough experience early enough to be really there at the WC - as a result some pieces were able to be pretty easily exploited (I’m thinking Mo’unga’s defense here, for example). Also, apart from Cane, who incredibly wasn’t playing in that semi, none of those positions above were occupied by a dyed-on definite starter by the WC. That’s coaching and selection.
Sorry, in what world do we lose that series 2-1 because of coaching? What did the coaching unit do wrong in the 2nd and 3rd test that really cost us those matches...?
This world. It was word from the coaches to play conservative after the red card. We could have still won T2. Coaches put savea back on, despite being utter shit all season, and he personally bombed a couple of tries that should have been taken in T3. Just off the top of my head examples.
Edit also in the world where the buck stops at the coaches
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@rotated said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@Stargazer said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@rotated I don't think circulation needs to be down for editors to produce clickbait.
True, but clickbait would be "Henry back as Foster's assistant?" not Mooar/Feek etc.
Click bait would be:
'5 All Black assistant coaches you won't believe! Click here to find out!' The article wouldtthen be about all the assistants involved under Hansen. -
@junior said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@gt12 said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@Chris-B said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@taniwharugby Thing about the Lions, was that it was a series that we could easily have won 3-0 - but for a couple of moments of indiscipline, plenty of injuries and the weird penalty at the end.
There were plenty of obvious reasons/excuses for the various defeats we suffered over the last couple of years, but it was obvious to everyone that we were going to need some luck or some genius coaching to get across the line at RWC2019 - the team simply wasn't close to as good as the 2015 version.
Agreed, but equally we could just as easily lost that series 2-1 thanks to selection, strategy, replacements, and tactics - all of which the coaching team should wear. I can’t really fault Hansen from 2012-2015 - it’s the best AB team we’ve ever had.
However, the post McCaw/Carter (Nonu/Smith/Kaino) rebuild has just not been that successful - we didn’t get the right people in the right places with enough experience early enough to be really there at the WC - as a result some pieces were able to be pretty easily exploited (I’m thinking Mo’unga’s defense here, for example). Also, apart from Cane, who incredibly wasn’t playing in that semi, none of those positions above were occupied by a dyed-on definite starter by the WC. That’s coaching and selection.
Sorry, in what world do we lose that series 2-1 because of coaching? What did the coaching unit do wrong in the 2nd and 3rd test that really cost us those matches...?
Taking Aaron Smith off
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I've walked into a meeting of doomsayers and conspiracy theorists. This thread gets weirder with every page.
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@raznomore said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
We had some amazing players retire or move overseas in our back division post-2015. So I would like to think that is the reason our back play is not quite where it should have been over the last 4 years. And not that Foster has had too much imput...
It wasn't the player loss. It was the ambivalence to developing a centre combination and Damascas road conversion on the 10 jersey - that were fundamental calls he got wrong or was late to the party on.
The discussion between him and Hansen re: Reiko for the first Lions test is illuminating also.
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@rotated said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@raznomore said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
We had some amazing players retire or move overseas in our back division post-2015. So I would like to think that is the reason our back play is not quite where it should have been over the last 4 years. And not that Foster has had too much imput...
It wasn't the player loss. It was the ambivalence to developing a centre combination and Damascas road conversion on the 10 jersey - that were fundamental calls he got wrong or was late to the party on.
The discussion between him and Hansen re: Reiko for the first Lions test is illuminating also.
On the 10 jersey thing, it was pretty clear a long time ago that the dual playmaker game was where they wanted to be, that is why there were quite a few tests with Barrett and DMac starting.
That would’ve continued had DMac not got injured.
So to replicate what they started they went with Mo’unga and Barrett. Made pretty simple sense.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@rotated said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
@raznomore said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
We had some amazing players retire or move overseas in our back division post-2015. So I would like to think that is the reason our back play is not quite where it should have been over the last 4 years. And not that Foster has had too much imput...
It wasn't the player loss. It was the ambivalence to developing a centre combination and Damascas road conversion on the 10 jersey - that were fundamental calls he got wrong or was late to the party on.
The discussion between him and Hansen re: Reiko for the first Lions test is illuminating also.
On the 10 jersey thing, it was pretty clear a long time ago that the dual playmaker game was where they wanted to be, that is why there were quite a few tests with Barrett and DMac starting.
That would’ve continued had DMac not got injured.
So to replicate what they started they went with Mo’unga and Barrett. Made pretty simple sense.
Agree. And with the centres it didn't help that SBW and Crotty kept getting injured at the wrong time. Given that they kept seeing injuries not was understandable that they wanted to create multiple combos. When Goodhue was available they were very consistent on using him.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
On the 10 jersey thing, it was pretty clear a long time ago that the dual playmaker game was where they wanted to be, that is why there were quite a few tests with Barrett and DMac starting.
The EOYT last year was where they began looking in earnest and it was woeful leaving them an abridged TRC to try and re-calibrate. They either massively overestimated their ability to install the system quickly or it's effectiveness.
@Crucial said in All Black Coach - Ian Foster:
Agree. And with the centres it didn't help that SBW and Crotty kept getting injured at the wrong time.
And many on the Fern and elsewhere decided the juice wasn't worth the squeeze with either of them 2-3 years ago and that establishing a reliable, settled combination was the way to go. Most reached that conclusion after the Lions tour. The slow ones figured it out last season. Fozzie and Hansen probably still haven't figured it out.
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