Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Congratulations Fozzie. You did something Henry or Hansen didn’t achieve and that is lose the first Bledisloe match against a new Wallabies coach.
Henry got one over Connolly and Hansen got one over McKenzie in their first outings though. If Fozzie has the chance to match up against another Aussie coach I'll be stunned.
The leader in the clubhouse for worst first year is Laurie Mains' and Fozzie ain't off to a good start.
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Also funny how journalists are asking questions (to Foster and Pat T) about what they said to Rieko after that disallowed try when he looked really down. Both Foster and Pat T responded with something like "he'll be fine" and "it's a game". The way the journos were talking was like Rieko urgently needed a consult with a psychologist.
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I think Australia won the exits and gains from kicks a lot better than us. Many times we struggled to get out of our half. The very first exit we only made it to our 22, clearly the wind played its part but many times we made very little ground whereas Oz seems to get a lot of value from their exits. We also misjudged our receiving turning over the ball several times.
I think Bridge, Barret were selected for their high ball kick chase when clearly the two Aussie wingers won out with their pace and strength. I think it is an error to select players who are 'safe', AB Rugby has always been an attacking one and strong wingers are our specialty. Clarke has to feature, his form is undeniable. Clarke, JB and Jordan makes the most sense going forward. They are clearly the future, Bridge is never going to be the long-term option surely.
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@Stargazer said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Also funny how journalists are asking questions (to Foster and Pat T) about what they said to Rieko after that disallowed try when he looked really down. Both Foster and Pat T responded with something like "he'll be fine" and "it's a game". The way the journos were talking was like Rieko urgently needed a consult with a psychologist.
Turn that rubbish off bro. Not good for your health...
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@ACT-Crusader It has finished.
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Haven't bothered to read back through the post-game posts.
My thoughts:
Jordie to 15, Clarke to start next week please.
I like Roane at 13, his pace in that channel is awesome, constant danger. He needs to sort the defensive stuff though.
Dmac can go the bench and stay there, or Beaudy - if he's recovered.Where was the drop-goal?
Mo'unga looks less than ordinary when he doesn't have a dominant pack, be it Canterbury, Crusaders or the AB's. I think Beaudy would've managed us around the park a little better today, and while I am the biggest BB fan, I would still have Richie start for at least the next week.
Forwards need to lift collectively, except Cane. Cane proved he's our starting 7. I would like still like to see Cane at 6, Savea at 7,and Sotutu at 8. I'd give Akira a shot over Frizzell after today, not that he was overly terrible, but we'll still looking for that dominant 6 ain't we.
Glad it wasn't a loss, draw fair enough result, again though where was the drop-goal - I think BB was slammed for not sorting that out, so thats a big X against TJP & RM for their management in the 87th and 88th minute.
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@rotated said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Congratulations Fozzie. You did something Henry or Hansen didn’t achieve and that is lose the first Bledisloe match against a new Wallabies coach.
Henry got one over Connolly and Hansen got one over McKenzie in their first outings though. If Fozzie has the chance to match up against another Aussie coach I'll be stunned.
The leader in the clubhouse for worst first year is Laurie Mains' and Fozzie ain't off to a good start
He doesn’t have a losing %
#silverlinings
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Changes I'd like to see:
BB at 10
JB at 12
Goodhew at 13
Ioane and Clarke on the wings
Jordan at fullback
Robertson as coach. -
Best part for the Wallabies from that press conference was they have a coach that doesn’t blame the refs. When asked about the try where Reiko was out, he basically shrugged and said it was part of the game.
I’m concerned they got the better coach listening to them both.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@NTA said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
If Williams is your best ref, NZR is in bigger trouble than their poor administrative negotiation style shows
The best reffing display in NZ for 2020 happened yesterday in an NPC game and it was Angus Gardner with the whistle
And yet...
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@rotated said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Congratulations Fozzie. You did something Henry or Hansen didn’t achieve and that is lose the first Bledisloe match against a new Wallabies coach.
Henry got one over Connolly and Hansen got one over McKenzie in their first outings though. If Fozzie has the chance to match up against another Aussie coach I'll be stunned.
The leader in the clubhouse for worst first year is Laurie Mains' and Fozzie ain't off to a good start
He doesn’t have a losing %
#silverlinings
We don't have a fixture against NSW scheduled we can lose either like in 1992. So that's another #silverlining.
(Watch them schedule one now midweek while they are there for six weeks for TRC)
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Changes I'd like to see:
BB at 10
JB at 12
Goodhew at 13
Ioane and Clarke on the wings
Jordan at fullback
Robertson as coach.Good luck with the last one. Far too slim.
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@Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Best part for the Wallabies from that press conference was they have a coach that doesn’t blame the refs. When asked about the try where Reiko was out, he basically shrugged and said it was part of the game.
I’m concerned they got the better coach listening to them both.
Love this, the Clown would have lost his shit over that. RIoanes try could have been awarded, its swings and roundabouts, they could have prevented the try in other ways, blaming the ref or single moments is pointless.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@MN5 I did notice Fozzie had inherited more than he bargained for from Hansen.
Was Hansen coaching or Fozzie..?
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@antipodean said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@MN5 I did notice Fozzie had inherited more than he bargained for from Hansen.
Was Hansen coaching or Fozzie..?
I was referring to his substantial girth, not the playing style
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Our set piece saved us in that game, we stole plenty of lineout ball and got a number of scrum penalties. We also got a number of crucial penalties with Oz on our line. If Oz can fix their lineout and cleanout better we could be in a lot of trouble. I thought White was excellent with his sniping runs. Their wingers ran hard and fast, kind of like if we had Clarke and Reece/Ioane.
I didn't think the problem was our forwards, we gave away a lot of possession and some errors on D.
I do wonder if Fozzie knows any other way apart from the Hansen way considering that is the only environment he has been in for ages. I would have loved to have seen how the AB's would have played under Rennie.
Based on that performance he's a poor man's late 2019 Hansen. I was expecting more physicality and precision, but it was the same "let's wait until they make an error and then score on the counterattack" tactic that proved so effective in Japan. I really hope he turns it around but jesus that was one of those "worst fears come true" games.
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@Kirwan said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Best part for the Wallabies from that press conference was they have a coach that doesn’t blame the refs. When asked about the try where Reiko was out, he basically shrugged and said it was part of the game.
I’m concerned they got the better coach listening to them both.
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