Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18
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@MN5 said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@MN5 said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Fozzie just doesn't come across as very charismatic, somebody the players really respect and want to perform for. Rennie has it, Robertson has it, Erasmus has it and Ted Lasso has it in spades.
I would love to know what the players really think of Fozzie, are they 100% with him or do some of the more experienced players think 'Why did they pick this dipshit?'
.....are you implying Hansen did ?
Henry had some really droll wit, loads of people say that Hansen did but I found this pretty intermittent.
I don't think a Rugby coach needs to be an elite athlete as such but losing a few kgs would go a long way to gaining respect in my eyes.
A fat fluffybunny telling you to "work on your fitness" doesn't quite have the same impact.
Yeah I've wondered how this kind of hypocrisy goes down. Eddie Jones apparently had a habit of calling players "fat cnut". And that was when he himself looked like a condom stuffed with walnuts.
Can you google some better insults ?
this is how Clive James described Arnie.
Looked like he'd eaten George Gregan?
Looked like a Sumo wrestler? -
@MN5 said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Fozzie just doesn't come across as very charismatic, somebody the players really respect and want to perform for. Rennie has it, Robertson has it, Erasmus has it and Ted Lasso has it in spades.
I would love to know what the players really think of Fozzie, are they 100% with him or do some of the more experienced players think 'Why did they pick this dipshit?'
.....are you implying Hansen did ?
Henry had some really droll wit, loads of people say that Hansen did but I found this pretty intermittent.
I don't think a Rugby coach needs to be an elite athlete as such but losing a few kgs would go a long way to gaining respect in my eyes.
A fat fluffybunny telling you to "work on your fitness" doesn't quite have the same impact.
A bit like a polish chick with a keyboard telling you how to play?
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@MN5 I believed in Hansen, he had the wit because he believed in his abilities and I bet the players did too. Henry was very similar; they came across as intelligent and knowing exactly what was going on. Fozzie just doesn't give me that feeling, maybe it's just me but I just don't believe in the man.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@MN5 I believed in Hansen, he had the wit because he believed in his abilities and I bet the players did too. Henry was very similar; they came across as intelligent and knowing exactly what was going on. Fozzie just doesn't give me that feeling, maybe it's just me but I just don't believe in the man.
And he doesn't really have the runs on the board. Henry of course had massive success before getting the job and Hanson had at least been a head coach at the highest level. Foster didn't exactly smash it as Chiefs coach and he's been an assistant ever since. And AB back play hasn't exactly been amazing with him in charge.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@MN5 I believed in Hansen, he had the wit because he believed in his abilities and I bet the players did too. Henry was very similar; they came across as intelligent and knowing exactly what was going on. Fozzie just doesn't give me that feeling, maybe it's just me but I just don't believe in the man.
And he doesn't really have the runs on the board. Henry of course had massive success before getting the job and Hanson had at least been a head coach at the highest level. Foster didn't exactly smash it as Chiefs coach and he's been an assistant ever since. And AB back play hasn't exactly been amazing with him in charge.
MMMMMMM Bop
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@MN5 said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@MN5 I believed in Hansen, he had the wit because he believed in his abilities and I bet the players did too. Henry was very similar; they came across as intelligent and knowing exactly what was going on. Fozzie just doesn't give me that feeling, maybe it's just me but I just don't believe in the man.
And he doesn't really have the runs on the board. Henry of course had massive success before getting the job and Hanson had at least been a head coach at the highest level. Foster didn't exactly smash it as Chiefs coach and he's been an assistant ever since. And AB back play hasn't exactly been amazing with him in charge.
MMMMMMM Bop
@MN5 nice to see you’ve made it 97, just 23 more years to go 😎
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@ACT-Crusader said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@MN5 said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@MN5 I believed in Hansen, he had the wit because he believed in his abilities and I bet the players did too. Henry was very similar; they came across as intelligent and knowing exactly what was going on. Fozzie just doesn't give me that feeling, maybe it's just me but I just don't believe in the man.
And he doesn't really have the runs on the board. Henry of course had massive success before getting the job and Hanson had at least been a head coach at the highest level. Foster didn't exactly smash it as Chiefs coach and he's been an assistant ever since. And AB back play hasn't exactly been amazing with him in charge.
MMMMMMM Bop
@MN5 nice to see you’ve made it 97, just 23 more years to go 😎
It's a great time. So good knowing I'll get to hear some Alice in Chains, Soundgarden and Stone Temple Pilots release some tunes with their original singers.
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Well I forked out half my life savings to get the family along to this when tickets went on sale. Can't wait. The 7 year old is already talking smack to the wife (Wallabies supporter) as only a 7 year old can "the All Blacks are going to smash the poopoobies!!"
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My team would be:
Moody
Coles
Ofa
Pat T
Whitelock
Akira
Cane
Sotutu
Smith
Beauden
Clarke
ALB
Goodhue
Jordan
JordieTJP, Rieko and RM covering the backs. All three can provide spark against tired legs. Ardie can do the same in the loose after the big blokes have worn them down.
Looking for Pat T, Akira and Sotutu to do what they did for the Blues and play really aggressive rugby on both attack and defense. That paired with Cane should give us plenty of mongrel up front.
Then last 20 we speed up the game with 2x playmakers and bring in Rieko at centre to wreck some havoc.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@gt12 said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Stormey is in my top five players ever
Wait, what? That you got away with this for 30 posts is almost as astounding.
Come on. He threw a great pass to Cullen for a try back in 96.......all he had to do was beat 7 Scots defenders, but that try was ALL Stormy.
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Ha ha. Not in my top five All Blacks, but top five favorite players.
I’m a Waikato fan who played 13/12 and went through HS while he was playing. After uni, I then lived in Japan and was here from 2004 - 2009 when he was one of the better players running around the Top League.
He was awesome and I forgive him for not playing for TA sports.
But he’s a bit of a crap defensive coach from what we’ve seen so far.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@gt12
6 Tuipulotu
7 Coles
8 CaneThe bruiser, the nuggety game breaker and the difference maker.
In terms of body weight to height ratio, isn’t Lomax the ideal number 8? Closest to Hayman we’ve seen in awhile.
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@gt12 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@Bones said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@gt12
6 Tuipulotu
7 Coles
8 CaneThe bruiser, the nuggety game breaker and the difference maker.
In terms of body weight to height ratio, isn’t Lomax the ideal number 8? Closest to Hayman we’ve seen in awhile.
That would leave us without a specialist hooker.
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forgive me my slumbers and this possibly crazy suggestion. If he is not currently injured, is Boshier an actual possible replacement at 6? His tackling stats seem pretty good, gets around the park, great workrate, and he would be a relatively new ingredient as far as the Wallabies, but not in terms of Cane.
NB I simply don't understand why they put DM at 15 ahead of JB when they could have played specialist wingers in position. -
@gt12 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Our game isn’t built kick chasing or enough workload as we don’t have ball enough, so when we do have it, we need our wingers to be strike weapons. Plus, as we live without the ball, they have to be safe under the high ball. The only player currently going around who meets those needs is Clarke.
Will Jordan has a quick look to see who scored the most tries in SRA and thinks, "Fuck, I must be shit under the high ball"!
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@Chris-B said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
@gt12 said in Bledisloe One: Wellington, October 11:
Our game isn’t built kick chasing or enough workload as we don’t have ball enough, so when we do have it, we need our wingers to be strike weapons. Plus, as we live without the ball, they have to be safe under the high ball. The only player currently going around who meets those needs is Clarke.
Will Jordan has a quick look to see who scored the most tries in SRA and thinks, "Fuck, I must be shit under the high ball"!
I didn't watch him much but CF Snr says he spent a significant amount of time on the wing. He's a big fast unit, Fozzie obviously thinks the ABs are awesome enough not to need one of the form outsides of SRA
