Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@sparky Could easily be the next Nonu and end his career at 12.
Dear Caleb
If you stumble across the Fern in your google search, and read this, no pressure aye bro...😎
You’ve played 80 minutes of test rugby over the past two weeks and made an awesome start to your career. One test at a time. Your old man was a hell of a player, but he knows the ups and downs of form and selection so don’t worry about being the next Lomu, Nonu or Eroni, keep doing your thing young fella. Keep working hard and that will put the pressure on the selectors to keep selecting you. The rest will take care of itself
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@Machpants exactly
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I wasn't totally convinced but much improved from the team today. We seemed a bit out of control on attack in the first half and a bit too passive in our tackling as well. But we grew into the game and a number of players performed individually strong. It all clicked in the second half and the aussies frayed as the game went on. Much needed win but plenty to work on as they say
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@Kirwan Not convinced yet. Looked like a reversion to type to me. I knew we would lose, but i was keen to see the DR tactics which we used to good effect employed again. But we just dropped all the good stuff from our game like the sniping at the base and intelligent out of hand kicking and threw in even worse stuff like throwing hail mary out the back pop passes and aimless kicking to the most dangerous players in the field.
Oh and trying to exit our 22 right after the half time restart by spinning it wide. It all felt very Michael Cheika.
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@Derpus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh and trying to exit our 22 right after the half time restart by spinning it wide. It all felt very Michael Cheika.
My mind was blown at that point - low percentage rugby executed well keeps you in games.
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@Derpus we missed more than 20 too...86% vs 73%
we made as many as you attempted
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@Derpus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@nzzp high percentage you mean? like, i dunno, a clearance kick? ugh. Not impressed at all.
Kicking? From inside your 22? FFS matey, get with the modern programme.
And yes, HIGH percentage. Just watchign bathurst with a few beers. Don't judge. @broughie and I are PUI?
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Chris said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Good save by RM
Vai looks more than usefulShould play a few tests huh? (Vaa'i BTW)
Yes no doubt he impressed me,I thought he was strong.
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Derpus we missed more than 20 too...86% vs 73%
we made as many as you attempted
Which is probably the positive for us: we made breaks, just couldn't find the right form of attack when it mattered. Little things
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Thought Coles hit the mark with his niggly push and shove early on in the game. Bit of a statement ‘hey we’re going to keep coming at you all day‘
Hodgman was good on debut, solid in the scrum and effective around the park.
Cane was outstanding and Savea wasn’t far behind.
Would love to see Akira or Sotutu get a run on the blindside. Frizzell is serviceable, but just seems to lack the extra bit of physicality we expect from an AB 6.
Smith was Smith.
Mounga minus the stupid switch play that lead to the Aussie try was pretty good.
BB really good
WTF is Jordie doing on the wing? Didn’t do anything wrong today, but let’s get some pace out wide please.
Clarke, just WOW! Love the leg drive and determination to make those extra few metres after the initial contact.
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You'd like to say that normal transmission has resumed but I don't know. There were still a shit load of holes in defence there and . Ultimately we have the better players and that showed today.
Clark was amazing, hope that continues. BB (at least in the first half) gave me a raging boner and the centre combo was sweet.
Reckon the back row could be a goer. Cane is just the shit (we'd be farked without him), Ardie had a great game at 8 and Frizzell has potential.
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@Gunner said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Thought Coles hit the mark with his niggly push and shove early on in the game. Bit of a statement ‘hey we’re going to keep coming at you all day‘
Hodgman was good on debut, solid in the scrum and effective around the park.
Cane was outstanding and Savea wasn’t far behind.
Smith was Smith.
Mounga minus the stupid switch play that lead to the Aussie try was pretty good.
BB really good
WTF is Jordie doing on the wing? Didn’t do anything wrong today, but let’s get some pace out wide please.
Clarke, just WOW! Love the leg drive and determination to make those extra few metres after the initial contact.
Yeah, there is no point having Jordie on the wing, particularly if he's not even taking the goal kicks.
