Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18
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B. Barrett :7.5. Great first half, both in attack and defense. Rather quiet second spell.
J. Barrett : 5. Nothing really bad, nothing really good. Stayed on his wing and did not look for work.
Lienert-Brown : 7. Nothing flashy but was a welcome regulator in the backline. Very strong in defense.
Goodhue : 5.5. Had his moments, both good and bad.
Clarke : 9. A man of the match performance. I have to feel sorry for his nuts, though.
Mo'unga : 7. His early touches were bad but he went better and better, and showed a few glimpses of brillance.
Smith : 7.5. He was his usual self. Well taken try.
Savea : 7.5. A big step up from last week. Showed much more dynamism.
Cane : 8.5. I had never seen him make so many effective carries. Led from the front. Another great performance from the captain.
Frizzell : 6. Was more constant in his effort than last week. But I would like to see Akira Ioane or Tom Robinson with the 6 jersey as they would bring more physicality, though both are very different players.
Vaai'i : 6.5. Good first half when he made the hard yards. Quieter second half.
Tuipolutu : 6.5. Was anonymous in the first half and then stepped up nicely in the second. Carried a lot and effectively.
Tu'ungafasi : 5. Solid in the scrums but did not reproduce his fine form of the SRA.
Coles : 7.5. Brought the necessary mongrel that the pack lacked last week. Showed he has not lost his incredible pace for a hooker.
Moody : 5. Tackled more aggressively than last week but missed an important one. Not his best year under the black jersey.MacKenzie : Not enough time on the field to be rated.
Umaga-Jensen : 6.5. Was not out of his breath when he came in. Was good in everything he did.
Perenara : 7. Showed aggression in defense and one nice sniping run behind a maul. A good step up from last week too.
Sotutu : 5.5. Buried in the tight this time.
S. Barrett : 4. Very anonymous. To his credit, he hadn't played for a while.
Laulala : 2. A bad day at the office. Scrummed solidly on NZ feeds but was penalized at least two times on Australian feeds and was nowhere to be seen in the loose.
Taylor : 5. One good carry but two knock ons. He can do better.
Hodgman : 7.5. Made a mess of the Aussie scrum and was everywhere in the loose. A very encouraging performance, probably the best from a LHP in a black jersey for two years. -
Great response, not much to complain about, selections all played out really well, Fozzie haters will be disappointed. Midfield defense was great, and looses also seemed to gel really well this game. Set piece was good but don’t know what happened with Laulala. Loved TJ and Hodgeman of the bench and what a game from Caleb Clarke. I do have to wonder what Jordie is adding on the wing, didn’t see much chasing and a couple of times we seemed to be craving pace on his wing. Don’t think he can be in that position long term but perhaps it’s a way of building his confidence for the future. Let’s face it despite last week this AB team is just better than the Wallabies and I honestly think Rennie is squeezing every last drop out of them.
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Moody : 5. Tackled more aggressively than last week but missed an important one. Not his best year under the black jersey.
He didn't exactly miss it. He was knocked out in the attempt.
I defy anyone to try and tackle someone when you're involuntarily asleep.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh yeah my one big bugbear from this game - our kick chase is awful. 99% of the time there is absolutely zero pressure on receivers, not even close. I guess it worked ok in this game but it's frustrating to watch the opposition given a free pass.
Agreed, but I think defensive teams are far better at strategically placing defenders in tramlines in front of the receiving winger. They simply hold their line and the attacking winger has to make their way through a maze of defenders to reach the receiver.
I think the box kick/chase is more effective when the 9 doesn't take an eternity to place all his blockers first. -
@booboo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@cgrant said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Ioane : 7.5. A big step up from last week. Showed much more dynamism.
Assume you mean Savea?
Only way Akira's going to get a game under Foz, I suspect. Disguise himself as Ardie Savea.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh yeah my one big bugbear from this game - our kick chase is awful. 99% of the time there is absolutely zero pressure on receivers, not even close. I guess it worked ok in this game but it's frustrating to watch the opposition given a free pass.
I don't agree it worked on account of the fact we never got any back!
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@booboo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@cgrant said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Ioane : 7.5. A big step up from last week. Showed much more dynamism.
Assume you mean Savea?
I'll edit for you because I'll promote your post to the front page.
Top effort.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh yeah my one big bugbear from this game - our kick chase is awful. 99% of the time there is absolutely zero pressure on receivers, not even close. I guess it worked ok in this game but it's frustrating to watch the opposition given a free pass.
Agreed, but I think defensive teams are far better at strategically placing defenders in tramlines in front of the receiving winger. They simply hold their line and the attacking winger has to make their way through a maze of defenders to reach the receiver.
I think the box kick/chase is more effective when the 9 doesn't take an eternity to place all his blockers first.Well it's been working for Aus and in SRA... and previous years. Looks to be a tactic to focus more on the tackle/breakdown.
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@junior said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@pakman said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
If I were Rennie, I'd tinker, but tell the boys to use defeat as a lesson and just to be better next time. Young men.
Obviously Toomua needs looking at with the injury. Koroibete extremely unlikely to play that badly again.
I'm not yet convinced Tupou is more than a flat track bully with ball in hand although his threat value isn't used enough to decoy IMHO.
The skill level is higher than previous squads and that's what we need to start building on. Do that, but like you say don't change too much - just identify that there is less time and space and maybe put away the flick passes.
Hanigan's ball to Hooper after his break was an example- ball in two hands, end over end like a league pass instead of bullet spiral at the chest, waiting until he'd fixed the defender. Quicker and easier, keeps the opposition guessing, commits a number. The younger guys (Wright, Wilson, Uelese) all tried to go out the back of the hand too close to contact and fucked it.
Spoken like a true forward... that was actually a terribly timed pass by Hannigan. Instead of drawing in the defender, he threw it far too early and Hooper got two defenders instead of one (or more likely none).
But Hanigan was there to cover the ruck because he wasn't in contact on the ground, and they weren't going to shift him.
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@sparky said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@booboo said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@cgrant said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Ioane : 7.5. A big step up from last week. Showed much more dynamism.
Assume you mean Savea?
Only way Akira's going to get a game under Foz, I suspect. Disguise himself as Ardie Savea.
Too short, it would be immediately noticeable
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@DMX said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
I do have to wonder what Jordie is adding on the wing, didn’t see much chasing and a couple of times we seemed to be craving pace on his wing.
Couldn't help but think - when we kicked ahead into the in goal and Jordie was beaten in the chase - Will Jordan missed out on his first test try!
Think Will (and a couple of others) will be waiting for a game vs Argentina.
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@Chris-B said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
@DMX said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
I do have to wonder what Jordie is adding on the wing, didn’t see much chasing and a couple of times we seemed to be craving pace on his wing.
Couldn't help but think - when we kicked ahead into the in goal and Jordie was beaten in the chase - Will Jordan missed out on his first test try!
Think Will (and a couple of others) will be waiting for a game vs Argentina.
I thought it was more noticeable earlier when BB made a break from inside our 23 and when he looked to pass to his right wing Jordie was well back.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe Two: Auckland, October 18:
Oh yeah my one big bugbear from this game - our kick chase is awful. 99% of the time there is absolutely zero pressure on receivers, not even close. I guess it worked ok in this game but it's frustrating to watch the opposition given a free pass.
100%. There was one kick we put up into the sun and then hardly chased. The Aus player completely lost it and it bounced back in field. A decent chase would have had them in some strife there!
