The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread
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@booboo said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Quick thought about Ngani.
That was his first game back after about 6 months wasn't it?
Big ask.
He looked very off colour. Definitely a better player than what we saw last night.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@booboo said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Quick thought about Ngani.
That was his first game back after about 6 months wasn't it?
Big ask.
He looked very off colour. Definitely a better player than what we saw last night.
It would be nice to see him involved in a test match that wasn't a complete clusterfuck. I would expect that someone with such a big chip on his shoulder would make sure that what few opportunities he gets are taken and taken well. Thus far, he seems to have been a bit overawed by his major test match experiences.
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@junior said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@booboo said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Quick thought about Ngani.
That was his first game back after about 6 months wasn't it?
Big ask.
He looked very off colour. Definitely a better player than what we saw last night.
It would be nice to see him involved in a test match that wasn't a complete clusterfuck. I would expect that someone with such a big chip on his shoulder would make sure that what few opportunities he gets are taken and taken well. Thus far, he seems to have been a bit overawed by his major test match experiences.
they will see what he has got in training. We just don't see what happens behind the scenes - who's got the strength, reflexes, conditioning and aggression. Test matches can make good players look average (it happened to Nonu, amongst a long list).
I really hope he'll be back, has so much upside to his game
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@booboo it was, but I guess you'd expect better too...that said, with the service from inside...
still not convinced he is a long term starting option.
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@taniwharugby said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@booboo it was, but I guess you'd expect better too...that said, with the service from inside...
Yep, an eight that is a seven (he did go O.K. though), a nine that was a pile of steaming shit (should have been dragged) and a ten that hasn't played there recently.
He has barely played and then put on the end of that chain?
I think that it fair to say that selections, positions, coaching had some impact on his performance (but I don't think that he should start either).
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Really? TJP ended up helping Aust more than NZ.
Foster also defended the use of his bench and the decision to wait until relatively late in the piece to replace halfback TJ Perenara with Brad Weber. “The subs was a tough one in this test, because it was becoming a very physical, defensive game, particularly in the second half, and that’s TJ's strength," Foster said. -
@Bovidae said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Really? TJP ended up helping Aust more than NZ.
Foster also defended the use of his bench and the decision to wait until relatively late in the piece to replace halfback TJ Perenara with Brad Weber. “The subs was a tough one in this test, because it was becoming a very physical, defensive game, particularly in the second half, and that’s TJ's strength," Foster said.Yeah.
You try to win.Not try to not lose.
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That previous post wasn't very clear but Foster's thinking isn't either.
Trying to just cram players onto the field in whatever position, trying to keep players on when they have been shit, and they have played most of the match and expect them to be great defenders?
We needed a quick halfback to take the offensive. Not a tired one that can defend.
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Rugby Pass getting their licks in
Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach
Four matches into his time in charge of the All Blacks, it’s become clear that Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach.
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@Machpants said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Rugby Pass getting their licks in
Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach
Four matches into his time in charge of the All Blacks, it’s become clear that Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach.
Seems 100% correct IMO
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@Chris said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@Machpants said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Rugby Pass getting their licks in
Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach
Four matches into his time in charge of the All Blacks, it’s become clear that Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach.
Seems 100% correct IMO
I'm not getting to throw him under the bus just yet. Lets give him time to grow into the role. Yeah, too many changes for this game (then not enough during it), but I'm going to give him 12 months.
Also, any analysis that claims his primary success has been JB at 14 seems a touch flawed to me.
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@KiwiMurph said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
I remember Hansen and Henry coaching similarly rubbish performances v Wallabies in Brisbane.
Jury is out on Foster but he isn't alone in a bad Brisbane performance.
And Grizz and Hart as well. Yeah I'll give him a pass on this one. But not TJP. That was really really shit.
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@voodoo said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@Chris said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@Machpants said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Rugby Pass getting their licks in
Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach
Four matches into his time in charge of the All Blacks, it’s become clear that Ian Foster is nothing more than a semi-final coach.
Seems 100% correct IMO
I'm not getting to throw him under the bus just yet. Lets give him time to grow into the role. Yeah, too many changes for this game (then not enough during it), but I'm going to give him 12 months.
Also, any analysis that claims his primary success has been JB at 14 seems a touch flawed to me.
I don’t have much confidence we will progress under Foster
As always I will support the AB’s and wouldn’t mind being proved wrong if we win the next WC,and keep improving until the WC under Foster.
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Foster is a RWC SF level coach? Sounds optimistic to me!
Rennie just beat Foster's All Blacks with a team he found at Petrie Terrace! -
@nostrildamus said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Foster is a RWC SF level coach? Sounds optimistic to me!
Rennie just beat Foster's All Blacks with a team he found at Petrie Terrace!Rennie has hardly been impressive either with a record loss just last week. I'm not a fan of Foster's but he shouldn't be totally blamed for the loss, he can't control the stupidity and ill discipline of some of his players.
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@akan004 said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@nostrildamus said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Foster is a RWC SF level coach? Sounds optimistic to me!
Rennie just beat Foster's All Blacks with a team he found at Petrie Terrace!Rennie has hardly been impressive either with a record loss just last week. I'm not a fan of Foster's but he shouldn't be totally blamed for the loss, he can't control the stupidity and ill discipline of some of his players.
Probably typical kiwi arrogance, but I tend to think most teams apart from SA think beating the ABs is a successful season.
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@Bones said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@akan004 said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@nostrildamus said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Foster is a RWC SF level coach? Sounds optimistic to me!
Rennie just beat Foster's All Blacks with a team he found at Petrie Terrace!Rennie has hardly been impressive either with a record loss just last week. I'm not a fan of Foster's but he shouldn't be totally blamed for the loss, he can't control the stupidity and ill discipline of some of his players.
Probably typical kiwi arrogance, but I tend to think most teams apart from SA think beating the ABs is a successful season.
I’m just thankful to the rugby gods that we aren’t playing those 8 foot 300 pound Bok forwards that move around the park like fleet footed sprinters, discarding little ol’ AB minions, and the Bok halfback that fires bullet like passes from every scrum and ruck to their unflappable 1st 5 that need not run the ball because he can nail 50+ Metre droppies.
Thank you Covid. Thank you China.
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@ACT-Crusader said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@Bones said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@akan004 said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
@nostrildamus said in The 'How is Fozzie going?' thread:
Foster is a RWC SF level coach? Sounds optimistic to me!
Rennie just beat Foster's All Blacks with a team he found at Petrie Terrace!Rennie has hardly been impressive either with a record loss just last week. I'm not a fan of Foster's but he shouldn't be totally blamed for the loss, he can't control the stupidity and ill discipline of some of his players.
Probably typical kiwi arrogance, but I tend to think most teams apart from SA think beating the ABs is a successful season.
I’m just thankful to the rugby gods that we aren’t playing those 8 foot 300 pound Bok forwards that move around the park like fleet footed sprinters, discarded little ol’ AB minions, and the Bok halfback that fires bullet like passes from every scrum and ruck to their unflappable 1st 5 that need not run the ball because he can nail 50+ Metre droppies.
Thank you Covid. Thank you China.
They're no England but. I think the whole country of Italy dissolved after the thrashing they got at the oversized hands of a merciless England and their unstoppable wingers.
