Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November
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Well, 40mins of absolute forward dominance and we are 10 points up. And only a small portion of credit goes to the defense.
Our ability to beat defender 1-on-1 is evident, but mostly it's decision making that is killing us. Such a clear lack of patience and a want for the hero pass/kick.
Very hard to watch.
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All our problems out there were tactical. Attitude and intensity were great. If someone thinks there is a problem with our attack, I think they expect too much. We aren't going to blast another team away. We have mixed up our attack well. The problem is all the fucken kicking especially when we get into a good position.
The Pumas have been terrible with the ball and only good defensively. We should have put on 2 extra tries. We shouldn't be happy with that.
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Forwards so much better, backs still look out of shape, jb seems to have spent more time in the midfield or the other wing than his own
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@Winger said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
@Tim said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Back line attack looks pretty tepid.
Its certainly not a great backline
Actually the backs look ok. Just impatient with kicking and it’s accuracy.
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@Tim said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Back line attack looks pretty tepid.
Pretty much sums it up. Jordie's been far more involved but with bugger-all impact. Swap him for Reiko I reckon.
Have to say that Caleb Clarke has a great all-round game - not just a dangerous openfield runner.
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On watching the Caleb missed try he had to come in to catch the ball then got an ankle tap as he went for the corner , hence the Unco looking stumble
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Watching the scrums again, Akira and SB really seem to have added some oomph.
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@nostrildamus said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Watching the scrums again, Akira and SB really seem to have added some oomph.
And Laulala can scrum better than Lomax.
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@nostrildamus said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Watching the scrums again, Akira and SB really seem to have added some oomph.
Yeah and both look good carrying
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Ooh I forgot Rieko is on the bench, I think he'd do well here...
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Need more punch at 12 for me. Goodhue just isn’t doing enough there, he’s not doing too much wrong but him and ALB are far too similar and it’s easy pickings for the defence.
Jordie isn’t a winger as we all know and Beaudy just hasn’t hit his straps. He either needs to go back to 10 or to the bench.
Keen to see Jordan come on aswell, he was fire for the Crusaders this year.
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@antipodean much better than Lomax.
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@kiwiinmelb said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
On watching the Caleb missed try he had to come in to catch the ball then got an ankle tap as he went for the corner , hence the Unco looking stumble
Very un-fern-like to watch a replay rather than blindly defend your initial opinion!
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@voodoo said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
Well, **** And only a small portion of credit goes to the defense.
Our ability to beat defender 1-on-1 is evident, but mostly it's decision making that is killing us. Such a clear lack of patience and a want for the hero pass/kick.
Very hard to watch.
That's test footy. Just hope the ground work we've laid pays dividends.
Coz hanging on desparately and staying in the contest is also test footy.
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@Chris-B said in Argentina Two: Newcastle, 28 November:
A more clinical AB team would have put this game beyond reach, already.
The maligned Scott has been the best Barrett so far!
But not the best forward. Close but no cigar.
