All Blacks vs Fiji
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Really liked Fijian energy with and with out ball.
For ABs, many things worry me but most worrying is: surely we wouldn't put out a far better team against Tonga? Or is that a clever Foster tactic?Props, cupboard is bare and replacements aren't hungry enough (liked De Groot's mobility though)
Locks: Whitelock 1st on the team list for me.
Blackadder I suspect better at 6 than 7
Dalton best 7 over 2 games and probably would make one of the better 6s (SF looks the part doesn't play the part)
Jacobson>Sotutu and don't play HS with SF
10: BB's kicking and some optiontaking still worries me. Don't think Richie will be too worried but again he still needs to prove he can insert himself in tough matches.
12/13 DH and ALB for me. Ioane still needs to pass and defend consistently.
We don't know who our wings are, best creator was the replacement hooker.
FB: not such a worry, plenty of contenders.
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@no-quarter small rugby nation, no preparation, country in tatters with COVID, history…fantastic I reckon.
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Really enjoyed this contest ,seeing another repeat of last week would have done nothing for anyone..
Fiji really bought it physically showing the benefits of many of their forwards especially playing in France and Europe in general but I suspect being stuck in isolation and lack preparation finally told especially in and around breakdown accuracy and discipline..All Blacks looked better when both Whitelock and Coles were on the field ..but in terms of consistency I thought Ethan Blackadder playing in the unfamiliar jersey was very solid ..biggest disappointments to me where Sotutu,Tuipulotu and Frizzell.. -
@yeetyaah said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
People on social media really out here saying that the ref fucked Fiji out of the win. Did they watch the fucking game? Williams was fucking terrible both ways.
Standard response from the neutrals whenever the ABs play.
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@no-quarter said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
I dislike the way Smithy is going on about how Fiji should be "proud". No professional athlete should be proud of being thrashed. Comes across as condescending.
Missus ACT said the same thing and she didn’t even watch the game but saw the score!
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@steven-harris said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Really enjoyed this contest ,seeing another repeat of last week would have done nothing for anyone..
Fiji really bought it physically showing the benefits of many of their forwards especially playing in France and Europe in general but I suspect being stuck in isolation and lack preparation finally told especially in and around breakdown accuracy and discipline..All Blacks looked better when both Whitelock and Coles were on the field ..but in terms of consistency I thought Ethan Blackadder playing in the unfamiliar jersey was very solid ..biggest disappointments to me where Sotutu,Tuipulotu and Frizzell..Spot on. Softness there that needs sorting. BBBR got better but didn’t dominate, where Sam Whitelock just looked class.
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That game reaffirmed that no matter how good Frizzell is at super, unfortunately international rugby is beyond him.
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@act-crusader said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@bones said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
James Ryan.
Was he that ranga guy?
I thought that was our new victory shout.
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@steven-harris said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Really enjoyed this contest ,seeing another repeat of last week would have done nothing for anyone..
Fiji really bought it physically showing the benefits of many of their forwards especially playing in France and Europe in general but I suspect being stuck in isolation and lack preparation finally told especially in and around breakdown accuracy and discipline..All Blacks looked better when both Whitelock and Coles were on the field ..but in terms of consistency I thought Ethan Blackadder playing in the unfamiliar jersey was very solid ..biggest disappointments to me where Sotutu,Tuipulotu and Frizzell..Agree on those three. Also thought Taylor lacked accuracy and the starting two props looked lost out there too.
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@taniwharugby Yup, Test level is a far tougher, tighter style of footy. Doesn't matter how well you go at the level below, you're either made for test level or you're not, and Frizell is not.
