All Blacks vs Fiji

[ACT Crusader]

@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.

[Anonymous]

@stargazer said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Those are some awfully specific records

[TJ]

Just realised, weren't they meant to have 'vaccinate Fiji' on their jerseys?

[Tim]

I do wonder if a better coach would get better performances out of some of these forwards.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@bones said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

James Ryan.

Who is he again?

[Stargazer]

[African Monkey]

@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.

[taniwharugby]

@tim these players arent shit all of a sudden, sure they are all older, that should make them tougher, smarter, not softer.

Have to think something is just not clicking

[Anonymous]

@stargazer He should be having next week off then

[Yeetyaah]

@stargazer laughable that was missed.

[nzzp]

@stargazer what the hell is the point of having a framework when you ignore it.

Honestly.

Ash Dixon in the SRTT final, and this. It's just insane - World Rugby appear to have given up on protecting the head.

[Old Samurai Jack]

Once again the lack of go forward up the middle was an issue. In fact, Fiji won that battle. It is a feature of "Foster teams" from the hapless Chiefs to the ABs since he has been involved. You saw Rennie's Wobs take a different tack and attack up the middle against the French to some effect. It was the Blackadder-coached Crusader's problem as well.

[taniwharugby]

@stargazer I wont click into the twitter feed, but most will probably say it is ok and Kiwi thugs deserved it....

shame if the Fijians lose him, which they should.

[number9]

The bench was average we la k mobility through the forwards.

[Nevorian]

Respect to Fiji well coached and look forward to next weekend

[kev]

@stargazer know it looks bad. But McKenzie drops in tackle, and primary contact was body on body with arm wrapping high. If he had hit him with arm in the head he would have lost a week.

[taniwharugby]

@number9 eh? Our bench was the only good thing in that game from our POV.

[kev]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@tim these players arent shit all of a sudden, sure they are all older, that should make them tougher, smarter, not softer.

Have to think something is just not clicking

For a long time though…think we have to select and train players to win tests, not Super 15 games.

[African Monkey]

@steven-harris Yeah, thought Sotutu was up and down, did some good things but wasn't his best outing in Black. The less said about Frizell the better, and yeah, sadly Tuipulotu has not been consistent in Black. Love the guy and what he's done for the Blues, but he hasn't been at his best at test level.

[number9]

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@number9 eh? Our bench was the only good thing in that game from our POV.

Bench like coaching was shite, this is the ABs that was pathetic. Coles scored 4 and thr Fijian scored through a rolling maul.