All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
So far, Wallabies, lineouts and goal kicking apart, have looked sharp.
Score isn’t fair reflection.Nah it's pretty fair - territory and possession being what they are. It isn't necessarily the discipline from each team as much as where it happens. If we had been a bit smarter about Ikitau's last kick we could have been in better shape
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
So far, Wallabies, lineouts and goal kicking apart, have looked sharp.
Score isn’t fair reflection.Some bad kicking and general skills and Drew Mitchell pointed out Paisami missed a 4 on 3 opportunity there...Their forwards look fragile to me. But I'd say we should be happy with the points on the board.
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@derpus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@nta yeah fuck - credit where its due. targeted an obvious defensive weakness superbly.
I think the fortuitous part comes from the fact the try was scored from a lineout throw that wasn’t straight.
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@bones said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Still cringe when the stadium only pipes up for the English verse. So odd... shouldn't most of the fans at least be around our age and know the full anthem?
Felt the Maori verse was sung loud and proud as it's ever been.
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@gunner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@derpus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@nta yeah fuck - credit where its due. targeted an obvious defensive weakness superbly.
I think the fortuitous part comes from the fact the try was scored from a lineout throw that wasn’t straight.
Funny how the ref was fine with it 😬
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@chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Really good 40 from Whitelock.
Really? Gave away at least one penalty.
Yep big 40 from him.
I'll take your word for it, locks looked scrappy and inaccurate to me, but maybe that is mostly/all Retallick.
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I’m no expert but the ABs in that first half looked like a team who were trying too hard, most likely due to over-coaching, and not playing what is in front of them. Need to keep it simple, run straight, don’t push passes, back their set piece and make the tackles that need to be made. Not rocket science really.
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@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
For the second half I will be giving out the Chicken Little award. Canefan, Rancid, sparky have honourable mentions so far.
Hey. I took it back. Anyone who watched that dross is allowed a moment of depression.
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@his-bobness said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
I’m no expert but the ABs in that first half looked like a team who were trying too hard, most likely due to over-coaching, and not playing what is in front of them. Need to keep it simple, run straight, don’t push passes, back their set piece and make the tackles that need to be made. Not rocket science really.
A lot of miracle passes wasn’t great, might need to have kicked more
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@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@act-crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
It’s like some of you have only started watching rugby today. There have been some dire 1st half performances by the ABs in the last 20 years with far more talented (and accomplished) players.
I personally think we are trying too hard and did not play to the conditions. Go into the sheds talk about it and come back better.
Aussies got a fortuitous lineout win that put us under pressure. A couple of poor reads and they scored. Good try.
Discipline from both sides has been costly, but it should’ve been know that this ref loves the sound of his own whistle.
Voice of sanity.
I’m joining Hooroo in the drunk cave.
It’s cuddly and cosy
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@his-bobness yep go back to some basics, pick and goes, make some yards and draw in defenders before trying to really push wide and forward
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@nta said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@act-crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Aussies got a
fortuitous lineout winsuperbly executed first phase tryFixed 😉
Those long LO throws are high risk, high reward moments.
And the same could be said of the defending player making a similarly risky call to go for the intercept ball also. Mo’unga paid the price
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