All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III

[Stargazer]

Akira, Bower and Havili.

[Hooroo]

Akira Papalii and Weber for me

[Crucial]

Akira, BBBR and ALB for me.
ALB with great defence, linking and turnovers

[sparky]

Akira
BBBR
Scott Barrett

[Machpants]

So funny what you see, people voting for Weber, who I thought shit, and paps, who I thought average

[Tim]

@machpants said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

paps

His defence was good, and he made some good turnovers.

[Machpants]

@tim said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

@machpants said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

paps

His defence was good, and he made some good turnovers.

Sure but he was defensively out of position often around the ruck, silly off sides. Didn't say he was rubbish, just no way top 3

[Bovidae]

@crucial said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

Akira, BBBR and ALB for me.
ALB with great defence, linking and turnovers

The same for me. Rieko the next on my list.

[Tim]

According to stuff on AI:

Made a whopping 82 metres with game-high numbers for clean breaks (three) and defenders beaten (nine).

[Canes4life]

Akira, Brodie and Reiko

So glad Reiko is back on the wing, now let's leave him there.

[Stargazer]

@canes4life It's possible, with Ennor back in the frame. They should give him game time against Argies though. He's seriously undercooked, just like Aumua.

[Machpants]

@tim said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

According to stuff on AI:

Made a whopping 82 metres with game-high numbers for clean breaks (three) and defenders beaten (nine).

ABs defenders beaten 19, of which Ioane's defenders beaten 13

[hydro11]

@duluth said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

Current standings:

12 Akira Ioane
10 Sam Whitelock
9 Aaron Smith
9 Dalton Papali'i
8 David Havili
6 Luke Jacobson
5 Dane Coles
5 Will Jordan
3 Codie Taylor
3 Richie Mo'unga
2 Sevu Reece
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Damian McKenzie
1 Ethan Blackadder

Imagine the scenes if Akira actually wins this.

[Nepia]

@hydro11 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

@duluth said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:

Current standings:

12 Akira Ioane
10 Sam Whitelock
9 Aaron Smith
9 Dalton Papali'i
8 David Havili
6 Luke Jacobson
5 Dane Coles
5 Will Jordan
3 Codie Taylor
3 Richie Mo'unga
2 Sevu Reece
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Damian McKenzie
1 Ethan Blackadder

Imagine the scenes if Akira actually wins this.

Half of the closest contenders might not make the field again this year.

[Tim]

Retallick was very good today. Looking forward to him and Whitelock combining at peak form.

[Bones]

Weber?

The ludicrous amount of "bounce" passes would see him kicked off most netball teams.

Aoane
Roane
Havili

Bubbling under:
Bower
Scooter
ALB

[gt12]

[chimoaus]

@gt12 What is interesting about Akira is how much of it is mental for him, he has always had the talent but clearly had some issues that prevented him performing at his best. Whatever helped him switch on has clearly worked as he is at another level at the moment. For anyone who missed it, he gave a good interview with Ardie on his struggles.

[Stargazer]

[Frank]

@stargazer
Havili played well but a lot of that 90 meters was the intercept.
Just for comparison, Akira's meters were coming off him swatting off tacklers.