All Blacks vs Pumas I
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@billy-tell said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
Finally got a chance to watch the game. Based on this forum, I was expecting Bridge to have had a 'mare. In fact he was fine, one knock on in the 79 minute excepted. Too many people stroking each other off over bridge "say it louder baby, bridge is hopeless, that's right give me that upvote". Will never be an AB great, but he is hardly in the basket case category either.
ABs are waaaay better this season. Starts with selection, which is much better than last year. Forwards more direct. I think the ABs should ditch Coles who is now 34, 36 in 2023. The 2 hookers both had very solid games. I think the best AB loose trio would be Ioane, Cane and Jacobson, with Savea on the bench. Jacobson is a really class player.
BB, RI and BBBR were probably my 3 top players, but no-one disgraced themselves. There is great depth, if we have a weakness I'd say lock: Barrett is already a step down, I really don't rate PT at international level. The sprinbok and NH tests will be a good litmus test - teams that thrive on 10 man rugby and would be more than happy to claim an AB scalp playing that way.
Like Mealamu in 2015? Nah, if you’re good enough you’re not too old.
About Bridge, he wasn’t pointed out as crap. Just having been totally nothing as a winger. ABs wingers are X factor awesome, or amazing 2nd fullbacks (more recently) Bridge is meh. He is fine, but there are better options to go for long term. Everything about him says Journeyman, break out in case of emergency
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@machpants said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
Journeyman, break out in case of emergency
As I said in my post about his tries for teh Crusaders, solid but unspectacular
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@machpants Bridge made Planet Rugby's team of the week. The other teams left wingers must have been be good this week! -
11 George Bridge (New Zealand): The All Black wing spots are in rude health at the moment but Crusaders finisher Bridge is never too far away from being in pole position for the number 11 shirt. A hard-working, quick, skillful and deceptively powerful player, he was his usual busy self on Sunday as he made his team’s second most metres (114). All he can do when given starts is keep producing performance like this and he rarely dips in form. A quality wing. -
@daffy-jaffy said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
@machpants Bridge made Planet Rugby's team of the week. The other teams left wingers must have been be good this week! -
11 George Bridge (New Zealand): The All Black wing spots are in rude health at the moment but Crusaders finisher Bridge is never too far away from being in pole position for the number 11 shirt. A hard-working, quick, skillful and deceptively powerful player, he was his usual busy self on Sunday as he made his team’s second most metres (114). All he can do when given starts is keep producing performance like this and he rarely dips in form. A quality wing.Planet Rugby? Thanks for proving my point
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@daffy-jaffy said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
@machpants Bridge made Planet Rugby's team of the week. The other teams left wingers must have been be good this week! -
11 George Bridge (New Zealand): The All Black wing spots are in rude health at the moment but Crusaders finisher Bridge is never too far away from being in pole position for the number 11 shirt. A hard-working, quick, skillful and deceptively powerful player, he was his usual busy self on Sunday as he made his team’s second most metres (114). All he can do when given starts is keep producing performance like this and he rarely dips in form. A quality wing.Someone's discovered sarcasm.
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Jeez, this anti-Bridge narrative is really out of hand on here. Mere mention of his name and you get:
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@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
Jeez, this anti-Bridge narrative is really out of hand on here. Mere mention of his name and you get:
He's an enigma wrapped in a mystery is George.
Someone who can make the second most running metres yet fail to beat a defender deserves a position created just for them.
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@machpants said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
@billy-tell said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
Finally got a chance to watch the game. Based on this forum, I was expecting Bridge to have had a 'mare. In fact he was fine, one knock on in the 79 minute excepted. Too many people stroking each other off over bridge "say it louder baby, bridge is hopeless, that's right give me that upvote". Will never be an AB great, but he is hardly in the basket case category either.
ABs are waaaay better this season. Starts with selection, which is much better than last year. Forwards more direct. I think the ABs should ditch Coles who is now 34, 36 in 2023. The 2 hookers both had very solid games. I think the best AB loose trio would be Ioane, Cane and Jacobson, with Savea on the bench. Jacobson is a really class player.
BB, RI and BBBR were probably my 3 top players, but no-one disgraced themselves. There is great depth, if we have a weakness I'd say lock: Barrett is already a step down, I really don't rate PT at international level. The sprinbok and NH tests will be a good litmus test - teams that thrive on 10 man rugby and would be more than happy to claim an AB scalp playing that way.
Like Mealamu in 2015? Nah, if you’re good enough you’re not too old.
About Bridge, he wasn’t pointed out as crap. Just having been totally nothing as a winger. ABs wingers are X factor awesome, or amazing 2nd fullbacks (more recently) Bridge is meh. He is fine, but there are better options to go for long term. Everything about him says Journeyman, break out in case of emergency
I gave you an upvote.
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@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
Jeez, this anti-Bridge narrative is really out of hand on here. Mere mention of his name and you get:
Seems to be the other way around. Any criticsm of his fuckups and really subpar performances and Crusaders fans come leaping out of the woodwork to defend him.
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@bones said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
To be honest, I thought his carrying was really impressive on Sunday. Hence why I will be intrigued to see what else he starts to add to that and if it's part of a programme of progression.
He was hitting bodies pretty fucken hard.
This, there are without doubt several better options for the 11 jersey...but by god i get tired of hearing about how shit he is
Why the game plan was for him to hit it up like he was built like lomu i'll never know, he gave it a go though, several times
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@kiwiwomble his option taking was dire, but if a player is doing one thing time and again, in some cases to the detriment of the team and he isn't under instruction to do just that, then I'm sure he'll get dropped pretty swiftly.
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@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Hope George is ready.
I google George Bridge Highlights. This was the first hit on Google. 15 tries, take a look ... of them, I reckon he had to actually 'do' something in 3-4 or so; the rest were catch and run straight. Someone should do a summary if they're bored... but it supports the narrative of a solid but unspectacular winger
Wouldn't Jordan's be pretty similar?
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@bones his hit ups looked like the normal blind side wing short ball hit up, felt like it was the game plan rather than him going rouge
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@bones said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
@kiwiwomble his option taking was dire, but if a player is doing one thing time and again, in some cases to the detriment of the team and he isn't under instruction to do just that, then I'm sure he'll get dropped pretty swiftly.
In fairness to him it did seem like there as a general instruction to take the contact when in those situations out wide where the opposition has cover in place. He actually did this well, gaining extra metres and time for his support players on multiple occasions. What was unforgivable was his failure to score or pass to his support when he got held up and bundles out in the corner. That was just awful all round.
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@bones said in All Blacks vs Pumas I (yay we’re not playing the Aussies again):
To be honest, I thought his carrying was really impressive on Sunday. Hence why I will be intrigued to see what else he starts to add to that and if it's part of a programme of progression.
He was hitting bodies pretty fucken hard.
He'd make a good league player eh?
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Seems to be the other way around. Any criticsm of his fuckups and really subpar performances and Crusaders fans come leaping out of the woodwork to defend him.
I’ve come up against that. Mentioned one time that I hoped Ethan Blackadder was not a plodder like his dad and it was an irrepressible wave of hate comments. Even tried to badgering me on messenger.
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@bones said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
@nostrildamus said in Wallabies vs Springboks I:
Hope George is ready.
I google George Bridge Highlights. This was the first hit on Google. 15 tries, take a look ... of them, I reckon he had to actually 'do' something in 3-4 or so; the rest were catch and run straight. Someone should do a summary if they're bored... but it supports the narrative of a solid but unspectacular winger
Wouldn't Jordan's be pretty similar?
Not so much
