All Blacks vs Springboks I
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@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Akira did OK. He will be much better for the experience.
What did he do OK?
Defended well, mauled well, was moving bodies at the ruck. All the tight stuff you don’t think he does.
Got close to turning poor ball into a try as well.
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@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
There was plenty of people liking Blackadder last week. Akira was one of many that didn’t have a the greatest game, at least he came back in the second half.
He’ll be back to normal next week. As will many of the others who making little mistakes.
If Bridge gets selected after that performance though…
Yeah dunno. He hasn't played against this style before, and it doesn't suit his game at all. Let's keep picking him against sides that we can play free-flowing rugby against, but there's better options for these tight physical games.
I didn't spot many complementing blackadder last week, at least not on here.
I thought I did. Just see him more as a 6 than a 7.
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@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Akira did OK. He will be much better for the experience.
What did he do OK?
Defended well, mauled well, was moving bodies at the ruck. All the tight stuff you don’t think he does.
Got close to turning poor ball into a try as well.
How the hell can you tell if he mauled well? I mean you can tell if he was particularly bad, granted, but beyond that?
Sorry when are you referring to with the try?
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@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
I didn't spot many complementing blackadder last week, at least not on here.
You can't ahve read much then. A few thought the sun shone out of him, most praised his workrate, but were less impressed with the accuracy and conceding penalties. PLenty of good attributes to work on.
This week he was excellent.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
There was plenty of people liking Blackadder last week. Akira was one of many that didn’t have a the greatest game, at least he came back in the second half.
He’ll be back to normal next week. As will many of the others who making little mistakes.
If Bridge gets selected after that performance though…
Yeah dunno. He hasn't played against this style before, and it doesn't suit his game at all. Let's keep picking him against sides that we can play free-flowing rugby against, but there's better options for these tight physical games.
I didn't spot many complementing blackadder last week, at least not on here.
I thought I did. Just see him more as a 6 than a 7.
Yeah fully agree re position.
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@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
There was plenty of people liking Blackadder last week. Akira was one of many that didn’t have a the greatest game, at least he came back in the second half.
He’ll be back to normal next week. As will many of the others who making little mistakes.
If Bridge gets selected after that performance though…
Yeah dunno. He hasn't played against this style before, and it doesn't suit his game at all. Let's keep picking him against sides that we can play free-flowing rugby against, but there's better options for these tight physical games.
I didn't spot many complementing blackadder last week, at least not on here.
I did ,Stuck up for him all night .
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
I didn't spot many complementing blackadder last week, at least not on here.
You can't ahve read much then. A few thought the sun shone out of him, most praised his workrate, but were less impressed with the accuracy and conceding penalties. PLenty of good attributes to work on.
This week he was excellent.
I read the whole thread. Most were saying he tried too hard and needed to tone it back which I was baffled by.
Anyway now I'm getting pissed of at the fern for ferning. That's a great use of a weekend 😅
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@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Akira did OK. He will be much better for the experience.
What did he do OK?
Defended well, mauled well, was moving bodies at the ruck. All the tight stuff you don’t think he does.
Got close to turning poor ball into a try as well.
How the hell can you tell if he mauled well? I mean you can tell if he was particularly bad, granted, but beyond that?
Sorry when are you referring to with the try?
There was messy ball in the second half that he cleaned up, had a nice run that got to within a metre of the line.
As for the maul, watch his body position and what happens when he joins. His power gets the thing moving, and he defends it well too, some of his Blues play is defending mauls.
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@chris said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
There was plenty of people liking Blackadder last week. Akira was one of many that didn’t have a the greatest game, at least he came back in the second half.
He’ll be back to normal next week. As will many of the others who making little mistakes.
If Bridge gets selected after that performance though…
Yeah dunno. He hasn't played against this style before, and it doesn't suit his game at all. Let's keep picking him against sides that we can play free-flowing rugby against, but there's better options for these tight physical games.
I didn't spot many complementing blackadder last week, at least not on here.
I did ,Stuck up for him all night .
Onya son
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@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Akira did OK. He will be much better for the experience.
Like most of the team he had a below par game but has been outstanding all season. He'll be fine. As mentioned I strongly suspect that Jacobsen wasn't the only one spending time on the shitter this week.
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@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
The fern is fickle
Each week one Ioane has to get opprobrium on here, it is TSF DNA. The keyboard warrior equivalent of Highlander.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Akira did OK. He will be much better for the experience.
Like most of the team he had a below par game but has been outstanding all season. He'll be fine. As mentioned I strongly suspect that Jacobsen wasn't the only one spending time on the shitter this week.
I get like that with too much protein sometimes
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@stargazer said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@kirwan DH didn't have nearly as bad a game as you've been saying. As I said before, he was very good on defence. That's something QT still has to learn. QT should probably get more minutes though. Only got 9 today.
I wasn’t the only one saying it, but I guess they were all wrong too?
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@rancid-schnitzel said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Akira did OK. He will be much better for the experience.
Like most of the team he had a below par game but has been outstanding all season. He'll be fine. As mentioned I strongly suspect that Jacobsen wasn't the only one spending time on the shitter this week.
Lesson? Don't drink out of the tea urn
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
The fern is fickle
Each week one Ioane has to get opprobrium on here, it is TSF DNA. The keyboard warrior equivalent of Highlander.
Rieko doesn't get much does he? Playing him out of position does, and we'll it should.
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@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Akira did OK. He will be much better for the experience.
What did he do OK?
Defended well, mauled well, was moving bodies at the ruck. All the tight stuff you don’t think he does.
Got close to turning poor ball into a try as well.
Yeah, in that second half especially he did a lot of that tight work that people complain he doesn't do, now they're complaining he dropped two balls.
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
There wasn't much hate for Blackadder last week, mostly just comments on his lack of accuracy despite how busy he was. He fused it together this week.
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@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
The fern is fickle
Each week one Ioane has to get opprobrium on here, it is TSF DNA. The keyboard warrior equivalent of Highlander.
Rieko doesn't get much does he? Playing him out of position does, and we'll it should.
The dot down technique when he was winger comes to mind.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@delicatessen said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Where's all the love for Akira gone? And the hate for Blackadder?
The fern is fickle
Each week one Ioane has to get opprobrium on here, it is TSF DNA. The keyboard warrior equivalent of Highlander.
It’s pretty pathetic at times.
Certain posters ignore anything good they do and pounce on any mistakes.
Yet gloss over any mistakes their pet players make.
