Foster, Robertson, Rennie etc
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
GH's found some solutions to his winger problem by the time the WC 2011 came around. By then, he'd changed a centre into a wing (Kahui), had recently unearthed a new wing (Jane) and a new fullback had burst onto the scene (Dagg). He identified what he wanted and either coached an existing player to suit his gameplan or promoted players with the attributes he wanted to see.
So a bit like Foster turning a fullback into a world-class wing (Jordan) and Caleb Clarke bursting onto the scene, before his injury, and coaching Akira to do what he wanted him to do......
Yep. Foster hasn't been all bad.
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@tewaio In 2004 Henry came in and said "we need a revolution in how we play, like after the 68 Lions tour". We changed our forward play and everything else. Since 2015, Hansen and his descendants have been so arrogant about playing like we own the ball and don't have to adjust. It's infuriating.
That change after the '71 Lions loss took nearly a decade though.
In the ancient 70's the AB's went to shit very quickly after being unbeatable for 8 years (3 losses in that time) and losing a series in '71 to the Lions. Huge public clamour to sack the coach and get someone untainted by the past who would get a grip and restore the fortunes rather than look at what had gone wrong with AB rugby. Wiser heads were already looking at the state of the game and how it was being played and started to emulate the thinking of Carwyn James and other NH coaches - but were pretty much ignored by the conservative NZRFU and public.
They appointed a proven winner -Bob Duff (ironically from Canterbury). He presided for two years over a disastrous tour to Europe and a home loss to England (unthinkable at the time). He was replaced by another proven winner who was even worse at winning. Though he understood the need to change, it was pretty much forced on him in '77. The next coach was a new thinker who transformed the team and the ABs won their first NH Grand Slam ever in '78
It took nearly 7 years for the AB's to get back to winning ways, accept that rugby had to change and NZ rugby & public to move away from the "sack the coach as we should always win" mentality. Fuck it was an awful time for an NZ Rugby fan.
The pain was worth it, but could have been a heck of a lot less if there's been some actual thinking about problems across the piece and were a little more humble
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
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@berniescorner said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
@victor-meldrew I get that but I dont think the current players are playing well as a team. There's still a lot of talent there.
Agree with this. The team is capable of quality moments. They are just v inconsistent.
It's been the same since 2017. The question is why.
Too much rugby? Team culture? Not enough playing under pressure in SR? Basic skills slipping? On-field leadership? Mental skills missing?
Answer - All of the above.
Who is teaching them the value of the jersey they wear? And the silver fern next to their hearts? It seemed like that was sadly lacking yesterday.
Its more than just that though. I think we need to play NH teams more often. I think we are too one-dimensional in our attack, out outlook and hell just about everything. We were beaten all ends up by Ireland and France - and by all accounts England would have wiped the floor with us too.
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@cgrant said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
Those who are citing Ngatai or Laumape as potential Jesuses have not watched them in the Top 14 this year. They have been meh at best.
Laumape is definitely not the answer. He has never impressed at test level. Got his arse handed to him by an average Aussie midfield in Brisbane last year.
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Anyone who thinks you can parachute a player into this environment and change the team performance is delusional. We already have quality players underperforming.We had the chance to at least try for a Rassie style turnaround but opted for a guy with a 50% win rate as a super rugby coach (who was replaced by a guy who won it in his first year with many of the same players).
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@cgrant said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
Those who are citing Ngatai or Laumape as potential Jesuses have not watched them in the Top 14 this year. They have been meh at best.
Ngatai was always better the less he played according to fern wisdom.
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It's also fair to say that Smith and Hansen are not muppets, and would not carry idiots in that environment for any length of time, let alone 9 years. He has a pedigree, he has excellent coaches who clearly rated him.
It's often the case that the Deputy in an organisation can be exceptional and absolutely essential to success - but absolutely stink as the leader
I just don't, didn't and feel the appointment process and then extension is an example of terrible governance.
The poor performance we are seeing from this current lot isn't just down to Foster. You sense there are much deeper problems in both the NZRFU and rugby at the higher levels.
I disagree, except that theinnate conservatism off NZR to stick with foster means it's NZR problem. In addition the way they left the coach decision so late meant potentials took guaranteed jobs elsewhere. Also NZR bring unable to admit they're wrong, that's high level.
But foster is just Hansen light, and Hansen was find out from 17 on, and nothing has changed. It's not a NZ deep and dark problem, the players showed that by almost winning against Ireland despite the f coach and out of date game plan. A change of coaching team now would be enough for the ABs to hit the RWC with a good chance of winning. But foster cannot change or learn, so we're fucked until there is a change.
I think there are serious problems in NZ Rugby. It's around player development, succession planning for key positions, retaining good coaching expertise and ensuring continuity in AB management without developing staleness (which we've seen since 2016/7).
Yes, we almost won in Dublin but when under pressure, experienced players screwed up as we've seen in too many games since 2017, or arguably 2016, by making stupid errors and losing discipline. That's hardly all down to Foster - though there are some who suggest he's personally responsible for all the AB ills since he joined the cartel, as though he's some evil genius.
I worry that just simply changing the coach will only paper over the cracks for a short period. Sure, you'll get an improvement straight away due to the change (Hawthorn effect) but there's no guarantee that will last at Test level.
You are blinded by your Love for Foster,
How do we know if we don’t change , All we know it what we have now which is poor.
By your reckoning Foster should have the job forever no matter what his record of success is,because you are scared of change.
In case in doesn’t work.That's a ridiculous comment to make, as Machpants said if you look at our rugby being played even at super level, the skill level of our players in general has seemingly dropped in last few years. We have won many tests just by using sublime skills etc over the years, and we don't seem to have quite that about our players at moment. And that not saying Foster should be coach etc, just need to look at how our teams have played below test level, remember a few years back when almost any NZ team could launch an attack down the blindside with only 5 mtere to work with and still beat defence with a pass?
Also we have to look , we all cutting our wrists with how bad things are, tell me a test team in Tier 1 who has had less losses than ABs this year. Hell Wallabies just finished autumn series without a win for 43 years!!!Boks have dropped 5 teats this year, France 5 etc etc.
I not saying we don't have problems but I still think there no quick fix, and not sure they bad as we think!Could it also be that our best super rugby coaches get plum jobs overseas?
Could well be too, not sure how we will stop that, I know we can say give them AB jobs, but there is only one HC job there, and do super coaches always make great test coaches? Who won the last 2 World cups and how many super titles did their coaches win as coach? Look at Shmidt, was pretty ordinary with Blues as coach and yet seemed a good test coach with Ireland. Robbie Deans, seemed pretty good coaching Crusaders, ask a lot of Wallaby supporters what they think of him as test coach.
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@cgrant said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
Those who are citing Ngatai or Laumape as potential Jesuses have not watched them in the Top 14 this year. They have been meh at best.
Luatua also the legend has grown. Can’t recall a single AB game where he was a standout. But apparently he would waltz back in and sort out our issues.
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@mn5 said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
@cgrant said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
Those who are citing Ngatai or Laumape as potential Jesuses have not watched them in the Top 14 this year. They have been meh at best.
Ngatai was always better the less he played according to fern wisdom.
About as rare as a George Bridge side-step.....
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
It's a pretty fucking low bar Foster has set. In two years he has lost to Aus, Argie, South Africa, Ireland, France. Two of those losses in neutral venues.
So you are saying the next coach should get automatically sacked if loses to these countries and loses two in neutral venues?
Sounds a bit formulaic to me and doesn't take into account underlying issues, but at least it's consistent.
Here's the thing. I'd rather swap coaches with the potential of getting the same results than carry on with the definition of insanity.
You'd be happy to keep a coach with just as bad a record as Foster after two years on the basis of "potential"?
Seriously?
No that's not what I'm saying.
What i'm saying is - there's the potential (or risk) that the new coach is going to have just as bad a run of results as Foster. I'd rather take that risk than stick with Foster.
And you'd want him sacked immediately if he was as bad as Foster after just under 2 years, right?
Wouldn't it be better to look at reducing the underlying causes of those risks and increasing the potential for success now than after a couple of years when we might have to sack the coach (again)?
It's not an either/or or a mutually exclusive situation. Why not do both?
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@billy-tell said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
@cgrant said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
Those who are citing Ngatai or Laumape as potential Jesuses have not watched them in the Top 14 this year. They have been meh at best.
Luatua also the legend has grown. Can’t recall a single AB game where he was a standout. But apparently he would waltz back in and sort out our issues.
Thing is, our weaknesses in 2019 were primarily 6 and right wing.
Luatua and Piutau would have been a big step on on the people we selected (ScoBa, FFS). Singlehandedly win? nope. Patch some key areas of weakness? Hell yes.As to your direct and challenging questions on win rates and sackings, it's more than just numbers. They key is that we got a continuity appointment, and little has changed; the same weaknesses are there, and arguably more glaring than ever as the rest of the rugby world has lifted. No it's not entirely Foster's fault that he gets limited players out of Super nowadays.
However, I don't think he is the right coach for the team based on the last two years, and the two yeasr before that. We need to reinvent ourselves, and I'm not sure he's the bloke to do it. Jesus Chrobertson isn't necessarily the saviour either, but he'd have more of a chance than
Robertsonedit: Foster.So, if after 2 years we had a coach who had the same win/loss, and wasn't changing the style or selections in response, then yep, I reckon there'd be an agrument to move them on. What really shits me is the 'sack the coach' discussion shouldn't be that - it should be 'has Foster done enough to extend his contract?'.
NZR dropped the ball badly on this one, and a number of people called it at the time. The appointment process was shit (didn't get the best candidates), the extension was abysmal timing, and frankly we're reaping the results of it now.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
It's not an either/or or a mutually exclusive situation
Yet arguing that simply sacking Foster will fix the current issues is exactly that
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
It's not an either/or or a mutually exclusive situation
Yet arguing that simply sacking Foster will fix the current issues is exactly that
So do both.
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@billy-tell said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
@cgrant said in All Blacks v France, 2021 NH Tour:
Those who are citing Ngatai or Laumape as potential Jesuses have not watched them in the Top 14 this year. They have been meh at best.
Luatua also the legend has grown. Can’t recall a single AB game where he was a standout. But apparently he would waltz back in and sort out our issues.
He had one good season, highlights being absolutely monstering people in the tackle. He's continued to improve up north.
Certainly worth keeping in our system and working with. It was the beginning of Hanson burning bridges (shaming him for his fitness publicly), ending up with him lying to the media and Luatua had to come out and correct the record (that he had spoken to them before leaving).
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Good interview with Steve Devine. Unlike some of our ex players who are nothing more than AB cheerleaders, he calls it the way it is. Very critical of Fozzie.
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@akan004 said in Foster, Robertson, Other Options etc:
Good interview with Steve Devine. Unlike some of our ex players who are nothing more than AB cheerleaders, he calls it the way it is. Very critical of Fozzie.
“I haven’t seen any progress”: Devine worried about All Blacks under Foster
Back-to-back defeats in Europe.
“I wasn’t exactly joyous about his coaching,” says Devine. “It was quite loose and unorganized as nobody really knew their role. I look at the team now and it’s exactly what I'm seeing.”that sounds familiar.
I thought about it and I decided we can give him some slack.
SA and Australia are also wilting a little and I think COVID/the tour is having an effect.
But the game plan is not changing, adjusting and some players are actually going backwards. I don't believe this isn't just the effect of COVID, touring, quarantine etc.
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@nostrildamus I can understand the fatigue factor and will cut them a bit of slack for that, but it doesn't excuse the fact that they are still running the same playbook from a few years ago. It doesn't excuse the fact that our defensive linespeed is so passive and it doesn't excuse the fact that they are continuously selecting players who are only SR level players like Havilli, DMac, Angus T, Bridge etc and hoping that they will somehow develop into quality test players when they clearly won't.
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You gotta hope the end of year review has significant outside input, as Foster and his crew (and possibly the players) think they are on the right track. I gave the benefit of the doubt in the lead up to the RWC, but that has long gone. All the Coived shit doesn’t help, but it doesn;t help any team - pathetic excuse. There is no progress, only stagnation. Sadly we won’t see him getting fired, but fuck me it is what is needed
