All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test

[ACT Crusader]

@nzzp they both played well below their best and were fair to poor.

Midfield wasn’t great.

Fainga’anuku would’ve learned some lessons.

Jordie okay, Reece defensively good.

Not Sam Cane’s greatest game.

Brodie what’s up with the hungus??? Scott Barrett some good, some errors but no dumb cardable stuff.

Bower toiled. Both of our hookers were below par. Ofa is good for 30-40 minutes max. He was poor.

[number9]

It's official Fosternis a fuckimg moron. Bloody useless Coach with a shit record. He needs to go. Don't give me this we need a loss bullshit. We fucking lost, he was useless with the Chiefs. Sack he now.and bring in Razor.

[nostrildamus]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@Kirwan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

The Irish defence is rather good

Or is our attack really bad?

Considering BB try was a fluke then yes.

Take away his flukey stuff and you take away his game.
Then again I don't remember him gifted an intercept before and not being able to run at least 20 metres with it.

[KiwiMurph]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

For all the Akira hate I can't recall Paps doing much tonight.

Nup. Dalton was poor.

The search for a 6 continues.

The best 6 performance I've seen recently is Suofoa.

[canefan]

#Razorin

[number9]

@chimoaus Bullshit question. Sack the basted coach.

[chimoaus]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

A loss we needed to have to build and learn for the WC?

Just in case people missed it I was being sarcastic.

[Bovidae]

@hydro11 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

If Ofa was replaced, we would have to go down to 13.

No, Bower could have stayed on and moved to TH in the 2nd half when Ross came on.

[kev]

@Kirwan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@Canerbry said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

Richie woulda kicked that

He has pretty average tonight too.

Richie was pretty good when he came on. Trouble is we were playing catch-up rugby with 14 men. He wasn’t dropping his passes and getting the ball thrown behind him.

[Bones]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@Kirwan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@MN5 said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

The Irish defence is rather good

Or is our attack really bad?

Considering BB try was a fluke then yes.

Take away his flukey stuff and you take away his game.
Then again I don't remember him gifted an intercept before and not being able to run at least 20 metres with it.

When it's a penalty advantage to the opposition? Sounds like a massive waste of energy

[mencey]

@canefan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@booboo said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

Cane is used to losing speeches

Taine Randell anyone?

Give Cane time....

We have no time !! just not AB captain material IMHO !!

[nostrildamus]

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

Cane is used to losing speeches

Then I'd expect better ones. The interview in particular lacked any modicum of insight.

[chimoaus]

Ireland should have scored a lot more points given how they dominated us.

We need to learn how to exit properly, have an accurate kicking game, reduce errors. Pretty much a completely different gameplan to whatever you call the shit we put out tonight.

[Derm McCrum]

@Damo said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

Ireland would have to be the least likeable international team. What a bunch of whining plums.

As for the game, we are right in this. Ireland don't seem to be able to score and will be deflated by the last 15 minutes.

Oh I don't know about that.

[Donsteppa]

Knowing the cognitively-challenged NZRU, Mark Robinson will probably announce Foster has a four year contract extension tomorrow...

[chimoaus]

@Donsteppa only thing worse would be a Hammett and Holland combo.

[Bones]

How about that paper over the cracks win last weekend

[Derm McCrum]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

Ireland should have scored a lot more points given how they dominated us.

We need to learn how to exit properly, have an accurate kicking game, reduce errors. Pretty much a completely different gameplan to whatever you call the shit we put out tonight.

Ireland should have. But didn't. Same as last week.
Next week should be interesting. In fact, the midweek game should be interesting.

[Old Samurai Jack]

Ireland has done us a favour.
Test rugby has always been about the team that makes the less mistakes wins. As a person who experienced test rugby in the 70s (can't remember much to be honest), the 80s, 90s up to now, the rugby that the ABs play now doesn't feel like test rugby. There is a lack of territorial awareness which means a lack of pragmatic kicking, they invite chaos near their line which more often than not has negative results, etc, etc.
It is hard to explain but in the Foster era, they give it up too easily.

[canefan]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Ireland - 2nd Test:

Ireland should have scored a lot more points given how they dominated us.

We need to learn how to exit properly, have an accurate kicking game, reduce errors. Pretty much a completely different gameplan to whatever you call the shit we put out tonight.

This is on the coaching team. They need to go. If we lose the series surely Foster can't stay on