Springboks v All Blacks 2
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@stodders said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Darren said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
I'm a JB fan, but I'm not sure where this good under the high ball comes from. He is tall so you would think he'd be good, but he really isn't. He seems to always be 50/50 at best with a contested catch.
The person who surprises me the most is Mo'unga He seems to snag a lot of catches, for being such a small guy.ABs wouldn't have won in Townsville without JB's catching prowess. I think his move between 12 and 15 this season has affected him. He isn't playing well at 15 at all.
I think the whole team are being affected right now, and we all know who is setting the tone. Tactics tactics tactics
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@Machpants said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Bones said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Duluth I got as far as putting in the right steps in preparation. They don't seem to be the right steps though eh, despite how stoked he is with the off pitch performance. Surely that has to become clear?
Winning on the training ground, it is like Foster has been infected by Cheika (We just need to do it better) and Cane by Hooper (We trained so very well)
It's so embarassing
Easy to train well when the opposition isn't there....
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@stodders said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Darren said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
I'm a JB fan, but I'm not sure where this good under the high ball comes from. He is tall so you would think he'd be good, but he really isn't. He seems to always be 50/50 at best with a contested catch.
The person who surprises me the most is Mo'unga He seems to snag a lot of catches, for being such a small guy.ABs wouldn't have won in Townsville without JB's catching prowess. I think his move between 12 and 15 this season has affected him. He isn't playing well at 15 at all.
Jordie and BB both much better in Townsville. But plenty of AB mistakes in 10-12-13 area from standing too flat. More composed at regrouping.
The mix of Blackadder/Akira/Ardie worked well. The first named was tearing into everything at 7. And almost no 'if in doubt throw it to Ardie', which is SO predictable. Nepo/Codie/Joe and The three Ts, Sami, Karl and Ofa handled the Bok front rows, and maul solid, both until Paddy T came on. AB pack made more hard carries, even though not making huge ground.
Boks also kicked much less precisely than Saturday and hadn't honed their game to such a simple error averse plan.
But definitely some defensive chinks which ABs only exploited once in each game.
A bit more backline depth and composure required.
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@canefan said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Machpants said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Bones said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Duluth I got as far as putting in the right steps in preparation. They don't seem to be the right steps though eh, despite how stoked he is with the off pitch performance. Surely that has to become clear?
Winning on the training ground, it is like Foster has been infected by Cheika (We just need to do it better) and Cane by Hooper (We trained so very well)
It's so embarassing
Easy to train well when the opposition isn't there....
It's Hammertime!
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@pakman do you have access to this article by Nick Bishop?
All Blacks back row desperate for a shake-up
Has the time come to make a big change in the All Blacks loose forwards?
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@stodders said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@pakman do you have access to this article by Nick Bishop?
All Blacks back row desperate for a shake-up
Has the time come to make a big change in the All Blacks loose forwards?
I'd recommend people to pay for the sub, it's cheap as, and is worth it for just Bishop's articles - which come with very pertinant GIFs
Foster thinks we're getting there, on the right track. FOster is not the man to lead a revolution. Cane has gone downhill EDIT Mentions injuries are probably a big cause
The synergy between Ardie Savea and Sam Cane in the back row is not obvious. Ardie won lineout ball from the front against Ireland and the Boks (9 takes in total), Cane picked up one throw over the back. Ardie is the main forward ball-carrier, with 124 metres on 32 carries in two-and-a-half matches against the Irish, and 16 significant outcomes, compared to 27 metres and none for Cane. Savea also has more pilfers on the ground than the Chiefs man over the four matches (three for Ardie, one for Sam).
Although Sam Cane has made more tackles (51 to 38 by Savea) it is not enough to disturb the impression that Ardie is doing the work of at least one and a half men.
Several example of Cane doing really fuck all. Several one on ones with Marx, Cane inneffective apart from one. Also on attack he is no threat so is ignored.
Key point, as has often been pointed out here
Ian Foster is still busy insisting on the evolution of his team, but the way in which events are unfolding in two key areas – the combination in midfield and in the back-row – suggests that a revolution in thinking is needed. The mix at numbers 6, 7 and 8 is not right, and probably never will be as long as both Ardie Savea and Sam Cane are seen as essential elements of it.
Savea is currently the best player in Aotearoa, so the focus will inevitably fall on Sam Cane’s position as captain and incumbent number 7. If Savea stays at 8, would New Zealand not profit from a bigger body who offers more at the lineout lineout and on the carry? If he shifts to 7, it creates room for another specialist like Hoskins Sotutu of the Blues, or Marino Mikaele-Tu’u of the Highlanders. Either option offers better balance than what the All Blacks have now.
It is time for protests in the street and fists pumping the air – Vive la Révolution!
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@Machpants said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
Ardie won lineout ball from the front against Ireland and the Boks (9 takes in total), Cane picked up one throw over the back. Ardie is the main forward ball-carrier, with 124 metres on 32 carries in two-and-a-half matches against the Irish, and 16 significant outcomes, compared to 27 metres and none for Cane. Savea also has more pilfers on the ground than the Chiefs man over the four matches (three for Ardie, one for Sam).
these stats are fucking appalling. Savea also lost a couple of lineouts which you should never fucking do at 2.
Ardie had 40m in one run for a try, which means 80m on 31 carries. how many errors?
3 turnovers from two players over 4 games from your 7 and 8 is fucking shithouse.Neither player is nailing any sort of a core loose forward role at the moment, and i am sick of the coaching staff just fucking ignoring it.
Sorry mafia, but Cane has to go. he has got too slow to play 7 (happens to the best of us) and is having far too little impact. No pressure on 10s. No turnovers. no protecting our ball. He's one of a couple of "good players not actually positively contributing" who are nailed on to start.
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players in interviews this year have been saying a lot "we just need to cut down the errors" and while this is true, and a few are, or look, unforced
a lot of our errors come because the way we are playing with the ball is putting as much pressure on us as it is the opposition. Every catch is contested, or fraught with danger, because we are throwing a lot of really tight passes, or a guy under pressure has to pass to another guy in a split second. We're inviting errors, which brings its on level of pressure when they add up, and the whole thing snowballs.
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@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
Sorry mafia, but Cane has to go.
HoriBoP is en route to revoke your Tauranga Citizenship and Bay of Plenty colours.
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Agree with the article without even reading it. I might even accept it if they took Akira out of the picture despite the fact I think it would be a mistake. Ardie should be at seven, Pap should be on the bench, Akira at six and out next number eight is Sotutu. I’m not altogether SOLD on him but Ardie is not a eight, we need some abrasiveness at 8, and you can put a fork in Cane.
Foster will not make these changes though because he’s invested. He’s going down with the sinking ship. Instead of blooding new locks and trying to find a solution for second five his anus puckers up at the hard decisions. He has no foresight. We, the fern, knew that we had problems with our forwards years ago.
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@Donsteppa said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
Sorry mafia, but Cane has to go.
HoriBoP is en route to revoke your Tauranga Citizenship and Bay of Plenty colours.
I'll start stripping off
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@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Donsteppa said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
Sorry mafia, but Cane has to go.
HoriBoP is en route to revoke your Tauranga Citizenship and Bay of Plenty colours.
I'll start stripping off
There's a good chance he'll get diverted at the bakeries en route.
I have wondered how Cane (or Ardie) would be going with Sotutu at 8, but I doubt Foster will give us the chance to find out. By the time Foster is sacked, it will then be too late for Cane...
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@Donsteppa said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Donsteppa said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
Sorry mafia, but Cane has to go.
HoriBoP is en route to revoke your Tauranga Citizenship and Bay of Plenty colours.
I'll start stripping off
There's a good chance he'll get diverted at the bakeries en route.
I have wondered how Cane (or Ardie) would be going with Sotutu at 8, but I doubt Foster will give us the chance to find out. By the time Foster is sacked, it will then be too late for Cane...
unfortunately i think this is the truth of the matter. If cane is being hamstrung by the mix and the pattern he is asked to play, we will never know because i think he'll go down with this ship.
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@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Donsteppa said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Donsteppa said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@mariner4life said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
Sorry mafia, but Cane has to go.
HoriBoP is en route to revoke your Tauranga Citizenship and Bay of Plenty colours.
I'll start stripping off
There's a good chance he'll get diverted at the bakeries en route.
I have wondered how Cane (or Ardie) would be going with Sotutu at 8, but I doubt Foster will give us the chance to find out. By the time Foster is sacked, it will then be too late for Cane...
unfortunately i think this is the truth of the matter. If cane is being hamstrung by the mix and the pattern he is asked to play, we will never know because i think he'll go down with this ship.
Indeed, that was a big driver of the Mafia page rallying for one last genuine swipe at Ferret Foster. I think with better management (and not returning to the captaincy in the wake of the torn pectoral) we'd have got this year plus another All Blacks season out of Cane, and with less constant game time/more impact overall.
The bloke has had a decade in the top flight and a long/serious injury list, but will end up being thrown under the bus this year because of the relatively all or nothing approach taken to him.
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@mariner4life alot is being laid at the feet of Fozzie & Cane, neither are responding very well to this.
Fozzie trotting out the same tired cliches, Cane looks frustrated as fuck, but saying what you expect about how hard they are working, how close they are etc, but worst of all, his onfield performances or leadership are doing nothing to quell any concerns.
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@Machpants said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Bones said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@Duluth I got as far as putting in the right steps in preparation. They don't seem to be the right steps though eh, despite how stoked he is with the off pitch performance. Surely that has to become clear?
Winning on the training ground, it is like Foster has been infected by Cheika (We just need to do it better) and Cane by Hooper (We trained so very well)
It's so embarassing
Winning on the training ground
Oh good we now win on the training ground job done,
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@taniwharugby said in Springboks v All Blacks 2:
@mariner4life alot is being laid at the feet of Fozzie & Cane, neither are responding very well to this.
Fozzie trotting out the same tired cliches, Cane looks frustrated as fuck, but saying what you expect about how hard they are working, how close they are etc.
Working hard on the wrong things, getting closer and closer to the wrong destination.
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