All Blacks MOTM v Boks II
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Reiko, Ardie, Samisoni
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Taukeiaho's lineout throwing needs to improve. HIs workrate and carrying was very good.
Whitelock was good and bad. Gave way two penalties lifting legs in mauls, but a big turnover and tight work.
Rieko's defence and attack was massive. Deserving MotM performance.
Special mention to Frizell, Had a very good game until he left.
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Ioane, De Groot, Frizell
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De Groot, Samisoni, Whitelock
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Close call but Reiko, Ardie & Sam Whitelock for me.
Sami T, Frizzell, SB, DGroot, closely bubbling under. And I have to mention that Havili did OK in a pressure match.
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Rieko
Whitlock
De GrootHonorable mentions to Frizzell and Mo'unga.
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Ok someone is going to think I've been hacked but
JBarrett. His kicking but most importantly work in the air were the key reasons we won.
Sami T. Lineout was generally good when he was on (I think on first watch the 2 overthrows were miscommunication as everyone missed their assignment) and he was huge in the trenches.
S Frizzell. Not perfect, but a massive shift. Hit a thousand rucks, made tackles, carried in to their teethHonourable mentions to Ioane, who was huge on both sides of the ball, s Whitelock, and Mo'unga.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks MOTM v Boks II:
I finally think Scooter has a game worthy of the fluffing the Fern gives him after the match and he doesn’t appear to get many mentions in the thread (I haven’t voted yet so don’t know if he’s getting more votes than mentions).
Marshall of all people picked up his constant pressure on thr Bok 9's kicking game was key in that being a bit off. He had a huge game.
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I chucked a vote in for Cane. There may have been 3 better performances but he put in a huge spell that doesn’t seem to be getting much love. A number of times he had to cover ground to clean up after half breaks and breaks and his link play was good.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks MOTM v Boks II:
@Nepia said in All Blacks MOTM v Boks II:
I finally think Scooter has a game worthy of the fluffing the Fern gives him after the match and he doesn’t appear to get many mentions in the thread (I haven’t voted yet so don’t know if he’s getting more votes than mentions).
Marshall of all people picked up his constant pressure on thr Bok 9's kicking game was key in that being a bit off. He had a huge game.
Good example of that at 45:40. They got the ball back though. Followed by great Ioane cover defence.
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@Crucial Canes effort as always was massive and he does the grunt work He deserves this win. Really pleased for him.
However the balance of the loosies isn't right. It would work better if Cane was at 6, we need a whippet at 7 -
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks MOTM v Boks II:
@Crucial Canes effort as always was massive and he does the grunt work He deserves this win. Really pleased for him.
However the balance of the loosies isn't right. It would work better if Cane was at 6, we need a whippet at 7I get that but the current plan is two 7.5s not two 6/8s. I don’t think this crew see it as an imbalance, they see it as an advantage.
What’s our current alternative? Ditch Cane or Ardie to the bench for Sotutu? -
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@Crucial Absolute conservatism has made the forward pack struggle.
There are players who have consistently done well in SR who weren't given a chance for so long.
Finally De Groot, Newell, Samisoni, Bower have been given a chance to shine.
Currently we don't have a quick loosie for turnovers. That's a big part of the game
Sotutu has consistently also played well. It makes sense to at least have a look at Ardie 7 and Sotutu 8.
In my view I would like the Captain to be Whitelock. He's got the CV and is an automatic pick until RWC 2023 -
@BerniesCorner To be honest, only the reluctance to promote Sami T. to the starting line-up is a bit mystifying. Arguably, it's contributed significantly to costing Plumtree his job and a great sign that Ryan immediately made the switch from Taylor to Sami.
Bower has played 16 tests now - and he didn't have too many fans on the Fern during most of this Super season - I think I recall someone writing "Bower can fuck off"!
Newell is an absolute rookie, though very promising, and apparently de Groot turned up lacking fitness, so I'm supportive of giving him a solid kick in the arse.The other guy who's not really getting the opportunities he probably deserves is Sotutu. He's in the unfortunate position of being behind Ardie at 8, who is a "must have" and Ardie can't be shifted to 7 because Sam C. is captain so also a "must have". I'd guess that if we win Argentina I, Hoskins will get his chance in Argentina II (assuming Fozzie retains the reins).
