All Blacks v Argentina II
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@Damo said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Did anyone else see Matera shove Coles when they were shaking hands? Coles must of upset him pretty bad for him to do that.
It's crap. What happens on the field stays on the field. Things like eye gouges or other really foul play excluded.
What you've got to understand is that Matera is playing for his country.
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@kev said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Best game I’ve seen Reiko play as a centre. His decision making has been sound.
Rieko has been awesome at centre in a number of games for the ABs, MOTM performances, but it seems it'll take people a while before they fully acknowledge how good he is there now.
No he hasn’t but he was wonderful tonight.
He currently sits 4th in the Fern MOTM standings this year. Thanks for making my point for me I guess
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@Frye said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Damo said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Did anyone else see Matera shove Coles when they were shaking hands? Coles must of upset him pretty bad for him to do that.
It's crap. What happens on the field stays on the field. Things like eye gouges or other really foul play excluded.
What you've got to understand is that Matera is playing for his country.
And colseys playing to wind people up? Sound about right...
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@SouthernMann said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Did anyone else see Matera shove Coles when they were shaking hands? Coles must of upset him pretty bad for him to do that.
Coles deserves it. He makes fitzy look like an absolute Saint. Grubby Coles. Great work from Matera.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Hooroo said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Ha ha. Montera didn’t shake Coles hand. He just gave another shove.
Lol I don't blame him, Coles would be a fluffybunny to play against
Matera is often a fluffybunny too and he's not our fluffybunny, so therefore poor form from him.
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@SouthernMann said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Did anyone else see Matera shove Coles when they were shaking hands? Coles must of upset him pretty bad for him to do that.
Coles deserves it. He makes fitzy look like an absolute Saint. Grubby Coles. Great work from Matera.
Telling someone to get in back in the box is not grubby. Shows mental weakness he couldn't take it. Just verbals, nothing grubby. So bollox to that
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Excellent performance.
The low error rate was the most pleasing thing given how hard we worked to create opportunities.
Loved some of the variation which seemed to bamboozle the Argies defence. Don’t think they were expecting the short kicking game.
I thought most of the team played well but the standouts for me were Sami T, Whitelock, Smith, Ioane, Ardie, Cane
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Excellent performance.
The low error rate was the most pleasing thing given how hard we worked to create opportunities.
Loved some of the variation which seemed to bamboozle the Argies defence. Don’t think they were expecting the short kicking game.
I thought most of the team played well but the standouts for me were Sami T, Whitelock, Smith, Ioane, Ardie, Cane
I thought we looked snappier in the backs once Christie came on..(well after the first 5 custard minutes)..
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Tactics, energy and execution was all spot on.
Huge improvement in the breakdown work this week.
Tougher tests await.
Yeah we're still extremely reliant on the opposition having a mare.
Flat track bullies.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Tactics, energy and execution was all spot on.
Huge improvement in the breakdown work this week.
Tougher tests await.
Breakdown esp. counter ruck was fantastic.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
No idea the stats but when your front row makes that many metres, solid at set piece and hit rucks with enthusiasm, I think we have found our front row going forward.
The impact they are having in the first half is awesome, led by Samisoni who is just making metres at will and getting us on the front foot early on. That's no mean feat when the opposition pack is fresh as well. Really positive signs there now.
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Another big difference is the backs did appear to have more structure and clarity with possession. Not as much side to side single runners. They played the conditions much better and made plenty of metres. I'm hoping this is Schmidts doing, he did seem like the cat that got the cream in the box.
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
I haven't read the comments yet but this game was an example of how a ref's interpretation of the breakdown can have such an impact. So different to last week.
Anyway, rapt for Cane to put in a performance like that.
Yeah, he pinged the Argies early and that changed how they attacked the breakdown. The ref last week was really out of his depth.
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