Bledisloe 2
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe 2:
@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
Hopefully a finals mentality, not semi finals mentality
Finals mentality for the All Blacks
Knowing the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship is on the line, the All Blacks are approaching Saturday's Eden Park Test against Australia with a finals rugby mentality.
What does that even mean, should you not be mentally right for every game? Do you play better with a final's mentality? Has that been our problem all year, we just didn't have a finals mentality?
That's being a bit silly. We are talking about slight differences. Even previous coaches realised that a big key to RWC victory was being able to be 'up' for 3 or 4 games in a row and that was a difficult thing to achieve.
Look at how England, having planned for years to be 'up' for a likely semi against NZ then didn't reach the same levels in the final.
Shag used to say that he would know sometimes on a Tueday or Wednesday that the team was going to play big on the weekend by subtle differences in the mentality of the team.I agree that mindset is a huge part of professional sport and I know the 2011 side had a lot of help in this regard. But you would hope with the number of resources available that the mentality of the players is not the only reason you win or lose. Going by recent results I would suggest Fosters ability to get the players in the right mentality has been fucken woeful.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe 2:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe 2:
@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
Hopefully a finals mentality, not semi finals mentality
Finals mentality for the All Blacks
Knowing the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship is on the line, the All Blacks are approaching Saturday's Eden Park Test against Australia with a finals rugby mentality.
What does that even mean, should you not be mentally right for every game? Do you play better with a final's mentality? Has that been our problem all year, we just didn't have a finals mentality?
That's being a bit silly. We are talking about slight differences. Even previous coaches realised that a big key to RWC victory was being able to be 'up' for 3 or 4 games in a row and that was a difficult thing to achieve.
Look at how England, having planned for years to be 'up' for a likely semi against NZ then didn't reach the same levels in the final.
Shag used to say that he would know sometimes on a Tueday or Wednesday that the team was going to play big on the weekend by subtle differences in the mentality of the team.I agree that mindset is a huge part of professional sport and I know the 2011 side had a lot of help in this regard. But you would hope with the number of resources available that the mentality of the players is not the only reason you win or lose. Going by recent results I would suggest Fosters ability to get the players in the right mentality has been fucken woeful.
Again, the minor increments we are talking about can only come alongside other factors. Are you going to be in peak mental state if concerned about errors you made last game or concentrating on a new gameplan or trying to remember new moves etc etc
I agree that the coaches have to do the best they can to prepare the players mentally but there is a reason that success breeds success (and vice-versa). Confidence is up and many external factors are removed as opposed to trying to create a clear mind. -
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:
@Stargazer said in Bledisloe 2:
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
Assistant Referee 1: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
Assistant Referee 2: Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)Just googled and realised he is another one of these refs that WR rate highly but is prone to controversial performances in big games.
Yippee.At least with Sky NZ we should get plenty of timely replays..
Still a bit of a lottery and neither team has adapted well to reffing inconsistencies so far this year.
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:
@Frye said in Bledisloe 2:
Interesting that the stand down period for a failed HIA is 7 days. So technically Havili is available for Saturday. Not sure about that as realistically someone with concussion symptoms should only be on light training duties during the week but I'll guess we'll find out.
That is so out of line with the NZR rugby guidelines. If you even complain of a headache two days after a possible concussion you are on a 21 day stand down with light training only happening toward the latter part of that.
Apparently test players grow stronger brains?WR have learned nothing
Deserve the lawsuits
Idiots
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@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
Ardie at 7!
Stats in Rounds 1-4 of the current Rugby Championship, among all four nations:
First in number of ball carries [51] *
First in run metres gained by a forward [275 metres]
First in off-loads
Second in dominant tackles on defence
Fourth in breakdown pilfersSecond Lineout takes for ABs
(*) Samisoni second 40, "...about two-thirds of Ardie Savea’s metres are made after first contact with the defender(s), so he and Samisoni are ‘YAC (yards after contact) merchants’ for real. It makes for a punishing inside running combination."
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I'd like to see Dalton given a crack at the starting 7 jersey. He was excellent for the ABs last year, and was probably the most influential player in SR. He hasn't been so effective off the bench this year for the ABs but I think with Cane out this is a good opportunity for him to show what he can do at this level. I'm not convinced Ardie would even want to play u again.
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@No-Quarter said in Bledisloe 2:
I'd like to see Dalton given a crack at the starting 7 jersey. He was excellent for the ABs last year, and was probably the most influential player in SR. He hasn't been so effective off the bench this year for the ABs but I think with Cane out this is a good opportunity for him to show what he can do at this level. I'm not convinced Ardie would even want to play u again.
Also keen to see that, Ardie to captain.
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Yeah, the back row got well beaten last week.
I think we were all a bit disappointed with Hoskins, although given the lack of game time, that's to be expected. Papali' has a similar story to tell after Cane went off but I guess the same can apply. And as I've alluded to plenty of times Scott Barrett should never ever be picked at 6 again. The man's a great lock, our current best lock, but is in no way ahead of either of Ioane or Frizell at 6.
I'd pick Ioane, Ardie & Papali this weekend to start with Frizell on the bench (if he's available). For all of Ioane's detractors, he has consistently performed against Australia.
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
Second in dominant tackles on defence
I started laughing and found the offending article. The one where they call Ardie the "Samoan-born Hurricane". https://www.rugbypass.com/news/the-all-blacks-cant-afford-to-lose-ardie-savea/
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@MajorRage said in Bledisloe 2:
I think we were all a bit disappointed with Hoskins
Huh, really? I thought he had a decent game and showed why he's worth persevering with. Hit contact hard for a guy that's been out so long and showed a grind I didn't know he had. Plus those handling skills bring a whole lot of opportunity to those around him.
It's just a shame I immediately contracted a sniper to execute him, after he put in the grubber.
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@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@MajorRage said in Bledisloe 2:
I think we were all a bit disappointed with Hoskins
Huh, really? I thought he had a decent game and showed why he's worth persevering with. Hit contact hard for a guy that's been out so long and showed a grind I didn't know he had. Plus those handling skills bring a whole lot of opportunity to those around him.
It's just a shame I immediately contracted a sniper to execute him, after he put in the grubber.
He was part of a back row that got dominated, in my view.
I'm not saying to write him off. Fart from it.
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@Duluth said in Bledisloe 2:
@MajorRage said in Bledisloe 2:
Fart from it.
Nice. That might be a new TSF word replacement
Reported to the moderators.
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@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
@chimoaus said in Bledisloe 2:
@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
Hopefully a finals mentality, not semi finals mentality
Finals mentality for the All Blacks
Knowing the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship is on the line, the All Blacks are approaching Saturday's Eden Park Test against Australia with a finals rugby mentality.
What does that even mean, should you not be mentally right for every game? Do you play better with a final's mentality? Has that been our problem all year, we just didn't have a finals mentality?
Foster's ABs are normally happy with losing cos learnings and excitement for the next one. He says it all the time, I am not acutally joking, sadly
Umm
Yeah
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@MajorRage said in Bledisloe 2:
@Bones said in Bledisloe 2:
@MajorRage said in Bledisloe 2:
I think we were all a bit disappointed with Hoskins
Huh, really? I thought he had a decent game and showed why he's worth persevering with. Hit contact hard for a guy that's been out so long and showed a grind I didn't know he had. Plus those handling skills bring a whole lot of opportunity to those around him.
It's just a shame I immediately contracted a sniper to execute him, after he put in the grubber.
He was part of a back row that got dominated, in my view.
I'm not saying to write him off. Fart from it.
I was far from disappointed is what I'm saying. He went better than I thought he would.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe 2:
@Machpants said in Bledisloe 2:
Hopefully a finals mentality, not semi finals mentality
Finals mentality for the All Blacks
Knowing the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship is on the line, the All Blacks are approaching Saturday's Eden Park Test against Australia with a finals rugby mentality.
What does that even mean, should you not be mentally right for every game? Do you play better with a final's mentality? Has that been our problem all year, we just didn't have a finals mentality?
I would assume finals mentally = low risk rugby so expect the forwards to have a good ding dong battle and the backs to not do any stupid stuff. Of course it will be the exact opposite and expect the Wobs to get at least one intercept break that may be a try.
