RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia
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@Stargazer Finau trained and played with ABs much more recently as I understand it. But as another pointed out perhaps at 6 they just need to focus on tackles rucks and carries.
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@game_film said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@nostrildamus Pretty sure that Ethan doesn’t need to know the tactics. Just hit another player, hit another ruck.
Preferably while the ball is still there.
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@Stargazer said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
That will have kept him up-to-speed with team tactics.
er, I think anyone that has watch AB rugby since 2017 knows those tactics
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@taniwharugby True!
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@Stargazer said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Weren't he and Havili in camp with the ABs in NZ when they were still injured? That will have kept him up-to-speed with team tactics.
- here's how to be a headless chook
- here's how to hold your hands to drop the ball when passed
- here's the angle to get penalised at scrums
- take this blindfold and throw into the lineout
- we've brought this cute puppy to training to show you how to treat refs ... that's it, keep rubbing
- take this statutory declaration to change your surname to Barrett
- see that? that's a ruck. Don't hit that
...?
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@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Stargazer said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
That will have kept him up-to-speed with team tactics.
er, I think anyone that has watch AB rugby since 2017 knows those tactics
Thankfully Shag has joined the team, to show them how to 2015 properly
Edit: and the forwards are really, really going to front up now. Really really true blue scouts honour. From now on. Very much 'the diet starts tomorrow' type of statement, imo.
Tho I respect Ryan for saying valuable lessons, rather than learnings
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@Machpants hunt and kill thier own food?
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It has to be the best available team. With some slight changes. D-Mac at FB, Talea at 14 and LF at 11 and Nuggy and Roigard at half. I've been saying this ad nauseum for the last almost 2 years, with all the shit results we've copped, we simply do not have time to phuck around with the team. Get the core going. Get those kicks right. Defence. Stop Namibia from scoring. They should be blanked. Everything that went wrong against SA and France should be practiced.
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@Machpants said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@taniwharugby said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Stargazer said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
That will have kept him up-to-speed with team tactics.
er, I think anyone that has watch AB rugby since 2017 knows those tactics
Thankfully Shag has joined the team, to show them how to 2015 properly
Edit: and the forwards are really, really going to front up now. Really really true blue scouts honour. From now on. Very much 'the diet starts tomorrow' type of statement, imo.
Tho I respect Ryan for saying valuable lessons, rather than learnings
Certainly a statement Hansen and Foster would appear to live by
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I’d play everyone who didn’t play against France. I don’t think the “best” XV should be starting this one either.
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@Chris said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
4 1/2 weeks to a QF,the best team needs some game time together we already have 4 players from our top side not playing for a few weeks.
Get them out there and get some sort of game going, as you said some cohesion and sort out the things that are contributing to these big 2nd half falling off a cliff BS performances.I thought the team looked great in Argentina with DMAC at ten. It certainly passed the eye test for me.
Even Beaudy scored!
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@Steve said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Chris said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
4 1/2 weeks to a QF,the best team needs some game time together we already have 4 players from our top side not playing for a few weeks.
Get them out there and get some sort of game going, as you said some cohesion and sort out the things that are contributing to these big 2nd half falling off a cliff BS performances.I thought the team looked great in Argentina with DMAC at ten. It certainly passed the eye test for me.
Even Beaudy scored!
Then it didn't look so good in Dunedin...
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@Machpants as long as Shag doesn’t teach them how to do a 2019.
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A 6 at lock, a lock at 6, such a wonderful symmetry about it.
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@Machpants said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Thankfully Shag has joined the team, to show them how to
2015 properlyfuck up the forward selection like he did in 2019.FIFY.
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@Victor-Meldrew Only thing is, Barrett at 6 isn't a stupid idea (if Whitelock and Retallick are both fit and have energy to burn), especially with the way the game has evolved. Even Eddie Jones is picking a big backrow.
