All Blacks vs England I
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@mariner4life its a third of what Otago "needs"...but this is NZ...so we have a stadium that can hold a quarter of the cities population
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs England I:
Isn't that like a third of the stadium?
600? Not 6,000?
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@Nepia said in All Blacks vs England I:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs England I:
"Jacobson, like Blackadder, can play all three positions in the back row but when it comes to rugged, all-out venom in defence he is shaded by Blackadder."
Venom? Does EB bite them or spit on them? Or maybe he has a fetching, wall-climbing costume?
I've never ever ever ever ever (saying it as Andre 3000 from Outkast in my head) thought of Blackadder as a rugged all out venom defender.
If you asked me which loose forwards are punishing hitters Blackadder would never have had entered my thought process.
Do even the Cantabs on here think that's one of his strengths?
I'm no Cantab, but I think he's got some good attributes, one of which is hitting reasonably hard. Not in the same way as Cane/Jacobson who are crunchers. He's quick off the deck and very good at maintaining a defensive line. Also throws himself at the line far harder than those guys. Sjhouldn't be selected off fuck-all rugby, but I can see the reasons.
Jacobson is a tackler, like Cane - but gives away a lot of penalties, and like Cane offers little ball in hand. -
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@reprobate said in All Blacks vs England I:
On Sotutu, I am kinda sick of people saying "both sides of the ball" to criticise him. If they really mean both sides, then how about criticising, i dunno, everyone fucking else for not being able to do what he does on the attacking side of the ball?
Reminds me of when Egghead tried to explain how Christian Cullen didn't run with the ball in his hands in the correct grip 🙄
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@canefan said in All Blacks vs England I:
@reprobate said in All Blacks vs England I:
On Sotutu, I am kinda sick of people saying "both sides of the ball" to criticise him. If they really mean both sides, then how about criticising, i dunno, everyone fucking else for not being able to do what he does on the attacking side of the ball?
Reminds me of when Egghead tried to explain how Christian Cullen didn't run with the ball in his hands in the correct grip 🙄
Has @sparky hacked your account or are you comparing Sotutu to Cullen ?
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs England I:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs England I:
@reprobate said in All Blacks vs England I:
On Sotutu, I am kinda sick of people saying "both sides of the ball" to criticise him. If they really mean both sides, then how about criticising, i dunno, everyone fucking else for not being able to do what he does on the attacking side of the ball?
Reminds me of when Egghead tried to explain how Christian Cullen didn't run with the ball in his hands in the correct grip 🙄
Has @sparky hacked your account or are you comparing Sotutu to Cullen ?
Analogies are rarely perfect mate. Get over it
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@MN5 i didn;t read it like that....just that people will always find something to nitpick over
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs England I:
@MN5 i didn;t read it like that....just that people will always find something to nitpick over
I didn’t either actually truth be told, I think the weather is getting to me.
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@Daffy-Jaffy
Scotty Hansen is a bit of a big talking, smug, cliche-factory, but I'll cut him some slack if I see the team play as well as he's talking. -
@Frank said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Daffy-Jaffy
Scotty Hansen is a bit of a big talking, smug, cliche-factory, but I'll cut him some slack if I see the team play as well as he's talking.Scott Hansen is a very smart tactical coach.
He was the man who devised game plans to win those Titles.
He broke down the oppositions game plans in the play offs.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs England I:
fuck, now you made me read the "article" and i am dumber for it.
The little wank over Frizzell was the first giveaway that this was going to be complete garbage.
Anyone else look at that AB starting team he picked and thought "gee that's a bit ordinary" (miss you John Drake)? Perofeta at the back. 3 openside-sized players in the loosies. The hope that this is the year Patty T turns Super form in to test form? The hope that Cody Taylor is immediately up to speed. A quarter of the run on side hasn't played any rugby for like 5 weeks?
Finau selected to cover lock? Have they ever heard of Soldier Field?
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs England I:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs England I:
fuck, now you made me read the "article" and i am dumber for it.
The little wank over Frizzell was the first giveaway that this was going to be complete garbage.
Anyone else look at that AB starting team he picked and thought "gee that's a bit ordinary" (miss you John Drake)? Perofeta at the back. 3 openside-sized players in the loosies. The hope that this is the year Patty T turns Super form in to test form? The hope that Cody Taylor is immediately up to speed. A quarter of the run on side hasn't played any rugby for like 5 weeks?
Finau selected to cover lock? Have they ever heard of Soldier Field?
pffft, Kaino's no Finau eh
