All Blacks vs England 2
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Kirwan we also don't have enough speed in the backs. One of Narawa or Clarke needs to start
Clarke will make a difference for the carries, and yes his speed is useful.
Telea was rocks and diamonds tonight. And Reece was poor on defence, got skinned badly. Could toss a coin who to swap out
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Not sure why Ioane is being criticized. Defended well, and consistently got over the advantage line from shit ball.
The calls constantly come from people who have no idea how a centre should play. Dollars to donuts if he'd taken other options every time they complained they'd bitch about the predictable outcome too. Case in point when he made the good decision to hold the ball rather than shovel it to marked players in worse positions.
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Given the apparent ease at which our wings were skinned on the outside maybe we should select a world-class winger with genuine pace. Pity we have him playing at 13.
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs England 2:
I was 100% sure we were going to lose that
Never in doubt bro.
These are the moments that could make or break this team because it was so close and yet a few key moments built on getting some field position.
I enjoyed that.
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Work ons: (please add to this)
Restarts
The lineout
Kicking
Kick defence
Forward ball carrying
Midfield carrying
Wingers looking for work.
Wingers finishing and being faster than their opponents.
Catching.
Passing.
Game management.So rugby…..
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Aumua Newell stepped up. Vaai yelling after scrum win. Awesome
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Heading off on a tangent ...
... but does Alex Mitchell have the most broken nose in rugby?
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Work ons: (please add to this)
Restarts
The lineout
Kicking
Kick defence
Forward ball carrying
Midfield carrying
Wingers looking for work.
Wingers finishing and being faster than their opponents.
Catching.
Passing.
Game management.Selection.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England 2:
What’s up with Christie? Just doesn’t have the game understanding? Lack of combo with Dmac? It was honestly bizarre how static the ball was. Almost like an American Football play.
He doesn't sum up his options on the way to each ruck, takes too long to make up his mind, throws a laboured pass to a player that can't do anything but stand still waiting for it.
It's fucking astonishing he's an All Black.
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Scrums were great. Tackling was good.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs England 2:
What’s up with Christie? Just doesn’t have the game understanding? Lack of combo with Dmac? It was honestly bizarre how static the ball was. Almost like an American Football play.
It's just who he is. He's not a player who has fast service or an accurate pass.
He is a good defender and a good kicker
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@Duluth said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs England 2:
The loosies are a mess. Dalton fucking good tonight. Finau in this state is worthless. Problem is he's the only fucking tall loosie we picked so yeah, fuck the lineout I guess. They're not important anyway aye?
Out of this squad I would go for Vaa’i at 6
He's too slow. And thrn we don't have a lock either. The squad selection is sort of all over the place
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@antipodean said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Not sure why Ioane is being criticized. Defended well, and consistently got over the advantage line from shit ball.
The calls constantly come from people who have no idea how a centre should play. Dollars to donuts if he'd taken other options every time they complained they'd bitch about the predictable outcome too. Case in point when he made the good decision to hold the ball rather than shovel it to marked players in worse positions.
I thought his defence was outstanding.
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Work ons: (please add to this)
Restarts
The lineout
Kicking
Kick defence
Forward ball carrying
Midfield carrying
Wingers looking for work.
Wingers finishing and being faster than their opponents.
Catching.
Passing.
Game management.6, 9
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Work ons: (please add to this)
Restarts
The lineout
Kicking
Kick defence
Forward ball carrying
Midfield carrying
Wingers looking for work.
Wingers finishing and being faster than their opponents.
Catching.
Passing.
Game management.6, 9
Jiggity.
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@BerniesCorner
Ratima should start at 9 until Roigard's fit again.6 is an issue if they are not willing to pick Akira.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@antipodean said in All Blacks vs England 2:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs England 2:
Not sure why Ioane is being criticized. Defended well, and consistently got over the advantage line from shit ball.
The calls constantly come from people who have no idea how a centre should play. Dollars to donuts if he'd taken other options every time they complained they'd bitch about the predictable outcome too. Case in point when he made the good decision to hold the ball rather than shovel it to marked players in worse positions.
I thought his defence was outstanding.
Great, the modern day Justin Marshall. Pity the rest of the team has the skill to burn other teams when we can play with pace. If defence is what we want in that position, get another loose forward on.