All Blacks vs Fiji

@frugby

Its a pity Tosi wasn't better in the scum. He was VG during super rugby but struiggled in his first test. Because he offers everything that Newell lacks around the field. And more than most TH props

I would work on Tosi's scrumaging. As Newell is unlikely to offer much else even with work. Great in the scrum but limited elsewhere

Tosi getting poor raps for his scrummaging seems based merely on scrum worsening when he came on, rather than technical observation. He was on opposite side from camera, so tricky on latter.

Another thing which changed was Darry coming on and going to TH lock. He wasn’t good there for Blues, notably against Saders, but things worked well once he and Patty T swapped sides.

Scooter is a great LH lock, but Tosi would likely have looked miles better with him behind him.

nostrildamus

And some of our props were shown up around the field by their reolacements, boy we are lucky to have these 4, now to find more locks..

Canes4life

Tosi is definitely a project player. He was playing 8 a few years ago so let’s give the guy a bit of time to get used to scrummaging at international level. He’s come so far in the space of two years for the Canes so if he can show the same development for the ABs, we could have a real weapon on our hands by the World Cup.

reprobate

There are times when I come here and feel like I must have watched a completely different game to others.
Thought Blackadder was good. He showed more running and linking than any loose forward in our first 3 tests. Yes, short of a gallop, but that's to be expected. Yeah, it's only an understrength Fiji. But for chrissakes people are claiming he lost the ball twice because he made ground and the cleaners didn't get there? terrible play getting yourself isolated with all that go-forward that people have been crying out for there mate, better reign it in.
Sititi looked good too, but needs an even stronger disclaimer as that's against an understrength Fiji that were beaten about 40 minutes before he even took the field.
Jacobson won some lineouts; against an understrength Fiji who weren't really competing. Doesn't really strike me as a compelling argument. I don't really see why you would pick all three of Dalton, Cane, Jacobson.
Proctor is getting raved about, but I saw several instances where he didn't find his outsides - pretty similar to those that created discussion of Ioane being dropped last week...against a far better side. I thought he played solidly, and generally a debutante choosing to hang onto the ball rather than throw a pass he's not confident of isn't a bad thing - but fuck me the provincial bias in posting is strong this year.
ALB was good.
Clarke was good.
Aumua was good.
Hope Ratima's head is okay.

BerniesCorner

@Frank said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Can either Reiko or Clarke play 14, or can both only play 11?
With Clarke and Reiko you've got two big, very quick wingers.
With Proctor at 13, you've you got his provincial partnership with Jordie and a center who really looks to feed his wingers. Tempting, but probably won't happen.

Give Reiko and Proctor a go at center. The better distributor gets the start against SA.
Ratima-DMac-JB/ALB is strong.

Could start Reiko 13, mid game shift to wing, then Proctor on

BerniesCorner

Guys we are on an upward curve.
Post 2019 we had:
No props
No midfield
No scrum
No goal kicker

Barrett, Patty T, Vaai and Darry looking solid

Sort out 6 and 13

BerniesCorner

I thought Perofeta was good.
Devo deserves more game time

MN5

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

Guys we are on an upward curve.
Post 2019 we had:
No props
No midfield
No scrum
No goal kicker

Barrett, Patty T, Vaai and Darry looking solid

Sort out 6 and 13

Steady on

BerniesCorner

Savea - Ratima/Roigard/Hotham sniping combo is a weapon

BerniesCorner

@MN5 Looked good to me.
Belonged

MN5

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

@MN5 Looked good to me.
Belonged

Jury is out.

It was against Fiji. Not Ireland. Not SA. Not France…..

The game was well and truly won by the time he had a run.

BerniesCorner

I can tell by the look in the eyes from 5000 km away looking at Sky Go.
The turnover sold it

pakman

@BerniesCorner according to commentators the AB’s first in 67 minutes!

Winger

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Fiji:

but fuck me the provincial bias in posting is strong this year.

Provincial bias = someone having a different viewpoint to you

Regarding Proctor and not passing, Centres shouldn't always pass no matter what. my view is Proctor got it right this week. Reiko didn't last week

ACT Crusader

Stats

Lineouts - NZ 17/17; Fiji 8/10
Scrums - NZ 6/6; Fiji 7/11
Tackles - NZ 114/139 (82%); Fiji 145/200 (73%)
Penalties - NZ 8; Fiji 8
Rucks won - NZ 87/89 (97%); Fiji 72/74 (97%)

The Silver Fern

All Blacks vs Fiji