Springboks vs All Blacks 2
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@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
It’s the chip kicks that killed us. The same chips that killed us when McAlister and Mauger rarely made it happen.
Exactly and we have done them for years, so it must be by design and it utterly rips my shit
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@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
It’s the chip kicks that killed us. The same chips that killed us when McAlister and Mauger rarely made it happen.
Exactly and we have done them for years, so it must be by design and it utterly rips my shit
Cross kicks and chip kicks anywhere other than in their half just hand the ball back in a bad position. That's why I'd love to see what Plummer could do, play more percentages
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@canefan said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Bovidae said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
See, it's easy to be a NZ rugby journo. Just read TSF.
Who the fuck on TSF wrote BB to 10?!
I'm talking about the facts about the team, not Hinton's wishes.
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If Cortez gets quick clean ball it will allow the back line to set up deeper
If they do that I can see plenty of tries coming from 1-5 phase ball
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@No-Quarter said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Stag yeah, he would have started again if fit, but the coaches are looking pretty silly right now having to play a rookie in an unfamiliar position when Blackadder very predictably got injured again.
This is precisely why you only ever pick Todd's son as a versatile squaddie or bench option - because he will inevitably get injured and cause too much disruption.
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@junior said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@No-Quarter said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Stag yeah, he would have started again if fit, but the coaches are looking pretty silly right now having to play a rookie in an unfamiliar position when Blackadder very predictably got injured again.
This is precisely why you only ever pick Todd's son as a versatile squaddie or bench option - because he will inevitably get injured and cause too much disruption.
Or you at least pick a like for like player in the squad, just in case
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@pakman said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
I didn't realize Nortje was such a revolving door and given Etzebeth was already on so many minutes I take back my initial assumption the Boks will be that much stronger.
But we will possibly be quite a bit weaker and losing Clarke hurts. Hope the ABs play out of their skins and have some new plays. One thing seems clear to me now, this is Razor's favourite midfield. At least, defensively. -
@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@pakman said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
Fucking chirpy for a guy with a 66% win rate, ie less than foster
I don't recall Foster starting his reign against such good sides?
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@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@pakman said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
Fucking chirpy for a guy with a 66% win rate, ie less than foster
I don't recall Foster starting his reign against such good sides?
If you are happy with our results more power to you.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
They can both kick long but don't, it's gotta be tactics
Beaudie hasn’t kicked long for ages.
DMac did get some good purchase on the weekend in the 1st half. And surprise surprise we are playing in the right end of the field.
It’s the chip kicks that killed us. The same chips that killed us when McAlister and Mauger rarely made it happen.
Someone put up the stats on regathers for contestables/chips. They're on a par with the BOE bank base rate.
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@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@pakman said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
Fucking chirpy for a guy with a 66% win rate, ie less than foster
I don't recall Foster starting his reign against such good sides?
If you are happy with our results more power to you.
Not perfect but we are seeing more structure and less headless chicken moments. Upward curve
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@BerniesCorner said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@Machpants said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@pakman said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
Fucking chirpy for a guy with a 66% win rate, ie less than foster
I don't recall Foster starting his reign against such good sides?
If you are happy with our results more power to you.
Not perfect but we are seeing more structure and less headless chicken moments. Upward curve
Really? Maybe visited to foster, but once Schmidt was on board things were better than they are now
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@Crazy-Horse the Danish Architect?
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@Machpants You have a point. I wouldn't say worse cf Schmidt about the same. Some senior players have retired.
We played bloody well last week excluding the last 15 mins including a man down. The game deserved better officiating.
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@nostrildamus said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
@pakman said in Springboks vs All Blacks 2:
I didn't realize Nortje was such a revolving door and given Etzebeth was already on so many minutes I take back my initial assumption the Boks will be that much stronger.
But we will possibly be quite a bit weaker and losing Clarke hurts. Hope the ABs play out of their skins and have some new plays. One thing seems clear to me now, this is Razor's favourite midfield. At least, defensively.The boks have been pulling these strokes for years. Every game is a revolving door.
