All Blacks XV v Munster
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@Bovidae said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
The Sky TV coverage was lost until kickoff, presumably due to a problem with the local satellite feed. I never saw the players run out or the haka. Maybe the replay has the full pre-match..
It starts with Munster doing the huddle at (presumably) the completion of the haka and then straight into the match.
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@Frank said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
In the highlights at least, AJ Lam looked good at center.
As did Plummer and the space being given to those outside him (even Christie looked to be moving the ball really well), but supposedly Plummer was average. Go figure.
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@Steven-Harris said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@nostrildamus has all the tools to play international rugby but tackling is a non negotiable when your the last line of defence
All Blacks in the past have managed to hide the odd first five in defence but your fullback has to be courageous when it comes to defence
Staggered league were looking at himOh come on, Jordan is no defensive powerhouse.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@Bones said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
but supposedly Plummer was average.
No prizes for guessing which poster thought this
I have not verified if anyone else said this but I did so I'll vouch for myself.
When I wrote this it was completely valid.
He kicked a penalty dead, knocked it on with no pressure around him, and was losing metres ball in hand when carrying.
He at least got a nice intercept.
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@Bones said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@kpkanz featured heavily in the highlights, was lovely to see a backline going forward and finding space.
I watched the full game not just the highlights.
That first pass to Lam for the try and his intercept are the sole positive things he did the entire game, they were an outlier rather than the norm.
What you didn't see were the errors and poor carrying.
But you won't trust my analysis which is fine.
(and the first 30 mins he was genuinely horrible which is when I left my comment, he at least improved after that)
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@Nepia said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
NZR+ made this match replay hard to find. I was looking all over the place then eventually found in the carousel after scrolling past a few docos.
I'm not impressed with NZR navigation...
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I thought it was a good, entertaining game. Munster really showed up in front of a big crowd at Thomond Park. I'm always surprised at some of the crowds the Irish are able to muster for these kinds of exhibition games. Their U20s also regularly play for crowds of 7000+ people.
On Plummer, I think he really benefits from a secondary playmaker in the backline, like Perofeta or Sullivan at the Blues, especially in the face of an agressive defensive line like Munster's. With Stevenson at fullback and Tupaea at second five, there wasn't a whole lot of secondary playmaking going on. Stevenson can act as a playmaker but he didn't get much involved in this game. The Georgia game might see Love or even Jacomb get a start at fullback (if Love isn't available).
And finally, the refereeing was pretty shocking at times. Not quite as bad as Craig Evans in the Scotland Fiji game, but some of the decision-making (like the Farrell-try or the Kirifi-non try) was genuinely ridiculous. Without some of these decisions, you'd think the gap would've been substantially bigger between these two sides.
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@Mauss said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
I thought it was a good, entertaining game. Munster really showed up in front of a big crowd at Thomond Park. I'm always surprised at some of the crowds the Irish are able to muster for these kinds of exhibition games. Their U20s also regularly play for crowds of 7000+ people.
On Plummer, I think he really benefits from a secondary playmaker in the backline, like Perofeta or Sullivan at the Blues, especially in the face of an agressive defensive line like Munster's. With Stevenson at fullback and Tupaea at second five, there wasn't a whole lot of secondary playmaking going on. Stevenson can act as a playmaker but he didn't get much involved in this game. The Georgia game might see Love or even Jacomb get a start at fullback (if Love isn't available).
Which of the XV looked AB-level ready?
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@nostrildamus That's tough to gauge. Munster played well but you can't say they presented test-level opposition.
From the uncapped guys, I'd probably say Fabian Holland and AJ Lam. Holland is a great athlete who stepped up the intensity of his play and Lam showed some nice subtle touches to go along with great physicality in the midfield.
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@Mauss said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@nostrildamus That's tough to gauge. Munster played well but you can't say they presented test-level opposition.
From the uncapped guys, I'd probably say Fabian Holland and AJ Lam. Holland is a great athlete who stepped up the intensity of his play and Lam showed some nice subtle touches to go along with great physicality in the midfield.
I noticed Holland's combination of physicality and footwork -impressive stepping for such a big man.*
*Not sure why I typed big Indian bread, ok, now corrected.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@Mauss said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@nostrildamus That's tough to gauge. Munster played well but you can't say they presented test-level opposition.
From the uncapped guys, I'd probably say Fabian Holland and AJ Lam. Holland is a great athlete who stepped up the intensity of his play and Lam showed some nice subtle touches to go along with great physicality in the midfield.
I noticed Holland's combination of physicality and footwork -impressive stepping for such a big nan.
Definitely would be.
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@kpkanz said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@Bones said in All Blacks XV v Munster:
@kpkanz featured heavily in the highlights, was lovely to see a backline going forward and finding space.
I watched the full game not just the highlights.
That first pass to Lam for the try and his intercept are the sole positive things he did the entire game, they were an outlier rather than the norm.
What you didn't see were the errors and poor carrying.
But you won't trust my analysis which is fine.
(and the first 30 mins he was genuinely horrible which is when I left my comment, he at least improved after that)
Nonsense. I also watched the whole game and I saw a fluid backline when they got the ball. Something the ABs struggled with all year. A lot of that came down to the halves and the midfield.
Plummer also kicked his goals well.
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@brodean Yeah but we're talking about playing against a midweek club team. With a different coach in McMillan coaching the backline attack and a completely different midfield to work with.
I don't know why we're extrapolating the 'fluidity' of the backline as if it's telling us anything about what these guys would do in the All Blacks environment.
I blame most of the lack of 'fluidity' in the backline in the All Blacks to our current top midfield pairing anyway.
