All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.
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It was fairly obvious that Aust were determined to use the same attacking template that Arg and SA used with some success in Hamilton and Durban. But like in those tests, the opposition teams were not able to sustain that pressure for long enough as the AB bench prevailed in the 2nd half.
I will be interested to see how Ireland approaches the game in Chicago as the ABs have looked susceptible to direct running closer to the ruck.
Some players had their worst games of the year tonight but the ABs still found a way to win. IMO this type of ugly win, and comfortable win in the end, was more satisfying than a one-sided win because it was a "test" of their character.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@akan004 - they're on the facebook links above.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@jegga said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Our media is getting close to the asinine behaviour of yours during the Eales era too .
Eales era?
This sort of stuff (and it is not an isolated case) makes me have less sympathy for Cheika's butt hurt routine. To coin what Moore said, the jersey was there, the crest was there. In addition they portrayed our greatest ever AB in a highly disrespectful light. I don't recall the ABs commenting and I don't recall a lot of indignation on the boards here. As Shag said, he just has to lighten the fuck up
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I'm not sure if Cheika's whiny little bitch routine is a tactic to take focus off his team losing again, or because he really is like that
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Wow just watched the Cheika presser.
The Wallabies are now like this brother in law that you used to enjoy inviting over and having a few beers and duking it out over the issues.
Now that brother in law has raised two kids who have no respect for anyone, and he objects to you telling his son off for shitting in the kitchen sink. It's not your place apparently - he will deal with it, and the sinks luminescence played a major factor.
What a terrible loser, of someone who has had plenty of practice.
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@canefan said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@Stockcar86 I think that is a pretty poor piece from NZH, unnecessary. Just watched the presser, Cheika was out of line during the question about his opinion about the 18, he insinuated that the ABs were the ones disrespecting the Wobs via the paper. As far as being disrespected by the media I would agree but it is no different from the treatment we get in Oz. Didn't the media promote NZ-Oz games a year or few ago by wheeling out the old sheep shagger joke?
Yep , Matt Burke with his arm around a sheep telling it he'd keep it safe from the kiwis . MMM had a papier-mâché sheep on a trailer outside the abs hotel room with a loudspeaker in it blasting out kiwi jokes until the cops told them to bugger off. On second thoughts Cheika can get fucked , he is a clown .
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Poor old Cheika - he's got a bit emotional. It's getting up there with Geoff Toovey and Eddie Jones for Japan. Probably should have had a slug of scotch before going into that press conference.
It's a tough business being an international footy coach. I wouldn't want to have been interviewed after some losses I've just watched on telly - let alone if I'd spent months coaching the team that lost.
He's going to rue that interview though - there's going to be creepy clowns popping up all over the show for him now. Here's a bit of Kipling for you Michael...
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
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@Frank said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
@Canerbry said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
Hansen @8:01:
"you can't get all sulky about it, sometimes you've just got to man up and say that's what's happened".
Ex-fucking-zactly
This is about the Coles no try?
They regrouped well after that poor decision.
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@Chris-B. said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:
It's a tough business being an international footy coach. I wouldn't want to have been interviewed after some losses I've just watched on telly - let alone if I'd spent months coaching the team that lost.
He seems like an emotional man who wears his heart on his sleeve, but you have to suck it up. I looked but couldn't find footage of GH's post-RWC 07 loss post match presser. He must have been crying and dying inside, that was a study in how to front up to a loss and say the right things. And yes I haven't forgotten we got TOTALLY HOSED in that game!!! (Fuck you Wayne Barnes!! ;))
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Just to take the refs out of the equation
