All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2
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@Margin_Walker said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Avoid the contact with Murray's leg, not Faletau
Who said Lions lost because Murray got heat on Lions box kicks? They lost because the better team played them off the park
Avoid how? He hasn't even dived at the leg, he's dived past it. And he's already on his way down as the ball was kicked. It's incidental contact that's not even late.
Touch ref!
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@mariner4life you still discussing this bro 😀
A day is a long time after a test match, let alone three. I'm surprised by the reaction to this given these sort of media stories come out in every test series the ABs have played in the last 15 years.
@Wairau I think Jordie Barrett is a big enough boy to be able to play with the men. He doesn't shy from contact and is good on the high ball. Excellent kicker and low error rate. Some work ons for sure but I wouldn't be surprised by a bench selection.
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@Margin_Walker said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Nah, not really. Aware Faletau's not in this shot, but there was very little contact with him and Kaino is never going to reach the ball. No big deal, but it's on Kaino for me. Each to their own though.
That video is absolutely hilarious. Instead of tweeting a gif of the footage, he's filmed his Laptop with his phone, upright, to cut out half the screen and avoid showing Faletau putting a block on Kaino. Superb stuff.
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Best, Henderson, Lawes making Gatland think.
There were calls for Halfpenny to be dropped from the bench to make way for Joesph. No fucking chance.
North had his best game on tour but looked to hurt himself in his try attempt. Not done enough.
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@Margin_Walker said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Not in the shot when the contact between him and Kaino took place.
Come on fulla
Open the other eye.
Faletau came from offside. Played Kaino without the ball. And you've got the shits with a bloke trying for a charge down?
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@Margin_Walker said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
It's a forum, sometimes opinions on match incidents differ. I didn't raise it, it was being discussed, but I won't bother in future.
Don't unless you have a justifiable point
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@Margin_Walker said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Avoid the contact with Murray's leg, not Faletau
Who said Lions lost because Murray got heat on Lions box kicks? They lost because the better team played them off the park
Since when had contact with legs been fucking illegal?
BTW your coach has certainly implied they lodt due to attempted charge downs
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@Margin_Walker said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Nah, not really. Aware Faletau's not in this shot, but there was very little contact with him and Kaino is never going to reach the ball. No big deal, but it's on Kaino for me. Each to their own though.
That video is absolutely hilarious. Instead of tweeting a gif of the footage, he's filmed his Laptop with his phone, upright, to cut out half the screen and avoid showing Faletau putting a block on Kaino. Superb stuff.
Look at his twitter feed, he's been called on the cropping but doubles down on his bullshit . Apparently he's some sort of journo in Ireland .
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@jegga said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@Margin_Walker said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Nah, not really. Aware Faletau's not in this shot, but there was very little contact with him and Kaino is never going to reach the ball. No big deal, but it's on Kaino for me. Each to their own though.
That video is absolutely hilarious. Instead of tweeting a gif of the footage, he's filmed his Laptop with his phone, upright, to cut out half the screen and avoid showing Faletau putting a block on Kaino. Superb stuff.
Look at his twitter feed, he's been called on the cropping but doubles down on his bullshit . Apparently he's some sort of journo in Ireland .
Sweet jesus he's in full meltdown mode. My preschooler would be proud of that.
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Geech putting Nowell on the bench for the 2nd Test.
Are you fucking kidding me?
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@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Geech putting Nowell on the bench for the 2nd Test.
Are you fucking kidding me?
Geech is a legend
He's allowed the occasional randomness
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@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Geech putting Nowell on the bench for the 2nd Test.
Are you fucking kidding me?
I fully support his selection. Actually he can start.
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Selections are going to be interesting after the match today with Laumape and Jordie making a claim. Questions are: how badly do they want 1) Beauden at 10 and 2) two "fullbacks" in the back three?
If they want both of those then Jordie is a real shot at the 15 jumper.
Laumape made a big big claim for the bench spot. He's a fucking rock and could wreck havoc in the final 15 with some hard straight running in close.
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Where is he implying that they lost because of the attempted charge downs? Doesn't sound like a 'justifiable point' to me unless you have the quotes to back it up?
I don't even agree with Gatland (or the prick with the Twitter feed) about it being intentional targeting and have never suggested that I did. Talking purely about this incident which was dangerous imo, even with Faletau's involvement. JK even says he mis timed it.
"I didn't go in to tackle him. I rolled into his leg. What I was trying to do was… his swinging [right] foot, if you can disrupt that it's like an ankle tap so you can disrupt the kick. My timing was off and I rolled into his planted foot and that's what I believe happened. If that's clear enough."
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After the Hurricanes match Gatland has, possibly for the first time in his career, a genuine dilemma (more so than the spelling of dilemma).
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He has the right cattle to execute his one and only game plan.
Minor tweaks to the pack with Itoje starting with Kruis, AWJ on the bench.
Warburton to start with O'Mahoney on the bench2
He needs to bolster his cattle to execute his one and only game plan.
Genuine selection conundrum for hooker - George, Owens, Best
Does Sinckler start?
Genuine selection conundrum at lock - Itoje and Lawes to start with Henderson on the bench? Kruis and AWJ dropping out altogether?
Genuine selection conundrum in the backrow - Warburton to start? Stander on the bench?
Keep the same 10 backs? Lose Halfpenny for Biggar or North or Seymour or Nowell?3
Surprise us all and throw players like Tipuric into the mix to play a different game plan?I would like to see
Vunipola, Best, Sinckler
Itoje, Lawes
O'Brien, Tipuric, FaletauWebb, Farrell
Daly, Te'o, Davies, Watson
WilliamsGeorge, McGrath, Furlong
Henderson
Stander
Murray, Sexton
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@Margin_Walker well if Faletau hadn't pushed him he would have avoided Murray leg given the direction of the push was toward Murray
Or got it better
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Would be good to see Tipuric and Itoje get a start. Would definitely help the linespeed close to the ruck. Former got through 80 minutes and 20 tackles today, so hard to see him being in the frame unfortunately.
Would worry about Sinckler's scrummaging, especially combined with Lawes who isn't the strongest scrummaging lock, by all accounts. May be worth rolling the dice though.
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@MiketheSnow So you did
I like your squad too, although I'd swap North for Halfpenny. We have cover for fullback (Watson) and centre (Daly) and it won't be because of a missed penalty kick that we lose the game.
It would be a brave call to leave Warburton out of the 23 altogether but I really would like to see Tipuric in the mix. Won't happen though.
