All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2
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@MadGav said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@No-Quarter said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Beauden wasn't total shit but I think the Carter vs Beauden debate was answered to a large degree. Carter thrived in games like that, Beauden has freakish skills but doesn't have the same leadership & game management Carter had.
Answered? Ones finished a long career, the other has tons of time.
One loss and typically we kiwis go off the deep end.
We'll be better next week, the rest of the team will step up, give him a platform and hopefully win from there!
Thing is, no ab flyhalf in the last 60 odd years has had to play the majority of the game with 14 men.
I think Carter may have handled it better, but it's hard to say because he was never in that situation. All I know is that teams that go one player down at any early stage tend to get arse raped. It was an incredible effort to even be in a winning position.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
I think Carter may have handled it better, but it's hard to say because he was never in that situation. All I know is that teams that go one player down at any early stage tend to get arse raped. It was an incredible effort to even be in a winning position.
Exactly, you can't compare - Barrett wasn't even playing 10 for the game.
Thought we did bloody well to almost win it, soft defence for the first try killed us.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@MadGav said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Those blaming Barrett need to take a few breaths.
He missed a few, sure.
He still kicked 7 penalties and all our points. Carter had plenty of kicking nights like his.
We have always known that Barret is a really average kicker so it's a bit rich to blame him now for his poor kicking. But his last play was pathetic, time is up and you chip the ball from inside your 22. That was almost as dumb as Cruden's cross kick with a minute to go.
That's a bit harsh. He was thrown the ball, he had no support, and there was a wall of Lions players running right at him. Crudens kick was at the other end of the field while hot on attack.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
We have always known that Barret is a really average kicker so it's a bit rich to blame him now for his poor kicking. But his last play was pathetic, time is up and you chip the ball from inside your 22. That was almost as dumb as Cruden's cross kick with a minute to go.
A really average kicker wouldn't have kicked 7 penalties in the those conditions. The last play we had nothing else on and a wall of red in front, miracles don't always happen.
So much hyperbole after a loss!
Looking forward to next week.
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barrett's chip is indefensible. it wasn't on, there was no space. he needed to try to find some support and recycle.
as for SBW offering something nobody else does, that's bullshit too i reckon. ALB has as good an offloading game, (it was Luatua's offload that made the West try for the blues), Laumape is a more effective battering ram, Fekitoa is a more physical defender, and Crotty is a more reliable defender, a far better organiser and passer, and makes a fraction of the errors. What exactly is it that he offers that nobody else does, if it isn't defence, offloading, passing, pace, brains?
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
I'm not sure why some are so certain that SBW won't be around for 2019 RWC - he's signed up to the end of 2019.
Ha, oops.
I'm way fucked off though. I don't see how, as a coach, you ca be happy with that. It probably depends on whether you think it was intentional (my opinion) or not. If so, how do you pick him? It was perhaps forgivable in 2011 as a new convert, but now? WTF?
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@reprobate said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
barrett's chip is indefensible. it wasn't on, there was no space. he needed to try to find some support and recycle.
as for SBW offering something nobody else does, that's bullshit too i reckon. ALB has as good an offloading game, (it was Luatua's offload that made the West try for the blues), Laumape is a more effective battering ram, Fekitoa is a more physical defender, and Crotty is a more reliable defender, a far better organiser and passer, and makes a fraction of the errors. What exactly is it that he offers that nobody else does, if it isn't defence, offloading, passing, pace, brains?
Seriously? He had no other black jersey near him. Sure it was a crap option, but what else could he do? No way was that ball coming back if he ran at the line.
Btw Lions should get alot of credit for their chase. There were alot more Red jerseys than black ones there.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel If he didn't have any black jerseys near him, he shouldn't have called for the quick lineout.
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Bloody hell. I have only read a little on this thread and the whinging points are just nutty!
SBW had a brain fart. Straight red for me but bugger me leave out the hysterics. He'll be filthy with himself. He doesn't need anyone but the coaches to give him a serve.
Barrett was bloody good tonight.
Thought the ref got it right. The O'Brian nudge was reckless and was another yellow but the ref didn't see it. Move on.
The Lions scored the only tries, they were beauties and deserved to win the game. Ignoring numbers, they were the best team.
I have a problem with the jumping into the tackle penalty though. Bloody hell, just jump when you catch the ball and you can't be tackled. In my opinion the attacker is wrong and should be penalized for jumping. Ref correct with the current rules however. Move on.
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@akan004 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@Rancid-Schnitzel If he didn't have any black jerseys near him, he shouldn't have called for the quick lineout.
Maybe. Either way they were Friar Tucked.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel he had to try to keep the ball. it would have taken a good effort, but he is fast and very good on his feet, which are big advantages when you're trying to buy time. it was far better odds than kicking it to them. lose the ball, lose the game.
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@Siam said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
Reading people saying SBW should never play for the All Blacks again makes me think of hysterical wimmin
Yep, I've calmed down a bit now.
My original thought process was that it would just be a sweet symbolic statement... and we've got plenty of players available to make it possible. -
@reprobate said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:
@Rancid-Schnitzel he had to try to keep the ball. it would have taken a good effort, but he is fast and very good on his feet, which are big advantages when you're trying to buy time. it was far better odds than kicking it to them. lose the ball, lose the game.
Even if by some miracle they'd managed to get the ball back, what then? Maul it 90 odd metres? There were no good options in that situation, just less shittier ones. I think it's very harsh to criticise any player in a situation like that.
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I'm selling chill pills if anyone wants some. There is a lot of people throwing tantrums and toys out of the cot here...
I don't think NZ could have done too much different, maybe gone for a 5m line-out rather than one of those missed penalties.
Speaking of which, we all knew that one day BB's goal-kicking would cost a test match.
I find weird the decision to pull Kaino. Plain weird.
Credit to the Lions, they hung in there despite their appalling discipline. I wish they would get free-kicked at least once at the lineout for systematically closing the gap every time though.
NZ needs to think a bit about we approach Auckland, it could be a nailbiter.
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well, that was disappointing blowing that lead. Lions looked better than last week but still not anywhere close to the level of the ABs, who usually always have a purple patch where just everything seems to click.
The SBW red was clearly the correct decision, it was just a fucking stupid "tackle". The Faumuina penalty at the end was clearly the wrong decision, though, jumping into the tackle counts as dangerous play and the penalty should have been the other way around. I also think - only having seen it live and I think one replay - Murray might have been lucky on his try as Perenara and Savea were both the defenders at the ruck and taken out off the ball. But those things happen at most rucks, I know. -
@Rancid-Schnitzel 20 something phases, score in the corner then cruden kicks the extras, obviously. Has history taught you nothing?
Seriously though, as unlikely as it may be, if you've got the ball you're in control of your own destiny, and the game is still alive.
