Bledisloe 2
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Haven't read the threads sorry if someone else has made the same point but I thought we missed a trick big time when bringing Ofa on. Should have had a couple of cracks with Nepo and Hames.
Hames is a destructive scrummager and we could have demolished them near the line. -
if we had lost that game and it was bloody close , the nz media would be going into overdrive asking what is going wrong ,
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Think people are being a bit Harsh on Dmac, in the game lots of players were very poor and all over the show, to judge him and finish him on that is harsh.
IMO SBW would be in danger of never playing in black again if we use that game as a benchmark but we know he will unlikely play like that again and the selectors trust thier systems that both Dmac and SBW and the others that were unusually out of sorts will be there next time.
Chieka is fulfilling the clown image our media have painted, really is a fuck wit...as said during the game the cameras need to stop looking at him for his expletive laden trades every 5 mins.
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe 2:
Chieka is fulfilling the clown image our media have painted, really is a fuck wit...as said during the game the cameras need to stop looking at him for his expletive laden trades every 5 mins.
I would pay extra for a "red button" option which showed a little corner-window of video, and even more for audio, of Cheika.
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Am I imagining things or did the Wobblies put 45 straight points on us?
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@Salacious-Crumb yes that's right. Conceding nine tries to a "shit" team will give the coaches something to work on.
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Also, amazing to see no scrum penalties where there is a really really dominant scrum. Shows the mentality of the ABs - just using a scrum to win possession or get clean ball for the backs. I'd much rather grind out penalties and yellow cards if you can - if you have an advantage, ram it home.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe 2:
@Salacious-Crumb yes that's right. Conceding nine tries to a "shit" team will give the coaches something to work on.
Any team with fast ruck ball, bodies in motion and commitment to running lines will eventually open up sides. Plenty to work on in defence and slowing down ruck ball effectively
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@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe 2:
Chieka is fulfilling the clown image our media have painted, really is a fuck wit...as said during the game the cameras need to stop looking at him for his expletive laden trades every 5 mins.
I would pay extra for a "red button" option which showed a little corner-window of video, and even more for audio, of Cheika.
To be honest the guy is treading extremely close to bringing the game into disrepute. He questions every decision with disdain then has a bitch after the game with "I'm not complaining but...."
At the very least he shows no respect to the officials. Use the right channels you clown.And have a shave.
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe 2:
Chieka is fulfilling the clown image our media have painted, really is a fuck wit...as said during the game the cameras need to stop looking at him for his expletive laden trades every 5 mins.
I would pay extra for a "red button" option which showed a little corner-window of video, and even more for audio, of Cheika.
To be honest the guy is treading extremely close to bringing the game into disrepute. He questions every decision with disdain then has a bitch after the game with "I'm not complaining but...."
At the very least he shows no respect to the officials. Use the right channels you clown.And have a shave.
Yeah, I think I originally wrote in that comment that he was treading extremely close to the line of being in contempt of the refs... but figured I'd keep it light.
But... he's treading extremely fucking close to being held in contempt of the officials.
And if he's going to talk conspiracy theories... I'll fight fire with fire... is he getting away with it because "he's got passion for the game" makes good TV/publicity? I don't really think so, but fuck it - conspiracy theories rock. -
@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
And if he's going to talk conspiracy theories...
If he believes that, he's a muppet. You don't improve blaming referees. I'd be worried about him - if you keep banging on about refs costing you games, you're not addressing what actually costs you games.
We learned this the hard way in 2007, and it arguably set us up for the next decade. Not sure the Wobbles have got their head space there yet.
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@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe 2:
Chieka is fulfilling the clown image our media have painted, really is a fuck wit...as said during the game the cameras need to stop looking at him for his expletive laden trades every 5 mins.
I would pay extra for a "red button" option which showed a little corner-window of video, and even more for audio, of Cheika.
To be honest the guy is treading extremely close to bringing the game into disrepute. He questions every decision with disdain then has a bitch after the game with "I'm not complaining but...."
At the very least he shows no respect to the officials. Use the right channels you clown.And have a shave.
Oh - and yeah, I think the term "fuckwit" has been mentioned. Yep, about to find that and "like".
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe 2:
Chieka is fulfilling the clown image our media have painted, really is a fuck wit...as said during the game the cameras need to stop looking at him for his expletive laden trades every 5 mins.
I would pay extra for a "red button" option which showed a little corner-window of video, and even more for audio, of Cheika.
To be honest the guy is treading extremely close to bringing the game into disrepute. He questions every decision with disdain then has a bitch after the game with "I'm not complaining but...."
At the very least he shows no respect to the officials. Use the right channels you clown.And have a shave.
He is bringing the game into disrepute, he's an embarrassment.
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
And if he's going to talk conspiracy theories...
If he believes that, he's a muppet. You don't improve blaming referees. I'd be worried about him - if you keep banging on about refs costing you games, you're not addressing what actually costs you games.
We learned this the hard way in 2007, and it arguably set us up for the next decade. Not sure the Wobbles have got their head space there yet.
That's the great thing - you watch him in the interview... I think he really does believe it to some extent. Weird. And yep, as long as he stays in charge, and he's not going to change his mind, they are what the kids call... "fucked".
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@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
@nzzp said in Bledisloe 2:
@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
And if he's going to talk conspiracy theories...
If he believes that, he's a muppet. You don't improve blaming referees. I'd be worried about him - if you keep banging on about refs costing you games, you're not addressing what actually costs you games.
We learned this the hard way in 2007, and it arguably set us up for the next decade. Not sure the Wobbles have got their head space there yet.
That's the great thing - you watch him in the interview... I think he really does believe it to some extent. Weird. And yep, as long as he stays in charge, and he's not going to change his mind, they are what the kids call... "fucked".
It's funny, his interview with Smithy went sorta like "The ref fucked us we deserved to win......so upsetting we deserved more....... We worked soooo hard......we gave away ball in bad areas you can't make those mistakes against NZ....the ref fucked us...." I noticed he doesn't refer to us as the ABs. He doesn't realise he's in full aura mode
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Initially it seemed his bluster was deflection to get people not looking at his inefficiecies as a coach but I think he does believe the shit he is spouting.
Sure he has passion but not sure he is good for Aussie, even if his public whinging face is completely different to the one behind closed doors...but I expect his angry passionate outbursts are not just for the camera.
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe 2:
Initially it seemed his bluster was deflection to get people not looking at his inefficies as a coach but I think he does believe the shit he is spouting.
Sure he has passion but not sure he is good for Aussie, even if his public whinging face is completely different to the one behind closed doors...but I expect his angry passionate outbursts are not just for the camera.
And how fucked is that?
For those that want genuine competition for the sake of rugby - not good.
For those that love watching the ABs spanking the wallabies over and over again - great.
Of course - today... I'm not sure how that fits in to that "narrative"... how did a team coached by that, nearly beat us? -
@Kruse said in Bledisloe 2:
@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe 2:
Initially it seemed his bluster was deflection to get people not looking at his inefficies as a coach but I think he does believe the shit he is spouting.
Sure he has passion but not sure he is good for Aussie, even if his public whinging face is completely different to the one behind closed doors...but I expect his angry passionate outbursts are not just for the camera.
And how fucked is that?
For those that want genuine competition for the sake of rugby - not good.
For those that love watching the ABs spanking the wallabies over and over again - great.
Of course - today... I'm not sure how that fits in to that "narrative"... how did a team coached by that, nearly beat us?The puppet managed to coach a team that beat us three times in 2009 including beating us at home. He was a fuckwit of monumental porportions too.
