Bledisloe I
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When will they realize that Hooper and Pocock combo are not going to consistently beat the ABs they need a balanced back 3 and never mind what they give up in the lineout.
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Lots of work ones for most of the team. Our finishing in the red zone was awful and a fair amount of that goes on the shoulders of Smith and Barrett. A couple of times off the scrum it seemed like Read and Smith did not even know each other. Naholo gave us his complete game, some brilliant offense, shocking under high ball and the mandatory brain explosion that had him flirting with a red card. Barrett himself had a pretty mixed bag but I am happy for him to finish the game at 10 with Mackenzie coming on at the back. Rettallick and Goodhue were my picks of the day. Wallabies should be pretty nervous , I reckon ABs have 2 more gears to go go but I would expect Wallaby lineout to improve and a different ref might benefit their scrum.
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Very disappointed in Goodhue.
Look, I know he was a brick wall on defence, linked well, put his man into space, passed beautifully off either hand, took all the right options.
But soooo slow when he scored his try.
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l love this whine on Green and Gold.
Fifth, Jaco. I was complaining about him from the first 5 minutes. He didn't referee the breakdown. He left no gap in the lineout (which saw the ABs lose some throws, too, but we were less well equipped to deal with that than the ABs were). He only refereed one side at the scrum (only one side was responsible for holding the scrum up, so the other side could do whatever they wanted). Genia's dig at him at 72 minutes was perfect - "Then what are you watching?" He didn't lose us the game, but some of his decisions - or non-decisions - directly led to points to the ABs (quite a lot of them), and that scoreboard pressure helped the Wallabies lose their heads in that period between 50 and 65 minutes. -
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
Beauden Barrett is Simon Mannix with wheels. If he was slow, he would be an NPC player.
Controversial, but as a first five you aren't too far wrong. His anticipation in broken play is the only other elite skill he has that separates him from other international players in his position.
Unlike Mannix though he would be a world class fullback if given the opportunity.
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@billy-tell said in Bledisloe I:
Very disappointed in Goodhue.
Look, I know he was a brick wall on defence, linked well, put his man into space, passed beautifully off either hand, took all the right options.
But soooo slow when he scored his try.
Totally agree, he was rubbish. Send him back to the M10 cup please 😉
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@chris-b said in Bledisloe I:
@duluth said in Bledisloe I:
@duluth said in Bledisloe I:
Bench TH injured, replaced by a LH
Is Tu'inukuafe covering TH now?
From stuff:
It is not clear yet whether Perry, or fellow reserve prop Karl Tu'inukuafe, who is also a loosehead specialist, will cover the tighthead side. A spokesman said that would be confirmed by coach Steve Hansen at his team naming press conferenceExactly the situation I was pointing at when the squad was named. Pretty sure the Mako tried using Kane Hames at tighthead last year vs Canterbury and he got done like a dinner and I'd rate him a stronger scrummager than Perry.
I think Canterbury used Joe Moody as a tighthead a few seasons back. Having him switch sides if necessary might be the most solid option - but, means at least one of the starting props has to go 80.
Get JTA on the bench Shag.
I think it was Crocky actually, and only for a few games. The Crusaders were looking light at TH the following year, but the experiment didn't work.
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@billy-tell said in Bledisloe I:
Very disappointed in Goodhue.
Look, I know he was a brick wall on defence, linked well, put his man into space, passed beautifully off either hand, took all the right options.
But soooo slow when he scored his try.
Beautiful.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe I:
I would have called him worse in the pub!!
Tonights game also made old stevey jones' article even worse given Foley's game tonight.
Jesus Gregan is delusional about where the Wallabies are.
Switched off a bit during the talking head stuff. What did he say?
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I think this little load of dribble is worth a dissection ... (aware it's not your posting wreck-diver)
@wreck-diver said in Bledisloe I:
*Fifth, Jaco. I was complaining about him from the first 5 minutes. He didn't referee the breakdown.
He was indeed pretty loose in the breakdown, for sure.
He left no gap in the lineout (which saw the ABs lose some throws, too, but we were less well equipped to deal with that than the ABs were).
Welcome to rugby, you must be new around here.
He only refereed one side at the scrum (only one side was responsible for holding the scrum up, so the other side could do whatever they wanted).
From memory he used his touch judges for scrum calls twice. As it's quite hard to referee the other side of the scrum from where you are standing.
Genia's dig at him at 72 minutes was perfect - "Then what are you watching?"
Taking a dig at a ref is never a good idea ... let alone a perfect one.
He didn't lose us the game,
Correct. So why are you whining? Don't give me a for the good of the game bullshit excuse
but some of his decisions - or non-decisions - directly led to points to the ABs (quite a lot of them),
That just bollocks of the extreme. You aren't serious, surely?
and that scoreboard pressure helped the Wallabies lose their heads in that period between 50 and 65 minutes.*
Say what? The Wallabies lost their heads? That never happened.
The Wallabies, especially at the 50-65 minute mark were quite relentless in their defence, ruthless in going for turnovers and even scored a try during this point in time. At no point do I think they lost their heads. Given the amount of pressure the AB's put them under, they actually responded very well. Smiths try was just engrained knowledge of knowing where your man is, Goodhues a fantastic response to broken play in your own 22 when you could hardly expect the Wallabies defensive line to be spot on, Barrett's was a touch of genius on the back of scrub pressure (see Red Beards twitter here for a great shot), Naholo's first was Barrett genius and his second, tired defense.
To even suggest, even a little bit that Peyper is to blame is just absolute laziness. And despite clearly saying that you aren't .. you are with your last sentence.
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@antipodean said in Bledisloe I:
Disappointing lack of histrionics but satisfactory level of lemon sucking face.
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@dmx said in Bledisloe I:
When will they realize that Hooper and Pocock combo are not going to consistently beat the ABs they need a balanced back 3 and never mind what they give up in the lineout.
Hoping like never
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@wreck-diver said in Bledisloe I:
l love this whine on Green and Gold.
Fifth, Jaco. I was complaining about him from the first 5 minutes. He didn't referee the breakdown. He left no gap in the lineout (which saw the ABs lose some throws, too, but we were less well equipped to deal with that than the ABs were). He only refereed one side at the scrum (only one side was responsible for holding the scrum up, so the other side could do whatever they wanted). Genia's dig at him at 72 minutes was perfect - "Then what are you watching?" He didn't lose us the game, but some of his decisions - or non-decisions - directly led to points to the ABs (quite a lot of them), and that scoreboard pressure helped the Wallabies lose their heads in that period between 50 and 65 minutes.That belongs on pornhub
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@DMX It's been said but it's one of those selections where they want to squeeze their best players in, can't leave out the captain, (and the synic in me thinks) can't ignore the stupid money they're paying Hoopah!
And as you say the reduction in the lineout options means we can target their locks.
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So Crotty ...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12109569
I worry for him
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Haven't read the whole thread....
Just watched this morning and now had a look at some posts and social media.
Though Naholo was a tad lucky not to pick up a YC for that tackle, another ref woulda sent him.
BBBR beast...although the turnover he got that lead to his try probably shouldn't have been as he didn't give Genia a chance to release, but those kind of momentary calls are tough anyway.
That Goodhue kid went alright, except that time he took out his midfield partner...reckon they could start him and ALB next week.
Made a few dollars off him as I had some on him to score a try.
Some comments on social media was that was a shit first half, I thought it was solid, sure we made errors but Aus played well and put us under pressure and we were forced to defend a lot.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe I:
So Crotty ...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12109569
I worry for him
Poor bastard appears to be jinxed .
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe I:
Haven't read the whole thread....
Just watched this morning and now had a look at some posts and social media.
Though Naholo was a tad lucky not to pick up a YC for that tackle, another ref woulda sent him.
BBBR beast...although the turnover he got that lead to his try probably shouldn't have been as he didn't give Genia a chance to release, but those kind of momentary calls are tough anyway.
That Goodhue kid went alright, except that time he took out his midfield partner...reckon they could start him and ALB next week.
Made a few dollars off him as I had some on him to score a try.
Some comments on social media was that was a shit first half, I thought it was solid, sure we made errors but Aus played well and put us under pressure and we were forced to defend a lot.
AB supporters are a a tough crowd for sure. We lacked execution in the first half, but hey it's the first TRC hit out for the year, and against a highly motivated opponent. I didn't think BB was as bad as many give him credit for, the aussies defended like demons in the first half and generally played really well without troubling our try line. We came out sharper in the second 40 and ripped them a new one. I'm reasonably satisfied
