All Blacks v Springboks
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@nepia I think thats the thing, natural instinct is to run it, so while they were set, they look up, see the space...whereas say an English 10, natural instinct is to go for the DG, so the 9 looks up, sees the space, but they follow through.
Different mindset.
Yeah, it's funny, if the Saffa wing come up a bit quicker or slower or DMac has the ball a little bit more to the left we'd all be hailing this as a gutsy comeback win probably.
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@rapido That was irritating because he was clearly offside and Owens let play continue.
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@antipodean Nige doesn't police the offside line hard, and normally it suits the ABs. When we are attacking for most of the match, it suited the Bokke defence, who were offside at each ruck more often than not. Not saying the ABs weren't as well, but I don't watch for our offsides!
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Faf was a super pest in this game. Played bloody well.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Not sure Faf had a great deal of impact on that play anyway - he flew up super fast and Aaron Smith stepped him like he wasn't even there.
Yeah, I agree, some mentioned it in the thread so I thought I would have a look.
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@rapido said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Point of first contact, Smiht only gets about 2 metres .... But Faf is flying and easily evaded.
Reminds me of a Super game where Wendell Sailor stepped or fended about 6 tacklers yet only made a net gain of under a metre.
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The Faf defense I picture above.
Grabbing those stills. You see that Faf is such an alert and energetic little bugger. He knows advantage is playing and play may come back to that spot for the penalty. He anticipates a quick tap and ready and waiting while Aaron is running the ball back to the spot.
Anticipating All Blacks wanting to the up the tempo and getting in there.
Like the Jordie quick throw.
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@mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@rapido said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Point of first contact, Smiht only gets about 2 metres .... But Faf is flying and easily evaded.
Reminds me of a Super game where Wendell Sailor stepped or fended about 6 tacklers yet only made a net gain of under a metre.
I remember that game. Gordon Bray was creaming himself.
Or was that Tuquri
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@nepia said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@nepia I think thats the thing, natural instinct is to run it, so while they were set, they look up, see the space...whereas say an English 10, natural instinct is to go for the DG, so the 9 looks up, sees the space, but they follow through.
Different mindset.
Yeah, it's funny, if the Saffa wing come up a bit quicker or slower or DMac has the ball a little bit more to the left we'd all be hailing this as a gutsy comeback win probably.
Well, we would. But that's because people forget what they said a couple of hours earlier.
Loads of people were predicting a large win. The Bok coach was getting shit for his "must win game" comments. If people thought the Boks had a chance, then it was back home, not in NZ. This isn't a great Bok team, and we fielded a strong side. Did anyone here predict a close game?
So even if the ball goes to hand and we score a late try, that doesn't explain the discrepancy of prior expectations to results.
When the kids at school go "we were inches from winning" they don't get much sympathy. I certainly don't give it to adults.
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Faf was off side slot and a couple of wee tugs on jersies too (think it was Karl T he tackled slightly early causing him to spill the ball)...but he got away with it so why wouldn't he keep pushing.
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@majorrage said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@rapido said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Point of first contact, Smiht only gets about 2 metres .... But Faf is flying and easily evaded.
Reminds me of a Super game where Wendell Sailor stepped or fended about 6 tacklers yet only made a net gain of under a metre.
I remember that game. Gordon Bray was creaming himself.
Or was that Tuquri
Either or. All those guys look the same to me.
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@mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@majorrage said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mn5 said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@rapido said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Point of first contact, Smiht only gets about 2 metres .... But Faf is flying and easily evaded.
Reminds me of a Super game where Wendell Sailor stepped or fended about 6 tacklers yet only made a net gain of under a metre.
I remember that game. Gordon Bray was creaming himself.
Or was that Tuquri
Either or. All those guys look the same to me.
If Bray was creaming himself then it was probably Ben Tune.
