All Blacks v Springboks
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@bones said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mikethesnow you're usually fairly onto it, but Smith was getting dominated physically by a midget. Consistently. Was stoked when Perenara came on, only to watch him spray it like Charlie Baileygates.
The midget was impressive and offside quite a bit, but for those opportunities so close to the line Smith is so much faster of mind and body than TJP.
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@antipodean Also: everyone take a deep breath and calm the fuck down. Look at the way you are chucking the ball at each other rather than passing.
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@mokey said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@antipodean Also: everyone take a deep breath and calm the fuck down. Look at the way you are chucking the ball at each other rather than passing.
That's pressure related mind
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So I guess the Old Foe is back?
Great test match although we still seem to have a thing for not kicking dropgoals. Also, and I'm not the biggest rugby union watcher on this site, but Jordie Barrett surely can't be the best fullback in NZ. That lineout pass....
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@kirwan said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@akan004 said in All Blacks v Springboks:
I think Patty T may have played his last test in an AB jersey. He tends to lose the ball in contact too much. And as much as Ofa has improved, who else was nervous every time a scrum packed down in the 2nd half?
Not me, Ofa was huge out there. Franks is a big concern IMO, and was deservedly yanked after 45mins.
Patrick also had a good game, some big runs and good tight work. Dropped one ball...
...after a rubbish pass from TJP
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@mikethesnow said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Second half better than the first.
Fantastic effort from both sides 👏
Best match I've seen in ages.
Crotty should have had more rest. ALB and Goodhue is a better in form combo.
Massive gulf when A Smith goes off. Smith would have scored two if not all of TJP's three snipes at the line.
S Barrett must have inherited GOAT's Cloak of Invisibility. Diving and off his feet at almost every breakdown and not once was he penalised.
Great effort from Savea to score his try but there was no way that Owens should have gone back for no advantage.
BB should have been stepped down from kicking. Bad captaincy, bad coaching.
And not taking penalty kicks at goal and the drop kick at the death was as significant as BB's wayward boot.
This is how legends are born ...
... how did it get to 22-17 at the break?
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@mikethesnow Yeah - exactly the time the captain needs to step up and take charge.
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@sneakdefreak said in All Blacks v Springboks:
So I guess the Old Foe is back?
Great test match although we still seem to have a thing for not kicking dropgoals. Also, and I'm not the biggest rugby union watcher on this site, but Jordie Barrett surely can't be the best fullback in NZ. That lineout pass....
Ben Smith is the best fullback. But we're so utterly devoid of options on the right wing Jordie has been getting the starts with Ben moving out. We really need to uncover a world class right wing before the RWC.
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@no-quarter That Naholo chap seems pretty good. NMS is fit again as well?
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@sneakdefreak said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@no-quarter That Naholo chap seems pretty good. NMS is fit again as well?
NMS a shadow of his former self. Naholo all four seasons in one game, every game. But Naholo is probably the best option right now.
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The loss we had to have. 😎
Although if only we went with
Moody, Taylor, Franks, Whitelock, Barrett, Taufua, Todd, Read, FABBH, Mo’unga, FABGB, Crotty, Goodhue, Tamanivalu, Havili
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@antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mimic said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@mimic said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@antipodean said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Why are people saying "if we'd started Mo'unga"? Did they not watch his first test start?
Yeah.. He kicked 7/8
Do you think we would've scored six tries tonight based on his general play against Argentina?
I'm not calling for him to replace Beauden in the starting lineup..
I'm just suggesting that Beauden gives up the goalkicking duties..
At least have Mounga on the bench to kick goals/droppiesWe don't have the luxury of taking a NFL style specialist onto the bench. Dare I say it, Read needs to step up and say "you're kicking wounded ducks, time for someone else to have a go". Also; "we're building for a drop kick, take the fucking thing".
You make it sound like Mounga is a trash first five. He was the best first five in Super Rugby.
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@pakman said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@tim said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Gotta say we missed Retallick big time.
He was there as world's biggest water boy?!
I thought we wouldn't miss him in Wellington but definitely in Pretoria. Got that one horribly wrong.
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@booboo said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@gunner said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@baron-silas-greenback said in All Blacks v Springboks:
Meh.... they will learn a lesson there. We were way below par. I am not remotely concerned.
Not actually that impressed with SA.Agreed, they didn’t so much win it, we lost it.
Sure they took their chances and defended well but we gifted them 14 points and left another 8 out there through rediculously poor goal kicking.Apart from the fact we bloody lost, I’m not too worried, we won’t be that poor again.
ridiculously
Thanks. I was losing sleep over spelling radiculosly wrong.
Ah crap I did it again.
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@no-quarter said in All Blacks v Springboks:
@sneakdefreak said in All Blacks v Springboks:
So I guess the Old Foe is back?
Great test match although we still seem to have a thing for not kicking dropgoals. Also, and I'm not the biggest rugby union watcher on this site, but Jordie Barrett surely can't be the best fullback in NZ. That lineout pass....
Ben Smith is the best fullback. But we're so utterly devoid of options on the right wing Jordie has been getting the starts with Ben moving out. We really need to uncover a world class right wing before the RWC.
Wouldn’t say we’re devoid of right wing options, assuming BFA stays at FB, we have Naholo who’s going alright. Then they just need to pick the right ones after him, first on the list is Alaimalo. Bridge probably next.
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