NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition
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There were 46000 ppl there for a neutral game, and Japan played the day before (and is playing next week!)
Not bad IMO and the atmosphere was good around us - lots of polite interaction between punters.. The ozzies behind us were really realistic about how shit their team is....
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@kiwimurph said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@no-quarter said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@stargazer said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@kev He isn't the best impact player anymore either.
He's been fucking superb off the bench all year. I get you want Mo'unga there but DMac has been great in black this year.
Except making the error to lose the game vs Boks in Wellington....
Wait, what? DMac getting the ball knocked out by a defender was more of an error in losing the game than Jordie throwing the ball to a Saffa to score a try?
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@sparky said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@gt12 I make that over 30,000 empty seats. You won't see that number of empty seats for the international games coming up in Europe combined.
Certainly not for England or Ireland but the Italy game is also in a huge stadium and won't sell out.
It's a bit unfair to judge on empty seats when the capacity is so big and it isn't a tier 1 country. -
I might add that the capacity for that stadium is currently about 72,000 (I guess they will add more for the WC), so with 46,000 in, it was 26,000 short of capacity and about 2/3 full. Fantastic effort given that Japan is playing next week. I imagine that game will be a sell out or close (i.e., within 10% of capacity). If not, I'll happily buy you a beer next time you are here*.
*and to be honest, I'd buy you one anyway (because I'll take any ferners willing) to my favorite sake bar where I buy the beer and you buy the sake. Drink three and you are a winner.
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We did what we needed to do. Showed some me good intensity at times but mixed in with some sloppy play.
Like the other tests against Aussie this year we looked excellent when out wide.
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Video - 'You're not allowed to strike someone in the face so it was pretty dumb' - Hansen has little sympathy for Wallaby
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen had little sympathy for Wallaby hooker Tolu Latu whowas sinned binned during the final Bledisloe Cup match in Japan.
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ALB & Goodhue
Crotty just offers nothing and SBW tried hard but sort of failed.
Change the midfield before we end up moving Ben Smith to centre on the evening the RWC.
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@billy-tell I think the problem is the SBW - Crotty combo. Crotty - ALB or Crotty - Goodhue would work better IMO, but I'd also be keen to see the ALB - Goodhue combo in the next few games.
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@jegga said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
Is this the end of Krusty?
I won't be. They have no option at this stage but to keep him on. His assistants are hardly chasing him down and there are no decent candidates in the wings that the players are gunning for.
To sack him now would also be demoralising for the players IMO.They actually played OK physically in this game but let themselves down with skill and decisions at the wrong moments.
If I was a Convict fan my biggest concerns would be that Krusty seems unable to get them to a level where they can play instinctively and the individual basic skills continue to let them down. (Operation Mick is working well as a replacement for Operation Dingo) -
@sparky said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@gt12 I make that over 30,000 empty seats. You won't see that number of empty seats for the international games coming up in Europe combined.
How many of those test matches will be dead rubbers between two neutral teams played in a Tier 2 nation? Think about it.
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If this was a dress rehearsal for the World Cup knock outs, I'd give the Japanese hosts 6 out of 10. No doubt World Rugby will sort out the ticketing situation before next year. According to the NZ Herald a lot of tickets were given away for this game. It will be embarrassing if they have to repeat that stunt next year for RWC
To be honest, my main concern was the playing surface. Substandard for an international test.
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Not poking fingers, because the ABs hardly showered themselves in glory in 2015 in this department but gee I see no way the Aussie’s white-knuckle “bend but don’t break” defence doesn’t bleed cards during the KO rounds of the World Cup.
When tested their tackling technique and defensive alignment was always a touch off and they gave up that SBW vibe where a card would be unsurprising at any time.
As for SBW, done as a starter (if he ever was one). But he still has the ability to come off the bench and make an impact. Less is more with him.
Thought TJP was a massive improvement on Smith’s starting efforts this season.
Seen enough from D Mac. He is Colin Slade with a bit more instinct at test level. Squad filler.
