TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98)
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@Jaguares4real Good God please never mention Hooper and Cane in the same sentence ever again.
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@Bones yep, Pocock is a one trick pony, granted exceptional at his one trick, while McCaw had all the strings to his bow.
You only need look at how much more balanced back rows function without Pocock in them to see he doesn't do enough of the other work.
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@taniwharugby balanced they may be, but are they more woke?
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@Hooroo said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
So what are we calling this team? B-, B or B+?
Proof that SBW is Hansen's love-child?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@Hooroo said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
So what are we calling this team? B-, B or B+?
Proof that SBW is Hansen's love-child?
Proof that SBW is running hard at rush defences and is a genuine threat. They want him as he does more than anyone else in that physical contact, followed by offloading in ridiculous situations. His league background suits him down to the ground at 12 I reckon (shoulder charges excepted)
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@nzzp said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@Victor-Meldrew said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@Hooroo said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
So what are we calling this team? B-, B or B+?
Proof that SBW is Hansen's love-child?
Proof that SBW is running hard at rush defences and is a genuine threat. They want him as he does more than anyone else in that physical contact, followed by offloading in ridiculous situations. His league background suits him down to the ground at 12 I reckon (shoulder charges excepted)
I fancy RM's sympathetic distribution to heighten the impact.
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@nzzp said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
Proof that SBW is running hard at rush defences and is a genuine threat.
It's a good theory which hardly ever works out. IMHO SBW is just too flaky to base a midfield around. Multiple fuck-ups for each miracle off-load - that's when he's not injured
Just concerned we end up going into crucial games with a 12/13 combo (sans SBW) which could benefit with some serious game time.
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Keeping our Cane and Ardie powder dry. If we win we can wave them in front of SA faces for the WC game. If we don't get over the line we can say it was a weaker loose trio.
Digging the backline and very interested to see how our pack goes against a really strong SA team.
Nice way to bring some extra sizzle to the championship!!
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@pakman said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
I fancy RM's sympathetic distribution to heighten the impact.
Fair point.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
@nzzp said in TRC: The All Blacks against the Springboks (version 98):
Proof that SBW is running hard at rush defences and is a genuine threat.
It's a good theory which hardly ever works out. IMHO SBW is just too flaky to base a midfield around. Multiple fuck-ups for each miracle off-load - that's when he's not injured
I'm not necessarily in agreement, but I think that's what the Coaches see in him- a point of difference. They keep picking him despite any form, fitness or game time for that matter, so I figure that's the master strategy.
I don't disagree that we need a settled midfield. Chopping and changing (aka R+R perhaps???) is not good for our long term game in RWC year. Need to play together starting pretty much now, and hope like fark we don't cop too many key injuries.
People forget quickly how injury ravaged the ABs were against the Lions. We lost so many good players so quickly, and the Lions hardly lost anyone at all. Then we got the Dubya card and suspension, and that's all she wrote. Despite that, we won Test 1 handily, damn near burgled test 2 with 14 players, and were a dodgy dodgy call away from taking Test 3.
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People forget quickly how injury ravaged the ABs were against the Lions. We lost so many good players so quickly, and the Lions hardly lost anyone at all. Then we got the Dubya card and suspension, and that's all she wrote. Despite that, we won Test 1 handily, damn near burgled test 2 with 14 players, and were a dodgy dodgy call away from taking Test 3.
The one in which we lost Naholo to a swinging arm from SOB and which irrespective of the five hour judicial exoneration was a deliberate cheap shot?
