Bledisloe #1
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@taniwharugby said in Bledisloe #1:
Superb night to arrive at the hotel bar on the GC at half time to that....was the plan to tire them out and win that way....
Yeah, it was a pretty close game... you won't believe the final score...
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After a flat performance like that and with a red card in the first half the obvious thing to do is flush the dunny and move on.
Unfortunately it can't be done. The toilet won't flush, it's clogged up with shit from the past two years and now it's starting to go all over the floor. Bledisloe very much in jeopardy.
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@Steven-Harris said in Bledisloe #1:
Akira Ioane should not even be in the conversation...he is so far off the pace in terms of attitude and fitness ,it’s not funny...
Bullshit, if he had played test matches for the last three years like Squire and every other bum that Hansen has favoured then he would be ready for this. Instead we have no 8 and no 6, and Hansen's plan is to pick three opensides in his XXIII. We have nothing in the tank, and have wasted time with guys who will never be test level against big packs.
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I'm fucked from playing a whole game of First Grade at LHP today, so I'll keep it brief.
Red Card - definitely on the criteria. Was probably the thing Garces got right the most (because his work with forward passes was shite). But ask yourself the question: would this has been done if it was NOT a RWC year?
Wallabies eked out a win based mostly on a moustache playing at 9, and the fact they refused to give the ABs the ball. The possession stat must be a fucking landslide - felt like it took us about 10 minutes with the pill to get a try, but the ABs needed less than 2 minutes to get to the paint.
Looks like the Wallabies had 58%. Felt like more.
What probably impressed the most was the skill execution of the Wallabies as the game wore on. There was some dire crap in the first half, but some of the tries toward the end were - quite frankly - better than I'd expect of this current crop.
Disruption caused by the early loss of Mullet, and what seemed to be an almost complete absence of Mounga, hurt the flow of the ABs. Along with some fucking monster shots from the men in gold.
It'll all come crashing down next week, but for now, I'll take that.
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I thought the defence was a big concern and it was a collective thing , it was everywhere
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@Canerbry said in Bledisloe #1:
Don't understand why the Aucklanders here are all laying into Mo'unga, he was one of the better ones.
Oh, that's right.
I'm not.
I was constantly bitching about why they were using Beaudie to clearance kick.
Canterbury statue starting props however....
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@Stargazer said in Bledisloe #1:
According to the stats, Richie Mo'unga made 8 tackles and missed 0. Excellent on defence; it was others who missed their man.
I don't think I would blame Richie BUT tackling is not all there is to defence.
Like in baseball a good outfielder can make an above average amount of errors because they are getting to balls other outfielders wouldn't get to.
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@Kirwan said in Bledisloe #1:
Any thoughts on Franks?
Should have been penalised for collapsing. He overextends, so its very easy to suck him into that. Gym strong was important when scrums had hits, not so much now. Think Karl is better at scrum time.
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@Steven-Harris said in Bledisloe #1:
Thought Read was outstanding under the circumstances
You've been defending him all year, and he has done nothing outstanding. He gets driven back in the tackle, and his tackles are not very effective, when he makes them ...
He's a has-been.
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@Stargazer said in Bledisloe #1:
Ah, another TSF meltdown. Everyone completely overreacting as usual.
Point of order here young man. If you're not outraged by those fluffybunnies putting 40 plus on us, then you're no use at all to the rank and file of the diehard All Black fan.
It's one thing for an All Black to not score tries.
It's another thing for an All Black to not fucken tackle!
Take your soy and jog on!
This is an humiliating loss.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe #1:
I'm fucked from playing a whole game of First Grade at LHP today, so I'll keep it brief.
Red Card - definitely on the criteria. Was probably the thing Garces got right the most (because his work with forward passes was shite). But ask yourself the question: would this has been done if it was NOT a RWC year?
If it was a RWC game probably would have been a yellow.
Wallabies eked out a win based mostly on a moustache playing at 9, and the fact they refused to give the ABs the ball. The possession stat must be a fucking landslide - felt like it took us about 10 minutes with the pill to get a try, but the ABs needed less than 2 minutes to get to the paint.
Should have been sent off for the pedo moustache.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe #1:
Should have been penalised for collapsing. He overextends, so its very easy to suck him into that. Gym strong was important when scrums had hits, not so much now. Think Karl is better at scrum time.
..and every prop that has played for the AB's in the past two years offers more around the field
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@Hooroo said in Bledisloe #1:
I’m a big fan of ALB but that was his worst game by the length of the straight.
All that crabbing and going backwards was awful.
Looking forward to seeing next weeks team naming.
When is the team named?Never been a huge fan of him at 12 either. Looked better at 13 but then again Laumape is not a ball playing 2nd 5 so ALB was having to play a game he’s not really accustomed too.
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Watch the bookies still make us favourites for the WC
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@Stargazer said in Bledisloe #1:
@hydro11 I know, but someone mentioned he can't tackle.
I said he was a shit defender. That’s why they have to hide him on the wing.
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@Siam said in Bledisloe #1:
@Stargazer said in Bledisloe #1:
Ah, another TSF meltdown. Everyone completely overreacting as usual.
Point of order here young man. If you're not outraged by those fluffybunnies putting 40 plus on us, then you're no use at all to the rank and file of the diehard All Black fan.
It's one thing for an All Black to not score tries.
It's another thing for an All Black to not fucken tackle!
Take your soy and jog on!
This is an humiliating loss.
Don't worry, I'm upset by the loss, esp because it's against the Aussie. But the outrage and esp the blame game is excessive.
