Bledisloe #2
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First game in a long time where certain guys needed to stand up and they all did. Sevu and Bridge surely have played there way into the starting lineup , Ioane and Smith played their way out. I honestly think Reiko is in danger of not going to the World Cup, right now I would not trust him in a big game. Would think Franks in some danger too, but I would still trust Bender in case of injuries though Jordie definitely put his hand up for that role. Finally twin pivots and dual openside loonies seem to have gelled , throw in Aaron Smith kicking well again and Future looks good.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe #2:
That was a mile forward
Was tha the one Krusty went off at? Jeeze he is Mickey Mouse huh?
Peyper had some issues with forward passes. Missed a whole heap.
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@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe #2:
An over-complicated mess.
Lineout? ABs over complicated a couole of lineouts the had no need to.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe #2:
Nice dive White. Plant the seed
Farking soccer bullshit wasn't it?
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@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe #2:
Thank goodness for that!!!!
Interesting reading the thread. Up tp this point - the Mo'unga try - it's pretty much been the worst performance since 1991 (we did win that game @Donsteppa
).Inept, disorganised, outplayed, not fired up.
In contrast, personally at that stage I felt we were looking good just hadn't scored enough points.
I look forward to seeing if the mood changes through the rest of the thread.
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It was only the Wallabies. Much tougher tests to come yet.
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Interesting comments by Hansen on coles , reading between the lines,I’m guessing there was a premeditated plan to Make life difficult for the halfback, but he took it too far . And he will deal with it behind closed doors.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe #2:
@Gunner said in Bledisloe #2:
Aussies are taking All Blacks out further away from the ball than that.
Shit, shit call. No way that’s a yellow.
You nearly had an upvote fir the first para. Lost it for the second. Definite yellow.
That was my thoughts too, Aussies should’ve been penalised a few times for doing it, but they weren’t as blatantly stupid about it .
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Coles has been a bit dumb discipline-wise, but I gotta admit he's had fire in his belly, iron in his blood and ice in his eyes these last two games.
Been good to see.
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@canefan said in Bledisloe #2:
Sonny has been quietly excellent. All round improvement in effort and the accuracy is coming along. The BeaMo double pivot experiment is looking good, Cane and Ardie are looking much better because of greater effort up front. Bridge is mustard and Reece is playing well
First bold. Are you allowed to say that? I thought the rules were no matter whst he does he is a money grubbing lazy useless fluffybunny.
Second bold. Please explain? Does that mean good?
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe #2:
Did we miss that? I took a piss based on assumption
Not bad, but far from great. Not creating much, but better defensive sting, and some great pressure from Smiths kicking.
Bloody Crusaders. Should've let Beaudy kick it.
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@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe #2:
@booboo yep, the reference at the time was to Lynagh's missed shots, not the final score.
I know that. Just helped me illustrate my point. It was a complete crap game from both sides that one. Was at that game too.
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@MiketheSnow said in Bledisloe #2:
Very enjoyable and entertaining first half.
NZ good for their lead, the margin debatable.
Stupid from Coles.
Meg commentating on Sky UK feed. Annoying and one-eyed as I've heard him.
Aus just need to let the ball do the work.
- I agree. Rather flattering to Aus I thought.
- I hate how he hates on the ABs like that
As an aside, having the Fox Sport comms Tim Horan is good.
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@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe #2:
Coles would be staying on the bench for mine.
Thought about that. But thought tgat was good conservation of energy. Give the rested bloke 10, rest the other guy and bring him back fresh at the end.
Not sure what the team punishment is for stupid, doing the laundry?, but Dane should be on duty for a week.
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