Bledisloe #2
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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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@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe #2:
I'm actually finding it hard to pick the best AB.
All have been excellent and a few playing their best game in Black for quite some time while the new boys are playing like old hands.
This
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe #2:
Can we have 14 votes on the "Bledisloe #2 MoM" thread please?
Who you NOT voting fir?
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@westcoastie said in Bledisloe #2:
@westcoastie said in Bledisloe #2:
@jegga said in Bledisloe #2:
This game vs athletic park 1996 , which one do you live more?
Athletic Park was just a pummelling. This is good, that was great.
Was this also the game Michael Brial punched Frank Bunce a million times, didn't get carded, but ol' Frank just laughed at him?
Same year different game.
Brial v Bunce was in Brissy. Last minute try to Bunce to win it.
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@Donsteppa said in Bledisloe #2:
@jegga said in Bledisloe #2:
This game vs athletic park 1996 , which one do you live more?
- Back in the days when 40+ points in a tier one test was unheard of. Let alone in the wet beneath the Mallard stand.
Twas lovely weather for ducks.
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Morning after thoughts from watching from the best seats in the house yesterday, albeit a little damp
SBW was outstanding. Ran really well, but contributed massively on defence. He is such a physical specimen, skillset good, you can see why the TWM want him in their squad. Played his way onto the plane - and convinced a heap of people who doubted the selectors ongoing faith in him.
Kicking game was simply magnificent. Only a couple of poorly executed kicks, but we generally found space and kicked really well. Kudos to the lads for that, turned round their big wingers and made them look ordinary.
Defence just went to antoher level. Noticeable aggression and was like running into walls a ttimes. Good to see, the physicality wasn' tthere last week. Nic White got covered well, once his running wasn't a surprise, it didn't work. Big shout outs to KR and SBW in this area.
Handling was exceptional. Focussed and intense; it was cold and wet out there - as wet as I've got at Eden Park in the last 10-15 years. Some downpours were that classic big auckland raindrops, that just saturate. Field held up well.
Scrum dominant from the seats we were in. Both Cheika and Hansen spoke about it in the pressers - looks like we figured out what they were doing to us last week, and came up with a fix (by the sound of it, setting close to the opposition to eliminate any semblence of a hit). Good, but needs to be dealt with on the field for the RWC.
Wings - both played well. I think Bridge was better than Reece with positioning and skills work. Some nervy moments when both he and Beaudy were going for the same high ball, but calls got sorted and they didn't stuff up. Attack went as well as you saw.
ALB continues to impress me. Needs a bigger bopper at 12 I reckon, but what a talent.
Crowd was in fine voice. Plenty of voice, plenty of vocal support. Our reputation as a library is probably not deserved any more... we're not shy of getting stuck in now. Would have felt pretty hostile. 3 minutes to go Aussies were leaving, and the whole north stand stood up and farewelled them. Quality.
Refereeing. Well, it's a tough game to referee, but there are real issues with consistency and quality of refs at the international level. Forget the YC, the offsides and side entries to the ruck just frustrate me week after week for both sides. It's a lottery, sometimes you get pinged, sometimes we don't. One time in the scond half with the ABs exiting inside their 22, the entire Wallaby defensive line was halfway up the ruck and no farks were given by the entire refereeing team. Ya just wonder... if it's a chargedown try, they'll review and disallow - otherwise it's just 'whatevs, play on'.
The other one that exploded my head was the blatant horror call on the restart not going 10. FFS Jaco, if they play at it then it doesn't matter how far it goes. There is no place on earth where that's a scrum restart, just a horror application of the laws. It's up there with 'we have a deal', without (thankfully) the impact.
Anyway, great night to be out, proud and delighted for teh ABs and supporters, roll on the RWC.
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@kiwiinmelb yea White was struggling to get into the game once the ABs got in their groove after about 25 mins...he was the key last week, and we harassed him this week and disrupted their flow.
Whether a YC or not, that was incredibly stupid by Coles, coulda just given a little push, a stand off and moved on, we were in prime position yet he took it too far, a penalty was always in the cards there (or, a YC depending on the ref) denying us our attacking position.
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@MrDenmore said in Bledisloe #2:
Awesome effort. The Wallabies looked spooked from the get-go. But it just shows what accuracy and commitment buys you. Read and Aaron Smith the men of the match. Led from the front. But everyone was superb. Ardie was the everready bunny, Whitelock was just so tight, Laulala stood up, ALB is the one centre (inside or outside) you can guarantee for the WC, Sam Cane’s best game in black and the Beau’unga experiment was hard to fault. One only happy that the Mo’unga part of the deal holds up.
Goodhue?
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@westcoastie said in Bledisloe #2:
@Siam said in Bledisloe #2:
Pat T changed my perception this week. A great game in black
Amazing how different the scrum was despite the past 3 years, you make one change, and well, I can't remember any tier 1 test scrum of 7 beasting an eight like tonight.
All very comforting for sure but, can I question where that intensity was versus Ireland on a couple of recent occasions?
But, yeah well done everyone, a fine tune against Tonga and then do as you see fit in Japan, shag.
yeh that England 6 that held our our AB's 8 in 2003. Good omen.
Fake news. Ref bottled it. Penalty try not awarded.
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@Canerbry said in Bledisloe #2:
Yeeah obviously we had to wet a little bit of powder at some stage or whatever the analogy, which is a bit of a concern.
Players now "proven at this level":
Mo'unga
Reece
BridgeAnd fuckin' go Kieran Read, MOM surely, those eye sockets had a whole new crazy bloody hunger tonight, looked like a leader except for when he didn't do enough to calm down Dane Coles.
Nice to see Beauden getting at least one of the hard kicks
A Smith v TJP about equal still for me
ALB was everywhere but could get more direct
Thoughts and Prayers to Mo'ungaWallabies obviously shit the bed.
Careful. Who was it that missed the sitter?
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe #2:
Crowd was in fine voice. Plenty of voice, plenty of vocal support. Our reputation as a library is probably not deserved any more... we're not shy of getting stuck in now. Would have felt pretty hostile. 3 minutes to go Aussies were leaving, and the whole north stand stood up and farewelled them. Quality.
Showed that on tele. Looked like the Aussies were owning it so credit to them.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe #2:
@nzzp said in Bledisloe #2:
Crowd was in fine voice. Plenty of voice, plenty of vocal support. Our reputation as a library is probably not deserved any more... we're not shy of getting stuck in now. Would have felt pretty hostile. 3 minutes to go Aussies were leaving, and the whole north stand stood up and farewelled them. Quality.
Showed that on tele. Looked like the Aussies were owning it so credit to them.
Is it true that Jacko got booed when she got on stage for the Bled presentation?
Cheika apologises to Wallabies greats and fans for blackout
