Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October
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@nzzp said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Fair play - at Eden Park they drive food trucks onto the outside concourse and you can buy a range of deep fried delicacies. Or a sausage.
@voodoo said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@nzzp beat me to it re food trucks
And that sounds awesome. I know it happens at a few smaller grounds here, too. WHEN they're open air.
Can't run a diesel motor or any other form of generator in the concourse at ANZ tho unless you're serving carbon burgers with a side order of cancer.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@voodoo said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@NTA that's all red tape BS though, all imminently solvable of you have intent.
You cant tell me all those people running the food trucks wouldn't love the opportunity to serve food at 10x the scale throughout the match.
Yes they fucking would but firstly they can't serve at 10x the capacity and secondly can't afford the buy-in or the contract defaults.
I'd love to win $20M but there are a few noticeable hurdles in the way.
There are a stack of food trucks set up between the stadium and the gate. They probably did alright.
I mean 10x as a collective , not each - i.e. 10x the number of operators, not 1 x truck increasing production 10fold.
As for the contract buy-in, again, thats totally at the control of stadium management, they can do what they want there.
All I know is that I saw loads of folk with their own food, and I know I personally would have spent 5x what I did spend last night if the food was quality.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I was ambiguous. I meant alternative to Simmons at lock.
Trevor Hosea who is 20.
How’d you rate him?
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@voodoo said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I mean 10x as a collective , not each - i.e. 10x the number of operators, not 1 x truck increasing production 10fold.
Ten times the number of contracts for the stadium, so more lawyer costs, so higher contracts....
It is like the hippo-with-wings problem: if you give a hippo wings it is too heavy to fly unless you give it more muscle mass... which needs bigger wings to lift the increased weight which means more muscle mass which means...
As for the contract buy-in, again, thats totally at the control of stadium management, they can do what they want there.
They can.
And they do i.e. screw the catering operator(s) hard for profit, which results in the operator going for the lowest cost employees and food options, which results in the cheapest food with the lowest chance of them getting sued.
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@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I was ambiguous. I meant alternative to Simmons at lock.
Trevor Hosea who is 20.
How’d you rate him?
Don't pay to watch rugby, so no real idea.
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@NTA Strangely I don't think the issue is the forwards, your set piece was the best yet with the lineout very good and only losing a couple of scrums. The biggest issue was just the schoolboy errors that made it next to impossible to build any pressure. The option taking was some of the worst I have seen and likely just due to nerves, overenthusiasm, and inexperience.
The AB's were also clinical, and it appeared they had a very specific game plan to find space in front of the fullback and wingers and we got a lot of return from Smiths precision box kicks. You just can't gift the AB's possession and expect to be competitive.
I'm not sure if anyone noticed but after Moungas first try where they switched behind the scrum and he stepped the hooker and blew past the 10. They went to the coaches box and Brad Mooar had a grin that suggested that was planned well in advance. I felt several plays had been identified pre game and the players just executed very well. The Sotutu try was also interesting as I don't think he ran once from the back and then they have the confidence to run that move and RI scores.
Suncorp will likely be more competitive with JOC back at the helm.
Lets just hope the "pictures" the new Wallabies saw tonight don't scare them long term.
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@chimoaus said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@NTA Strangely I don't think the issue is the forwards, your set piece was the best yet with the lineout very good and only losing a couple of scrums. The biggest issue was just the schoolboy errors that made it next to impossible to build any pressure.
I agree that our errors were costly, but I'm looking at our failure to defend the maul for Coles' try and our lack of penetration carrying the ball. I thought our scrum was unlucky not to get another 1-2 penalties actually after the ABs stood up under pressure a couple of times but it was play on.
Again: i've not seen the broadcast of the game but from end on we looked like we weren't getting the upper hand at the collisions.
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@NTA Yep the Scrums were pretty much the most even yet from what I could see. I don't think they were embarrassed at the collisions in close, Fritzel went backwards a few times as did Karl and others. Whenever that happened Smith seemed to put up a box kick and the Wallabies just fucked up their possession and we often got the ball back in a better spot.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I was ambiguous. I meant alternative to Simmons at lock.
Trevor Hosea who is 20.
How’d you rate him?
Don't pay to watch rugby, so no real idea.
I didn't watch Super Au, but he's certainly big enough.
Based on the outcomes I'm not sure Hannigan for Samu has beesn an improvement.
I think Tupou should start, and hope O'Conner back.
Liked Rennie’s comment that he guaranteed that they'd be better next time.
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@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
Based on the outcomes I'm not sure Hannigan for Samu has been an improvement.
If we'd stolen a few more lineouts and been 100% on our own, I'd be satisfied. But it hasn't worked out that way.
I think Tupou should start, and hope O'Conner back.
I think the better scrum work from Alaalatoa justifies his starting spot over Tupou - who IMHO is better for later in the game where he can run at gaps and use his hands while fresh. Something like the role Coles plays of Seagull Extraordinaire to threaten the midfield and wider channels.
Liked rennie's comment that he guaranteed that they'd be better next time.
Lets hope he means the Wallabies.
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@Daffy-Jaffy Rennie must be thirsty...
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@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
@pakman said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
I was ambiguous. I meant alternative to Simmons at lock.
Trevor Hosea who is 20.
How’d you rate him?
He was impressive in Super Rugby Au. Good mobility and good physicality.
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@voodoo said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
But fuck, maybe I'm just in the minority here amd out of touch, and maybe all the average punters really wants is hot chips and a crappy pie. Its certainly the lowest effort and if the $ aren't there from changing then I guess why would they?
I agree, extremely grating personality.
He’s no Joe Moody, Jerome Kaino, Liam Squire or Damian McKenzie.
There’s no way I’d have brekky with him even if he was shouting.
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@voodoo said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:
But fuck, maybe I'm just in the minority here amd out of touch, and maybe all the average punters really wants is hot chips and a crappy pie. Its certainly the lowest effort and if the $ aren't there from changing then I guess why would they?
No, I think largely society has moved on and agrees with you about the quality of the food BUT it is an 8PM kickoff with a 100 minute window to cater to tens of thousands under a large number of contractual and governmental strictures.
The lesson is: eat beforehand and bring a thermos.
