Reds vs Blues 2021
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Great tackle from Robinson..man you either lose hair or it goes grey watching these guys
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@tim Tends to happen when you have competition for places.
That breakdown in midfield is a perfect example of Otere Black lacking a yard of pace to be really effective at this level. Solid player no doubt, but he's a bit too slow in al his play to go that next level.
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@african-monkey Black's basically 0 running game is a real issue.
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@kiwimurph do you think he will even be picked up next year?
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Mile offside at the ruck. Dreadful refereeing.
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@kiwimurph Yes that too, and his distribution too. Teams are basically in our faces by the time the ball leaves his hands because he's that split second too slow letting the ball go.
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Gee Akira is an enigma..ignored numbers to his right and then does not roll away ..but can be dynamic in the next instant 🙇♀️
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Fair to say Clarke Dermody was spot on when he described us as a South African type of side haha.
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Kiwis are absolute masters of fucking around at the breakdown. Barely ever roll away, always have their hands on it, if they tackle they never re-enter properly.
And barely ever get picked up on it.
Meanwhile Aussies overcommit on one uncontested ruck and lose it the next one. No ability to read the play.
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@steven-harris said in Reds vs Blues 2021:
Gee Akira is an enigma..ignored numbers to his right and then does not roll away ..but can be dynamic in the next instant 🙇♀️
So dominant in many situations but errors early and lazy at ruck time.
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@steven-harris He's made the odd mistake out there, but he's dominating in the collision. Every time he goes into the tackle he knocks their runners behind the gain line, something that he has over other loosies in this country.
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@african-monkey the not rolling away penalty was due to Heem driving him forward. He's been hitting rucks well, and Blues are getting quick ball. He should've passed that from the scrum break, but people will be ultracritical of him.