All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug
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@mn5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@his-bobness said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
This is a pretty ordinary Wallaby team that managed to make a supposedly Rolls Royce All Black side look exceedingly mediocre.
Plagued by poor discipline and no discernible sign of a game plan (particularly after the subs came on), the home team looked formless, directionless and utterly lacking in confidence.
When you consider Foster took this team from the cream of five NZ super rugby franchises who beat their Australian counterparts in 23 out of 25 games in the trans- Ta$man competition, you can only conclude that the issue is mediocre coaching, or worse.
Foster, like Hilary Clinton, was given the top job simply because it was his ‘turn’. He clearly has no ideas, and judging by what we have seen so far, has failed to win the confidence or trust of the players.
My verdict? Dead man walking.
According to who ? Are you new here ?
Must be talking about the plane engines that got grounded...
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@gunner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Let’s see if Foster learns from his poor substitution tactics tonight? I doubt it.
Jordie to the wing - total waste of a sub. He was poor as a starting winger, what made Foster think he’d add anything to that position off the bench?
Subbing Akira who was arguably our best forward, smacks of a pre-meditated plan. Grow some balls and sub Ardie if he’s the least effective of the loose trio.
Then putting most of the bench on within a few minutes, lost all our momentum.
Oh how spoilt were we when our bench would come on and tear teams apart in the last 20.
sigh
On this, Imagine if we could have put on Blackadder instead and further strengthened our defense around the fringes? If we must play Mo'unga, Barrett, and Dmac, use that advantage on the bench ffs.
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@mn5 I’ve been on this site for 20 years chum. I said ‘supposedly’ because the Wallabies weren’t given a show by either the pundits or the punters. So I have to assume you can neither read nor count.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
What was the penalty count in the end, seemed like a very stop start game.
I think I heard 17-9.
ESPN has 18-9. Jesus.
I wonder how you have a free flowing game with 27 penalties. It is tough as players are always pushing the boundaries but I feel as a spectacle the excessive whistleblowing let's it down.
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@his-bobness said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
This is a pretty ordinary Wallaby team that managed to make a supposedly Rolls Royce All Black side look exceedingly mediocre.
This describes Wallaby wins over ABs under Henry and Hansen.
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Drew with far more incisive comments than Sonny IMO, even if he doesn't quite cut the same athletic figure he did just a few short years ago..
NB if Sonny is a keen rugby fan like he says, why did he keep leaving?
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Boks will rip us apart if we play like this against them.
Nooooooooo, not those Boks again.
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@his-bobness said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
When you consider Foster took this team from the cream of five NZ super rugby franchises who beat their Australian counterparts in 23 out of 25 games in the trans- Ta$man competition, you can only conclude that the issue is mediocre coaching, or worse.
That is pretty hard to argue against. Rennie is obviously the better coach, judging purely by his track record (taking over the mediocre Chiefs from Foster and immediately winning back to back SR titles, not to mention dominating with the NZ U20s). I would love for them to switch teams.
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@his-bobness said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@mn5 I’ve been on this site for 20 years chum. I said ‘supposedly’ because the Wallabies weren’t given a show by either the pundits or the punters. So I have to assume you can neither read nor count.
Well no it just means they’re even shitter than the ABs.
I think you need to get up to speed with car manufacturers.
20 years ? I’m not familiar with your work sorry.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@his-bobness said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
This is a pretty ordinary Wallaby team that managed to make a supposedly Rolls Royce All Black side look exceedingly mediocre.
This describes Wallaby wins over ABs under Henry and Hansen.
Those were all “famous victories” too. Every one of them.
😎
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@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Postives: Smith still great, Paps awesome, Whitelock a good leader, Havili and AB beginning to gel, Bower better than expected.
And RM
That miss on defence means you can't say he had a good game. That was truely below AB level.
Good goalkicking and a well taken try (and almost set up a pearler) but that was terrible defence.
Better than others,Rettalick missed a few tackles gave away 5 penalties.JB missed a shit load of tackles,D Mac was poor.
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@mn5 😅 @His-Bobness is a Fern legend.
You know that guy at the bar who's been around forever who doesn't say much, but every word is gold. That's @His-Bobness.
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@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Postives: Smith still great, Paps awesome, Whitelock a good leader, Havili and AB beginning to gel, Bower better than expected.
And RM
That miss on defence means you can't say he had a good game. That was truely below AB level.
Good goalkicking and a well taken try (and almost set up a pearler) but that was terrible defence.
That is seriously clutching at straws. One miss and his game is below AB level? FFS
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@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Postives: Smith still great, Paps awesome, Whitelock a good leader, Havili and AB beginning to gel, Bower better than expected.
And RM
That miss on defence means you can't say he had a good game. That was truely below AB level.
Good goalkicking and a well taken try (and almost set up a pearler) but that was terrible defence.
That is seriously clutching at straws. One miss and his game is below AB level? FFS
Yeah totally agree nit picking .
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@old-samurai-jack said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Postives: Smith still great, Paps awesome, Whitelock a good leader, Havili and AB beginning to gel, Bower better than expected.
And RM
That miss on defence means you can't say he had a good game. That was truely below AB level.
Good goalkicking and a well taken try (and almost set up a pearler) but that was terrible defence.
That is seriously clutching at straws. One miss and his game is below AB level? FFS
Agreed. Codie Taylor getting palmed off right after was worse.
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@tim that would make more sense. Usually have the bigger body crashing it up. But that’s just the little things that tell me Foster clearly isn’t up to it.
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
@his-bobness said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:
Foster, like Hilary Clinton, was given the top job simply because it was his ‘turn’.
A perfect comparison. No spark or flair or dynamism about either, but the right connections. Foster simply not up to the job.
Foster wasn't a Juris Doctor from Yale, Secretary of State, University Chancellor, or US Senator, was he? I must have missed that bit.
