All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@nepia said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@machpants said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
and now he’s starting to put a couple of games together
Now this a disingenuous comment from Fozzie ... if you and your former co-fatty in charge had actually selected him earlier he would have had a chance to put a couple of games together.
To be fair to Foster, he could hardly overrule Shag on team selection. It's under Foster that Akira has been given the chance to lock-in the 6 jersey and he deserves some credit for that.
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Foster says 'meet the new captain'
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@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Yeah, the one bloke who would have caused England serious problems from the word go.
That loss still rankles with me - and not just for the Cane omission. Some of the dumbest play I've seen from an AB team for years, mainly from the senior players
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@duluth said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Current standings:
12 Akira Ioane
10 Sam Whitelock
9 Aaron Smith
9 Dalton Papali'i
8 David Havili
6 Luke Jacobson
5 Dane Coles
5 Will Jordan
3 Codie Taylor
3 Richie Mo'unga
2 Sevu Reece
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Damian McKenzie
1 Ethan BlackadderSam Whitelock-very impressive to still be up there (second) when he didn't play all 3-Perhaps points should be averaged over games?
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@nepia said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@machpants said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
and now he’s starting to put a couple of games together
Now this a disingenuous comment from Fozzie ... if you and your former co-fatty in charge had actually selected him earlier he would have had a chance to put a couple of games together.
To be fair to Foster, he could hardly overrule Shag on team selection. It's under Foster that Akira has been given the chance to lock-in the 6 jersey and he deserves some credit for that.
But I thought Shag said coaching was 51-49 to 49-51 him then Foster? Plus let us face it Foster preferred Shannon F ... or has he called Akira "family" lately?
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Yeah, the one bloke who would have caused England serious problems from the word go.
That loss still rankles with me - and not just for the Cane omission. Some of the dumbest play I've seen from an AB team for years, mainly from the senior players
I was at the game and I'm still fucking wild about it. Those fucking coaches and their cute selections.
The performance of some senior leaders on that day still fucks me off and I think really lessens Read's influence as a 'great' All Black.
Retallick was a non-entity and Scott Barrett didn't help the line-out at all, but slowed us down around the filed against a team with two turnover specialist. Nice.
Sam Whitelock was fucking average (with one terrible penalty), although he somewhat gets a pass for the line-out steal against SA in 2015.
We got fuck all help up front and played Ofa on the wrong side off the bench (with fucking Ta'avao off the bench too FFS), while Sam Cane sat there for 40 minutes watching us lose.
We started Bridge, and a midfield who hardly knew each other, kicked the ball away constantly, without purpose, and ah fuck it, time for some Scotch.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@duluth said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Current standings:
12 Akira Ioane
10 Sam Whitelock
9 Aaron Smith
9 Dalton Papali'i
8 David Havili
6 Luke Jacobson
5 Dane Coles
5 Will Jordan
3 Codie Taylor
3 Richie Mo'unga
2 Sevu Reece
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Damian McKenzie
1 Ethan BlackadderSam Whitelock-very impressive to still be up there (second) when he didn't play all 3-Perhaps points should be averaged over games?
Doesn't this include Tonga and Fiji too?
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@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
The performance of some senior leaders on that day still fucks me off and I think really lessens Read's influence as a 'great' All Black.
That wild-eyed stare of his still haunts me...
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@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Yeah, the one bloke who would have caused England serious problems from the word go.
That loss still rankles with me - and not just for the Cane omission. Some of the dumbest play I've seen from an AB team for years, mainly from the senior players
I was at the game and I'm still fucking wild about it. Those fucking coaches and their cute selections.
The performance of some senior leaders on that day still fucks me off and I think really lessens Read's influence as a 'great' All Black.
Retallick was a non-entity and Scott Barrett didn't help the line-out at all, but slowed us down around the filed against a team with two turnover specialist. Nice.
Sam Whitelock was fucking average (with one terrible penalty), although he somewhat gets a pass for the line-out steal against SA in 2015.
We got fuck all help up front and played Ofa on the wrong side off the bench (with fucking Ta'avao off the bench too FFS), while Sam Cane sat there for 40 minutes watching us lose.
We started Bridge, and a midfield who hardly knew each other, kicked the ball away constantly, without purpose, and ah fuck it, time for some Scotch.
Not wanting to rehash old pain, but the worst thing for me was the boys coming out of the sheds and playing the same way. Shows that the coaches shat the bed as much as the players did
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@nepia said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@machpants said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
and now he’s starting to put a couple of games together
Now this a disingenuous comment from Fozzie ... if you and your former co-fatty in charge had actually selected him earlier he would have had a chance to put a couple of games together.
yeah that is a bit crap.
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@booboo said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@duluth said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Current standings:
12 Akira Ioane
10 Sam Whitelock
9 Aaron Smith
9 Dalton Papali'i
8 David Havili
6 Luke Jacobson
5 Dane Coles
5 Will Jordan
3 Codie Taylor
3 Richie Mo'unga
2 Sevu Reece
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Damian McKenzie
1 Ethan BlackadderSam Whitelock-very impressive to still be up there (second) when he didn't play all 3-Perhaps points should be averaged over games?
Doesn't this uncle Tonga and Fiji too?
Include? Did not know, perhaps it is mentioned in the thread somewhere but did not see it...
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@booboo said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@duluth said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Current standings:
12 Akira Ioane
10 Sam Whitelock
9 Aaron Smith
9 Dalton Papali'i
8 David Havili
6 Luke Jacobson
5 Dane Coles
5 Will Jordan
3 Codie Taylor
3 Richie Mo'unga
2 Sevu Reece
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Damian McKenzie
1 Ethan BlackadderSam Whitelock-very impressive to still be up there (second) when he didn't play all 3-Perhaps points should be averaged over games?
Doesn't this uncle Tonga and Fiji too?
Include? Did not know, perhaps it is mentioned in the thread somewhere but did not see it...
Yep. Bloody autocorrect
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@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Yeah, the one bloke who would have caused England serious problems from the word go.
That loss still rankles with me - and not just for the Cane omission. Some of the dumbest play I've seen from an AB team for years, mainly from the senior players
It’s taken me a long time to accept that Sam Whitelock might be a decent captain after his facepalm to Farrell late on, which effectively ended what little glimmer of hope we might have had of pinching that match
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@junior said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Yeah, the one bloke who would have caused England serious problems from the word go.
That loss still rankles with me - and not just for the Cane omission. Some of the dumbest play I've seen from an AB team for years, mainly from the senior players
It’s taken me a long time to accept that Sam Whitelock might be a decent captain after his facepalm to Farrell late on, which effectively ended what little glimmer of hope we might have had of pinching that match
I don't blame him for that - it was a ridiculous intervention by the referee.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@junior said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Yeah, the one bloke who would have caused England serious problems from the word go.
That loss still rankles with me - and not just for the Cane omission. Some of the dumbest play I've seen from an AB team for years, mainly from the senior players
It’s taken me a long time to accept that Sam Whitelock might be a decent captain after his facepalm to Farrell late on, which effectively ended what little glimmer of hope we might have had of pinching that match
I don't blame him for that - it was a ridiculous intervention by the referee.
Farrell was being a prick. But he bit the bait
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@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Pretty much 1/3 of all of the AB meters earned from these two boys.
*Metres
But yay, they were awesome. I can't wait to see how Akira goes Vs the boks. With this form, I think the boks will get a shock
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@machpants said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Pretty much 1/3 of all of the AB meters earned from these two boys.
*Metres
But yay, they were awesome. I can't wait to see how Akira goes Vs the boks. With this form, I think the boks will get a shock
17 carries??????, you could argue they carried the whole team!
I will get my coat
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@antipodean said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@junior said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@victor-meldrew said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
@gt12 said in All Blacks MOTM vs Aus III:
Under Shag, Cane got left out of the starting line-up of a WC semi-final.
Yeah, the one bloke who would have caused England serious problems from the word go.
That loss still rankles with me - and not just for the Cane omission. Some of the dumbest play I've seen from an AB team for years, mainly from the senior players
It’s taken me a long time to accept that Sam Whitelock might be a decent captain after his facepalm to Farrell late on, which effectively ended what little glimmer of hope we might have had of pinching that match
I don't blame him for that - it was a ridiculous intervention by the referee.
Entirely predictable, though.
