All Blacks vs Springboks I
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@chris-b said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Interesting little snippet - last night they had Will Jordan on The Project doing a puff piece. But, they asked him if he was the fastest player in the ABs and if not, who is. The gist of his response was:
To be honest, I don't really know. We haven't put it to the test. Might have to do that. Of course, Rieko's got himself at the top of the tree and Braydon Ennor is also pretty quick.
Interesting to see that Ennor is the third man he put in the mix.
Looking up his Athletic Record he placed 2nd in the 100m Auckland greatest schools Comp in 2015 recording a time of 11.13 which is pretty quick .For a 19 year old
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Ennor seems a bit like the Toeava for this generation of players in the fact that people keep talking up his potential and he keeps getting selected but the average punter is a bit confused why.
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@chris-b I always think when Rieko gets a clean intercept and is being chased, he runs at 90% and is foxing his speed (Teddy Thomas chasedown). Not sure why, either likes being "nearly" chased down or is not wasting an ounce of energy.
When he HAS to hit top speed (being caught out of position and nearly skinned by Tom Banks ...) it looks like he still has his afterburners.
BB not mentioned?
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@chris-b said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@chris That's Ennor presumably.
Google threw up this for Crusaders' backs.
Game speed a bit different than top end speed over 100 m.
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@chris-b said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@l_n_p No - just that brief response.
I'd think Reece, Bridge and Beaudy would be the other guys keen to line up on the start line. Beaudy's hit 30 now, though - so he's probably not quite as quick as he was five years ago.
BB has dropped his speed a bit it shows a little bit.
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The game against the Argies was the freest I've seen Beauden run for a while, was a real threat with ball in hand. I really like the way we used him in that game, just maximised his strengths, hope we see more of that against the Boks.
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@l_n_p said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@chris-b I always think when Rieko gets a clean intercept and is being chased, he runs at 90% and is foxing his speed (Teddy Thomas chasedown). Not sure why, either likes being "nearly" chased down or is not wasting an ounce of energy.
When he HAS to hit top speed (being caught out of position and nearly skinned by Tom Banks ...) it looks like he still has his afterburners.
BB not mentioned?
Keeping a gear in reserve in case he needs it? It's hard to evade at top speed as you have no burst into a step. Only freaks like Cully could step and swerve at top speed without losing momentum.
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DMac still has some speed. He can get back on the chase pretty swiftly.
Top end speed is usually reached at about 20m I believe. Acceleration is good to get through gaps. I read an interesting study on this a while back. Will see if I can find it again.
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@chris said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@chris-b said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@l_n_p No - just that brief response.
I'd think Reece, Bridge and Beaudy would be the other guys keen to line up on the start line. Beaudy's hit 30 now, though - so he's probably not quite as quick as he was five years ago.
BB has dropped his speed a bit it shows a little bit.
His running style is short strides and fast legspeed, like the sprinter Michael Johnson but obviously less leg power. Never seen a faster 10.
I just watched his linebreak in Pumas 1 where he throws that insane offload to Jacobson.
You can see his legs don't move quite as fast as the "blur" they used to be.As he showed in that game, maybe it can actually make him a more rounded and better player. Hope they focus him on 10 and keep it competitive when RM is back.
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@crucial said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
DMac still has some speed. He can get back on the chase pretty swiftly.
Top end speed is usually reached at about 20m I believe. Acceleration is good to get through gaps. I read an interesting study on this a while back. Will see if I can find it again.
Found it. Interesting reading about athlete speed/ acceleration etc comparing sprinters and 'field sports'
Maximum Speed: Misconceptions of Sprinting : Strength & Conditioning Journal
ROVIDES SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE ON 3 PROMINENT CONSTRUCTS IN THIS AREA: (A) ACHIEVING MAXIMUM SPEED OVER SHORT DISTANCES (<30 M), (B) ROLE OF THE GASTROCNEMIUS-SOLEUS-ACHILLES COMPLEX IN SPRINT PERFORMANCE, AND (C) THE PHASE OF THE SPRINT CYCLE THAT LIKELY PLAYS A DOMINANT ROLE IN ACHIEVING MAXIMUM...
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@crucial said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
3:14 on and well I think you're simply totally right, I just found this excellent video proving what you said.Keeping on gear in reserve in case he needs it? It's hard to evade at top speed as you have no burst into a step. Only freaks like Cully could step and swerve at top speed without losing momentum.
3:23 - Rieko makes the intercept
3:28 - seems to drop his place a little to 90% - angling slightly infield for the posts
3:31 - gets a nasty surprise when he senses that Teddy Thomas still close, and still chasing him down, Thomas is running at 100%
3:31-3:32 - at that split second I think he doesn't know Thomas's exact line, so he's forced to make a decision, and (correctly) chooses the safer option and steps for the cornerCocky sod ... but Rieko I can cut a bit of slack. He was only 22 then, still only 24, and he genuinely seems to want to develop himself which is the main thing.
