All Blacks vs Springboks I
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@nta Argies not wanna join in, or not invited...?
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nta Argies not wanna join in, or not invited...?
Good question.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nta Argies not wanna join in, or not invited...?
Hadn't arrived in Townsville yet.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nta Argies not wanna join in, or not invited...?
“ On Instagram, the Wallabies account commented that Montoya couldn't attend due to the Puma's travel schedule“
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@frye said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nta Argies not wanna join in, or not invited...?
Hadn't arrived in Townsville yet.
Bit of a cockup
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@nta yeah seems poor form really, do it with them all or not at all...
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Probably just photoshop him in.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@l_n_p said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Another fascinating Nick Bishop piece today https://www.theroar.com.au/2021/09/24/coachs-corner-issue-27-who-is-really-the-number-one-team-in-the-world/
"The Springboks have lost the most own-ball rucks (6.7 per cent), and have the slowest average ruck speed at 4.1 seconds per breakdown – compared to New Zealand’s 3.9 per cent loss rate and 2.8 average ruck speed.
They have made only six clean breaks and eight offloads in four games, compared to 35 and 40 by the All Blacks ... The combination of poor ruck stats, and the low ratio of offloads attempted suggests that they don’t dare to shift the ball through the hands too often, for fear of losing it to the most lethal counter-attacking side on the planet."
Does it take into account how far apart the rucks are or how effective opposition are at burying the speedy ones at the bottom of the ruck? Statistics, statistics, statistics...
Nick Bishop may have that too as professional analyst. Lives in Wales, still works for Leinster I think - never says anything about Irish rugby! There must be "tools of the trade" and he'll be accessing analytics (paysites?) slightly more detailed than ESPN Rugbystats for sure
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@junior said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@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?
Rieko also might not be the fastest at the top end but his acceleration is phenomenal- that’s why I think he looks so dangerous everytike he gets the ball at centre he can go from cruising to full speed in an instant
On Rieko, if you look at 47:10-12, the way he commits to tackle Kellaway, and in a split is able to react to the pass, turn and accelerate over 5-10 paces to near top-speed is a stunning play ... even though I've watched him a lot. Still takes him 30-odd meters to make the tackle on Tom Banks!
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@bones It won't make the highlights reel like the BB chasedown on Willie Le Roux, but I'm finding it at least as impressive in slow-mo.
The flipside of his pace (at center) is he hasn't needed to learn the art of running a line to keep defenders in two minds until the very last moment, the way Nonu became a magician at. But he's only 24 and a novice center at this level ...
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@l_n_p I’ll never forget what I heard from a top line coach that went on to be an assistant at international level, “run a good line in rugby and it will make you look faster than you are on TV” 😀
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@stargazer ......"Suzy" at it again??
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@act-crusader Nonu on attack and right-to-left used to run a very slightly-diagonal line that would pin two defenders, and given his power and still some pace, gave them both kittens on defense: he would step inwards and could score, run-over you with pure power and score, or could pass/offload at the last moment?
I'm a Blues supporter but Rieko is still very much in the scary-on-attack-but-raw-potential-for-now stage at international 13. Not a bad thing he's getting game time though imo.
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@stargazer damn. That's some serious inexperience out there now
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@arhs said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Quite a worry just how many leading players we are missing. Should be an interesting contest. If our loosies in particular beat the boks to the collisions, we should be ok.
We're going to find out a lot about some players, particularly in the loose
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@l_n_p Blues supporter? I like you even more now 😀
I don’t
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@chris said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@l_n_p Blues supporter? I like you even more now 😀
I don’t
Any Blues fan who joined before May this year is a triumph of optimism over reality. Genuine fans, and clearly outstanding people.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@chris said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@l_n_p Blues supporter? I like you even more now 😀
I don’t
Any Blues fan who joined before May this year is a triumph of optimism over reality. Genuine fans, and clearly outstanding people.
He didn't say when he came a blues fan....
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Jacobson and Paps are a big loss in the loose. Blackadder has a chance to rectify the errors made last week.
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Jacobson and Paps are a big loss in the loose. Blackadder has a chance to rectify the errors made last week.
A makeshift 7 is a big challenge against the Boks. I'm nervy
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@chimoaus I didn't realise Paps was injured too, chuck him there and that was my preferred loose trio when we left nz to face sa
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24 degrees, 70 percent humidity.
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Jacobson and Paps are a big loss in the loose. Blackadder has a chance to rectify the errors made last week.
A makeshift 7 is a big challenge against the Boks. I'm nervy
I'm not sure we've got Ardie 7/8, Akira 6/8 and bladder 6/7. As long as they are clear in their roles as a trio, should compete well
That's 2 of each position! 😜
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@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Jacobson and Paps are a big loss in the loose. Blackadder has a chance to rectify the errors made last week.
I think Blackadder will go much better at seven. Hopefully he adds accuracy to his work rate and doesn’t miss a 100 tackles this week.
Sotutu on the bench is going to add impact too.
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FFS Stan SBW talking about Akira and they have accompanying footage of Reiko. Sonny onto it though to his credit
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Keep an eye on the haka formation tonight 👀
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@machpants said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@chimoaus said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
Jacobson and Paps are a big loss in the loose. Blackadder has a chance to rectify the errors made last week.
A makeshift 7 is a big challenge against the Boks. I'm nervy
I'm not sure we've got Ardie 7/8, Akira 6/8 and bladder 6/7. As long as they are clear in their roles as a trio, should compete well
That's 2 of each position! 😜
It's stretching things a bit with Akira - but, we've almost got a 6 playing 7, a 7 playing 8 and an 8 playing 6.
Hopefully it confuses the Boks more than it does us!
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Home game this one, normally ok with those 😜
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Nisbo your attempt at Te Reo was fucken embarrassing.
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@broughie said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nzzp nerves are always good. I’m confident.
HEat and refs favour us I hope. Fastish game and we should get there. Feels an underpowered AB unit though - missing SamW, SamC, Azza, and now Luke and Paps.
Edit: refs style- and based solely on the Roar article on them supporting quick ball and pinging cynical play!
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@nzzp mounga, alb...
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nzzp mounga, alb...
Depth is really getting crazy good again
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks I:
@nzzp mounga, alb...
yeah, thought of those two immediately after posting. Craft beers y'all - fuzzy brain time
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