All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test
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A small flicker of hope rekindled for France 2023.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@junior This! BB needs a "get out of jail" No.12 alongside him. Big Havili fan but a BB, Havili combo doesn't seem to work.
The thing I liked about QT's performance last night was his support play and how he tidied stuff up. There was one occasion when the ball was bobbling around about 5m in-field and he was just so calm and deliberate in looking around and gathering it - looked as though he had all the time in the world.
Hope he can build on it and this isn't a one-off as we need that sort of re-assurance at 12.
That’s what you’ll get from QT. Strong direct carrying, solid physical defense and I like that he error rate across the board is low. Whether that’s enough to hold off Goodhue, Havili, RTS & ALB remains to be seen. There is some stiff competition.
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I am happy about the win, but from my vantage point (mobile phone at the pub surrounded by AFL supporters) I was a tad concerned at how the Irish appeared to comfortably make ground and it seemed they crossed the AB try line every chance they got. Sure they fluffed their lines and failed to score a couple of times but the Irish will take heart from it.
Also, to gain physical dominace it looked like quite a mental and physical effort from the ABs. We have seen a few games like this over the last couple of years only for the team to not back it up consistently.
A lot of talk on here early in the match about not seeing anything different from the ABs. That talk died off a bit once we started winning. But did anyone see anything different in the end? I didn't but I couldn't watch closely enough
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@Crazy-Horse AB forwards maintained possession . Last couple of years dropped the groceries in a wet paper bag
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
A lot of talk on here early in the match about not seeing anything different from the ABs. That talk died off a bit once we started winning. But did anyone see anything different in the end? I didn't but I couldn't watch closely enough
I think the difference was the focus and precision. As @BerniesCorner points out they kept possession and didn't give it away with handling errors or penalties when they were rocking it up the field.
Early days, but it was a big improvement.
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@Crazy-Horse yeah I said earlier it was a paper over the cracks win. For all the dominance, we didn't seem... well... dominant. A lot of it was down to Ireland shitting the bed. We didn't seem cohesive and fluent.
But maybe that's our plan.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
A lot of talk on here early in the match about not seeing anything different from the ABs. That talk died off a bit once we started winning. But did anyone see anything different in the end? I didn't but I couldn't watch closely enough
I think the difference was the focus and precision. As @BerniesCorner points out they kept possession and didn't give it away with handling errors or penalties when they were rocking it up the field.
Early days, but it was a big improvement.
Definitely a start but we have seen performances like that before.
I was thinking along the line of changes to attacking or defensive structures etc. Might be too early to tell I suppose, but nothing obvious jumped out at me.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
A lot of talk on here early in the match about not seeing anything different from the ABs. That talk died off a bit once we started winning. But did anyone see anything different in the end? I didn't but I couldn't watch closely enough
I think the difference was the focus and precision. As @BerniesCorner points out they kept possession and didn't give it away with handling errors or penalties when they were rocking it up the field.
Early days, but it was a big improvement.
Definitely a start but we have seen performances like that before.
I was thinking along the line of changes to attacking or defensive structures etc. Might be too early to tell I suppose, but nothing obvious jumped out at me.
Perhaps they are focussed on doing the basics well for extended periods of time? It was certainly needed.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
A lot of talk on here early in the match about not seeing anything different from the ABs. That talk died off a bit once we started winning. But did anyone see anything different in the end? I didn't but I couldn't watch closely enough
I think the difference was the focus and precision. As @BerniesCorner points out they kept possession and didn't give it away with handling errors or penalties when they were rocking it up the field.
Early days, but it was a big improvement.
Definitely a start but we have seen performances like that before.
I was thinking along the line of changes to attacking or defensive structures etc. Might be too early to tell I suppose, but nothing obvious jumped out at me.
Perhaps they are focussed on doing the basics well for extended periods of time? It was certainly needed.
I think QT typified our performance. Nothing flashy, calm and understated, fundamentally solid
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@MadGav said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@MiketheSnow you normally talk sense but this is bollocks.
25:34 real time action, then replays
To my eyes, ABs 12 slid in off his feet with no chance / attempt of gaining possession and knocked the ball in to touch.
My understanding, like in the Luke Cowan Dickie incident last Autumn, is if the ball goes in to touch this way then it's a penalty and YC.
Welcome clarification and/or correction.
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@MiketheSnow Geo-blocked in NZ
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I thought it was a pretty good first test of the year against quality opponents.
Compare how we went to how the Saffa’s went against a weaker opponent and with the advantage of it being at altitude.
So, it’s a very positive start for this season - with a lot of room for improvements
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Genuine attempt to secure the ball.
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@Crazy-Horse I think the most pleasing thing for me was the pressure we put on them which caused some of those errors or held ups or rushed plays.
For me that is a very positive step forward.
Still very much a work in progress around using the front foot ball that was there and also kicking for territory. But I’m willing to take that positive progress.
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@Machpants said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@sparky said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
I fucking love Ardie Savea.
He was equal top clean breaks and defenders beaten with Reece, second in metres. Also second in tackles made at 17 with 1 miss. He fucking rocks
People have underrated him over past 4 seasons. Was easily best forward at 2019 World Cup but he ended up coping blame for loss. For me that loss really fell on Read being past due date as well as Whitelock and Retallick failing to fire.
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@taniwharugby said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:
@booboo but they were over it, or they shouldn't have been there...?
Either way, thought it looked daft with one box all masked up, and the other not.
If you remember, isolation used to be 2 weeks, even 3 in some countries. It was reduced to 7 so the country didn’t grind to a halt. So even with no symptoms you stil can spread it after 7 days, so the coaches are being cautious when stuck in a small box that they won’t spread it to someone else.
I mean Foster must hold a lot of virus in him!
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If only the selectors had listened to the collective wisdom of The Fern we wouldn't have had to be subjected to the shit served up by Barret (S) and Savea.
@TheMojoman Was quite telling how many AB's talked (seemingly genuinely) about being back playing live in NZ after the travails of the last two years. I don't think it totally explains the EOYT failures but being in a bubble for 3 months on a long tour can't have been much fun.
Best performance in quite a while and still plenty to work on - which can't be bad.
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