Foster's Firsts.

Victor Meldrew

@Victor-Meldrew said in Foster's Firsts.:

@MN5 said in Foster's Firsts.:

They were ruthless on players too, Buck Shelford got dropped because the ABs didn’t beat Scotland convincingly.

IIRC our win ratio for the next 5 years plummeted to below 70% when it was nearly 100% under Buck.

Clearly, being ruthless on players worked out well back then.

Why was Buck the scapegoat?

Everyone knows all about “Bring back Buck” but why was it him and no one else ?

Million Dollar Question

Kiwidom

@MN5 because Gallagher, Ridge and Schuster had all signed for rugby league clubs and the Nzrfu feared Zinzan Brooke would be next. In order to keep Zinny they had to drop Buck who was getting on in age anyway

Machpants

@No-Quarter said in Foster's Firsts.:

Henry and Hansen's records really stand out given the number of games. Absolutely incredible success during the professional era. Not saying we can't improve but we probably have to accept we are unlikely to see win percentages like that again over so many matches.

Yeah no way little old NZ is getting back to that dominance, but the way that work & excellence has been lost so fast with the weak NZR unable to move on beyond those two coaches and protégée is terrible

dogmeat

Much like Vodanovich following Allen...

Catogrande

@No-Quarter said in Foster's Firsts.:

Henry and Hansen's records really stand out given the number of games. Absolutely incredible success during the professional era. Not saying we can't improve but we probably have to accept we are unlikely to see win percentages like that again over so many matches.

Golden generation too. How many (in their positions) GOATs were there?

dogmeat

@Catogrande

If you look at the 2015 squad a couple nailed on and probably another 9 that would be in the conversation.

MN5

@dogmeat said in Foster's Firsts.:

@Catogrande

If you look at the 2015 squad a couple nailed on and probably another 9 that would be in the conversation.

The 12 and 8 went ok too

Rancid Schnitzel

@MN5 said in Foster's Firsts.:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Foster's Firsts.:

@MN5 said in Foster's Firsts.:

They were ruthless on players too, Buck Shelford got dropped because the ABs didn’t beat Scotland convincingly.

IIRC our win ratio for the next 5 years plummeted to below 70% when it was nearly 100% under Buck.

Clearly, being ruthless on players worked out well back then.

Why was Buck the scapegoat?

Everyone knows all about “Bring back Buck” but why was it him and no one else ?

There were rumblings about him getting the arse before that because Zinzan Brooke had more hype than even Ethan Blackadder at the time and Buck was getting long in the tooth.

chimoaus

@Machpants said in Foster's Firsts.:

Bryce Rope (1983 — 1984) 9 1 2 12 75
Bob Duff (1972 — 1973) 6 1 1 8 75
John Hart (1996 — 1999) 31 1 9 41 76
Jack Gleeson (1977 — 1978) 10 0 3 13 77
Brian Lochore (1985 — 1987) 14 1 3 18 78
Neil McPhail (1961, 1963 — 1965) 16 2 2 20 80
John Mitchell (2002 — 2003) 23 1 4 28 82
Peter Burke (1981 — 1982) 9 0 2 11 82
Graham Henry (2004 — 2011) 88 0 15 103 85
Alex Wyllie (1988 — 1991) 25 1 3 29 86
Steve Hansen (2012 — 2019) 93 4 10 107 87
Fred Allen (1966 — 1968) 14 0 0 14 100
Ron Bush (1962) 2 0 0 2 100
Dick Everest (1957) 2 0 0 2 100
Len Clode (1951) 3 0 0 3 100

Why so much hate for John Mitchell, I would take 82% WR at the moment.

dogmeat

@chimoaus Maybe because he was an absolute knob

Donsteppa

That this is even a possible headline on the Stuff front page:

Yeahtheboys

I thought it was a coaching Masterclass from Fozzie against Namibia. Putting 70 against an international team is some effort

nostrildamus

@Donsteppa said in Foster's Firsts.:

That this is even a possible headline on the Stuff front page:

Well they are leading the pool aren't they? Can only beat what is in front of you..

Victor Meldrew

@dogmeat said in Foster's Firsts.:

Much like Vodanovich following Allen...

Or much like that 1970's Coaching-Jesus that was Bob Duff taking over from Vodanovich...

Wairau

The match against Italy is Fozzie's last chance to get a record with the ABs, maybe his subconcious mind will be leading him towards a loss.

Victor Meldrew

Another Foster first: First AB coach to lose a pool game and get thru to the 1/4 finals.

sparky

ABs’ first win against Uruguay.

Kiwiwomble

@sparky said in Foster's Firsts.:

ABs’ first win against Uruguay.

first AB coach NOT to lose to Uruguay

NTA

@Kiwiwomble said in Foster's Firsts.:

@sparky said in Foster's Firsts.:

ABs’ first win against Uruguay.

first AB coach NOT to lose to Uruguay

100% record!

I'd say "100% against South American opposition" but... well...

booboo

@NTA said in Foster's Firsts.:

@Kiwiwomble said in Foster's Firsts.:

@sparky said in Foster's Firsts.:

ABs’ first win against Uruguay.

first AB coach NOT to lose to Uruguay

100% record!

I'd say "100% against South American opposition" but... well...

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Foster's Firsts.