Springboks v All Blacks I
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@Crucial said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
DMac probably would have been a speed bump against those Saffas
I'd take DMac in defence over BB and Mo any day of the the week. He's fearless and that's 90% of defence (% stat completely made up but you get my drift).
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@Nepia said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@nostrildamus said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
I like him as a player but I don't think BB has the kicking ability and pressure to start at 10, let alone marshalling the backline. He hasn't played well under Foster at any rate.
I'm agnostic in the BB v Mo debate, but I think Mo needs to get a start next week. Give him 80 minutes to see what he can do.
Also, you just replied to yourself.
I’ve done that more than once. Then I had to delete it, everyone woulda thought the mods had deleted it…..just an awkward messy situation all round which by coincidence sums up this All Black era very well.
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@Tim said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
Wasn't going to bother posting about the 2nd half, but Lomax penalised at the scrum basically as soon as is subbed on. Can't think of a more out of form prop in NZ?
I can.
Nepo Laulala.
Actually maybe not cos I can’t think of a time when he was actually in form.
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@Crucial said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
DMac probably would have been a speed bump against those Saffas but what he showed in the Waikato game was something that neither BB or RM do and that is to play after assessing what the opposition are doing. As he has become more mature he is putting his outsides into good positions and holes which gets momentum. It was chalk and cheese to the BB way of playing off the cuff resulting in too many back door plays and not enough gain line manipulation.
He’d be useful as a second play maker coming in from fullback right now. For whatever reason JB has not been able to do that this year.
Shame we didn’t have a Test against one of the islands to give Perofeta a comfortable debut. In the current squad he’s probably be the best option as a second play maker and take some responsibility off of the 10
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I’d like to see this team next week:
De Groot
ST
Ta’avao
Barrett
Whitelock (c)
Frizzel (would prefer Grace or Blackadder)
Savea
Sotutu
Smith
Mo’unga
Clarke
J Barrett
Ioane
Reece
JordanEdit: ST for Coles
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@Canes4life Frizell and Coles? Why???
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@Canes4life so you drop Samisoni for Coles....LOL
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@Canes4life said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
Coles
Ta’avaoI hate these picks the rest I like
Coles
Ta’avao
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@akan004 said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@Canes4life Frizell and Coles? Why???
Anyone but Ioane, and forgot about Samisoni. Would keep him there.
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@Canes4life I like the cut of Sotutu's jib. As long as he can muscle up on D, I like him.
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Also noticed AB loosies playing as individuals. Savea takes it up and other forwards just watch and there is nobody attached to his shoulder for support. Result; lack of go forward or risk of a turnover. Compare that to the Boks who take the ball up with forwards on their shoulders. It is something the Crusaders (Cullen/Blackadder) and the Chiefs do well (The Chief's win in Chch this year comes to mind when the Crusaders couldn't get near the ball for numerous phases).
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
You almost think they'd do better if they said "Fuck it, let's just go out there and have some fun - we might not win, but at least we'd be enjoying ourselves a bit"
B.Barrett in particular - whenever he has a blinder, it looks like he's just having a bit of a laugh with his mates and a rugby ball.
I don't know in which direction the Cause-Effect relationship is... but I've thought for a while that yeah... "give some basic strategy, but don't overfill their stupid little rugby-player heads - then pat them on the arse and let them go out on the field and have some fun" might be a decent coaching approach for some (not necessarily all) players.
