Springboks v All Blacks I
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@NTA said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@nzzp said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@NTA said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
None of my posts should be taken in any other context than "The Boks are a very good side with a fairly solid history together, so any loss against them should be part of the accounting".
Marx is a fucking weapon.
He is. But christ, just settling in to watch a replay and the first of a number of turnovers look as dodgy as shit. Leaning on players to get hands on the ball, and AG just looks at it and thinks 'fair enough'.
I also thought a couple of them failed to show "strong body position" and "lifting the ball" which is what the refs are after.
Marx has this tell when he’s not supporting weight and starts to tip. It’s quite subtle, in that he keeps his legs straight, but he throws himself backwards whilst snatching a bit forward with his arms. Once you’ve seen it once you realise it’s a tactic. But retains ‘strong body position’ so refs don’t seem to connect that it means he wasn’t supporting his body weight.
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@Bones a lot of things are obvious as fuck unless you're Angus.
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@antipodean said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@Bones a lot of things are obvious as fuck unless you're Angus.
I'm intrigued by a penalty at scrum time for knee on the ground and walking around too. Our props must have amazing strength and flexibility to do that!
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@NTA Ta. Good post. At scrum in question I did notice that Lomax was tenting, but it was ironical that it was a subtle tug downwards by Kitshoff’s left arm which caused him to collapse: the irony being that AG signalled that Lomax had pulled down with his arm, which he hadn’t.
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@stodders start Fletcher Newell. Can't do worse, Angus and Tyrrell are dead ends. Throw the new boy in the deep end.
That knee thing is stupid, same as when you put your hand down and then remind. It stops a collapse,so it's not good thing!
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@BartMan said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@stodders start Fletcher Newell. Can't do worse, Angus and Tyrrell are dead ends. Throw the new boy in the deep end.
That knee thing is stupid, same as when you put your hand down and then remind. It stops a collapse,so it's not good thing!
Technical infringement - peak Gardner ☺️
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@OomPB said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@pakman you lot can be glad Deon Fourie isn't playing. He has been outstanding all season for the Stormers.
I'd be more worried if Boks chose Roos or Louw, than Fourie. Kwagga is a great option off the bench as he covers every position apart from the front row 😂.
Fourie isn't displacing Kolisi.
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@Bones said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@pakman the tell is more obvious than that. It's the knees leaning on the tackled player, while his hands rest on the ground about a metre forward of that, combined with the fact he still can't get the leverage to lift.
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@OomPB said in Springboks v All Blacks I:
@stodders Fourie is a prime poacher. Started as a 2.
I know who he is. He's 35. If the Boks have an injury crisis, they'll perhaps pick him. But he isn't the future. So he won't get much of an opportunity.
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