All Blacks v Argentina II

Chris

At least Taylor is gone.

And Akira

Machpants

At least Taylor is gone.

Some great work developig depth for the future Foster, and rewarding the medicority of the present. Fosters Follies and the Undroppables - a band name from the age of rugby that they play (amateur)

Chris

Well continuity in HC,Continuity in selections.

At least I suppose they are staying strong on some convictions.

Chris

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@Tim said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

At least Taylor is gone.

Some great work developig depth for the future Foster, and rewarding the medicority of the present. Fosters Follies and the Undroppables - a band name from the age of rugby that they play (amateur)

Rebuilding

Kirwan

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I'd change 6, 10, 12, 14 (For Reece).

Would have brought back Ofa for the bench too after the limp performances last week from the bench.

taniwharugby

I wonder if Foster knows what rebuilding means?

Stargazer

@Chris Apart from Taylor, I don't think the players are the problem.

Game plan, and how it is communicated to the players (lack of clear messaging), and defence seem to be the main issues IMO. That's on the coaches, particularly Foster and Mcleod.

Nepia

Taylor out and Papali'i in are two positives for me.

The worrying thing though is that maybe this was just Taylor's rotation out anyway and he was always going to sit this one out.

Steve

@Tim said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

At least Taylor is gone.

Sack him.

This is disgraceful carryon. Even if they win.

They have lost 6 out of 8 and mediocrity shouldn't be rewarded.

The crest on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back.

Chris

@Stargazer said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@Chris Apart from Taylor, I don't think the players are the problem.

Game plan, and how it is communicated to the players (lack of clear messaging), and defence seem to be the main issues IMO. That's on the coaches, particularly Foster and Mcleod.

100% that is my thinking watching from a far.

Steve

Imagine how Perofeta feels.

Hooroo

@Steve said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@Tim said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

At least Taylor is gone.

Sack him.

This is disgraceful carryon. Even if they win.

They have lost 6 out of 8 and mediocrity shouldn't be rewarded.

The crest on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back.

They don’t have names on the backs….

Chris

@Steve said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

Imagine how Perofeta feels.

Who

MN5

What a weird time to be an AB fan.

In the past coaches would have made wholesale changes after a historic home loss to Argentina ( not forgetting a historic series loss to Ireland prior to that )

They can’t ALL have dodgy photos of him surely ?

ARHS

Only real quibble is Reece not starting or in 23

Chris

Joe Schmidt looks like he backs that Backline being attack/back coach he would have had a big say in selections.

Steve

Sotutu, RTS, Vaii and Fakatava must be wondering what the fucking point is at this stage.

Kiwiwomble

@Stargazer said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@Chris Apart from Taylor, I don't think the players are the problem.

Game plan, and how it is communicated to the players (lack of clear messaging), and defence seem to be the main issues IMO. That's on the coaches, particularly Foster and Mcleod.

yes, thoeretically you're right...but its still pretty worrying that these guys havent taken it on themselves to sort it out on the field if what the coaches are telling them isn;t working again...and again

was it in the foster thread someone posted that he had pretty much said theyre not doing what hes telling them

something has to bloody change

Stargazer

@Chris Yep, and he's had very little time, yet, to work with them, so that makes it kind of understandable that they keep the same backs in the line-up.

Chris

We are obviously looking to build parts of our game and this week is another chance to do that," said All Blacks head coach Ian Foster. "This year's Rugby Championship is extremely tight and that makes this weekend's test an exciting opportunity.

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All Blacks v Argentina II