All Blacks vs Scotland
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
I've hesitated responding to the criticism thrown at DH, because I'll get accused of bias again, but I'm doing it anyway because I have as much the right to say what I think about things as anyone else.
I've watched that intercept try over and over again and I see Havili chasing. Not fast enough, but there are various possible explanations for that. Havili always has a high work rate, so it wasn't laziness.
The most obvious explanation is that Darcy Graham had a considerable head start (Havili had to turn around first before chasing) and Havili knew he wasn't fast enough to catch him, combined with the knowledge that Graham was covered by Clarke with his far greater speed, who obviously should have tackled him. I don't think you can blame it on DH that he trusted Clarke to make the tackle.
He may also have seen Jordie coming in at full speed and he may have thought that Jordie had Graham covered too (Jordie almost had him!) and he wanted to avoid a collision with Jordie.DH can be rightfully criticised for mis-timing his pass to BB, but attacking him for chasing too slowly is laughable if you don't take into account the context.
Maybe for some perspective: DH also made the second-highest number of tackles (11) in 58 minutes, while Paps (13) and Whitelock (also 11) made theirs in the full 80. Apart from that intercept pass, he wasn't playing badly at all.
Good lord. I'm not one to call out the one-eyed folk around here, it doesn't really bother me. But this is levels of delusion that can't be ignored.
You have actually tried to argue that he didn't chase back hard (after his complete fuck up that a 4th Grade Subbies player shouldn't make), because he thought his team mate would get there first? Or, that perhaps he was scared of running into another team mate who was actually trying his hardest to get back?
Fuck me dead.
He should have been at 100% scrambling to assist in any way that he might be able to. An ensuing ruck, a loose ball, an offload in the tackle, a counter attack opportunity, fucking anything, you know, because the ball was live!
Or even just possibly cutting the angle to make the conversion more difficult - which he didn't, and that cost 5m of ground, and the conversion was duly made.
Maybe he couldn't have done anything at all, but coming up with excuses for him not giving 100% is just plain nuts.
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To me the still shows Clarke has turned already and is actually in front of the Scot, so definitely had a better shot at the tackle.
Haven't watched it again, but from that still I'd say Havili should be racing back to cover the inside line, which by the sounds of it he didn't.
Big fuck up by Havili, fuck up by Clarke, poor attempt by Barrett.
Bye Havili, bye Clarke, do better Jordie.
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@voodoo I'm starting to think Clarke is the Toeava of the 20's.
So much potential and glimpses of it, but the top two inches getting in the way. Needs to learn how to think at the same time as moving.
Edit to add: I had a lot of time for Toeava, but the ABs were shit hot then. They're not now and I don't have the patience for Clarke.
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Clarke is so bizarre. The defensive mistakes are annoying. But his ability to not beat someone is the oddest thing.
Its like he's forgotten how many guys he's (presumably) run around or over at lower levels. That break after the chip and ALB regather, was classic Clarke. He's full steam until someone gets in his vision, then his stutter step comes out and he loses all pace.
It's one thing to be hungus and have no vision, but he doesn't even have that - he doesn't back his pace, his step, or his power - he just stutter steps into limp contact!
Its really weird.
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@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Clarke is so bizarre. The defensive mistakes are annoying. But his ability to not beat someone is the oddest thing.
Its like he's forgotten how many guys he's (presumably) run around or over at lower levels. That break after the chip and ALB regather, was classic Clarke. He's full steam until someone gets in his vision, then his stutter step comes out and he loses all pace.
It's one thing to be hungus and have no vision, but he doesn't even have that - he doesn't back his pace, his step, or his power - he just stutter steps into limp contact!
Its really weird.
He just seems panicked in everything to me, it's like someone presses a button before he goes on the field that only allows one word in his head at a time.
"run run run run run step fend shit" fallover
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@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Clarke is so bizarre. The defensive mistakes are annoying. But his ability to not beat someone is the oddest thing.
Its like he's forgotten how many guys he's (presumably) run around or over at lower levels. That break after the chip and ALB regather, was classic Clarke. He's full steam until someone gets in his vision, then his stutter step comes out and he loses all pace.
It's one thing to be hungus and have no vision, but he doesn't even have that - he doesn't back his pace, his step, or his power - he just stutter steps into limp contact!
Its really weird.
He just seems panicked in everything to me, it's like someone presses a button before he goes on the field that only allows one word in his head at a time.
"run run run run run step fend shit" fallover
Some guys look like they have time, others look rushed. As flustered as Clarke looked, Telea seemed very composed
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@booboo Hate? Weird word to use. I think many of us are just flabbergasted that a bloke that looks to be so talented just doesn't kick on as expected, despite getting all the opportunities (many more opportunities than some others). Expressing surprise & disappointment is pretty reasonable, isn't it?
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@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@booboo Hate? Weird word to use. I think many of us are just flabbergasted that a bloke that looks to be so talented just doesn't kick on as expected, despite getting all the opportunities (many more opportunities than some others). Surprise & disappointment is pretty reasonable, isn't it?
As mentioned, I'll have to look harder.
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Clarke seems to be following the Bridge trajectory. Doesn't pin his ears back, lost the ability to beat a man, looks for the contact...
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@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
But his ability to not beat someone is the oddest thing.
The oddest thing for me is he never seems to put the hammer down when he's made a break. Almost as if he's saying to himself "what do I do now?"
Confidence thing? Can it be ironed out?
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@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Caleb Clarke is 23. Still becoming his best.
He's a wing, not a prop.
He's still got 3 years before he loses it
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Caleb Clarke is 23. Still becoming his best.
He's a wing, not a prop.
He's still got 3 years before he loses it
So, one World Cup.
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@canefan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@voodoo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Clarke is so bizarre. The defensive mistakes are annoying. But his ability to not beat someone is the oddest thing.
Its like he's forgotten how many guys he's (presumably) run around or over at lower levels. That break after the chip and ALB regather, was classic Clarke. He's full steam until someone gets in his vision, then his stutter step comes out and he loses all pace.
It's one thing to be hungus and have no vision, but he doesn't even have that - he doesn't back his pace, his step, or his power - he just stutter steps into limp contact!
Its really weird.
He just seems panicked in everything to me, it's like someone presses a button before he goes on the field that only allows one word in his head at a time.
"run run run run run step fend shit" fallover
Some guys look like they have time, others look rushed. As flustered as Clarke looked, Telea seemed very composed
Exemplified by the backwards kick-pass from DH. You'd almost expect CC to fall over his feet running back to collect it if he were in the same position.
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@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Clarke seems to be following the Bridge trajectory. Doesn't pin his ears back, lost the ability to beat a man, looks for the contact...
I lump DH in that group. There are moments where is first thought is the offload while there's a massive gap in front of him to exploit first.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Caleb Clarke is 23. Still becoming his best.
He's a wing, not a prop.
He's still got 3 years before he loses it
So, one World Cup.
I'll take that. We'll worry about 2027 in 2024.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Caleb Clarke is 23. Still becoming his best.
He's a wing, not a prop.
He's still got 3 years before he loses it
So, one World Cup.
With his play since 7s, he's not good enough for this RWC, let alone the next!
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