All Blacks vs Scotland
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BTW, lLast act of the game. Giving it to Perofeta to kick to touch.
Should have given the guy a chance to kick his first points in test rugby (assuming I haven't missed him having already done this ... ?) opportunity wasted to get some nerves out. Not clear thinking captaincy IMO. Hope we're not down to our fourth first-five again in RWC knockouts ....
Not a biggie, but would prefer a bit more attention to detail.
Edit. Actually, now thinking more about this, I assume Jordie still on field and was designated kicker, so ignore me.
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@Rapido and if he misses the penalty and it hits the post the game continues….
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Rapido and if he misses the penalty and it hits the post the game continues….
8 point lead, it was a feeebie.
Edit. Hang on, now I need to google the score ....
Don't answer and quote me until I've done that ...
Edit. Yes, phew. 8 points.
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@Rapido said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Rapido and if he misses the penalty and it hits the post the game continues….
8 point lead, it was a feeebie.
Edit. Hang on, now I need to google the score ....
Don't answer and quote me until I've done that ...
Edit. Yes, phew. 8 points.
But why keep playing and expending unnecessary energy?
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
DH, he was pumping his legs on attack.....then threw that intercept...and just trotted back, there was no urgency to try and make up for his mistake, he gave up the second he saw it go to hand, poor
He seemed to be completely lost as to what option to take before he threw that pass. It was a slow-motion car crash.
Perofeta came on and his kick for touch was the best all game, tight angle and carved off 50m, it use to be just our open play kicking that was rough but kicks for tough from BB were either not out or about 20m
BB kicking out of hand - apart from the Telea cross-kick - was pretty much amateur night..
I thought akira was very quiet but saw some say he was doing good work so will accept i just missed it
Thought he was really good (particularly at the breakdown) in the first 15-20 minutes but then seemed to fade a bit. Maybe a change in tactics when Scotland took control?
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
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@Joans-Town-Jones said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Yeah this chopping and changing is such a great idea. Fucking change my mind.
Ma'a Nonu played something like 70 tests at 12 and 62 of those were with Conrad Smith. Jordie B has had 2 and looks a million times better than that headless chook Havili. We're 10 tests away from a QF but yeah, keep changing the fucking team.
Since 2015 we've been looking for centers. Hansen fucked the team around all the way up to the SF in 2019. Foster has done the same. Finally find a potential candidate and he won't be played 2 tests in succession.
For all the doom and gloom in this test, the Jocks are gifted a PT (DP was blocked from making a tackle and the ball ingoal makes a huge dogleg to the left, not probable in my book but hey) and Mr Indecisive gift wraps and pass right into the hands of the Jocks.
And what happens if we put all our eggs in the Jordie basket, he gets injured and we don't have back-ups with reasonable experience.?
You can say that about any number of players from every single team in the world. That's just the nature of the beast. This obsession NZ has with trying to have 2 players in every position with loads of test experience is absurd and is really hurting us as our top team rarely gets consecutive games together. We are just shooting ourselves in the foot with this while other teams build combinations.
Not really talking about having 2 players in every position, more about having a viable and reasonably seasoned option if a player gets injured - e.g.12. We don't currently have that and are running out of time to deliver it.
You want more time developing a backup than a starter? Fucking mindless.
It's not binary. Try actually reading what I wrote rather than throwing your toys out of the pam because I don't agree with you.
Its exactly what you said, pam.
You have to be seriously lacking in basic comprehension skills if you think my view that we need to develop Jordie and provide a reasonable backup option if Jordie gets injured, equates to me arguing for developing the backup option over Jordie as a starting 12.
i think we dont have the luxury to do anything other than right back to basics, Jordie starts....and his back up backs him up from the bench, trying to develop two starters is arrogant given how long we have before the RWC
Totally agree we don't need two starters but we need to aware of the risks, get the bench option right and hope the midfield injury hoodoo doesn't strike again . It's a bloody awful situation we are in due to injuries which hasn't been handled at all well.
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@Crucial said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Stargazer said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
They missed: Tackle Completion 25%
The thing I liked about him was he was just so bloody solid. Minimal pyrotechnics, minimal mistakes and did his job really well.
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@Victor-Meldrew good hands...made meters with ball in hand....scored when given the opportunity...thats got to the the bedrock of a good winger...build the rest on top
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Rancid-Schnitzel said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
Again, that argument only makes sense if you're selecting a rookie or inexperienced player to develop.
Or combinations.
Like JB and ALB?
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just on the 12 shirt. If it does indeed turn out that JB is the future, then the ready made back-up already exists in ALB.
And if a curse strikes, and we lose two midfielders, then we have already given enough minutes to DH to come in and not be overawed (forever to be known as the Beaver role). Job done.
The 13 shirt is a lot more precarious.
It's kinda funny how fucked our backline sort of is when you sit back.
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
just on the 12 shirt. If it does indeed turn out that JB is the future, then the ready made back-up already exists in ALB.
And if a curse strikes, and we lose two midfielders, then we have already given enough minutes to DH to come in and not be overawed (forever to be known as the Beaver role). Job done.
The 13 shirt is a lot more precarious.
It's kinda funny how fucked our backline sort of is when you sit back.
JB, RI and ALB are the guys to cover the 12 and 13 jerseys going forward
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@canefan i dont disagree.....but a decent part of this thread is dedicated to pointing out how average ALB was....those three CAN do it....but i dont think ALB is back to that level yet
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@Kiwiwomble he was significantly better when he moved to 12. And wasn't sitting outside the dead weight.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@canefan i dont disagree.....but a decent part of this thread is dedicated to pointing out how average ALB was....those three CAN do it....but i dont think ALB is back to that level yet
He's just come back from injury, but the final 25 minutes at Myrrayfield were promising
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fair play, would have liked to see him outside JB too
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@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Kiwiwomble he was significantly better when he moved to 12. And wasn't sitting outside the dead weight.
I personally think he is a better 12 anyway (who can cover 13) as his offload and short passing game in closer is more effective.
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
fair play, would have liked to see him outside JB too
Agreed. I said that earlier. JB at 15 was a wasted opportunity. Play him at 12 with ALB at 13, then move ALB to 12 and play RI at 13 which is what they did
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@canefan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
fair play, would have liked to see him outside JB too
Agreed. I said that earlier. JB at 15 was a wasted opportunity. Play him at 12 with ALB at 13, then move ALB to 12 and play RI at 13 which is what they did
In terms of setting up ALB as the bench/backup option at 12/13, that would have been a reasonable plan too.
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@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Scotland:
fair play, would have liked to see him outside JB too
Agreed. I said that earlier. JB at 15 was a wasted opportunity. Play him at 12 with ALB at 13, then move ALB to 12 and play RI at 13 which is what they did
In terms of setting up ALB as the bench/backup option at 12/13, that would have been a reasonable plan too.
Yep, we have a clear pecking order at 12 now; JB, ALB and then DH. ALB is a better bench option and has a higher ceiling than DH, so DH becomes a useful WC squad memeber covering (at a pinch against Nambias of the world, 10 and 15 too).
RI is the clearly the top 13 now, and ALB is second. But third? DH or JB? Eek. They did try RTS at 13, so it's in with a shout but needs more game time at 12 & 13.
Writing that all out, midfield depth isn't that bad, especially when you look at Sullivan progressing nicely.
