Argentina v All Blacks
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@Frank said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@Nepia said in Argentina v All Blacks:
Remember when Richie was hailed a hero for dropping an elbow into that fat Saffa, now Cane does his best to preempt that situation and protect the ref and it's now an issue to some.
Richie pulled him off but AJ Venter was the one who punched him.
Facts have no business on the Fern.
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@Chris-B said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@Nepia said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@Chris-B said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@African-Monkey said in Argentina v All Blacks:
@Nepia Yeah he was solid. A 7 out of 10 performance for me. The commentators made out like it was prime Kaino out there which it wasn't, but he did a decent enough job.
I reckon Fozzie and Ryan will be delighted with Frizell.
He was doing exactly what I think he's picked for - providing a tall and effective third lineout option, making his tackles and trucking the ball up one off the ruck and securely recycling. Got himself around the park and a few nice little touches e.g. in the first try, as well.
Hey TJ. The trick now is to see if he can do it again.
I reckon Kaino would've been pleased with himself to have played as well as Shannon did today!
Your job, in future, is to correct anyone who comes out with the outrageous line that Frizell has never had a good test, so that I don't have to be called TJ.
Jesus TJ, if you keep making calls like this we'll be permanently calling you TJ. That was early career Kaino at best.
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@SouthernMann said in Argentina v All Blacks:
From a PR perspective it creates unnecessary noise. The pitch invader is a dickhead. As a player his role is to ignore what goes on around him and let the officials deal with it.
I agree. He should have hugged him and given him a medal.
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We do all know there is a kind of middle ground right? One that doesn’t involve glorifying the twat with a medal, but also doesn’t run the risk of injuring the fuckwit - or worse, injuring Cane himself.
Grabbing his collar maybe? A gentle tackle? A push? Or even just an ignore.
At the end of the day, I also hope Cane doesn’t get any censure. But there is no escaping the fact that it was a heat of the moment stupid thing to do.
NZ captains sometimes just can’t help themselves when the opportunity arises to trip someone eh? 😬
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I see the PC arseholes are having a go at Sam Cane for dealing with someone who had no right to be on the field of play. I’ve no issue with the All Black Captain looking after his players. What if the bloke running past security had been carrying a knife?
Hats off to Sam, a great leader and a worthy captain of the greatest sports team in the world.
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@Nepia Here's some guy called Reece Labuschagne who will really annoy you...
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Carried with bad intention, committing several Argentine defenders in a performance All Blacks great Jerome Kaino would've been proud of.
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The worst part about the Cane clip is the security guard chasing STILL doesn't get him even after the epic foot trip! Terrible stuff.
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@Chris-B by my reckoning Frizell has had 2 half-decent games out of 25. If he continues to be selected, then hopefully his next one will be in the quarter final. Though based on his average to date, his next decent game will be in 12.5 tests, so more likely next year some time.
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@No-Quarter said in Argentina v All Blacks:
The worst part about the Cane clip is the security guard chasing STILL doesn't get him even after the epic foot trip! Terrible stuff.
The problem with a lot of ground security across the world is that it’s private companies who don’t necessarily recruit for fitness, pace and sprinting ability.
Some years ago at the MCG they had Victorian police doing the ground security and they always had the fit cops who could chase. Now it’s private security.
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@No-Quarter said in Argentina v All Blacks:
Yeah, hopefully with another week in camp he'll start to settle in and be ready to take the bench spot, as on ability alone he's pretty clearly our 2nd best HB right now.
Huge potential and def. hope a bench spot next week over Christie. I do wonder if Foster & Co. made the wrong choice between Christie & Weber
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We need to give game time to potential gems Tamaiti Williams, Cameron Roigard and Samipeni Finau. Potent. Sir Foz has gained huge BPs but this needs to happen. At least 20 mins off the bench
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@Old-Samurai-Jack I suspect Jordan will get right wing, I really think BB is considered so good at communication from the back, they will be tempted to keep him there. At test level etc, the 15 is usually the one telling the backs what he sees ahead in behind opposition.
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@Bones I'm pretty sure the key pass was Clark and he's getting no love for it
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Be interesting to see the team , I would guess they had a plan to start dmac in that game and Richie the next game and will probably stick with that plan, despite the temptation to see how dmac would go against the boks
Dunno, just a hunch
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@mariner4life doesn't fit the narrative around here.
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🤣🤣🤣 at the twits saying R. Mo is shit. Aaron Smith's passing was a fucking masterclass. He had DMac running hard and flat and that ball was right in front of him every. single. time. R.Mo basically came on with the ABs in full Fozz-ball. An absolute average second 40.
