RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia
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MynameisGroot having a great tournament so far....
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@sparky said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Dane Coles on to be the oldest All Black in over 100 years.
Really? He only looks in his 90s at most...
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@Steve said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Ive watched De Groots tackle a few times at normal speed now.
There is nothing in it for me, but I admit im a dinosaur.
Ive dished out and taken hits like that in all my playing days.
He hits shoulder first, and then glances head.
I thought you were only 38 ?
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@kidcalder said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
CC always looks like a 12 to me - where he can use his size and not be confused by the open spaces
Worry bout his vision at 12 though
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
I would go SB/SW first half. SB/BR second. Roll the dice. It's got to the point where I'd go Roigard- DMac combo on at 50 minutes. No mucking about.
Not SW replacing BR? Sam has the cooler head. BR has the wear them down aggression...
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My first impression of the red card tackle, watching in real time: "fuck someone is in trouble here" - based mainly on the fact the second tackler (EdG) didn't lower himself at all.
Once the replay came up it was clear he was fucked. Yes the tackler dipped his head as he was going into contact, but firstly: everyone does that, so tacklers should know, and the only effect it probably had was to stop him getting hit on the chin. He didn't really drop in height significatly.
Was very lazy from EdG and deserved a red card.
- Always upright
- No significant drop from ball carrier
- Leading with the shoulder - no real attempt to wrap
Now we spin the wheel.
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@BerniesCorner said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
It's shite not supporting the smartest team
But it is brave to support the dumbest!
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As you all should know by now, I am a very astute watcher of the game and I noticed one thing today that nobody else seems to have mentioned. Sam Whitelock seems to have more hair.
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@Crazy-Horse said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
As you all should know by now, I am a very astute watcher of the game and I noticed one thing today that nobody else seems to have mentioned. Sam Whitelock seems to have more hair.
It’s a lot greyer of late.
As someone else has mentioned the most amazing thing is that he is actually younger than Dane Coles who it turns out is older than Brad Thorn was when he played.
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Watching a replay. Half time thoughts
Considering how we want to play I have no idea why DMac isn't starting at 10
The case for roigard not being th3 bench halfback gets weaker all the time
If we have to rely on either ALB or Havili playing any minutes let alone starting in a knock out game we are cooked
The TMO can get entirely fucked taking that maul try off -
@mariner4life said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
The TMO can get entirely fucked taking that maul try off
It's always funny when you see the next maul - nowhere near the try line - allowed to continue in exactly the same manner.
And not "ha-ha" funny
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@MN5 said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Steve said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
Ive watched De Groots tackle a few times at normal speed now.
There is nothing in it for me, but I admit im a dinosaur.
Ive dished out and taken hits like that in all my playing days.
He hits shoulder first, and then glances head.
I thought you were only 38 ?
Time waits for no man my friend. Im younger than the rest of ye but ready for the knackers yard none the less.
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@booboo said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
@Steve said in RWC Week 2: All Blacks v Namibia:
taken hits like that in all my playing days.
Explains the anger
Left myself open to that sort of quip. Well played.
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@mariner4life the amount of basic errors DMac made against an average opposition should give you your answer.
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Discipline is still a massive worry. 12 penalties conceded against a poor side like Namibia is a terrible stat.
Not sure why this continues to be an issue. Perhaps the coaches are far too nice and the players don't fear them. Drop serial offenders for a game and I bet they don't do it again. Whatever it is they better fix it fast.
