All Blacks v Argentina II

[Stag]

@KiwiMurph he want even close to that good

[sparky]

First half - excellent

Second half - meh.

Positives - The defence, the starting pack, the starting wings.

Work ons - Fewer penalties, maintaining structure and intensity once the replacements come on, exits again.

Bottom line: job done. Much happier than last week.

[Canerbry]

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

MOM:
Darry, Vaai and Mighty Williams

Jordan?

[antipodean]

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

Pushing a player on the ground, what?

Typical fucking Gardner effort.

[nostrildamus]

End of game observation, the ABs don't have aura. Eden Park has aura.

[chimoaus]

@Canerbry said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

MOM:
Darry, Vaai and Mighty Williams

Jordan?

Wing Jordan yes, Fullback Jordan hell no.

[antipodean]

@Canerbry said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

MOM:
Darry, Vaai and Mighty Williams

Jordan?

LOL

[Machpants]

@chimoaus said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

Pleased for Cane that he’s had another run after the red in the RWC final. At least that’s not the note that he’ll finish on now

Think he has 3 games to make 100?

4

I hoped the coaches are relieved but pissed off, as that second half was as shit as the first was jizz worthy

[Donsteppa]

Ardie nails it in the post match comments. Need to bring that first half effort every week.

[Machpants]

@Canerbry said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

MOM:
Darry, Vaai and Mighty Williams

Jordan?

He was mostly very average, sand much worse than that at fullback - he was a liability

[antipodean]

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

Ardie nails it in the post match comments. Need to bring that first half effort every week.

A speech I've heard time and again from about 2019

[nostrildamus]

Mark Tele'a is a headscratcher, is he fast enough on the wing? Looked faster this week but still not a speedster. But so strong on the ball in the middle of the field, maybe a midfield position suits him?

[sparky]

@Donsteppa Ardie and a couple of the other leaders (old and young) in the forwards really stood up tonight, let's hope the rest of the side follow.

[Frank]

Very unimpressed with Jordan.
Quick, but dainty in contact.
Rieko to his wing.

[KiwiMurph]

Very pleasing to see the non established guys like Tamaiti Darry and Vaai step up in the tight 5.

[nostrildamus]

linebreaks 10:1 is a good stat.

[Tordah]

Ofa should have done enough to play himself out of the matchday 23, which is good. Good scrummager but oh so many idiocies

[kev]

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

Ardie nails it in the post match comments. Need to bring that first half effort every week.

A speech I've heard time and again from about 2019

It’s like this generation of players can’t stick to a game plan for 80 mins. Instead we loosen up and play rugby with lots of kicking in attacking situations. If I was coach I would be pissed.

[Donsteppa]

@kev said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

@Donsteppa said in All Blacks v Argentina II:

Ardie nails it in the post match comments. Need to bring that first half effort every week.

A speech I've heard time and again from about 2019

It’s like this generation of players can’t stick to a game plan for 80 mins. Instead we loosen up and play rugby with lots of kicking in attacking situations. If I was coach I would be pissed.

Proverbial Game of Two Halves...

[Bones]

Are we still hot on Jordan at fullback? Two absolutely fucking prime examples of what I keep yapping about.

Beauden suuuucks at first five.

Vaai was great as a loose 6.

Some gorgeous brutal hits from DP.

Good to see Jordie given a game plan that suits him.

Fuck Rieko, a centre's bread and butter pass is the short/medium to a guy in space. Double down on that training and I'm sold.

The penalty for the Matera "steal" should go on the WR site as a perfect example of bridging. Laughable.