All Blacks v Argentina II
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@canefan said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Having said that, I can't think of any player that came back from sabbatical better than they were when they started.
Rangi, perhaps?
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@Chris said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Frank said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Watched the Soctt Hansen interview.
I am not going to say - “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” -yet, but he doesn't give me that good down to earth feeling like say, Vern Cotter did. Too slick, too corporate, and too cocky. Apparently, it's all abpit "opportunities".What happened to just saying we screwed up and we feel ashamed?
There's too many coaches in this team, two of which (MacDonald and Holland) have no record to stand on to lay claim to be in the set up in the first place. This is reflected in the disjointed game plan.
And since Razor loves his assistants - perhaps we hire a how to exit out of our own half coach.
Hansen is a top bloke and a very smart coach he master minded a lot of the plans to combat teams in the Crusaders title play off games.
I had a lot to with Scott at club level down to earth dude.It's not how smart or down to earth he is at Club or SRP level, it's how good he is at Test level. As an armchair expert I'll give him a pass as our D hasn't regressed and has improved in some areas and adapted to opponents.
Unlike our forwards where Robertson really needs to get a grip. All over the place consistency-wise and bugger-all improvement.
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@Victor-Meldrew not sure shipping record points to Argentina isn't regression.
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@Bones said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Victor-Meldrew not sure shipping record points to Argentina isn't regression.
That's not all down to defence. A shit forwards platform is going to give scoring opportunities to the other side.
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The Boks have 4 or 5 forwards in Japan. How come they can handle it?
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
The Boks have 4 or 5 forwards in Japan. How come they can handle it?
Maybe we should ask them?
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Results as a head coach mean nothing if you become an assistant coach.
Take a look around at teams around the world. Lots of Assistant coaches aren’t or have been head coaches. It’s a different role completely.
Maybe the head coaches like McDonald etc are struggling with the specialisation required?
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@voodoo said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
I didn't watch as I had a 50th - and I haven't watched the replay yet. So having scrolled this thread for about 12 minutes, I feel perfectly placed to select a team for redemption.
You're welcome.
- De Groot
- Taylor
- Lomax
- Darry
- Vaii (50/50 with Patrick)
- Finau
- Cane (or Paps, I don't really care)
- Ardie (hooked for Sititi early if not playing out of his skin)
- Ratima
- Dmac
- Clarke
- ALB
- Ioane
- Jordan
- Jordie B (yes sir)
Happy to have helped out guys, see you in a week.
The Redeem team, except where is our Kobe? Oh I see you’ve picked Cane….
Razor and Rangi, I know you lurk so get your skates on and pick this team
EdG, Taylor, Lomax, Darry, Vaa’i, Finau, Papali’i, Jacobson, Ratima, DMac, Clarke, ALB, Proctor, Ioane, Jordie
Aumua, Ofa, Williams, Lord, Sititi, Hotham, Beaudie, Jordan
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Chris said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Frank said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Watched the Soctt Hansen interview.
I am not going to say - “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” -yet, but he doesn't give me that good down to earth feeling like say, Vern Cotter did. Too slick, too corporate, and too cocky. Apparently, it's all abpit "opportunities".What happened to just saying we screwed up and we feel ashamed?
There's too many coaches in this team, two of which (MacDonald and Holland) have no record to stand on to lay claim to be in the set up in the first place. This is reflected in the disjointed game plan.
And since Razor loves his assistants - perhaps we hire a how to exit out of our own half coach.
Hansen is a top bloke and a very smart coach he master minded a lot of the plans to combat teams in the Crusaders title play off games.
I had a lot to with Scott at club level down to earth dude.It's not how smart or down to earth he is at Club or SRP level, it's how good he is at Test level. As an armchair expert I'll give him a pass as our D hasn't regressed and has improved in some areas and adapted to opponents.
Unlike our forwards where Robertson really needs to get a grip. All over the place consistency-wise and bugger-all improvement.
Bit early to judge him at test level.
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@Jet from stats alone this year ALB shits all over Rieko.
Rieko has been horrible on attack for 2 years now.
Literally cannot break a tackle or create a linebreak to save his life. Should be nowhere near the All Blacks until he starts finding his attacking form again because right now he's a complete waste of a spot in the backline. -
@Chris said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Chris said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Frank said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Watched the Soctt Hansen interview.
I am not going to say - “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” -yet, but he doesn't give me that good down to earth feeling like say, Vern Cotter did. Too slick, too corporate, and too cocky. Apparently, it's all abpit "opportunities".What happened to just saying we screwed up and we feel ashamed?
There's too many coaches in this team, two of which (MacDonald and Holland) have no record to stand on to lay claim to be in the set up in the first place. This is reflected in the disjointed game plan.
And since Razor loves his assistants - perhaps we hire a how to exit out of our own half coach.
Hansen is a top bloke and a very smart coach he master minded a lot of the plans to combat teams in the Crusaders title play off games.
I had a lot to with Scott at club level down to earth dude.It's not how smart or down to earth he is at Club or SRP level, it's how good he is at Test level. As an armchair expert I'll give him a pass as our D hasn't regressed and has improved in some areas and adapted to opponents.
Unlike our forwards where Robertson really needs to get a grip. All over the place consistency-wise and bugger-all improvement.
Bit early to judge him at test level.
I think they just got the message that test level is a big jump up
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Maybe they will tell us to ‘fuxk off bru’!
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Jason Ryan’s area of responsibility is underperforming right now. Big time.
He is the coach with the longest tenure and has the most international experience.
He also has not selected the best player in Super rugby this year, which is seemingly based on a personal vendetta.
He had a great start to his AB coaching career but he really needs to get his forwards delivering pronto.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Maybe they will tell us to ‘fuxk off bru’!
If they start playing winning footy they tell us to f*"ken go wherever they want. Otherwise feeling the blowtorch comes with the job
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@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Jet from stats alone this year ALB shits all over Rieko.
Rieko has been horrible on attack for 2 years now.
Literally cannot break a tackle or create a linebreak to save his life. Should be nowhere near the All Blacks until he starts finding his attacking form again because right now he's a complete waste of a spot in the backline.I’m not advocating for Rieko either.
He isn’t a centre for me.
I’m just saying his speed papers over a lot of cracks. His scramble D is good.
The cupboard is fairly bare for centres.
I have nightmares thinking about ALB running around sideways behind the gain line since 2019 semi and being gobbled up by the English.
I can’t believe 5 years later he is still there.
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@Jet Tbh I think ALB is one of our classiest players and only bouts of injury stopped him from being guaranteed as one of the first names on the sheet, which I think will happen if he stays injury free.
Even the 2019 semifinal against England you mentioned, have you seen the stats from that day?
ALB that day had the following stats..
-1st in the team for defenders beaten
-2nd in the team for metres made
-2nd in the team for tackles madeSource - https://www.espn.com/rugby/playerstats?gameId=292934&league=164205
So hardly the nightmare you seem to remember.
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@DaGrubster said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Jason Ryan’s area of responsibility is underperforming right now. Big time.
Razor's area (loose forwards) is underperforming even worse.
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@Frank said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
Razor's area (loose forwards) is underperforming even worse.
Easy fix. More Crusaders.
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@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Argentina II:
@Jet Tbh I think ALB is one of our classiest players and only bouts of injury stopped him from being guaranteed as one of the first names on the sheet, which I think will happen if he stays injury free.
Even the 2019 semifinal against England you mentioned, have you seen the stats from that day?
ALB that day had the following stats..
-1st in the team for defenders beaten
-2nd in the team for metres made
-2nd in the team for tackles madeSource - https://www.espn.com/rugby/playerstats?gameId=292934&league=164205
So hardly the nightmare you seem to remember.
Best of a bad bunch on the day I suppose.
On the stats front, Blackadder made 20 tackles against Argentina and everyone still wants him gone. These players are not passing the eye test.
We will be winning fuck all with ALB at centre.
ALB, Beaudy, Perenara keep getting picked as the “safe pair of hands” types. Experience , game managers and all that nonsense.
Proctor , Ratima and Jordan have the hot hands. The other 3 are yesterdays men.
