@booboo said in Judiciary Happenings:

@Gunner said in Judiciary Happenings:

What a fucking joke.

I couldn’t believe this was sighted in the first place and I’m absolutely stunned he got a holiday.

It’s only a matter of time before a big game (ie pool decider or a finals game) is decided on a red card due to minimal accidental contact with the head.

Rugby is heading down a very slippery slope, one that they won’t be able to climb back out of and it worries me.

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Thank u four coreckting me. Eye woodn’t have been abel 2 sleep tonite other y’s.

You know what’s so pleasing about this performance for me?

When the Black Caps were the laughing stock of test cricket, we’d sometimes have a couple of sessions where we’d dominate a top team, say have them 5 or 6 down for bugger all. Then inevitably someone in the opposition team would save the day with a big tonne or a bag of wickets and we’d go back to being shit.

Man it pissed me off, those bloody good teams always had someone that would stand up and perform when required under pressure to steal the game away from us again.

Well guess what, the Black Caps are now that good team who can soak up the pressure of being dominated for periods, before someone always puts their hand up when the team needs them the most.

It’s certainly a golden age of NZ cricket, soak it up people.

@voodoo said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@gunner said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@voodoo said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@tim said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Akira Ioane's big work ons:

Jackling. He's a big guy, but that's not an excuse. Gets the odd turnover for the Blues but gives away ruck penalties too. May lack confidence as well as skills there.

Link play. Not a traditional big six strength, but could up fitness and improve decision making to get involved more in support. First half of 2019 Super Rugby his link play was excellent, maybe lacks confidence or decision making of when to switch lines.

Decision making of when to stay on his lines and when to hit the ruck or link off his line. Does this very well late in the game, but could increase involvement in first 50 minutes by being able to pick when to get involved. That kind of decision making could be the difference between a very good player and a great player.

I thought after watching today his only work on for me is a huge nit pick, but I would've preferred to see him take those tries himself - extra pass makes room for a mistake and getting those tries himself maybe has an effect on the oppo"s head space too? Best game in black for me, although admittedly against a fairly ordinary Oz.

I agree with this, almost like he was showboating that the gams is too easy for him, look at how unselfish I am etc. Just run over that last defender!!

Poor old Akira can’t win can he.
Ah well, we can always go back to back Shannon Frizzell.

Whatchu talking bout Willis?

He was fucking awesome. Best player on the paddock. Like Bones said, a huge bit pick, but just cos he was awesome doesn't mean we can't discuss work ons!

I don’t see learning to be a hungus prick as a valid work on, probably more the other way around.

Akira a couple of years ago probably would have steamrolled the last defender, ignoring the unmarked man outside him, and we’d have been saying ‘Akira needs to learn to pass’

I’d like to know when putting your team mate over for a freebie try became a no-no?

To me a simple catch and pass is far less risky than tucking and going yourself and potentially loosing the ball in the tackle, being tackled short of the line or being tackled into touch.

This bloody Santner, why is he in the team?

120 odd runs and 3 late wickets to have NZ in the box seat. Pffffft, you’re gonna need to bring more than that to satisfy The Fern pal....

Let’s see if Foster learns from his poor substitution tactics tonight? I doubt it.

Jordie to the wing - total waste of a sub. He was poor as a starting winger, what made Foster think he’d add anything to that position off the bench?

Subbing Akira who was arguably our best forward, smacks of a pre-meditated plan. Grow some balls and sub Ardie if he’s the least effective of the loose trio.

Then putting most of the bench on within a few minutes, lost all our momentum.

Oh how spoilt were we when our bench would come on and tear teams apart in the last 20.

sigh

BB is past it. He was just totally anonymous for the Blues. Terrible buy.

@No-Quarter said in Chiefs vs Hurricanes:

I really don't like malls. Always such a shambles.

I'm not a fan either, too many people for my liking. Parking is always a bitch too.

Why is Marty Banks missing from the list?

Or is this actually a serious thread?

@Tim said in All Blacks vs Boks:

Ioane is pretty good.

With lack of a better option, I guess he'll do.

Pujara won’t get the headlines, but by christ his dogged performances have had a big say in this series win.

Is this a thread about the current EOYT?

Asking for a friend, who wonders why 90% of the thread is about someone who isn’t even anywhere near the EOYT…

@voodoo said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@gunner said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@voodoo said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@tim said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Akira Ioane's big work ons:

Jackling. He's a big guy, but that's not an excuse. Gets the odd turnover for the Blues but gives away ruck penalties too. May lack confidence as well as skills there.

Link play. Not a traditional big six strength, but could up fitness and improve decision making to get involved more in support. First half of 2019 Super Rugby his link play was excellent, maybe lacks confidence or decision making of when to switch lines.

Decision making of when to stay on his lines and when to hit the ruck or link off his line. Does this very well late in the game, but could increase involvement in first 50 minutes by being able to pick when to get involved. That kind of decision making could be the difference between a very good player and a great player.

I thought after watching today his only work on for me is a huge nit pick, but I would've preferred to see him take those tries himself - extra pass makes room for a mistake and getting those tries himself maybe has an effect on the oppo"s head space too? Best game in black for me, although admittedly against a fairly ordinary Oz.

I agree with this, almost like he was showboating that the gams is too easy for him, look at how unselfish I am etc. Just run over that last defender!!

Poor old Akira can’t win can he.
Ah well, we can always go back to back Shannon Frizzell.

Whatchu talking bout Willis?

He was fucking awesome. Best player on the paddock. Like Bones said, a huge bit pick, but just cos he was awesome doesn't mean we can't discuss work ons!

I don’t see learning to be a hungus prick as a valid work on, probably more the other way around.

Akira a couple of years ago probably would have steamrolled the last defender, ignoring the unmarked man outside him, and we’d have been saying ‘Akira needs to learn to pass’

I’d like to know when putting your team mate over for a freebie try became a no-no?

To me a simple catch and pass is far less risky than tucking and going yourself and potentially loosing the ball in the tackle, being tackled short of the line or being tackled into touch.

@voodoo said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@bones said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@tim said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Akira Ioane's big work ons:

Jackling. He's a big guy, but that's not an excuse. Gets the odd turnover for the Blues but gives away ruck penalties too. May lack confidence as well as skills there.

Link play. Not a traditional big six strength, but could up fitness and improve decision making to get involved more in support. First half of 2019 Super Rugby his link play was excellent, maybe lacks confidence or decision making of when to switch lines.

Decision making of when to stay on his lines and when to hit the ruck or link off his line. Does this very well late in the game, but could increase involvement in first 50 minutes by being able to pick when to get involved. That kind of decision making could be the difference between a very good player and a great player.

I thought after watching today his only work on for me is a huge nit pick, but I would've preferred to see him take those tries himself - extra pass makes room for a mistake and getting those tries himself maybe has an effect on the oppo"s head space too? Best game in black for me, although admittedly against a fairly ordinary Oz.

I agree with this, almost like he was showboating that the gams is too easy for him, look at how unselfish I am etc. Just run over that last defender!!

Poor old Akira can’t win can he.
Ah well, we can always go back to back Shannon Frizzell.

Having not read any comments during the game, here are my thoughts.

Defense, outstanding despite letting in 3 tries. We were accurate physical, and bloody effective.
Tight five good, Bower went up a notch, Taylor of old was back. Brodie into it all.

Loose forwards outstanding. Akira got through some work, and should have scored a couple of tries, but unselfishly gave those outside him the simplest of tries.

Weber I though was pretty good until he tired and started throwing a few wayward passes.

BB, good but his goalkicking is and always was woeful. If he starts moving forward in big games we need someone else kicking goals.

Midfield, solid and accurate. ALB surely the premier midfielder in NZ (if we didn’t know that already)

Both wingers very good, love love love seeing Rieko pinning the ears back and going for it. Looks to have some real confidence.

JB, red card I though was a fucking shit call. Was looking up at the ball the entire time, extending his foot so he can land safely, not his fault some idiot got too close.

Front row subs, sub par compared to our starters. Scrum penalties, poor lineout throwing.

Back reserves added something, this game was tailor made for TJs running game.

Performing pretty bloody well I think, some of us, including myself may need to eat Foster humble pie if this form continues…

@mn5 said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

@machpants said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):

Fuck I'm bored, I take it I'll have to wait an extra day before I can slag off fat Foster's selections?

I’m hoping he picks Jordie Barrett and George Bridge on the wings and leaves Rieko Ioane out.

Do you hate us all that much?

@steven-harris said in Northland v Taranaki:

Trent Renata Roberts

Do you mean Renata Roberts-Te Nana?

He was pretty handy in those few games he got 2 or 3 years ago.

Shit that’s bloody horrible, hope he pulls through.

@derpus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 1 Eden Park 7th Aug:

Edit: Sevu with a blinder supporting the AB selection policies of late.

Which is what exactly?

Serious question, coz I’d say 99% of people here have no fucking idea.

A couple of weeks ago, a handful of mates and I were having a couple of Friday afternoon beers as you do. One pipes up and says get on the Warriors over the next few weeks, there is money to be made. He said they always win games at the end of the season when they’re no chance of making the 8. We all laughed and thought he needed sending to the mental health unit at Whangarei Hospital.

Turns out he may have been right on this occasion.

Let’s see if Foster learns from his poor substitution tactics tonight? I doubt it.

Jordie to the wing - total waste of a sub. He was poor as a starting winger, what made Foster think he’d add anything to that position off the bench?

Subbing Akira who was arguably our best forward, smacks of a pre-meditated plan. Grow some balls and sub Ardie if he’s the least effective of the loose trio.

Then putting most of the bench on within a few minutes, lost all our momentum.

Oh how spoilt were we when our bench would come on and tear teams apart in the last 20.

sigh