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@EmericanAB said in All Blacks 2025:
Just get it to the Philly/Baltimore/DC corridor! My family and I would be THRILLED to see a meaningful AB test here. We wouldn't walk across the street to see them lay 90 points on some minnow (like the USA).
Yeah that would be nice. Good trip on the bikes down from Ottawa.
@kpkanz said in Italy v All Blacks:
@Jailbreak7 said in Italy v All Blacks:
Well. A little more calm this morning. But. So many work ons. And it does feel like we've regressed since the WC. TBF the forwards went pretty well this tour. But. The backs. And the attack plan / game management for the most part was non-existent. I could not see for the life of me what they were trying to achieve last night. When they were just hammering away at the Italian line but constantly over running or shelling the last pass, it looked pretty clueless and rudderless out there. No-one seemed willing to step up and take responsibility to seize the game by the scruff. Headless chickens. Leadership group? Where the fuck were they? A leader would be a good start. Think this will spell the end of some careers for sure.
Crazy how we're suddenly struggling to outflank the rush defense again ever since Beaudens been starting at 10..
Depth cough depth
@canefan said in Italy v All Blacks:
@LatsToTheMax said in Italy v All Blacks:
@canefan said in Italy v All Blacks:
@Nepia watched the first half, and Rieko always gets the ball and the tackler. The same can be said for most of our backline passing. We are obsessed with tight pop passing to cut through the line. It's rarely pretty or effective. One guy who consistently seems to run nice lines and gets space is Will Jordan
100%. I think Goldie mentioned this which is why he keeps dropping the ball. In the second half the move started working leaving a giant whole between 13 and 14 only for us to f@ck it in the @rse with the link play.
Our backs really seem to play narrow to start with, very compressed making it hard to get to the flanks.
And way too flat
Yeah this is evident watching even the Wallabies play. The defence gets in our faces a whole lot more.
@sparky said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
@LatsToTheMax When they waffle on about their weekends or tell stories they've told before or make some self-referential crap about their producers or waffle on about their sponsors in a very forced way.
I don't care.
Sweet, you've just subscribed to The Breakdown.
@canefan said in Italy v All Blacks:
@Nepia watched the first half, and Rieko always gets the ball and the tackler. The same can be said for most of our backline passing. We are obsessed with tight pop passing to cut through the line. It's rarely pretty or effective. One guy who consistently seems to run nice lines and gets space is Will Jordan
100%. I think Goldie mentioned this which is why he keeps dropping the ball. In the second half the move started working leaving a giant whole between 13 and 14 only for us to f@ck it in the @rse with the link play.
Our backs really seem to play narrow to start with, very compressed making it hard to get to the flanks.
@sparky said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
@LatsToTheMax I tend to fast forward through the boring bits which is too much of the show.
Cut the crap, more of the golden nuggets.
So what crap do you want them to cut?
@Halfback said in Italy v All Blacks:
That should mark the sunset on a few of the players.
Thanks for the service lads, time to pass the baton.
Scott Barrett, and the midfield should be nervous. Havilli shouldn't be in the squad at all. And the wings need pace. And the restarts are terrible. Etc etc etc
The restarts become more of a lottery now that it's nye impossible to lift from the front as you'll get done for interference. Some of these calls are beyond ridiculous as you pretty much have nowhere to go other than head to the sideline then retreat.
@Jet said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
Prof is a very good host to be fair. Deadpan charisma.
I love when swoop is talking about a game he clearly hasnt watched and when Prof takes him to task on it he says
"I watched it whistle to whistle mate".
Holiday Swoop comes out with some absolute gems.
@sparky said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
@LatsToTheMax said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
@sparky said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
I watch it, but not every week, and to be honest I fast forward through a lot of it. It's a real mixed bag. Some really great stories and humour (the Hong Kong trip was amazing), but also too much waffle, an irritating number of commercial plugs and some self-indulgent crap. I think they need a better editor. But there is no denying the chemistry between the four of them.
Not sure what else you want them to do.
Produce a better or a slightly better show. It's okay to quite like something, but also to be critical of its failings too. It's most definitely okay for people to have different opinions about things like a YouTube Rugby show.
Better show how? They have a super small budget. They're not bankrolled by PPV. Its a YT podcast, not a network run show.
@sparky said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
I watch it, but not every week, and to be honest I fast forward through a lot of it. It's a real mixed bag. Some really great stories and humour (the Hong Kong trip was amazing), but also too much waffle, an irritating number of commercial plugs and some self-indulgent crap. I think they need a better editor. But there is no denying the chemistry between the four of them.
Good god man. It's a show where they talk stories. They also need sponsors to keep them going. Not sure what else you want them to do. Half the charm is that it's a scratchpad show and they fumble their way through it.
@WoodysRFC said in KOKO Show ft. The Professor, Swoop, Biv & Goit:
Really enjoy it, think they've slowly found their feet, particularly with their approach with guests. Early days they'd wank on about their own stories and leave the guest sitting there waiting for a question, which was usually just a stupid question, now they seem to give the guests the floor, and are asking better questions. Still found Ali Williams insufferable.
The episodes with Stirling Mortlock when it was GBRA wa brilliant. Loved Big Del on there too. Some real characters.
Anyone else watch this show?
I reckon it's brilliant. Sounds like a good bunch of lads enjoying life after rugby. Some great stories in there too.
Every now and then Holiday Swoop breaks out. Fantastic.
Hoping Jase Ryan has a convo with the loose trio that goes something like this:
6 - fold cvnts
7 - steal from cvnts
8 - run between cvnts
What a cracking game. Not often do I back Aussie but they're playing England so.
A better side would have scored a few more tries against the Wallabies I reckon but hell they showed some fight. After the first two tries they got their defence together and made it really tough for ENG to break through.
Aussies speed of pass was pretty special and when Tom Wright backs himself, he's a super weapon.
Have to agree. TT is a waste in that side. He's good for 10-15 mins to add some impact but he is fucking lazy. If I were Gus Bell I'd be pissed. How someone like him steps and bumps blokes off is a lesson for the Tongan Thor. Has all the attributes to be an outstanding prop but amounts to sweet FA.
Tate McDermott has got to start. He got the ball rolling with his snipes around the ruck. So much more of a threat than JG.
Still a long way off but the danger signs are there. This Wallabies side could be real potent.
@MajorRage said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Couple of reffing things I noted. This is a touch one eyed, but I don't care.
2:30. When Ardie took the quick tap and was tackled around the neck why was that not a yellow card? If Jordie getting wrong 40 out which affects nothing is a yellow card, why is a tackler getting it wrong on a guy 2 metres out from the line not a card?
5:50, t was pre determined that we were going to block kicks from Berry. The restart where Lowe ran straight into Vaai was a lesson in milking by Lowe. There was plenty of room, Vaai didn't move and Lowe chose to run into him. His celebrating afterwards was a bit pathetic. I gave him a pass for his 50-22, but what I giveth, I can take awayth.
0:56. Ratima spill then take the gap, Sititi was tripped in support. I firmly believe in the reverse, the TMO would have pointed it out and we would have been yellow carded. Does anybody really disagree?
Mentioned this when it happened live. Was told I was wrong. Glad I'm not the only one who recognised this.
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Great win I thought, where strangely enough, I feel like the conditions suited us more, as it really stunted Ireland's ability to use the ball. Have to agree with people criticising Nic Berry. He was awful, and Ireland used it to their advantage, having said that, Ratima got away with a blatant strip on the ground on Aki so bad calls were going both ways.
How good was Aumua? He was probably my man of the match, closely followed by Sititi. Man he was into everything. Carried strongly, smashed players, and won a couple of turnovers too. Is he a better starter (not suggesting he starts every test)? Sititi was strong as usual. His carries get us out of trouble a lot, he really uses his shoulders well before going into contact with ball in hand as you see defenders get bumped off constantly by him and his work on defence too. Wins a lot of ball back.
The side we're putting out currently is a lot stronger than what we had previously been putting out earlier in the season too, especially the bench, and funnily enough, injury has been the cause of a fair few changes. It's gone from looking extremely bland with journeymen to actually looking like a strength all of a sudden.
7 is probably the only wide open spot right now once Cane leaves. I'd love to see Lakai get given a go. Obviously Ardie will always be 8 regardless of how good or bad he's going, but I think Finau, Lakai and Sititi is the future. Would love to see it one day.
NB was allowing Ireland to push around the ruck which starved Rat of clean ball. When it became obvious he wasn't going to PK Ireland we needed to get two more blokes in there cleaning up. The rucks were mostly better for CamRoi.
Have to say, JGP is an absolute brilliant player.
@Jet said in All Blacks vs Ireland:
Loved Scott Barrett grabbing collars. No idea what it was about but fuck em. No backwards steps.
McCarthy fancies himself.
Onya Scoot.
Yeah, I actually was getting a bit pissed off when we were helping their blokes off the floor. Immaterial now but I wanted to see some ruthlessness. Save it for after the match.