All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I
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@tubbyj said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Tamiti Ellison is a bigger thief drawing a coaching salary for defence than he was drawing a salary as a Super rugby player.
Have to admire a man who is defense coach of the Crusaders in their worst season in years and then slides into the All Black job and concedes record amounts of points but receives very little scrutiny for either.
He is the invisible man when it comes to accountability.
Can I add he was also very average as Wellington head coach. Wellington had the calibre of players to win two championships either side of the year that Ellison was in charge but when Ellison had the reigns they looked more like chumps, especially on defence.
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
I'm not the biggest Darry fan but the ABs could definitely use him in the squad. The starting duo of Vaai and Holland just doesn't have enough bulk and starch.
Wouldn't discard Scott Barrett as a player - just as a captain
Another example of a worrying selection in our forward pack - just like persisting with Sititi at 8 this season when clearly he needs a reset/spell out of the team and to come back.
I thought Holland was bloody good, plays like a lock should winning lineout ball and just working.
My issue is the balance/combo. In my mind Holland and Vaai doesnt work.
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A few thoughts:
Lineout just looks so much better with Holland there. Don't have to do complicated shit that we fuck up, just throw it to the big fella. That's worth a fair bit - and even more if Taylor is ever not playing, because his lineout throwing is far better than our other options, who do have their own strengths.
I don't even know what we should do with our loosies anymore. Other teams have a Wilson, Matera, Wiese. We don't have a brutal ball runner. Sititi is a shadow of last year. Savea is average between a couple of highlights. We aren't playing a worker either - I think that's why we look better when Holland and Newell are on the field, because they pick up some of that slack.
With McKenzie playing, immediately our backs were running onto the ball. Night and day.
Roigard obviously makes a big difference.
The high kicks are a lottery. Have a lucky day with a couple and some dubious ref decisions and cracks are papered over. At least our kicking was a bit more accurate and our chase a bit more organised this week.
Our try-line defence used to be really good. Now it is shit. Aussies clearly thinking about theirs and holding us up, good smart play. -
The problem is not that we don’t have (arguably) the best available players in the squad, the problem is that it’s just not gelling. Defence is leaking, kicking and catching the high ball is atrocious. Forward play is ok (scrum is a strength). We’re still relying on superior skill and handling to get us out of tight spots. It’s a very limited way to play.
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Proctor should be dropped.
But he might be saved by the lack of a clear alternative.
Rieko is in horrible form.Is Ennor still injured?
Irrelevant. He should be no where near the squad
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Canes4life he also has shy-ed away from contact compared to earlier years - understandable given the concussion issues he had but doesn't mean he should get a free pass and keep getting selected. He was starting to lose form more than 2 world cups ago. Just crazy stuff.
> We need to be ruthless like we were with JSavea. As soon as started to decline, he was gone. The same needs to happen to Beaudy. Great All Black and he will be remembered for some generational plays but it’s time to move on. DMac and Love need more opportunity at 10, with Roigard at 9 they are less pressured to make key decisions and can just play on instinct.
I mentioned him with tongue in cheek during the week. A guy with missing fingers could count the number of bad games he had before being dumped for good. Still young too, not even given a chance to shift to midfield ( which he obviously did at lower levels )
His form also fell off a cliff for the Canes post 2015. From memory I think he was a reserve when the Canes won the title in 2016, with Woodward and Jane preferred ahead of him on the wings.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Proctor should be dropped.
But he might be saved by the lack of a clear alternative.
Rieko is in horrible form.Is Ennor still injured?
Irrelevant. He should be no where near the squad
And if he was, he’d just break 5 mins later anyway
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@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@jimmyb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@BerniesCorner said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
This team is stronger than the AB side v SA.
Holland is a ball supply unit, Roigard's defensive kicking ability, PT in good form and Clarke's aerial skills.
Good to see Carter retained on the wing.The Holland hype train has got to stop. He’s let in two tries in a row with lazy ruck defence
Jimmy how do you think Holland went today?
Poor, exactly the same issues with ruck defence. One lead to a line break, another to a try
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@Darth-Sader It was an error to appoint an All Blacks Head Coach without significant international coaching experience. Future All Blacks Test coaches must have coached at Test level before being considered for the big job.
I think the best answer given where we are now is to keep Robertson, but to have a clear out the assistants as soon as possible apart from Jason Ryan and to search the globe for the best coaches who are willing to work with this All Blacks team for the money NZR have available. These coaches aren't good enough.
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Is it time to consider Papali'i? I know he's considered as a bit bland in his play, but at least he'll get through work on the defensive side, and it'll help out the rest of the pack who have to do a lot of work to cover for Ardie and Sititi out there.
Ardie and Sititi together is just not working currently as both are fairly similar in the way they play, with Ardie being quicker on the jackle.
- Parker
- Papali'i
- Savea.
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@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
A few thoughts:
Lineout just looks so much better with Holland there. Don't have to do complicated shit that we fuck up, just throw it to the big fella. That's worth a fair bit - and even more if Taylor is ever not playing, because his lineout throwing is far better than our other options, who do have their own strengths.
I don't even know what we should do with our loosies anymore. Other teams have a Wilson, Matera, Wiese. We don't have a brutal ball runner. Sititi is a shadow of last year. Savea is average between a couple of highlights. We aren't playing a worker either - I think that's why we look better when Holland and Newell are on the field, because they pick up some of that slack.
With McKenzie playing, immediately our backs were running onto the ball. Night and day.
Roigard obviously makes a big difference.
The high kicks are a lottery. Have a lucky day with a couple and some dubious ref decisions and cracks are papered over. At least our kicking was a bit more accurate and our chase a bit more organised this week.
Our try-line defence used to be really good. Now it is shit. Aussies clearly thinking about theirs and holding us up, good smart play.Looked so much better with McKenzie. BB can’t help himself - penalty advantage, front foot running ball inside the 22 and he cross kicks. FFS.
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Proctor should be dropped.
But he might be saved by the lack of a clear alternative.
Rieko is in horrible form.I still don’t get why they are using Proctor the way they are. He spends most of his time as a dummy runner or cleaning rucks which should be the job of the loosies. I get that we crash the ball a lot on first phase and more often Proctor is the first man there but surely a 13 shouldn’t be cleaning 20+ rucks a game, it’s just ridiculous. He probably had four touches on attack and a couple carries which were solid but using him as a fourth loosie is just odd and something he doesn’t look comfortable doing.
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@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
We don't have a brutal ball runner.
I can't recall the last player we had that just trucked it up full tilt.
Even peak Read didnt really like those guys do, he was a bit more subtle but then he had cleaners and forwards there instantly to secure ball.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Is it time to consider Papali'i?
Hell, yes! And welcome to the club!
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Darth-Sader It was an error to appoint an All Blacks Head Coach without significant international coaching experience. Future All Blacks Test coaches must have coached at Test level before being considered for the big job.
I think the best answer given where we are now is to keep Robertson, but to have a clear out the assistants as soon as possible apart from Jason Ryan and to search the globe for the best coaches who are willing to work with this All Blacks team for the money NZR have available. These coaches aren't good enough.
Spot on. They gave Razor complete control. Another mistake from Robinson led NZRFU.
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Beauden gun player in his prime but no one beats father time and it's a good opportunity to give Love and bring in Jacomb or Reihana into the squad a chance to play at 10. Obviously DMac will start next week but these blokes need to be tested at international level playing 10 at some point.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
You reckon ? or has he just hit the wall ?
As others said, 31, for a forward is not that old.
