All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I
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Roigard has the true all black mentality and self belief that’s been missing. So fucking refreshing.
Leroy Carter too, actually sitting sualii and ikitau down, which should be proctors job.I saw on another platform someone suggesting that Love had given Hansen some honest feedback around game plan and they’ve had a falling out. Similarly, there’s a crusaders vs the rest divide within camp with only a handful of players attending Cody Taylor’s 100th test drinks. All hearsay but sounds kinda believable
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@DurryMexted said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Roigard has the true all black mentality and self belief that’s been missing. So fucking refreshing.
Leroy Carter too, actually sitting sualii and ikitau down, which should be proctors job.I saw on another platform someone suggesting that Love had given Hansen some honest feedback around game plan and they’ve had a falling out. Similarly, there’s a crusaders vs the rest divide within camp with only a handful of players attending Cody Taylor’s 100th test drinks. All hearsay but sounds kinda believable
Not attending the drinks for a player who has played 100 tests for the ABs is absolutely pathetic, whether you agree with the game plan or not
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@allblackfan2 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
This from the Sydney Morning Herald - from memory there was abit more to their loss than a ref's call...
The problem is when calls go against you that involve cards, they become hugely influential. See: RWC 2023 final. It's why I don't like the use of cards to punish players, it just ruins the game as a contest and risks bad calls really screwing teams.
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@jimmyb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@DurryMexted said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Roigard has the true all black mentality and self belief that’s been missing. So fucking refreshing.
Leroy Carter too, actually sitting sualii and ikitau down, which should be proctors job.I saw on another platform someone suggesting that Love had given Hansen some honest feedback around game plan and they’ve had a falling out. Similarly, there’s a crusaders vs the rest divide within camp with only a handful of players attending Cody Taylor’s 100th test drinks. All hearsay but sounds kinda believable
Not attending the drinks for a player who has played 100 tests for the ABs is absolutely pathetic, whether you agree with the game plan or not
Dude, just fyi, sometimes what people say on internet platforms isn't always true. As a rule of thumb its worth assuming stories that sound silly are in fact silly stories that have been made up.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@voodoo I'm pleased to see more people seeing what I've been seeing. I'm firmly of the belief if he sat on the pine, half our problems would be resolved.
It goes even further than that, he'd actually be a fucking weapon off the pine in the final quarter. As it is he is often a liability starting in among the highlights. It's frustrating they wouldn't even consider it given in the modern game the bench players are actually hugely important.
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@jimmyb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Also a sub plot that no one’s brought up, Tim Donnelly has done a seriosuly good job with those Wallabies forwards. Another coach lost overseas
Donnelly’s body of work in NZ wasn’t exactly screaming out international coach.
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@zedsdeadbaby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@jimmyb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Also a sub plot that no one’s brought up, Tim Donnelly has done a seriosuly good job with those Wallabies forwards. Another coach lost overseas
Donnelly’s body of work in NZ wasn’t exactly screaming out international coach.
And despite that he’s done a fantastic job at the Force and Wallabies. Either way he’s been a success post move
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Fun game to watch live. Plenty of footy played by both sides, close, and the good guys won.
But holy shit the ABs are average. They are so static in everything they do, in a stark contrast to Australia who were actually playing on the run. Its alarming how Roigard is the most important player on the team without him we're fucked.
Was i entertained? Yes. Was i impressed by the ABs? Very much no.
This is an ordinary rugby team
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@mariner4life exactly how I saw it. Entertaining but unconvincing.
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@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Biorealism said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Jorgenson's shaping up to be some player.
Shades of Christian Cullen?
Cullen looked like he was gliding when he ran, Max alludes defenders more like Ben Smith in my view. Max is a class player and he’s still so young.
Are you alluding to how Jorgensen eludes?
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@DurryMexted said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Roigard has the true all black mentality and self belief that’s been missing. So fucking refreshing.
Leroy Carter too, actually sitting sualii and ikitau down, which should be proctors job.I saw on another platform someone suggesting that Love had given Hansen some honest feedback around game plan and they’ve had a falling out. Similarly, there’s a crusaders vs the rest divide within camp with only a handful of players attending Cody Taylor’s 100th test drinks. All hearsay but sounds kinda believable
Usually I'm a believer in where there's smoke, there's fire, but even I'm struggling to believe that one (could be wrong of course).
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@zedsdeadbaby said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Donnelly’s body of work in NZ wasn’t exactly screaming out international coach.
To be fair, based on what we've seen so far, a great body of work in NZ doesn't scream out international coach either...
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@DurryMexted said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Roigard has the true all black mentality and self belief that’s been missing. So fucking refreshing.
Leroy Carter too, actually sitting sualii and ikitau down, which should be proctors job.I saw on another platform someone suggesting that Love had given Hansen some honest feedback around game plan and they’ve had a falling out. Similarly, there’s a crusaders vs the rest divide within camp with only a handful of players attending Cody Taylor’s 100th test drinks. All hearsay but sounds kinda believable
Recently read Whitelock & Foster's books.. A lot of the rumours and "sauce" around the AB's during their time were clearly absolute bollocks.
There's discussion & disagreements going on all the time but that just par for the course - and generally pretty healthy to get out in the open.
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
Compare to Read and McCaw.
Is that really fair?
What 7 and 8 ever compares to Read and McCaw?
Effort wise it is yes.
Savea is jogging around looking for a "me" moment.
Even in his turnover today, he jumps up and struts off in a performative fashion.
the "I wont even dignify this turnover with a high five, non celebration celebration"
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe I:
We are a dreadful Rugby team.
Razor has to go.
I suspect he now stays until the RWC.
But we need a bit of a clear out of the assistants and to get coaches with more international experience.
2+ defeats incoming on EOYT.
