All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II
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@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
But I'll settle for 2nd place.
You can have second place in Saturday's game. Now don't say I'm not generous...
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@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
But I'll settle for 2nd place.
You can have second place in Saturday's game. Now don't say I'm not generous...
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
But I'll settle for 2nd place.
You can have second place in Saturday's game. Now don't say I'm not generous...
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If Scooter is playing injured, I'll be driven to the drink. Early.
If we lose, I'll be driven to the drink.
If we win, I'll be drinking, but only because it would be rude not to.@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
If Scooter is playing injured, I'll be driven to the drink. Early.
If we lose, I'll be driven to the drink.
If we win, I'll be drinking, but only because it would be rude not to.Responsible. I like it. Someone like @Kruse would just drive drunk.
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@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
LJ not considered. He’s not injured, but I wonder whether he’s at the match fitness levels yet?
Begs the question why the fuck he is in the squad for TRC?
Taking up a spot that could go to another loosie
The likes of Lio Willie and Papalii must be thinking wtf
Soooo are these guys in consideration at all for the EOYT? Or are we just gonna see the same guys rolled out over and over?
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
LJ not considered. He’s not injured, but I wonder whether he’s at the match fitness levels yet?
Begs the question why the fuck he is in the squad for TRC?
Taking up a spot that could go to another loosie
The likes of Lio Willie and Papalii must be thinking wtf
Soooo are these guys in consideration at all for the EOYT? Or are we just gonna see the same guys rolled out over and over?
After Canterbury win the NPC, there will be at least 5 players joining the AB squad for the EOYT. You heard it here first.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
LJ not considered. He’s not injured, but I wonder whether he’s at the match fitness levels yet?
Begs the question why the fuck he is in the squad for TRC?
Taking up a spot that could go to another loosie
The likes of Lio Willie and Papalii must be thinking wtf
Soooo are these guys in consideration at all for the EOYT? Or are we just gonna see the same guys rolled out over and over?
After Canterbury win the NPC, there will be at least 5 players joining the AB squad for the EOYT. You heard it here first.
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
LJ not considered. He’s not injured, but I wonder whether he’s at the match fitness levels yet?
Begs the question why the fuck he is in the squad for TRC?
Taking up a spot that could go to another loosie
The likes of Lio Willie and Papalii must be thinking wtf
Soooo are these guys in consideration at all for the EOYT? Or are we just gonna see the same guys rolled out over and over?
After Canterbury win the NPC, there will be at least 5 players joining the AB squad for the EOYT. You heard it here first.
The myth of DMac might repost it now on Facebook.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
But I'll settle for 2nd place.
You can have second place in Saturday's game. Now don't say I'm not generous...
@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
But I'll settle for 2nd place.
You can have second place in Saturday's game. Now don't say I'm not generous...
Yes. Second Place. It's all yours.
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@kev said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Rieko is back, on the bench?
Presume that is because of utility value rather than form. I think the change they need to make is the backline coach. Playing a 2nd at centre is risky. Hope he goes well but smacks of desperation rather than a plan.
What’s the alternative? Proctor has been poor so he appropriately gets dropped. Tupaea is the next cab off the rank but J Barrett is probably the second best player in this team and it’s not really an option to drop him. Tupaea has played 13 plenty of times and Ioane is there to cover if it turns to shit. I’m not sure what the alternative is given we don’t have another 13 in NZ that’s any good
@jimmyb most of the problems stem from a 1st five that doesn’t run and shit kicks the ball away - the defence can ignore him. And Jordie for all his strengths offers no footwork - so just a straight runner. Proctor hasn’t been terrible but probably hasn’t met expectations. Hopefully Tupaea goes well but he be bombed a try last week by cutting in when the draw and pass was a certainty.
I think the real problem is that Holland has done nothing with this backline. We still see BB cross kicking front foot ball away inside the 22 on a penalty advantage vs Australia, and chip kicking the ball away from inside our 22 in the last 20 minutes against SA - and that worked, not. I would look inside not out for changes. Hopefully Damien plays well.
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@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Worst All Blacks Selectors Ever! Are you a woman?
or just a really emotional man?So much drama in your posts (I thought you said you weren't going to watch last week?)
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Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
Bit of a mystery how passive he has been after his breakout season last year
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@jimmyb most of the problems stem from a 1st five that doesn’t run and shit kicks the ball away - the defence can ignore him. And Jordie for all his strengths offers no footwork - so just a straight runner. Proctor hasn’t been terrible but probably hasn’t met expectations. Hopefully Tupaea goes well but he be bombed a try last week by cutting in when the draw and pass was a certainty.
I think the real problem is that Holland has done nothing with this backline. We still see BB cross kicking front foot ball away inside the 22 on a penalty advantage vs Australia, and chip kicking the ball away from inside our 22 in the last 20 minutes against SA - and that worked, not. I would look inside not out for changes. Hopefully Damien plays well.
@kev said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
I think the real problem is that Holland has done nothing with this backline.
Is it Holland or Hansen? I thought Holland was more in charge of strike plays while Hansen has responsibility for the inside backs, and obviously the love affair with BB. Both should be criticised.
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@SammyC Thank you for reading my posts and for the feedback. I have opinions. They may not be yours. That's fine. It's forum. People will express their opinions. And I stand by every word.
Love and peace, Sparky.
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
Bit of a mystery how passive he has been after his breakout season last year
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
Bit of a mystery how passive he has been after his breakout season last year
Sititi reminds me a bit of Andrew Blowers. Looks an absolutely supreme athlete who suffered massive second year syndrome. Let’s hope he can sort it.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
Bit of a mystery how passive he has been after his breakout season last year
Sititi reminds me a bit of Andrew Blowers. Looks an absolutely supreme athlete who suffered massive second year syndrome. Let’s hope he can sort it.
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
Bit of a mystery how passive he has been after his breakout season last year
Sititi reminds me a bit of Andrew Blowers. Looks an absolutely supreme athlete who suffered massive second year syndrome. Let’s hope he can sort it.
Had great footwork before contact last year, which I think caught some of our opposition off guard.
They seem to be eating him up this year...the opposite of Leroy Carter.
Sititi looks like Tarzan and playing like Jane in 2025.
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How the hell Tamati Ellison still has a job I do not know. We are regularly shipping 30+ points. His track record wasn't great - failed at the Crusaders last year, so elevated to the ABs. It's a symptom of 'people I know' rather than 'the best person for the job'.
Go through that coaching team sheet and figure out how many hadn't worked with Razor before. It's almost zero. Working with people who you know is the opposite of a high performance mindset.
Where are the new ideas going to come from? God knows.
What I find wild is the shift from 'drop Croczilla for the final' ruthlessness to "BB can play till he's 40, or we get RM back'. That is such a 180 I cannot get my head around it. And fuck the world I re-watched the last 40 of the SA test this week. BB gets a prime attackign opportunity towards teh end and just ... cross kicks the ball. IT's like his one trick that surely catches the opposition by surprise this time. I mean, it's not on every fucking tape you get of him doing stupid, low percentage miracle plays that will look good on the Insta.
I cannot remember being as disappointed in a coaching team as I am right now. We are fucking up the fundamentals over and over, and no one cares. Your captain is chipping on his 5 m line and no one cares. Here's the thing. If you dno't respect possession, the opposition will and they will thump you. That's where we are right now. It's awful to watch and hard to support.
Fuck Robinson, Robertson, Tamati, Scott, Beaudy, Scooter, Ardie, TJ, Last season Cane and RM. Jesus it's frustrating.
Edit. I feel better after that vent. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
Bit of a mystery how passive he has been after his breakout season last year
Sititi reminds me a bit of Andrew Blowers. Looks an absolutely supreme athlete who suffered massive second year syndrome. Let’s hope he can sort it.
Had great footwork before contact last year, which I think caught some of our opposition off guard.
They seem to be eating him up this year...the opposite of Leroy Carter.
Sititi looks like Tarzan and playing like Jane in 2025.
@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lakai at least hit some rucks and tackled with intent last week. Sititi has been extremely poor in that regard this season.
Bit of a mystery how passive he has been after his breakout season last year
Sititi reminds me a bit of Andrew Blowers. Looks an absolutely supreme athlete who suffered massive second year syndrome. Let’s hope he can sort it.
Had great footwork before contact last year, which I think caught some of our opposition off guard.
They seem to be eating him up this year...the opposite of Leroy Carter.
Sititi looks like Tarzan and playing like Jane in 2025.
I don't remember anyone called Tarzan ever playing for the All Blacks and I can't see how a guy who played wing can be compared to a loose forward.
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How the hell Tamati Ellison still has a job I do not know. We are regularly shipping 30+ points. His track record wasn't great - failed at the Crusaders last year, so elevated to the ABs. It's a symptom of 'people I know' rather than 'the best person for the job'.
Go through that coaching team sheet and figure out how many hadn't worked with Razor before. It's almost zero. Working with people who you know is the opposite of a high performance mindset.
Where are the new ideas going to come from? God knows.
What I find wild is the shift from 'drop Croczilla for the final' ruthlessness to "BB can play till he's 40, or we get RM back'. That is such a 180 I cannot get my head around it. And fuck the world I re-watched the last 40 of the SA test this week. BB gets a prime attackign opportunity towards teh end and just ... cross kicks the ball. IT's like his one trick that surely catches the opposition by surprise this time. I mean, it's not on every fucking tape you get of him doing stupid, low percentage miracle plays that will look good on the Insta.
I cannot remember being as disappointed in a coaching team as I am right now. We are fucking up the fundamentals over and over, and no one cares. Your captain is chipping on his 5 m line and no one cares. Here's the thing. If you dno't respect possession, the opposition will and they will thump you. That's where we are right now. It's awful to watch and hard to support.
Fuck Robinson, Robertson, Tamati, Scott, Beaudy, Scooter, Ardie, TJ, Last season Cane and RM. Jesus it's frustrating.
Edit. I feel better after that vent. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
How the hell Tamati Ellison still has a job I do not know. We are regularly shipping 30+ points. His track record wasn't great - failed at the Crusaders last year, so elevated to the ABs. It's a symptom of 'people I know' rather than 'the best person for the job'.
Go through that coaching team sheet and figure out how many hadn't worked with Razor before. It's almost zero. Working with people who you know is the opposite of a high performance mindset.
Where are the new ideas going to come from? God knows.
What I find wild is the shift from 'drop Croczilla for the final' ruthlessness to "BB can play till he's 40, or we get RM back'. That is such a 180 I cannot get my head around it. And fuck the world I re-watched the last 40 of the SA test this week. BB gets a prime attackign opportunity towards teh end and just ... cross kicks the ball. IT's like his one trick that surely catches the opposition by surprise this time. I mean, it's not on every fucking tape you get of him doing stupid, low percentage miracle plays that will look good on the Insta.
I cannot remember being as disappointed in a coaching team as I am right now. We are fucking up the fundamentals over and over, and no one cares. Your captain is chipping on his 5 m line and no one cares. Here's the thing. If you dno't respect possession, the opposition will and they will thump you. That's where we are right now. It's awful to watch and hard to support.
Fuck Robinson, Robertson, Tamati, Scott, Beaudy, Scooter, Ardie, TJ, Last season Cane and RM. Jesus it's frustrating.
Edit. I feel better after that vent. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Poor old Scott Barrett got lambasted twice !
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
How the hell Tamati Ellison still has a job I do not know. We are regularly shipping 30+ points. His track record wasn't great - failed at the Crusaders last year, so elevated to the ABs. It's a symptom of 'people I know' rather than 'the best person for the job'.
Go through that coaching team sheet and figure out how many hadn't worked with Razor before. It's almost zero. Working with people who you know is the opposite of a high performance mindset.
Where are the new ideas going to come from? God knows.
What I find wild is the shift from 'drop Croczilla for the final' ruthlessness to "BB can play till he's 40, or we get RM back'. That is such a 180 I cannot get my head around it. And fuck the world I re-watched the last 40 of the SA test this week. BB gets a prime attackign opportunity towards teh end and just ... cross kicks the ball. IT's like his one trick that surely catches the opposition by surprise this time. I mean, it's not on every fucking tape you get of him doing stupid, low percentage miracle plays that will look good on the Insta.
I cannot remember being as disappointed in a coaching team as I am right now. We are fucking up the fundamentals over and over, and no one cares. Your captain is chipping on his 5 m line and no one cares. Here's the thing. If you dno't respect possession, the opposition will and they will thump you. That's where we are right now. It's awful to watch and hard to support.
Fuck Robinson, Robertson, Tamati, Scott, Beaudy, Scooter, Ardie, TJ, Last season Cane and RM. Jesus it's frustrating.
Edit. I feel better after that vent. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Poor old Scott Barrett got lambasted twice !
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
How the hell Tamati Ellison still has a job I do not know. We are regularly shipping 30+ points. His track record wasn't great - failed at the Crusaders last year, so elevated to the ABs. It's a symptom of 'people I know' rather than 'the best person for the job'.
Go through that coaching team sheet and figure out how many hadn't worked with Razor before. It's almost zero. Working with people who you know is the opposite of a high performance mindset.
Where are the new ideas going to come from? God knows.
What I find wild is the shift from 'drop Croczilla for the final' ruthlessness to "BB can play till he's 40, or we get RM back'. That is such a 180 I cannot get my head around it. And fuck the world I re-watched the last 40 of the SA test this week. BB gets a prime attackign opportunity towards teh end and just ... cross kicks the ball. IT's like his one trick that surely catches the opposition by surprise this time. I mean, it's not on every fucking tape you get of him doing stupid, low percentage miracle plays that will look good on the Insta.
I cannot remember being as disappointed in a coaching team as I am right now. We are fucking up the fundamentals over and over, and no one cares. Your captain is chipping on his 5 m line and no one cares. Here's the thing. If you dno't respect possession, the opposition will and they will thump you. That's where we are right now. It's awful to watch and hard to support.
Fuck Robinson, Robertson, Tamati, Scott, Beaudy, Scooter, Ardie, TJ, Last season Cane and RM. Jesus it's frustrating.
Edit. I feel better after that vent. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
Poor old Scott Barrett got lambasted twice !
Scott Hansen. And Scooter. Two separate people
