Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2
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@kev said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@canefan said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Overall a clunky game but always great to beat Ireland.
Fainga’anuku was very good. Plays direct and is hard to get to ground. The way Ireland defend you need that extra time on your feet to allow support players to arrive. Him and Clarke and also Quinn provide that.
Plenty of negative that no doubt will be highlighted, but happy to win and a shame we couldn’t get that last try.
I think we have to call it like it is. We are not very good. The coaching and selections are mental.
Mexteds infamous quote comes to mind.
We are like blind men in a brothel. Just groping.
It's not cohesive. Not authoritative. We dont have any players giving us 8/10 every week.
Someone always saves our arse.
Who are the bona fide world 15 players in the squad. Jordie (at a push)?
The lack of strong game plan is making us much poorer than we should be
I thought they created space and attacking opportunities in first half but poor passing and lineout execution cost them.
Positives? Sacrilege.
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@kev The Kiwi-born Ireland players demonstrating the tendency of eager-to-please recent immigrants to ape and magnify the worst aspects of the host culture - in this case being obnoxious, petulant whingers with a built-in victim mentality
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@frugby said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@canefan I disagree that there isn't a gameplan. I just don't think it is a very good one. Pretty much everytime the ABs get the ball, they look to go wide ASAP. When it works, it looks awesome, and we score great tries, but it is low percentage.
Four of them.
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@booboo he got cut off by the dumb trophy lift and I gave up, but went in hard on Ireland - no excuses about when the game was played, lack of line breaks, phases, flowing rugby. Anyone who has been paying attention knows that has gone though and they’re a nation in decline.
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Nothing beats a victory over a Irish side involving Sexton and now James Lowe.
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Like, it wasn't vintage for the first 60, but the bench came on and made a big difference and we ran over the top of them in the end. It never felt like the Irish were ever gonna get away on us and sure enough, we kept it tight and then blitzed them in the end. They deserve some credit for that.
Like all our wins under this management, a B- performance, but the last 20 was very good.
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@African-Monkey said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
the last 20 was very good.
We've been really good in bursts of 20mins all season.
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@KiwiMurph said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Lakai was non existent.
Disagree. Thought he was fine. Works hard. Consistent. Low error rate. Not the biggest player but he is powerful.
Ran harder than most. Which wasn't saying much in the first 40-60
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@booboo said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@African-Monkey said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
the last 20 was very good.
We've been really good in bursts of 20mins all season.
Yeah, we have, but what was impressive about this last 20 was that it was the bench that came on and finished things off, similar to our glory days in the 2010s. Usually we start off with a hiss and a Roar and then fade as the game goes on, but today, we took a while to get into the game, but got stronger as the game went on.
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@KiwiMurph said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Lakai was non existent.
Disagree. Thought he was fine. Works hard. Consistent. Low error rate. Not the biggest player but he is powerful.
Yup, he's needed out there. Someone in the loose has to do the dirty work.
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Not to be negative...but what the actual f...does Fletcher Newell bring to the All Blacks??
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@Mattasaurus said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Job done
DeGroot, Carter and Clarke the best of the starters for me.
Dmac impact was noticeable and needed
The scrum was rubbish.
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@KiwiMurph said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Lakai was non existent.
Disagree. Thought he was fine. Works hard. Consistent. Low error rate. Not the biggest player but he is powerful.
I thought Lakai was the pick of the loose forwards.
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@sparky said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Great to learn both that we won that and that the last 20 minutes were significantly better than what proceeded them.
Lots of work to do before Scotland next week.
Can I make a suggestion Sparky? Don’t tune in for the Scotland match. The ABs played better when you clocked off
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@Young-Hamiltons said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Not to be negative...but what the actual f...does Fletcher Newell bring to the All Blacks??
slightly better handling than last year ?
