All Blacks MOTM v Ireland
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@booboo said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
Although I'm seeing the positives and saying as much in the match thread I'm having difficulty picking 3.
CC my clear standout. But I hate having to pick bench players as a rule, but 2 and 3 for me were LF and Wally.
That seems strange booboo given circumstances sometimes means a bench player can play 75 minutes like Lord or in Fainga’anuku’s case 65 minutes.
Probably not expressed well. I'll rephrase as a preference to pick a player who has played the majority of the game. That's usually a starter.
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Think we are overlooking Tupea somewhat. Won 2 penalties at the breakdown, pretty crucial. Was never a fan but he's kicked on really well.
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@ExiledHalfback Yeah, his breakdown work was really good. Much better than any of the loose forwards. Got a vote from me.
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@Tim said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
Thought Taylor got through a lot of work on defence and at the ruck.
I think he's probably our best player, but I didn't vote for him on this occasion because of the lineout woes.
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@ExiledHalfback Playing really well at the moment. I'm a fan.
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@ExiledHalfback said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
Think we are overlooking Tupea somewhat. Won 2 penalties at the breakdown, pretty crucial. Was never a fan but he's kicked on really well.
Yeah I'm in the same boat. He showed glimpses at Super level but was hardly blown away by what I saw of him in his first ABs stint befre that injury he got, but now he looks every bit a test player.
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@sparky said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@Tim said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
Thought Taylor got through a lot of work on defence and at the ruck.
I think he's probably our best player, but I didn't vote for him on this occasion because of the lineout woes.
Yup fair shout, hence why I was surprised that Holland got MOTM. Everyone involved is at faultfor the lineout woes imo.
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@sparky said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@Tim said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
Thought Taylor got through a lot of work on defence and at the ruck.
I think he's probably our best player, but I didn't vote for him on this occasion because of the lineout woes.
Yup fair shout, hence why I was surprised that Holland got MOTM. Everyone involved is at faultfor the lineout woes imo.
You have to consider everyone is at fault for missed targets etc, because it's very hard to know who is really at fault. But there were multiple not-straights, and that is only one guy's fault. Unless I guess it is windy as all fuck and someone keeps calling the back, but that wasn't the case.
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@reprobate said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@sparky said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@Tim said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
Thought Taylor got through a lot of work on defence and at the ruck.
I think he's probably our best player, but I didn't vote for him on this occasion because of the lineout woes.
Yup fair shout, hence why I was surprised that Holland got MOTM. Everyone involved is at faultfor the lineout woes imo.
You have to consider everyone is at fault for missed targets etc, because it's very hard to know who is really at fault. But there were multiple not-straights, and that is only one guy's fault. Unless I guess it is windy as all fuck and someone keeps calling the back, but that wasn't the case.
Chicago is known as the Windy City
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@African-Monkey said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@sparky said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
@Tim said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:
Thought Taylor got through a lot of work on defence and at the ruck.
I think he's probably our best player, but I didn't vote for him on this occasion because of the lineout woes.
Yup fair shout, hence why I was surprised that Holland got MOTM. Everyone involved is at faultfor the lineout woes imo.
Yeah, definitely seems to have a lot more intensity and passion, puts fucking everything into it. Bizarrely, the adversity he faced has probably made him into an AB star when he was looking more like a bit part Crotty type.
