Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2
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@ACT-Crusader said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Jet nek minit ALB is selected for Scotland test on the bench to cover for Jordie’s injury
The same can be said for a host of other players who were sniffing around the team for the last few years.
Perenara, Rieko, Reece, ALB, Beaudy et al.
You need to have serious wheels or be a bruiser for test footy.
Look at the difference Roigard, Leicester, Clarke, Tupea, Leroy have made.
All those little unseen extra yards and weak shoulders they find add up to forward momentum and not getting caught behind the gain line.
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@Richie8-7 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@reprobate said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Richie8-7 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
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@Richie8-7 said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
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@No-Quarter said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@reprobate I am TRYING to be positive here!!
To try to counter that point, I think the impact of their forwards tiring is less in the modern game given you can replace so much of your pack in the 2nd 40. If we'd built a lead during that period you could say that it had a big impact, but as it stands it was them that went ahead, so I don't think the impact of that card was as bad as it could have been for Ireland.
Yeah sorry to bring you down bro.
It's less impactful, but I think it's still a pretty big deal: 20 minutes with 14 you may do well to limit the damage, but still have the fatigue from that effort affect you late in the game.
Think I'm right in saying that Beirne is one of their 80 minute guys too? (and he's certainly a workhorse).We had 20 minutes with 14 in 2023 against a much better Irish side and still won.
Not sure that's a great example. We started really well, and had to make a mountain of tackles and hang on for grim death late in the game to scrape the win because of those cards. Sam Whitelock with the turnover after 30+ phases, and I think Jordie also held someone up over the line? Replay that game 100 x and I think most times we lose it because of the cards.
So an example of a match where a team won is not a good example of a team winning with 14 players for 20 minutes? Good lord. Ireland didn't just lose on Sunday, they got hammered 4 tries to 1 and the final score flattered them.
Ireland also should have had a yellow card in 2023 for a high tackle that was never reviewed after we kicked a 50-22. And in that last play there were 2 forward passes, neck roll on Ioane and a clear penalty won by Ardie. So not only did we win with 14 players for 20 mins, we won against the tide of terrible decisions.
It can be done, and obviously happens sometimes - but, "good lord", that doesn't mean the card doesn't matter.
We took the lead in about the 60th minute. They were poor, sure. But if we aren't in front for 3/4 of the game, I don't really think it's a hammering.The card does matter of course, which is why you shouldn't make a no arms tackle with a shoulder to the head. I was saying it is still possible to win.
And yes, it is a hammering. It's an 80 minute game, not 60. 33-13 would have been a fair reflection. If the score at 60 minutes had any relevance there wouldn't be so much angst about the Springboks match in Wellington.
Fair point.
The Boks didn't take a lead this year v ABs until after 2 entire hours of rugby yet it's the last 20 minutes in Wellington that is afforded all the attention.
If we hyper focus on that the same thing has to apply in reverse. Otherwise we are unfairly critiquing the ABs.
For me the Irish played 60 mins with even numbers and didn't create a lot of try scoring opportunities so I don't feel like anyone should be overly generous to them. They can feel hard done by but I don't think it's why they lost.
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@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@MiketheSnow Gareth really is struggling desparately to find any sort of angle on this one.
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@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@MiketheSnow said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Tim said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@MiketheSnow said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
The mitigation was it was a forward pass
That is a unique excuse. No one else saw it, nor did would it have impacted the tackle situation.
Come on ...
Kelleher asked the ref to look at the pass. Ref didn't.
Beirne wasn't set up to tackle. He was set up to brace for impact from a dummy runner.
Then it changed in an instant and he made head contact in the collision.
It certainly wasn't a tackle.
Sheehan asked.
My bad, yes Sheehan
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@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Im already fucking disgusted with next Saturdays performance against Scotland.
Well at least you are consistent Dr Gloom.
And to think we actually won the last game! -
Leicester needs to be starting every game in the midfield through to 2027.
The opposition spam the blitz D with huge success against us since Fozzie took over. Think it's because we moved to more playmakers in the midfield instead of proper ball-carriers. It's much harder to use blitz D when you have a tank charging at you instead of a lanky Jordie B, ALB, Rieko, Proctor coming at you.
Big ball-carrying backs with skill are part of NZs DNA... and we've moved from it to our own detriment. It'll straighten our attack, hesitate the defensive line, give our forwards extra time to clean, and take a ton of pressure off the playmakers.
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@mohikamo said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@MiketheSnow Gareth really is struggling desparately to find any sort of angle on this one.
I feel misquoted.
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@hikastags although when we had Reiko at his peak pace, we tried to use him as the crash runner, same as when we had Laumape (who i wasn't a fan of) we didnt pick him but asked Goodhue to fill that role.
Certainly not getting the best players in the right positions and then utilising thier skillset, instead, getting best player in, and change thier game to suit the gameplan, to the detriment of the players skillset.
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Ireland are definitely heading on the downslide with a aging roster and uncertainty at 10.
On the last weekend's game, Faingaanuku was brilliant and thought he was one of our best along with De Groot and Clarke.
I've got the feeling Scotland might be a tougher challenge than what Ireland was.
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@reprobate said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Mauss re the loose forward comparison vs Ireland - the red card has to make a big difference there. The Irish were buggered late in the game, they had to make a lot of tackles as you point out. Also the fact that it was Beirne, who is an extra loose forward for them, and one of their best.
Sititi came on and dominated late - looks like if you take out his carry metres, the Irish had more? So are we really doing the right thing with our starting loosies?That, to me, just comes across as letting the Irish loose forwards off the hook rather easily. Aren’t Jack Conan and Josh Van der Flier both 50-cappers while also being British and Irish Lions? They should be able to lift for 20 minutes with Beirne off the field, after which he could be replaced. That’s not even mentioning another 50-capper on the bench in Caelan Doris.
Again, my intention wasn't to claim that the AB back row is particularly settled: blindside remains an issue while Savea’s eclectic positioning makes any loose forward combination a complex exercise. But, for now at least, there are a few things which are working, and that’s including Sititi’s performances off the bench. After a difficult start it would’ve been easy for a player like Sititi to spiral so the fact that he’s once again putting in performances – even in shorter bursts – is good to see.
It's far from perfect but it's also not quite a disaster either.
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The big plus is we kept our cool when under pressure. That's been a bit wayward in some games recently but looks to heading back in the right direction. Not quite up to the standard of the 2023 RWC KO stage, but getting there.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
The big plus is we kept our cool when under pressure.
Roigard's presence seems to help there.
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@Tim said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
The big plus is we kept our cool when under pressure.
Roigard's presence seems to help there.
He helps (as does Jordie) but it's more a team, cultural thing.
Also think Ardie as captain helped on Saturday
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@nonpartizan said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Bones thank you for the Joey Swoll reference. Being implored to do better by a muscle bound gym bro is what the world needs more of.
I'm basically Joey with hair, except I can do two flips.
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@Bones said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@nonpartizan said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Bones thank you for the Joey Swoll reference. Being implored to do better by a muscle bound gym bro is what the world needs more of.
I'm basically Joey with hair, except I can do two flips.
Rolling over like a seal isn't flipping
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@Old-Alleynians they have their moments where it seems to click but not consistent enough
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@MacDazzler said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Ireland are definitely heading on the downslide with a aging roster and uncertainty at 10.
Although it would be good of them to pull a massive performance out of the hat and get a win against the Boks in a couple of weeks time…..
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@Jet said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Ireland v All Blacks - Chicago2:
Prediction: An easy win for us.
If there are petty cards or too much TMO I'll lose my fucking shit.
I wonder were the reffing crew given a tap on the shoulder to say "we are trying to grow the game here, ease up on the douchebaggery".
This was my post two minutes before kick off.
Sad state of affairs.
People are disillusioned with the game and justifiably so.
The sport is being destroyed.
