All Blacks v Ireland II

[SynicBast]

@Luigi said in Ireland II:

@chimoaus all comms are blinkered twats - it's a fact.

Yes but some are worse than others - Kearns and this mob - I actually don't mind Barnes, et al they at least recongnise good play rather than make excuses

[jegga]

@Luigi said in Ireland II:

@chimoaus all comms are blinkered twats - it's a fact.

Have you ever heard Justin Marshall call a game?

[SynicBast]

I hope Crotty comes back soon, Fekitoa gives me the shits with his lack of discipline and decision making - he';s a good runner but that's about all he really offers

[Luigi]

@jegga I have had that displeasure, yes.

[nzzp]

@SynicBast said in Ireland II:

I hope Crotty comes back soon, Fekitoa gives me the shits with his lack of discipline and decision making - he';s a good runner but that's about all he really offers

Good tackler, though

[chimoaus]

Apart from the poor discipline and A Smith I'm petty happy. I hope A Smith gets a rest next week.

[Virgil]

Moral of this story, if we are going to play $$$ grabbing games in the U S of A, keep to tier B teams like the States, Wales or Boks

[JustAnotherFan]

@Toddy said in Ireland II:

@JustAnotherFan Don't stop there, Go full retard and suggest the All Blacks should be down to 7 players

Well, they have showed total lack of discipline in this game. The score isn't a true reflection of the game. I'm not a one-eyed AB fan. Hope that makes you feel better (I'm not that like you, I don't take things to a personal level).

[Stargazer]

@SynicBast Yes, can't wait for that Crotty-ALB combo being restored.

[African Monkey]

I thought Fekitoa was quite good today especially on defence, certainly one of his better tests. His yellow was the result of a poor (one of many) Aaron Smith clearance after just coming out of trouble.

[jegga]

@Luigi my apologies. I'd rather invite my ex around for a cup of coffee and say" you've got 80 uninterrupted minutes to point out my failings as a husband " than listen to him.

[Tordah]

@JustAnotherFan said in Ireland II:

@Tordah said in Ireland II:

@taniwharugby said in Ireland II:

@Tordah what happened?

After Fekitoa scored and Barrett was lining up the conversion, the usual TV director shit comes up and he shows the last pass which was flat, a few in the stadium start to boo, Rory Best comes running from behind the posts up to Barrett who was preparing the kick and PEyper and wnats them to check

Whats wrong with checking something having the correct call? The TMO has already fucked up once in this game. It should be 9-7 to Irish.

It's the ref's duty to check the correctness of his calls, not the captain of the team that's lined up behind the posts having a conversion lined up against them. Jogging forward after the stadium has another of their whinges while Barrett is concentrating on a kick is extremely unsportsmanlike, but judging by you saying it should have been 9-7 Ireland, you obviously didn't watch the game at all, seeing Sexton trying to take Barrett's head off in the act of scoring a try

[SimonAdd_2]

Ireland just couldn't quite match the accuracy of Chicago. Broke the All Blacks line enough times, but hands let them down.

All Blacks did enough, but still didn't look as superlative as we're used to seeing. Poor quality of this year's Rugby Championship perhaps giving a bit of an exaggerated perception?

[Donsteppa]

Actually making tackles was the huge difference today.

[kiwiinmelb]

I think the main thing to come out of this tour , despite our winning record, we have a lot to work on still

[Snowy]

@JustAnotherFan said in Ireland II:

Whats wrong with checking something having the correct call? The TMO has already fucked up once in this game. It should be 9-7 to Irish.

Penalty try for illegal act in the attempt to prevent a try by neck tackle. Either way it is a try.

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@JustAnotherFan said in Ireland II:

@Toddy said in Ireland II:

@JustAnotherFan Don't stop there, Go full retard and suggest the All Blacks should be down to 7 players

Well, they have showed total lack of discipline in this game. The score isn't a true reflection of the game. I'm not a one-eyed AB fan. Hope that makes you feel better (I'm not that like you, I don't take things to a personal level).

DOn't get me wrong, Ireland played well, but the ABs left at least a couple of tries out there. I said above - 9 points is a poor return at home, with a pack going like that, and 2 YC for the opposition. Ireland looked largely ineffectual with ball in hand - on antoher day, that's a win by more than 20

[Stargazer]

@kiwiinmelb said in Ireland II:

I think the main thing to come out of this tour , despite our winning record, we have a lot to work on still

The coaches and captain have been saying that all season.

[No Quarter]

@SimonAdd_2 said in Ireland II:

Ireland just couldn't quite match the accuracy of Chicago. Broke the All Blacks line enough times, but hands let them down.

All Blacks did enough, but still didn't look as superlative as we're used to seeing. Poor quality of this year's Rugby Championship perhaps giving a bit of an exaggerated perception?

Perhaps, probably more to do with it being the end of a bloody long season. The Wallabies are still unbeaten, be interesting to see how they finish their tour.

[DMX]

The lack of AB accuracy was most surprising but they got the job done. Rettalick and Whitelock made the difference with ALB and Dagg definitely strengthening the backs. I guess there is no choice but to stick with Fekitoa but surely Savea and A Smith cannot start next week.