Bledisloe I

KiwiMurph

Best forward: Squire
Best back: Crotty

Thought Retallick was better than Squire. Cane was also huge making tackles. Rieko was also sensational.

jegga

Watching Aussie players celebrating scoring trys while being pumped for a record score really sums up where they are at.

Yeah moral victories are awesome, when I get home from the pub I'm going to have moral sex.

Gunner

@jegga said in Bledisloe I:

Match summary. Equals parts " fuck yeah" and ~~" ~~meh~~"~~ "a fucking shambles"

Lots to work on .

Being rather kind with the meh part of that summary I thought, so I fixed it for you.

Gunner

@Unite said in Bledisloe I:

@Gunner said in Bledisloe I:

@chimoaus said in Bledisloe I:

Why do we look so shit all of a sudden. I don't get it.

Can happen when you're up 50 odd to sweet f.a., the mind subconsciously switches off.

Yeah but fuck, they switched right off. A lot of work to do to ensure the execution remains when the reserves come on. A big weakness currently.

Not excusing the last 30 minutes, just saying it can happen.

Samurai Jack

Damn, that was frustrating! Worst defensive effort in the 2nd half by an AB team for such a long time. Don't fucken say "glass half full" or "so negative" or any othe BS. It was shit!

kev

@KiwiMurph Reiko got stood up by Folau in the first half a couple of times but was much more physical in defence in 2nd half. Great on attack.

canefan

@jegga said in Bledisloe I:

@Kirwan said in Bledisloe I:

Watching Aussie players celebrating scoring trys while being pumped for a record score really sums up where they are at.

Yeah moral victories are awesome, when I get home from the pub I'm going to have moral sex.

I saw a comedian once who referred to it as Men's horlicks

Stargazer

From Fox Twitter:

Total Tries (12) & Points (88) are both #BledisloeCup records.

Previously 11 tries (1936) & 77 points (2010) #AUSvNZL

jegga

That was a team that lost to Scotland

At home

That put 30 plus points on us .

antipodean

It wasn't the starters easing off. The reserves simply weren't doing the job and as per the Third Test against the Lions, couldn't maintain pressure.

TJP was poor again - he's like a puppy that pisses itself from excitement. DMac was a nightmare at fullback with his errors and individualism.

akan004

Charlie F...please come back.

Mokey

We lost a heap of backline structure when A Smith and Crotty went off. Didn't help that SBW was seeing tweety birds, either.

Derm McCrum

Well that was......

Stargazer

Strange. I didn't think TJ was that poor. He was one of the few bench players who IMO made a good effort of trying to stop the Wallabies getting back into the game.

ACT Crusader

@antipodean said in Bledisloe I:

It wasn't the starters easing off. The reserves simply weren't doing the job and as per the Third Test against the Lions, couldn't maintain pressure.

TJP was poor again - he's like a puppy that pisses itself from excitement. DMac was a nightmare at fullback with his errors and individualism.

I like ALB as a player, but we seem to lose our shape when Crotty isn't on the field. He copped a nasty tackle from behind right in the lower back region.

ACT Crusader

@Stargazer said in Bledisloe I:

Strange. I didn't think TJ was that poor. He was one of the few bench players who IMO made a good effort of trying to stop the Wallabies getting back into the game.

His defence was okay, but his attack and game control was worst than normal. It was very poor.

kev

@antipodean yes TJ just needs to chill. That pass that DMac gave just after Kieron Reads big talk was symptomatic of 2nd half. Piss poor.

jegga

@Pot-Hale said in Bledisloe I:

Well that was......

Move along, nothing to see here

raznomore

Hate is a strong word but not strong enough for Nick Phipps.

Stargazer

I hope they'll give Havili a run at fullback at some point (when he has been in camp with the ABs longer). I'm keen to find out whether he is a good option in the 15 jersey.

The Silver Fern

Bledisloe I