Bledisloe 3
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@crash we looked good with Crotty & ALB last year... scored a ton of tries.
@westcoastie a good first five challenging the line in traffic with pace or good running lines ( Barrett or Cruden ) makes difference
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I don't know how people can say Crotty was awful. Sure, he didn't shine, but he didn't do so much wrong either. Not more than many other players, anyway. A lot of players were invisible, Crotty, but also the frontrow, Squire has been mentioned, Dmac. I'm mostly disappointed by Sopoaga, because I expected more of him. Read, Cane, Barrett, Ioane, Naholo and SBW were among the better players; I liked the spark TJP brought when he came on.
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Stats from the channel ten team here:
Stat: AUS / NZ
Runs: 122 / 82
Run metres: 714 / 440
Pens: 9 / 11 conceded
Tackles: 93 / 153
Missed: 11 / 28
Possession: 51% / 49%@nta what was the half-time possession count?
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@tim he made some big & crunching tackles tonight.
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Stats from the channel ten team here:
Stat: AUS / NZ
Runs: 122 / 82
Run metres: 714 / 440
Pens: 9 / 11 conceded
Tackles: 93 / 153
Missed: 11 / 28
Possession: 51% / 49% -
@westcoastie He absolutely did not. I watched him all game and he made one half decent tackle all night.
@tim take your word on it, only watch 2nd 40, he cut someone in half, and I got the impression he seemed to be fairly involved.
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@akan004 I just don't think our midfield offers enough in attack to be considered an international threat. Sure there was a bit of starch on D, but equally there needs to be balance. We could do with some of those blockbusting runs from Laumape - he hits the line hard with pace and is difficult to stop when he gets going.
What we don't need is the bumbling and fumbling we saw tonight.@crash I mentioned at the start of the BIL series that I would love to see an ALB/Goodhue centre partnership get a test at some stage this year. Am not convinced of our current pairing either. Tim is also right in stating that the centres had to deal with a really poor 10 tonight.
Have to give credit to clown, though. He has transformed a poor bunch from Super Rugby into a fit and physical team. Can't remember the last time I saw an AB team being physically dominated by the Wallabies like we were tonight. That was hard to stomach.
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Stats from the channel ten team here:
Stat: AUS / NZ
Runs: 122 / 82
Run metres: 714 / 440
Pens: 9 / 11 conceded
Tackles: 93 / 153
Missed: 11 / 28
Possession: 51% / 49%@nta said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Stats from the channel ten team here:
Stat: AUS / NZ
Runs: 122 / 82
Run metres: 714 / 440
Pens: 9 / 11 conceded
Tackles: 93 / 153
Missed: 11 / 28
Possession: 51% / 49%Man we never lose running metres. That shows how bad our tactics were.
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@crash I mentioned at the start of the BIL series that I would love to see an ALB/Goodhue centre partnership get a test at some stage this year. Am not convinced of our current pairing either. Tim is also right in stating that the centres had to deal with a really poor 10 tonight.
Have to give credit to clown, though. He has transformed a poor bunch from Super Rugby into a fit and physical team. Can't remember the last time I saw an AB team being physically dominated by the Wallabies like we were tonight. That was hard to stomach.
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Dempsey got MOTM. Fully deserved. Thought he was our best against Argentina, too. He's not the tallest blindside, or the heaviest, but he plays like a right fluffybunny and lives the contact.
Let's keep this indigenous jersey forever.
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@nta said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Stats from the channel ten team here:
Stat: AUS / NZ
Runs: 122 / 82
Run metres: 714 / 440
Pens: 9 / 11 conceded
Tackles: 93 / 153
Missed: 11 / 28
Possession: 51% / 49%Man we never lose running metres. That shows how bad our tactics were.
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@nta said in BLEDISLOE 3:
Stats from the channel ten team here:
Stat: AUS / NZ
Runs: 122 / 82
Run metres: 714 / 440
Pens: 9 / 11 conceded
Tackles: 93 / 153
Missed: 11 / 28
Possession: 51% / 49%Man we never lose running metres. That shows how bad our tactics were.
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@akan004 I hope that Goodhue replaces Crotty soon. Looks a much more athletically gifted player.
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The exciting thing for the Wallabies was their forwards - Coleman, Dempsey, Tui, McMahon and even Hooper flying into everything. A couple of years ago Wallabies were trying to find just one forward.
Credit to Chieka - from the mess he was given after Super Rugby he has engineered quite the turnaround.
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Just reminding everyone. We didn't have Moody, Franks, Retallick, BB, Dagg and BFA (and Jordie). Looking at 2019, things aren't that bad if these players are available, and they keep on developing the newbies (and bringing in more & better players) to iron out the weaknesses.
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The exciting thing for the Wallabies was their forwards - Coleman, Dempsey, Tui, McMahon and even Hooper flying into everything. A couple of years ago Wallabies were trying to find just one forward.
Credit to Chieka - from the mess he was given after Super Rugby he has engineered quite the turnaround.
@kiwimurph said in BLEDISLOE 3:
The exciting thing for the Wallabies was their forwards - Coleman, Dempsey, Tui, McMahon and even Hooper flying into everything. A couple of years ago Wallabies were trying to find just one forward.
Credit to Chieka - from the mess he was given after Super Rugby he has engineered quite the turnaround.
Tui was good eh. how was his workrate smashing the ball up as compared that huge lump of lazy niggle preceding him as bench lock?
