NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition
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After all the Aussie whinging about the supposed Aaron Smith obstruction leading up to Ben Smith's try, I rewatched the incident. I think Aaron Smith was entitled to change his line as he made no contact with the opposition player. It was Korobete I think who eventually ran into him. Has anyone else had a chance to watch it again? Thoughts?
@akan004 From what I saw he runs in support, originally slightly ahead, but then he's a halfback that's going to be done for pace. The clash came after he was behind the ball carrier, still running in support. From the angle I saw he doesn't look to take out defenders rather than stay in support.
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@akan004 said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
After all the Aussie whinging about the supposed Aaron Smith obstruction leading up to Ben Smith's try, I rewatched the incident. I think Aaron Smith was entitled to change his line as he made no contact with the opposition player. It was Korobete I think who eventually ran into him. Has anyone else had a chance to watch it again? Thoughts?
I don't think he changed his line. He ran straight and the Aussie chaser was angling across so they collided. I thought nothing in it.
@hydro11 said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@akan004 said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
After all the Aussie whinging about the supposed Aaron Smith obstruction leading up to Ben Smith's try, I rewatched the incident. I think Aaron Smith was entitled to change his line as he made no contact with the opposition player. It was Korobete I think who eventually ran into him. Has anyone else had a chance to watch it again? Thoughts?
I don't think he changed his line. He ran straight and the Aussie chaser was angling across so they collided. I thought nothing in it.
I felt he changed his line ever so slightly but my understanding is since he did it without shouldering or making contact with the opposition player, it should be ok.
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@akan004 From what I saw he runs in support, originally slightly ahead, but then he's a halfback that's going to be done for pace. The clash came after he was behind the ball carrier, still running in support. From the angle I saw he doesn't look to take out defenders rather than stay in support.
@antipodean said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@akan004 From what I saw he runs in support, originally slightly ahead, but then he's a halfback that's going to be done for pace. The clash came after he was behind the ball carrier, still running in support. From the angle I saw he doesn't look to take out defenders rather than stay in support.
Exactly, he didn't take out any defenders, they ran into him. Play on.
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@machpants said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
(DMAC) was anonymous, ran all of 12m.
Apart from the try-saving tackles on Folau (?) and Beale after the Wobbles sliced thru our midfield for the umpteenth time.
He was way better than Crotty & SBW.
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@machpants said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
(DMAC) was anonymous, ran all of 12m.
Apart from the try-saving tackles on Folau (?) and Beale after the Wobbles sliced thru our midfield for the umpteenth time.
He was way better than Crotty & SBW.
@victor-meldrew said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@machpants said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
(DMAC) was anonymous, ran all of 12m.
Apart from the try-saving tackles on Folau (?) and Beale after the Wobbles sliced thru our midfield for the umpteenth time.
He was way better than Crotty & SBW.
This!
I was so impressed with some of his cover tackling. Fuck me, the midfield looked like Swiss cheese at times.
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The first slap, that lead to Taylor's push etc
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Honestly living in Australia you really get fed up with the ex-private school boys (who are all Liberal Party voters) who make excuses for their shithouse team blaming the ABs’ dominance on some clandestine conspiracy by referees. Kearns is the worst of them.
@mrdenmore said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
Honestly living in Australia you really get fed up with the ex-private school boys (who are all Liberal Party voters) who make excuses for their shithouse team blaming the ABs’ dominance on some clandestine conspiracy by referees. Kearns is the worst of them.
Fuck they wete pathetic tonight, real whinging, finger pointing victim mentality.
When Simmons was held up over the try line on the first half, Kafer ( who used to be one of the best but is now just a narc), was calling for the TMO for DMac contact with the head!
But the game
As for that scrum on the 22 for Australia on their " we gotta score next" comeback bid, the goto move is a static backline and a hail Mary kick to God's favourite??!That's all you got in your fucken notebooks?
Fuck off Australian rugby, come back when you're not so fucking soft!!
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12150002
Not so much smoke blowing in this report from AP, I wonder who the scribe is?
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@hooroo said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
Like Scott Barrett heaps more. He is the future for sure after Retirements.
He was out played by Rob Simmons for fucks sake
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Saw most of it. Basic skills are still shit. Folau still goes from diamonds to fucking rocks every time he tries to pass the ball. People still say Foley isn't good enough, despite him being one of the few out the with anything that looks like commitment and composure. Latu is still a fucking idiot.
On the other hand, we only lost by 17.
Shit AB team.
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I hope the folks in Yokohama can sort out the digital ads, the terrible playing surface, the empty seats and the flat atmosphere ahead of next year's World Cup.
There were 46000 ppl there for a neutral game, and Japan played the day before (and is playing next week!)
Not bad IMO and the atmosphere was good around us - lots of polite interaction between punters.. The ozzies behind us were really realistic about how shit their team is....
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There were 46000 ppl there for a neutral game, and Japan played the day before (and is playing next week!)
Not bad IMO and the atmosphere was good around us - lots of polite interaction between punters.. The ozzies behind us were really realistic about how shit their team is....
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@gt12 I make that over 30,000 empty seats. You won't see that number of empty seats for the international games coming up in Europe combined.
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@no-quarter said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@stargazer said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@kev He isn't the best impact player anymore either.
He's been fucking superb off the bench all year. I get you want Mo'unga there but DMac has been great in black this year.
Except making the error to lose the game vs Boks in Wellington....
@kiwimurph said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@no-quarter said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@stargazer said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@kev He isn't the best impact player anymore either.
He's been fucking superb off the bench all year. I get you want Mo'unga there but DMac has been great in black this year.
Except making the error to lose the game vs Boks in Wellington....
Wait, what? DMac getting the ball knocked out by a defender was more of an error in losing the game than Jordie throwing the ball to a Saffa to score a try?
