NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition
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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?
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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.
@sparky said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
@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.
Certainly not for England or Ireland but the Italy game is also in a huge stadium and won't sell out.
It's a bit unfair to judge on empty seats when the capacity is so big and it isn't a tier 1 country. -
I might add that the capacity for that stadium is currently about 72,000 (I guess they will add more for the WC), so with 46,000 in, it was 26,000 short of capacity and about 2/3 full. Fantastic effort given that Japan is playing next week. I imagine that game will be a sell out or close (i.e., within 10% of capacity). If not, I'll happily buy you a beer next time you are here*.
*and to be honest, I'd buy you one anyway (because I'll take any ferners willing) to my favorite sake bar where I buy the beer and you buy the sake. Drink three and you are a winner.
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We did what we needed to do. Showed some me good intensity at times but mixed in with some sloppy play.
Like the other tests against Aussie this year we looked excellent when out wide.
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ALB & Goodhue
Crotty just offers nothing and SBW tried hard but sort of failed.
Change the midfield before we end up moving Ben Smith to centre on the evening the RWC.
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ALB & Goodhue
Crotty just offers nothing and SBW tried hard but sort of failed.
Change the midfield before we end up moving Ben Smith to centre on the evening the RWC.
@billy-tell I think the problem is the SBW - Crotty combo. Crotty - ALB or Crotty - Goodhue would work better IMO, but I'd also be keen to see the ALB - Goodhue combo in the next few games.
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@jegga said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:
Is this the end of Krusty?
I won't be. They have no option at this stage but to keep him on. His assistants are hardly chasing him down and there are no decent candidates in the wings that the players are gunning for.
To sack him now would also be demoralising for the players IMO.They actually played OK physically in this game but let themselves down with skill and decisions at the wrong moments.
If I was a Convict fan my biggest concerns would be that Krusty seems unable to get them to a level where they can play instinctively and the individual basic skills continue to let them down. (Operation Mick is working well as a replacement for Operation Dingo)
