All Blacks vs Tonga
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@canefan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Darren said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@African-Monkey said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Billy-Tell Big deal it was Tonga. But I do agree on deliberately going down to 14 men. Bit of a dick move and disrespect doing that.
I’m not completely unconvinced that Crotty didn’t pick up a niggle and was pulled more for that reason.
Shag reckoned it was load management
Yeah, 14 times in less than 2 hours is too many for any man
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Patty T monstering other forwards
I've a feeling Pat T could well be a sleeper this RWC.
He seems to have matured with responsibility with the Blues and was bloody impressive against the Shackledraggers in Bled II
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@Victor-Meldrew
Agreed. Gives us real go-forward. I think using him properly to get over the advantage line is part of our dry powder. -
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Frank said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Patty T monstering other forwards
I've a feeling Pat T could well be a sleeper this RWC.
He seems to have matured with responsibility with the Blues and was bloody impressive against the Shackledraggers in Bled II
They’ve said they have his game day nutrition sorted. His energy levels during the game have improved as a result.
Has been great watching him smash people and move bodies at the ruck. Think he has surpassed Barrett now.
Good timing with Brodie out.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Jules The Bus got a looooong contract too. Which worked OK until he was dropped for being not great and he left early...
Rieko is like 22. He still has at least 5 years to wreck havoc on the wing before moving to centre and finishing his career there retiring as one of our greatest ever.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
They’ve said they have his game day nutrition sorted. His energy levels during the game have improved as a result.
Think his head is in a much better, more mature place as well.
Bit like Ali Williams during the 2005 Lions games.
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@Frank said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Victor-Meldrew
Agreed. Gives us real go-forward. I think using him properly to get over the advantage line is part of our dry powder.He'll start in a fortnight.
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@mofitzy_ said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
also, Rieko favourite to be the top try scorer at the RWC. Barring injury, reckon there's a good chance
https://www.betfair.com.au/exchange/plus/rugby-union/market/1.156984799
Naholo, Dmac and Folau also on that list.
That’s a quality back 3 right there.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Hard to take much from that. Pat T lasts 80, which is great. Bender didn't look too slow. Plenty of choice 11-15.
Josh Ioane will play plenty of tests. Cultured boot and lovely hands (better than BB).
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Boks will be whole new ballgame.True but our performance against Tonga was better than Boks vs Japan. Doesn't mean anything but better than the other way around
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@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Hard to take much from that. Pat T lasts 80, which is great. Bender didn't look too slow. Plenty of choice 11-15.
Josh Ioane will play plenty of tests. Cultured boot and lovely hands (better than BB).
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Boks will be whole new ballgame.True but our performance against Tonga was better than Boks vs Japan. Doesn't mean anything but better than the other way around
If the ABs had only won 41-7 or 34-15, we wouldn’t hear the end of it
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@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Still listening to the conference, Hansen very grumpy, back to bad old Hansen
His jab at the press at the 6:12 mark was awesome. Calls them out for being lazy boring useless time-wasters.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Frank said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Patty T monstering other forwards
I've a feeling Pat T could well be a sleeper this RWC.
He seems to have matured with responsibility with the Blues and was bloody impressive against the Shackledraggers in Bled II
They’ve said they have his game day nutrition sorted. His energy levels during the game have improved as a result.
Has been great watching him smash people and move bodies at the ruck. Think he has surpassed Barrett now.
Good timing with Brodie out.
There was a moment from a kick chase where an AB missile came flying over the resulting ruck. Tuipulotu gets up looking hungry and rushes back to pillar, eyes up. Not seen that before. Was awesome.
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
He'll start in a fortnight.
Dunno about starting the big games, but I'm way less worried about injuries to Sam & Brodie.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
He'll start in a fortnight.
Dunno about starting the big games, but I'm way less worried about injuries to Sam & Brodie.
BBBR wont be ready for Boks.
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@Higgins said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
@Nepia said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Is there a reason for the blue and orange (tape?) boots?
Or the black lines on the field. Looks like they might have forgotten to do them earlier and found some diesel and a stray paint brush and painted them on as a quick fix.
Loved the creosote look.
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@antipodean said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Get Todd off the field. Has the impact of soggy Weet-Bix. Pat T carrying on from rhe Bledisloe game. Big impact on defence.
I swung wildly throughout on Todd. He'd get smashed on the carry then win a turnover 30seconds later.
Worthy of his spot but definitely behind Cane & Ardie.
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@No-Quarter said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
“Look at the strides he takes afterwards”
He was getting the kicking tee you doofus
Best laugh of the day and worth repeating just to mock Marshall.
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@Sneakdefreak said in All Blacks vs Tonga:
Turn on Prime TV and see George Bridge scoring off the first kick off of the second half.
Is there a mercy rule?
Play the last 15 one man short
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