Possible All Blacks 2020
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Has Foster coached any of these Chiefs at Super level? I doubt it. But if Robertson had won the job (and I was in his camp over Foster) he'd naturally pick players he knew over players he didn't know so well. They'd be Crusaders players most likely.
I don't think Foster is going to favour Chiefs in the same way, because he hasn't had that closeness with the current Chiefs players (outside of the ABs).
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@Chris-B I thought you'd be all for him, he's just the type of dimwitted hopeless coach you spend half your time fluffing on here (and the other half is devoted to Ta$man and Ranfurly Shield challenges).
@Nepia said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@Chris-B I thought you'd be all for him, he's just the type of dimwitted hopeless coach you spend half your time fluffing on here (and the other half is devoted to Ta$man and Ranfurly Shield challenges).
At least some of my guys win things.
There's quite a few coaching jobs on offer and Dingo Dave Rennie can't do all of them!
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Problem with Cane is that he's far from guaranteed his starting spot.
If you're going to start Ardie and Sam you're locking into a two 7s system.
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Thtat McCaw guy did that retarded leg trip v Argentina in a RWC, he seemed a handy leader at that point.
What Whitelock did was dumb as a dumb thing, that didnt cost us the match, nor should it cost him the chance to lead us, if he is the one deemed to be our future leader
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
Thtat McCaw guy did that retarded leg trip v Argentina in a RWC, he seemed a handy leader at that point.
What Whitelock did was dumb as a dumb thing, that didnt cost us the match, nor should it cost him the chance to lead us, if he is the one deemed to be our future leader
Yeah nah, that was a gilt-edged opportunity to go down to the corner and then get us firmly back in the match with 10 or so minutes to go and our opposition desperately trying to hold onto a lead to take them into the biggest match of their lives. That was criminal and in no way comparable to anything McCaw ever did.
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Problem with Cane is that he's far from guaranteed his starting spot.
If you're going to start Ardie and Sam you're locking into a two 7s system.
@Chris-B Nah, crap. Cane and Ardie should be first on the team list but combine them both with a contrasting player to make up the loosies. Cane's shoulder is one of the most devastating in world rugby. Only problem I see is finding a taller player for the vacant loosie role. I really like the look of Robinson for that role.
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@nzzp wasnt that YC on McCaw in 2015, which was pretty much when he was at his peak leadership?
As an aside, I think Cane would be a better bet to lead, just saying I dont think that moment should define his (Whitelock) potential leadership.
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp wasnt that YC on McCaw in 2015, which was pretty much when he was at his peak leadership?
As an aside, I think Cane would be a better bet to lead, just saying I dont think that moment should define his (Whitelock) potential leadership.
That had no effect on the result, in a game we won that had bugger all riding on it and after he had already captained the team to RWC glory and a bazillion test victories.
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@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp wasnt that YC on McCaw in 2015, which was pretty much when he was at his peak leadership?
As an aside, I think Cane would be a better bet to lead, just saying I dont think that moment should define his (Whitelock) potential leadership.
That had no effect on the result, in a game we won that had bugger all riding on it and after he had already captained the team to RWC glory and a bazillion test victories.
@junior we were too far gone for Sam's one to be considered match changing, sure MAYBE we would have gotten closer but that match was gone in the opening quarter.
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@junior we were too far gone for Sam's one to be considered match changing, sure MAYBE we would have gotten closer but that match was gone in the opening quarter.
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@junior we were too far gone for Sam's one to be considered match changing, sure MAYBE we would have gotten closer but that match was gone in the opening quarter.
hell, no.
Great AB sides pull one out against the odds, adn come back from nearly anywhere. It was a massive, massive brain fart
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@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@junior we were too far gone for Sam's one to be considered match changing, sure MAYBE we would have gotten closer but that match was gone in the opening quarter.
hell, no.
Great AB sides pull one out against the odds, adn come back from nearly anywhere. It was a massive, massive brain fart
@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
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@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
I'm kicking up about two things you said there.
That we lost in the opening quarter (and couldn't come back)
couldn't disagree more. We get some points, pile up some pressure and 10 points can be nothing. That excludes somethign like the 5 minutes of magic we saw against the saffers ... but to do that we need the goddamn ball.we were off our game
mostly agree - but the actions of SWhitelock were what meant we were off our game! Reversing penalties is the kind of bone headed stupidity that costs games, or rather the opportunity to win a game.So yeah, we were comprehensively outplayed all game, but despite that we were in with a chance to snatch it. That play (and other mistakes) cost us big time.
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@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
@taniwharugby also, got to lvoe the Fern. In the depths of the biggest lockdown in our history, and we find time to squabble about a push from 6 months ago, and what it means for the headspace of some bloke who's currently overseas.
FernTastic
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@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
I'm kicking up about two things you said there.
That we lost in the opening quarter (and couldn't come back)
couldn't disagree more. We get some points, pile up some pressure and 10 points can be nothing. That excludes somethign like the 5 minutes of magic we saw against the saffers ... but to do that we need the goddamn ball.we were off our game
mostly agree - but the actions of SWhitelock were what meant we were off our game! Reversing penalties is the kind of bone headed stupidity that costs games, or rather the opportunity to win a game.So yeah, we were comprehensively outplayed all game, but despite that we were in with a chance to snatch it. That play (and other mistakes) cost us big time.
@nzzp my point about the opening quarter was where we lost the game...which was a few posts back, my point about when Sam did it, I felt that we were never coming back...while I usually think we are a chance to snatch games, but in that game from about halftime, I never really had that feeling that we would steal it.
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@nzzp my point about the opening quarter was where we lost the game...which was a few posts back, my point about when Sam did it, I felt that we were never coming back...while I usually think we are a chance to snatch games, but in that game from about halftime, I never really had that feeling that we would steal it.
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp my point about the opening quarter was where we lost the game...which was a few posts back, my point about when Sam did it, I felt that we were never coming back...while I usually think we are a chance to snatch games, but in that game from about halftime, I never really had that feeling that we would steal it.
it was like watching 80min slow-motion car crash. we lost that game at the selection table.
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@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp my point about the opening quarter was where we lost the game...which was a few posts back, my point about when Sam did it, I felt that we were never coming back...while I usually think we are a chance to snatch games, but in that game from about halftime, I never really had that feeling that we would steal it.
it was like watching 80min slow-motion car crash. we lost that game at the selection table.
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@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp my point about the opening quarter was where we lost the game...which was a few posts back, my point about when Sam did it, I felt that we were never coming back...while I usually think we are a chance to snatch games, but in that game from about halftime, I never really had that feeling that we would steal it.
it was like watching 80min slow-motion car crash. we lost that game at the selection table.
eh, it's the swiss cheese model, but I reckon it started with the RWC being a year too late for us. A year earlier you get good Rieko, good Ben, etc. After that it was:
- selections
- tactics/strategy (not using Scott after selecting him? FFS)
- attitude/dealing with the post-ireland mental slump, lack of physicality
- mental fragility - emphasised by Sam's push
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@westcoastie said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp my point about the opening quarter was where we lost the game...which was a few posts back, my point about when Sam did it, I felt that we were never coming back...while I usually think we are a chance to snatch games, but in that game from about halftime, I never really had that feeling that we would steal it.
it was like watching 80min slow-motion car crash. we lost that game at the selection table.
eh, it's the swiss cheese model, but I reckon it started with the RWC being a year too late for us. A year earlier you get good Rieko, good Ben, etc. After that it was:
- selections
- tactics/strategy (not using Scott after selecting him? FFS)
- attitude/dealing with the post-ireland mental slump, lack of physicality
- mental fragility - emphasised by Sam's push
- ...
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@nzzp or a year too early...then we'd likely have had no RWC this year and still be defending champs!
@taniwharugby and a fit BBBR ...sliding doors
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@junior we were too far gone for Sam's one to be considered match changing, sure MAYBE we would have gotten closer but that match was gone in the opening quarter.
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@junior we were too far gone for Sam's one to be considered match changing, sure MAYBE we would have gotten closer but that match was gone in the opening quarter.
I'm not saying it was match-changing. I am simply saying that we had a guilt-edged OPPORTUNITY to get ourselves back into the match - one of the very few we actually had in that match - and his stupidity cost us that OPPORTUNITY. One would expect that the Vice Captain would be smart and professional enough to realise what a crucial moment in the match that was for a team that had up to then been struggling to create any scoring opportunities and put their opposition under pressure and, therefore, that it could not possibly be wasted by doing something stupid.
Did it cost us the match? No, in and of itself, it did not.
Did he choose his own stupidity over the OPPORTUNITY for his team to get back into the match and, perhaps, burgle their way into a RWC final? You bet he did.
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@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
Right, so that makes Whitelock's brain fade alright then...?
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@taniwharugby said in Possible All Blacks 2020:
@nzzp have to agree to disagree, watching that, while I hoped we were gonna come back as we did so many times before, I just couldnt see us doing it, we were just off our game and the opposition were dictating the way we played, similar to the last game we lost v Ireland.
Right, so that makes Whitelock's brain fade alright then...?
@junior now you are making shit up, cant see where I ever said that.
