Super Rugby 2020

[cgrant]

One noticeable thing of this SRA is that the well known crooked throwing hookers (Eklund, Slater, Taukeiaho, Aumua) have made huge improvements in this area during the second part of the competition. Coltman stays with his bad habits, while Codie Taylor had a very poor period as far as LO throwing is concerned.

[Bones]

@cgrant said in Super Rugby 2020:

One noticeable thing of this SRA is that the well known crooked throwing hookers (Eklund, Slater, Taukeiaho, Aumua) have made huge improvements in this area during the second part of the competition. Coltman stays with his bad habits, while Codie Taylor had a very poor period as far as LO throwing is concerned.

Good point...Coltman definitely went backwards. How about Dixon....bad timing to choose last weekend to finally lose the 100% throw....

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bones Dixon really is underrated

[Tim]

@Kiwiwomble Am I wrong, or has this been his best season for a few years?

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Kiwiwomble Am I wrong, or has this been his best season for a few years?

I think he’s been really good this year, but still good the past few seasons.

I was never a huge fan of him in his early career but he seemed to get better with age, and in an era of Parsons and Coleman having caps it’s sucks that he’s never had a shot.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Tim I’d say he’d had pretty similar form for a few years, maybe slightly better this year, it’s like Ben smith...everyone notices him and thinks he’s suddenly playing well and all the highlanders fans are like “he’s been like this for years”

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Tim I’d say he’d had pretty similar form for a few years, maybe slightly better this year, it’s like Ben smith...everyone notices him and thinks he’s suddenly playing well and all the highlanders fans are like “he’s been like this for years”

Nah he was definitely better this year - he used to be reliable at set piece and adequate around the field, used to be the definition of journeyman. He's definitely stepped up, especially ball in hand.

[Bones]

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

Coleman

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

Coleman

He's so average my spellcheck can't even spell his name properly.

[Bones]

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

Coleman

He's so average my spellcheck can't even spell his name properly.

He's not had a great super rugby. He's performed well for the AB's most if not all the time though - I'd be interested to hear where he wasn't up to scratch.

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

Coleman

He's so average my spellcheck can't even spell his name properly.

He's not had a great super rugby. He's performed well for the AB's most if not all the time though - I'd be interested to hear where he wasn't up to scratch.

I prefer to focus on the positives. He has a good beard.

[Bones]

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

Coleman

He's so average my spellcheck can't even spell his name properly.

He's not had a great super rugby. He's performed well for the AB's most if not all the time though - I'd be interested to hear where he wasn't up to scratch.

I prefer to focus on the positives. He has a good beard.

Haaaaa to paraphrase "I've actually not ever noticed him playing for the ABs".

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2020:

Coleman

He's so average my spellcheck can't even spell his name properly.

He's not had a great super rugby. He's performed well for the AB's most if not all the time though - I'd be interested to hear where he wasn't up to scratch.

I prefer to focus on the positives. He has a good beard.

Haaaaa to paraphrase "I've actually not ever noticed him playing for the ABs".

I think that's more insulting isn't it? I mean, I remember Parsons playing for them.

[Bovidae]

@Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

Nah he was definitely better this year - he used to be reliable at set piece and adequate around the field, used to be the definition of journeyman. He's definitely stepped up, especially ball in hand.

Last year was the reverse wasn't it? Coltman started and Dixon was on the bench. This year form dictated that Dixon had to start.

[Kiwiwomble]

They’ve generally rotated previously

[Machpants]

Parsons played for the ABs?!?!?! :face_vomiting:

[Yeetyaah]

@Machpants 2 games, one vs Scotland, the other vs Australia.

[Machpants]

So the table, despite canx Blues v Saders, ended up looking about right.

[Kiwiwomble]

some interesting stats

https://www.superrugby.co.nz/news/the-stat-leaders-of-investec-super-rugby-aotearoa/?fbclid=IwAR1zD_vmoFHwEPKMYx2_j42y4et_1zVgdlLEcHLjXjxbY3LLA7fyAZjKPcQ

My favs
MMT up there with the backs on the clean breaks and offloads

CLEAN BREAKS
15: Will Jordan
13: Ngani Laumape
12: Sevu Reece, Jona Nareki, Sean Wainui
11: Richie Mo’unga, Marino Mikaele-Tu’u
10: Caleb Clarke, Vince Aso, Aaron Smith

OFF LOADS
11: Marino Miakele-Tu’u
9: Will Jordan, Whetukamokamo Douglas, Sevu Reece, Richie Mo’unga
8: Jack Goodhue, Jona Nareki, Josh Ioane

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble and metres and carries! Frizzel showing well in a few MMT doesn't.

Interesting to see shit Nareki and shit Wainui feature a bit. Where are the canes wingers?

Edit: oh and Joane went nuts on the offloads!