All Blacks v Tonga

[Machpants]

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@nevorian said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@anonymous said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@kruse said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Papalii a better winger than Bridge.

I think the only All Black that wouldn't be is probably Owen Franks

Frank’s will be spewing he’s not playing could’ve scored his first AB try

I'd say Beauden would like to be out there too.
Edit: actually would this not be a perfect warmup for BB?

And BBBR

[Kirwan]

@crucial said in All Blacks v Tonga:

Tupaea looks like he belongs. Doing the basics well.

Straightening well

[His Bobness]

@gt12 What can you say, though? BMW up against a Ford Prefect.

[antipodean]

@tim said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@stag ABs have been committing about one man per ruck. Would be better served getting some contact practice in by hitting rucks.

And not permitting any kicking. Treat this like the RWC group stage match against minnows it is.

[Stag]

@crazy-horse Bridge has been fine tonight, hasn’t done anything wrong and a lot of things well.

[nostrildamus]

@kirwan said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@sparky said in All Blacks v Tonga:

It's been obvious all season that Bridge is in terrible form. It's been obvious for a long while he is a very limited option. And yet Foster and Co. selected him on the Left Wing for the ABs. 🤬

If I had to choose between him and Jordie..

Jordie can at least beat a man one on one. Bridge is like picking a hooker that can’t throw into a line out.

Yes sorry I didn't make myself clear, Jordie looks about the same 'speed' and has much greater impact.

[Crucial]

@his-bobness said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@gt12 What can you say, though? BMW up against a Ford Prefect.

Hey Bob! Long time no see! Welcome back.

[gt12]

@his-bobness said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@gt12 What can you say, though? BMW up against a Ford Prefect.

Much more like the @His-Bobness we know and miss on this site.

[Kirwan]

@stag said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@crazy-horse Bridge has been fine tonight, hasn’t done anything wrong and a lot of things well.

Dropped passes, bombed two or three trys by just not doing the basics. Can’t beat a man in a game like this is very poor

[Crucial]

@kiwimurph said in All Blacks v Tonga:

I think every AB has beaten a player except Bridge....

He beat himself for the first.

[Machpants]

[sparky]

Seriously, what's the point of the second half?

[Anonymous]

@kirwan said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@stag said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@crazy-horse Bridge has been fine tonight, hasn’t done anything wrong and a lot of things well.

Dropped passes, bombed two or three trys by just not doing the basics. Can’t beat a man in a game like this is very poor

That is being fine and doing a lot of thing well... for Bridge

[taniwharugby]

No matter the score in a game like this, can't really take anything from it, good or bad.

You saw the ABs intensity dropped about 20 mins which causes those micro second delays in decision making and then accuracy drops.

[Nepia]

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@tim said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@stag ABs have been committing about one man per ruck. Would be better served getting some contact practice in by hitting rucks.

And not permitting any kicking. Treat this like the RWC group stage match against minnows it is.

Fozzie can't risk doing that, remember how much shit Hansen copped in 2015 when they did that.

[Machpants]

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@tim said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@stag ABs have been committing about one man per ruck. Would be better served getting some contact practice in by hitting rucks.

And not permitting any kicking. Treat this like the RWC group stage match against minnows it is.

Play one guy goalie, has to stay under the posts, practise playing as 14

[MN5]

@stag said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@crazy-horse Bridge has been fine tonight, hasn’t done anything wrong and a lot of things well.

Someone’s clearly being drinking all day to make a post like this

[Machpants]

@nepia said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@tim said in All Blacks v Tonga:

@stag ABs have been committing about one man per ruck. Would be better served getting some contact practice in by hitting rucks.

And not permitting any kicking. Treat this like the RWC group stage match against minnows it is.

Fozzie can't risk doing that, remember how much shit Hansen copped in 2015 when they did that.

Who gives a fuck, it worked

[Crazy Horse]

@stag I am not watching so I have no opinion on how he is going. I do suspect it's not flash, but probably not as bad as it reads on here.

[Bones]

Imagine what the score would be if Brad Weber could pass accurately.

Tupaea has been better than I expected. Papalii and Jacobson have been great.

Taavao carved Tonga up and then we see Bridge kicking it away or failing to beat anyone.