All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug

[NTA]

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

The ends were empty, but the biggest parts of the ground - the sides - where nearly full.

Saying it didn’t even look like 25,000 just makes you sound dumb.

Assuming it is like a few grounds where a good portion of the crowd are sitting underneath the cameras anyway. Happened at the SFS all the time - the seats nearest to the parking and pubs were generally on the western side of the ground, same as comms and camera.

[Tim]

Sure was a nice hit from Reece just before Savea's yellow card. Didn't hold him in the tackle though, which meant that ABs had to slow the ball down.

[Kirwan]

@nta mostly smart people of Auckland not sitting in the likely rain under cover. Pretty protected on the sides.

Unlike me.

[Kiwiwomble]

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

25,121 crowd according to the Herald.

Didn’t even look that full

Rubbish.

What?



The ends were empty, but the biggest parts of the ground - the sides - where nearly full.

Saying it didn’t even look like 25,000 just makes you sound dumb.

No, it makes me sound like I could only see what was shown and it didn’t look that much to me, what’s intelligence to do with anything and why are you so offended?

[Bones]

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

Sure was a nice hit from Reece just before Savea's yellow card. Didn't hold him in the tackle though, which meant that ABs had to slow the ball down.

Fuck I was fuming at his stupid attempts on Hooper though. Worry about the tackle first, then worry about the ball.

[Kirwan]

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

25,121 crowd according to the Herald.

Didn’t even look that full

Rubbish.

What?



The ends were empty, but the biggest parts of the ground - the sides - where nearly full.

Saying it didn’t even look like 25,000 just makes you sound dumb.

No, it makes me sound like I could only see what was shown and it didn’t look that much to me, what’s intelligence to do with anything and why are you so offended?

Not offended, just pointing out your comment is stupid.

[Tim]

@kiwiwomble Kirwan is just fired up after watching us put 57 on Oz in the rain. He thinks he's in a free-fire zone now.

[kev]

@bones said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

Sure was a nice hit from Reece just before Savea's yellow card. Didn't hold him in the tackle though, which meant that ABs had to slow the ball down.

Fuck I was fuming at his stupid attempts on Hooper though. Worry about the tackle first, then worry about the ball.

I think his problem was the guy on the inside missed him. But it looked a bit stupid.

[Kiwiwomble]

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kirwan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

25,121 crowd according to the Herald.

Didn’t even look that full

Rubbish.

What?



The ends were empty, but the biggest parts of the ground - the sides - where nearly full.

Saying it didn’t even look like 25,000 just makes you sound dumb.

No, it makes me sound like I could only see what was shown and it didn’t look that much to me, what’s intelligence to do with anything and why are you so offended?

Not offended, just pointing out your comment is stupid.

Stupid and dumb for being surprised at a crowd figure? You need to chill the fuck out

[Tim]

For Taylor's first try, Akira Ioane got mediocre ball but attracted 3 defenders and got over the advantage line with a fairly quick recycle. Whitelock came in with a hell of a cleanout, which helped create space for Smith. Oz were also very slack on covering the blindside. Space seen, heads-up play activated, gas off the mark, great try.

[kev]

@kirwan low numbers for a Bledisloe. Maybe cost is too much 2 weeks in a row? Nothing better than seeing the ABs deal to the Wallabies.

[booboo]

@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kev said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

Finish the job.

Sadly looking like Ozzie incompetence means we're keeping foster. I reckon they're playing the long game

Aah. Makes sense now. Rennie deliberately losing!

Genius!

[Kirwan]

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kiwiwomble Kirwan is just fired up after watching us put 57 on Oz in the rain. He thinks he's in a free fire zone now.

Too much sugar probably. Lost my voice too.

It’s fun when the players can hear you and you are sitting by Aussies.

[booboo]

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

Why throw that pass again?

Defensive pressure?

[Bones]

@kev said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kirwan low numbers for a Bledisloe. Maybe cost is too much 2 weeks in a row? Nothing better than seeing the ABs deal to the Wallabies.

Might have got 35k or so in Welly but also the cost of relocating teams etc?

[Kirwan]

@kev said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

@kirwan low numbers for a Bledisloe. Maybe cost is too much 2 weeks in a row? Nothing better than seeing the ABs deal to the Wallabies.

Wasn’t enough warning I suspect. Think of it this way, it was like playing Oz in Hamilton.

[Tim]

@tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

For Taylor's first try, Akira Ioane got mediocre ball but attracted 3 defenders and got over the advantage line with a fairly quick recycle. Whitelock came in with a hell of a cleanout, which helped create space for Smith. Oz were also very slack on covering the blindside. Space seen, heads-up play activated, gas off the mark, great try.

Reminded me a lot of Leon Fukofuka's great match tying try in the 2018 NPC final. Ioane got crap ball on the blindside but sucked in enough defenders and recycled fast enough to set up space on the fringe for the halfback.

[booboo]

@broughie said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

I can see Akira’s getting a bit of confidence and jawing. Long as some one is there to modulate I’m good with it.

Aha. The Akira stink face. Drop him.

[Tim]

@booboo There was plenty of space behind for a grubber.

[booboo]

@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:

Is Aaron Smith the best AB 9 of all time?

Yes