All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug
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@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
One article pointed out that they couldn’t reduce the ticket prices as those who paid for Bled 1 would complain. What a pile of shit, I paid full dollar for the first test, and would’ve gone for a second if they really reduced the prices. Covid forced the move be flexible, maeke two for one deals and kids deals and stuff. Just lack of flexibility.
Oh and fucking drop Steinlager as a sponsor FFS
hell - reward those who come for Round 2 with a deeper discount. Buy your seat again priority period for 50% off. FFS, no imagination.
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@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
One article pointed out that they couldn’t reduce the ticket prices as those who paid for Bled 1 would complain. What a pile of shit, I paid full dollar for the first test, and would’ve gone for a second if they really reduced the prices. Covid forced the move be flexible, maeke two for one deals and kids deals and stuff. Just lack of flexibility.
Oh and fucking drop Steinlager as a sponsor FFS
that was a ridiculous argument when it was first aired, and looked even worse when the vast swathes of empty seats were revealed at kick-off.
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@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
So, yellow or orange? Wallabies uniform was confused as their rugby. Neither is gold!
When I say some clothes or a haircut looks stupid my wife says ‘ it’s fashion ‘ like that makes it all ok ,
Maybe it’s fashion
It is fashionable to be unfashionable
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@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
One article pointed out that they couldn’t reduce the ticket prices as those who paid for Bled 1 would complain. What a pile of shit, I paid full dollar for the first test, and would’ve gone for a second if they really reduced the prices. Covid forced the move be flexible, maeke two for one deals and kids deals and stuff. Just lack of flexibility.
Oh and fucking drop Steinlager as a sponsor FFS
hell - reward those who come for Round 2 with a deeper discount. Buy your seat again priority period for 50% off. FFS, no imagination.
And if tickets still aren’t selling let emergency personnel by $10 tickets
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@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
Watched the game again. Best ABs performance since the Quarter Final against Ireland in 2019. Not getting too carried away as Australia are a second-rung international side but nice to see some significant improvement from the ABs at last. Better physicality, good option taking, communication and execution.
Still areas for improvement: the scrum, defence, kick offs.
The ABs were really shit about taking the high balls there - bodes well against the boks…
No those bogey man Boks again. The same team that had their own restart issues against the Lions…
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@act-crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@sparky said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
Watched the game again. Best ABs performance since the Quarter Final against Ireland in 2019. Not getting too carried away as Australia are a second-rung international side but nice to see some significant improvement from the ABs at last. Better physicality, good option taking, communication and execution.
Still areas for improvement: the scrum, defence, kick offs.
The ABs were really shit about taking the high balls there - bodes well against the boks…
No those bogey man Boks again. The same team that had their own restart issues against the Lions…
I'm pointing to the fact the back 3 really need to be the Cory Jane style bomb squad, cos they'll get peppered
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@machpants Ben Smith was pretty good at catching them too.
God, I sound like an old fart already. -
@nzzp it's pretty fucked up when you can jump on a forum and see these fantastic ideas like the ones promoted by you guys and yet no one at NZR can seemingly come up with anything close between them.
And not just on ticket prices for a test either.
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I think a wider point is that the NZRFU was trying to get the same 50,000 people (from a city of roughly 2 million) to come back again, rather than there being (1) enough demand for the stadium to sell out twice, and (2) an effort to get new/different spectators to come along.
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@nevorian said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@nzzp said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@machpants said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
One article pointed out that they couldn’t reduce the ticket prices as those who paid for Bled 1 would complain. What a pile of shit, I paid full dollar for the first test, and would’ve gone for a second if they really reduced the prices. Covid forced the move be flexible, maeke two for one deals and kids deals and stuff. Just lack of flexibility.
Oh and fucking drop Steinlager as a sponsor FFS
hell - reward those who come for Round 2 with a deeper discount. Buy your seat again priority period for 50% off. FFS, no imagination.
And if tickets still aren’t selling let emergency personnel by $10 tickets
both great ideas! DCA the tickets of tests to real fans and reward those people in the community who have sacrificed for the majority. I would support free for nurses even! Empty seats look like bad marketing.
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Fucking shambles all round
If NZ Test rugby was like the EPL - 19 home games a year - I'd get it.
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NZR seems like a complete shambles for the last 2 years.......
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Thought Akira was awesome on Sat. Really came of age. Seemed to go forward no matter what was hitting him and was brutal in defense.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
And to think some doubted his selection and preferred Frizzel.
Laughable.Chief among them - STEVE HANSEN come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
And to think some doubted his selection and preferred Frizzel.
Laughable.Chief among them - STEVE HANSEN come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Shag had tried to nurture Akira instead of pushing him away, he could have been an asset in Tokyo a couple of years ago
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@canefan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
And to think some doubted his selection and preferred Frizzel.
Laughable.Chief among them - STEVE HANSEN come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Shag had tried to nurture Akira instead of pushing him away, he could have been an asset in Tokyo a couple of years ago
Luatua, Piutau, Faimuina
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@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
And to think some doubted his selection and preferred Frizzel.
Laughable.Chief among them - STEVE HANSEN come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Shag had tried to nurture Akira instead of pushing him away, he could have been an asset in Tokyo a couple of years ago
Luatua, Piutau, Faimuina
Not sure Piatau was his fault, Charles was on the verge of being a regular starter. Luatua definitely
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@canefan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@gt12 said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@frank said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
And to think some doubted his selection and preferred Frizzel.
Laughable.Chief among them - STEVE HANSEN come on down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If Shag had tried to nurture Akira instead of pushing him away, he could have been an asset in Tokyo a couple of years ago
Luatua, Piutau, Faimuina
Not sure Piatau was his fault, Charles was on the verge of being a regular starter. Luatua definitely
Charlie was at an age where he had probably limited time to grab the moolah. Top14/Heineken double was sweet icing.
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@kiwimurph said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe 2 Eden Park 14th Aug:
Foster has timed Akira’s selection beautifully. Another notch in the resign him belt.
