Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth)
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@chimoaus said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Recent 1 match All Blacks - missing last year I think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_players
George of the Whitelocks! Forgot all about him.
A couple of class players there that could have had good careers if the circumstances worked.
Ngatai obviously. O'Halloran was a very good player kept at bay by much better ones. Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece IMO@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece
nah, I dont buy that.
Reece might be a douche, but seems to have a very good grasp on the game and reads things pretty well, along with being pretty good with ball in hand, probably a bit stronger than Masaga, less hungus too, similar defenders but I think Reece is better at breakdowns than Masaga ever was as well.
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@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece
nah, I dont buy that.
Reece might be a douche, but seems to have a very good grasp on the game and reads things pretty well, along with being pretty good with ball in hand, probably a bit stronger than Masaga, less hungus too, similar defenders but I think Reece is better at breakdowns than Masaga ever was as well.
@taniwharugby said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece
nah, I dont buy that.
Reece might be a douche, but seems to have a very good grasp on the game and reads things pretty well, along with being pretty good with ball in hand, probably a bit stronger than Masaga too, similar defenders but I think Reece is better at breakdowns than Masaga ever was.
Masaga had that ability to sniff out tries (a bit like Jordan). He was the polar opposite to Bridge.
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@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece
nah, I dont buy that.
Reece might be a douche, but seems to have a very good grasp on the game and reads things pretty well, along with being pretty good with ball in hand, probably a bit stronger than Masaga, less hungus too, similar defenders but I think Reece is better at breakdowns than Masaga ever was as well.
@taniwharugby said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece
nah, I dont buy that.
Reece might be a douche, but seems to have a very good grasp on the game and reads things pretty well, along with being pretty good with ball in hand, probably a bit stronger than Masaga, less hungus too, similar defenders but I think Reece is better at breakdowns than Masaga ever was as well.
It's an absolutely absurd take. Defence is 50% of the game. Masaga had Roger Randle level tackling avoidance skills.
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@taniwharugby said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece
nah, I dont buy that.
Reece might be a douche, but seems to have a very good grasp on the game and reads things pretty well, along with being pretty good with ball in hand, probably a bit stronger than Masaga, less hungus too, similar defenders but I think Reece is better at breakdowns than Masaga ever was as well.
It's an absolutely absurd take. Defence is 50% of the game. Masaga had Roger Randle level tackling avoidance skills.
@frye said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@taniwharugby said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Hungus Masaga was a better player than Reece
nah, I dont buy that.
Reece might be a douche, but seems to have a very good grasp on the game and reads things pretty well, along with being pretty good with ball in hand, probably a bit stronger than Masaga, less hungus too, similar defenders but I think Reece is better at breakdowns than Masaga ever was as well.
It's an absolutely absurd take. Defence is 50% of the game. Masaga had Roger Randle level tackling avoidance skills.
This would work much better if Reece wasn't the other player in the discussion.
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AB’s with the most tries vs Aus:
11 – Beauden Barrett (20 tests)
11 – Ma’a Nonu (24)
11 – Richie McCaw (37)
9 – Rieko Ioane (11)
8 – Ian Kirkpatrick (8)
8 – Doug Howlett (12)
8 – Ben Smith (19) -
AB’s with the most tries vs Aus:
11 – Beauden Barrett (20 tests)
11 – Ma’a Nonu (24)
11 – Richie McCaw (37)
9 – Rieko Ioane (11)
8 – Ian Kirkpatrick (8)
8 – Doug Howlett (12)
8 – Ben Smith (19) -
AB’s with the most tries vs Aus:
11 – Beauden Barrett (20 tests)
11 – Ma’a Nonu (24)
11 – Richie McCaw (37)
9 – Rieko Ioane (11)
8 – Ian Kirkpatrick (8)
8 – Doug Howlett (12)
8 – Ben Smith (19)@duluth said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
AB’s with the most tries vs Aus:
11 – Beauden Barrett (20 tests)
11 – Ma’a Nonu (24)
11 – Richie McCaw (37)
9 – Rieko Ioane (11)
8 – Ian Kirkpatrick (8)
8 – Doug Howlett (12)
8 – Ben Smith (19)I thought McCaw was invisible to the refs in games against Oz? How did he manage to get awarded 11 tries?
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@duluth said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
AB’s with the most tries vs Aus:
11 – Beauden Barrett (20 tests)
11 – Ma’a Nonu (24)
11 – Richie McCaw (37)
9 – Rieko Ioane (11)
8 – Ian Kirkpatrick (8)
8 – Doug Howlett (12)
8 – Ben Smith (19)I thought McCaw was invisible to the refs in games against Oz? How did he manage to get awarded 11 tries?
@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
@duluth said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
AB’s with the most tries vs Aus:
11 – Beauden Barrett (20 tests)
11 – Ma’a Nonu (24)
11 – Richie McCaw (37)
9 – Rieko Ioane (11)
8 – Ian Kirkpatrick (8)
8 – Doug Howlett (12)
8 – Ben Smith (19)I thought McCaw was invisible to the refs in games against Oz? How did he manage to get awarded 11 tries?
Only invisible at the breakdown
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Fucking hell Sky. I don’t pay you to get the shit Aussie coverage.
I demand the shit kiwi one!@crucial said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Fucking hell Sky. I don’t pay you to get the shit Aussie coverage.
I demand the shit kiwi one!Speak for yourself I’m finding it fascinating learning about Andrew Calloway.
With the amount of Rugby I don’t watch these insights are invaluable.
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@kiwimurph said in Wallabies vs All Blacks 3 (Perth):
Doesn't look like a sellout..
Cue the Rennie whinge
Hopefully a bigger whinge when we smash them.
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