Foster, Robertson, Rennie etc
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@bones said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
I donāt think any proper judgement can be made until we play the Boks and some of the NH teams.
Yeah and then when we beat them, judgement can't be made until we play Japan and Canada and then after that, well Foster hasn't beaten the moon has he!
Donāt know why im bothering to reply to this rubbish but here goes.
Are Japan and Canada ranked above us?
Are they current world champs?
Have they beaten us at any point in our last few games?Do you really need this concept explained to you?
Beating shit teams means nothing.@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@bones said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
I donāt think any proper judgement can be made until we play the Boks and some of the NH teams.
Yeah and then when we beat them, judgement can't be made until we play Japan and Canada and then after that, well Foster hasn't beaten the moon has he!
Donāt know why im bothering to reply to this rubbish but here goes.
Are Japan and Canada ranked above us?
Are they current world champs?
Have they beaten us at any point in our last few games?Do you really need this concept explained to you?
Beating shit teams means nothing.The moooooon!
I'm disappointed you went within a hair's breadth of "do you even watch rugby". Two times in one week would have made me happy.
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@booboo said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@antipodean said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Letās not forget that we have only played against a club player filled Tonga, Fiji, a historically poor Wallabies and a defence only Argentina.
I donāt think any proper judgement can be made until we play the Boks and some of the NH teams. Hopefully the trend of not making stupid selections and not using stupid tactics continues.
Still got concerns over our discipline, scrum and lineout.Well you say that, but Argentina scored points against the Boks. Oz beat them.
. An comfortable win against them is absolutely the minimum required standard for the ABs. One that wasnāt achieved last year.
I guess you missed the other game where they beat us for the first time ever? That failure doesnāt get erased by the next game. That standard applies to every game.
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@booboo said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@antipodean said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Letās not forget that we have only played against a club player filled Tonga, Fiji, a historically poor Wallabies and a defence only Argentina.
I donāt think any proper judgement can be made until we play the Boks and some of the NH teams. Hopefully the trend of not making stupid selections and not using stupid tactics continues.
Still got concerns over our discipline, scrum and lineout.Well you say that, but Argentina scored points against the Boks. Oz beat them.
. An comfortable win against them is absolutely the minimum required standard for the ABs. One that wasnāt achieved last year.
I guess you missed the other game where they beat us for the first time ever? That failure doesnāt get erased by the next game. That standard applies to every game.
I believe you stated that the result wasnāt achieved last year.
Seems to be evidence that it was.
Let me state for the record I preferred Razor. And I remain cautious but find/found the Foster derangement err deranged.
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@machpants well, SA havent been much cop against us in recent decades, winning 10 of the last 43 tests, and worse when you go to the last decade with 3 wins and a draw from 18...so you could argue they are a weak opponent for us to truly measure ourselves against too.
@taniwharugby said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@machpants well, SA havent been much cop against us in recent decades, winning 10 of the last 43 tests, and worse when you go to the last decade with 3 wins and a draw from 18...so you could argue they are a weak opponent for us to truly measure ourselves against too.
You and your "facts".
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@taniwharugby you gotta admit the boks have turned themselves around under ranting rassie!
@machpants said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@taniwharugby you gotta admit the boks have turned themselves around under ranting rassie!
Only lost
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@machpants said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@taniwharugby you gotta admit the boks have turned themselves around under ranting rassie!
We beat them last time we played them and then a 2 year break for them. The Lions weren't great so we will see.
Is it still double points for RWC? Would they even be ranked #1 without that?
@snowy said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@machpants said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@taniwharugby you gotta admit the boks have turned themselves around under ranting rassie!
We beat them last time we played them and then a 2 year break for them. The Lions weren't great so we will see.
Is it still double points for RWC? Would they even be ranked #1 without that?
Was going to ask.
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@snowy said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@machpants said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@taniwharugby you gotta admit the boks have turned themselves around under ranting rassie!
We beat them last time we played them and then a 2 year break for them. The Lions weren't great so we will see.
Is it still double points for RWC? Would they even be ranked #1 without that?
Hard to tell about RWC ranking cos thatās what kept us on top for so long too. But Iām not saying they are better than ABs ATM, just that it is hard to judge. Just cos we smashed Oz and Oz scrapped past Boks doesnāt make us better.
@machpants said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@snowy said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@machpants said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@taniwharugby you gotta admit the boks have turned themselves around under ranting rassie!
We beat them last time we played them and then a 2 year break for them. The Lions weren't great so we will see.
Is it still double points for RWC? Would they even be ranked #1 without that?
Hard to tell about RWC ranking cos thatās what kept us on top for so long too. But Iām not saying they are better than ABs ATM, just that it is hard to judge. Just cos we smashed Oz and Oz scrapped past Boks doesnāt make us better.
That and not losing very often
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@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Beating shit teams means nothing.
who are the good teams?
@mariner4life said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@pukunui said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Beating shit teams means nothing.
who are the good teams?
Anyone who is "full strength" apparently, which is basically no one ever
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Sucked in, non-Chiefs fans...
In all seriousness, Foster isn't a bad coach, I'm just still not sure if he can develop a squad to consistently high performances.
I will be happy to be wrong though, so here's hoping for the three knockout games in 2023. :crossed_fingers: (And also for no injuries to Jordie...)
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Sucked in, non-Chiefs fans...
In all seriousness, Foster isn't a bad coach, I'm just still not sure if he can develop a squad to consistently high performances.
I will be happy to be wrong though, so here's hoping for the three knockout games in 2023. :crossed_fingers: (And also for no injuries to Jordie...)
@donsteppa Not sure what Foster has done to deserve the lofty title of 'not a bad coach'. Considering he coaches by far the best Rugby team in the world.
A comfortable Bledisloe series win (two matches of which were at Eden Park with NZ refs)? You'd fucken hope that was the bare minimum expectation.
I'd love a re-match with Quade, Kerevi, McMahon and some of the European boys available.
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@donsteppa Not sure what Foster has done to deserve the lofty title of 'not a bad coach'. Considering he coaches by far the best Rugby team in the world.
A comfortable Bledisloe series win (two matches of which were at Eden Park with NZ refs)? You'd fucken hope that was the bare minimum expectation.
I'd love a re-match with Quade, Kerevi, McMahon and some of the European boys available.
@derpus said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@donsteppa Not sure what Foster has done to deserve the lofty title of 'not a bad coach'. Considering he coaches by far the best Rugby team in the world.
A comfortable Bledisloe series win (two matches of which were at Eden Park with NZ refs)? You'd fucken hope that was the bare minimum expectation.
I'd love a re-match with Quade, Kerevi, McMahon and some of the European boys available.
Because all of those you've mentioned have a track record of Bledisloe wins..?
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@donsteppa Not sure what Foster has done to deserve the lofty title of 'not a bad coach'. Considering he coaches by far the best Rugby team in the world.
A comfortable Bledisloe series win (two matches of which were at Eden Park with NZ refs)? You'd fucken hope that was the bare minimum expectation.
I'd love a re-match with Quade, Kerevi, McMahon and some of the European boys available.
@derpus said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@donsteppa Not sure what Foster has done to deserve the lofty title of 'not a bad coach'. Considering he coaches by far the best Rugby team in the world.
A comfortable Bledisloe series win (two matches of which were at Eden Park with NZ refs)? You'd fucken hope that was the bare minimum expectation.
I'd love a re-match with Quade, Kerevi, McMahon and some of the European boys available.
Haha, you had a game with Kerevi and he didn't make much difference. McMahon didn't blow me away last night when he came on.... If you get your "European boys" back in this theoretical situation do the ABs get all their best players?
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@derpus said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@donsteppa Not sure what Foster has done to deserve the lofty title of 'not a bad coach'. Considering he coaches by far the best Rugby team in the world.
A comfortable Bledisloe series win (two matches of which were at Eden Park with NZ refs)? You'd fucken hope that was the bare minimum expectation.
I'd love a re-match with Quade, Kerevi, McMahon and some of the European boys available.
Haha, you had a game with Kerevi and he didn't make much difference. McMahon didn't blow me away last night when he came on.... If you get your "European boys" back in this theoretical situation do the ABs get all their best players?
@tj Sure.
It's pretty clear the difference in quality between our best and next best is much greater than for the ABs. Quade down to Noah, for example.
I think we'd be much more likely to give you a competitive game if we had guys like Latu, Arnold, Skelton, McMahon, Kerevi, Quade etc etc all available at the same time.
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Sucked in, non-Chiefs fans...
In all seriousness, Foster isn't a bad coach, I'm just still not sure if he can develop a squad to consistently high performances.
I will be happy to be wrong though, so here's hoping for the three knockout games in 2023. :crossed_fingers: (And also for no injuries to Jordie...)
@donsteppa said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Sucked in, non-Chiefs fans...
In all seriousness, Foster isn't a bad coach, I'm just still not sure if he can develop a squad to consistently high performances.
I will be happy to be wrong though, so here's hoping for the three knockout games in 2023. :crossed_fingers: (And also for no injuries to Jordie...)
No way he should've been re signed until the end of this tour, but too late now. Next RWC cycle will be our chance, Frances will win this one
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@derpus said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@donsteppa Not sure what Foster has done to deserve the lofty title of 'not a bad coach'. Considering he coaches by far the best Rugby team in the world.
A comfortable Bledisloe series win (two matches of which were at Eden Park with NZ refs)? You'd fucken hope that was the bare minimum expectation.
I'd love a re-match with Quade, Kerevi, McMahon and some of the European boys available.
Because all of those you've mentioned have a track record of Bledisloe wins..?
@antipodean well - exactly. Havn't won in 20 years, under strength and at Eden Park? hardly something to award a coach 2 more years on the back of.
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@donsteppa said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Sucked in, non-Chiefs fans...
In all seriousness, Foster isn't a bad coach, I'm just still not sure if he can develop a squad to consistently high performances.
I will be happy to be wrong though, so here's hoping for the three knockout games in 2023. :crossed_fingers: (And also for no injuries to Jordie...)
No way he should've been re signed until the end of this tour, but too late now. Next RWC cycle will be our chance, Frances will win this one
@machpants said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
@donsteppa said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Sucked in, non-Chiefs fans...
In all seriousness, Foster isn't a bad coach, I'm just still not sure if he can develop a squad to consistently high performances.
I will be happy to be wrong though, so here's hoping for the three knockout games in 2023. :crossed_fingers: (And also for no injuries to Jordie...)
No way he should've been re signed until the end of this tour, but too late now. Next RWC cycle will be our chance, Frances will win this one
I think Australia could get there if they continue there upwards trajectory. Kerevi and Cooper coming back have made a big difference. With Skelton and Arnold they definitely have the size to compete with the best packs - if Rennie can get them humming, they'll be a force.
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Sucked in, non-Chiefs fans...
In all seriousness, Foster isn't a bad coach, I'm just still not sure if he can develop a squad to consistently high performances.
I will be happy to be wrong though, so here's hoping for the three knockout games in 2023. :crossed_fingers: (And also for no injuries to Jordie...)
@donsteppa Tbf we were lacking so much leadership once we lost Cane, Whitelock, Coles and Aaron Smith. Without leadership and when you are also lacking experience in certain positions, there will be inconsistency in performance. You know you are in trouble when Ardie Savea is widely accepted as being the best choice for captain.
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Well we have always been told with our cattle anyone could coach the ABs....I think Foster is proving it ain't that easy.
@Derpus so after all your super negative shit during all the AB v Wob tests and how.much of a waste of time they were, now it will be a good idea?
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Fancy losing a test by 2 points and falling just short of winning 5 tests in 5 weeks on Australian soil and being told youāre not good enough, you are hopeless. Because every past AB coach wouldāve won all them plain and simpleā¦
Iām of the view that there are some real positives, but we are still trying to find the right combos and that is affecting our play. Which makes sense when a bunch of guys have banked less than 10 tests.
We can point to play X or Y and say, āsee, no improvementā or āthat lost us the game right thereā, but in my view thatās rugby. Iām disappointed we didnāt do a couple of things in the dying minutes, but hopefully we learn from it.
Not that long ago, it was Quade knocking over an extra time penalty kick to take it away from the Boks. For all the criticism, they have done things to stay in games and we should never be surprised with that given itās the Boks.
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Well we have always been told with our cattle anyone could coach the ABs....I think Foster is proving it ain't that easy.
@Derpus so after all your super negative shit during all the AB v Wob tests and how.much of a waste of time they were, now it will be a good idea?
@taniwharugby a two game series with both teams at full strength home and away. Sure.
3-4 games a year where we might be competitive in one at most? no.
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Fancy losing a test by 2 points and falling just short of winning 5 tests in 5 weeks on Australian soil and being told youāre not good enough, you are hopeless. Because every past AB coach wouldāve won all them plain and simpleā¦
Iām of the view that there are some real positives, but we are still trying to find the right combos and that is affecting our play. Which makes sense when a bunch of guys have banked less than 10 tests.
We can point to play X or Y and say, āsee, no improvementā or āthat lost us the game right thereā, but in my view thatās rugby. Iām disappointed we didnāt do a couple of things in the dying minutes, but hopefully we learn from it.
Not that long ago, it was Quade knocking over an extra time penalty kick to take it away from the Boks. For all the criticism, they have done things to stay in games and we should never be surprised with that given itās the Boks.
@act-crusader said in Foster signs 2 year extension:
Fancy losing a test by 2 points and falling just short of winning 5 tests in 5 weeks on Australian soil and being told youāre not good enough, you are hopeless. Because every past AB coach wouldāve won all them plain and simpleā¦
Iām of the view that there are some real positives, but we are still trying to find the right combos and that is affecting our play. Which makes sense when a bunch of guys have banked less than 10 tests.
We can point to play X or Y and say, āsee, no improvementā or āthat lost us the game right thereā, but in my view thatās rugby. Iām disappointed we didnāt do a couple of things in the dying minutes, but hopefully we learn from it.
Not that long ago, it was Quade knocking over an extra time penalty kick to take it away from the Boks. For all the criticism, they have done things to stay in games and we should never be surprised with that given itās the Boks.
I'm not a fan of Foster, by any means, but I agree. Given most of us didn't think much of the assistant coaches selected, it is surprising how well we've actually done.
Presumably most coaches struggle to come up with answers to a strong rush defense - which is why the better teams go for it. And we definitely look to be creating more against teams that use it than we have in the past.
I do think there is some pretty strong evidence that we're going to struggle to win tight games unless we make some big steps forward with our set piece work, though.
We already have a specialist scrum coach, and I'm sure he'll do some work there. I do expect Ofa and Moody to improve after a few more games. I think Mike Cron always said it takes a few games for props to be back at their best after an injury. Whether they improve as much as we need is another story.
I do think there is a lot of value in bringing in a specialist lineout coach, even if it just temporarily as a consultant. I don't think there was too much wrong with the throwing last night (with one or two exceptions), but it just seems we're too predictable there. Having Sam Whitelock back should make a difference, but we shouldn't be so dependent on him that our lineout falls apart if he isn't there.
