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  • gt12G Offline
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    The inmates are running the asylum, and they appear to be dumb fucks as well.

    Origin, FFS.

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    • gt12G gt12

      The inmates are running the asylum, and they appear to be dumb fucks as well.

      Origin, FFS.

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      @gt12 said in All Blacks 2022:

      The inmates are running the asylum, and they appear to be dumb fucks as well.

      Origin, FFS.

      It is interesting to observe. The player led approach was lauded because the players took more responsibility for preparation and were more likely to answer questions in the game as questions were asked. They didn't play like robots.

      However, what happens in this approach if the players in the group just aren't as tactically adept or can't think as clearly or as quickly?

      Maybe the rugby IQ of the current crop of ABs just isn't at the level it was at before in the key areas. McCaw, Carter, C Smith always struck me as being keen students of the game. Current crop of ABs are very good athletes, but to be the best in rugby, you have to have a combination of brains and brawn

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        I like Ardie, he’s got a bit of mana to him and he even stopped to talk to me a few years back when I saw him and a couple other Canes players in the Canberra shopping centre when they were in town to play the Brumbies. But sheesh that interview was a weird one.

        What is Enoka doing with these guys?

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        • antipodeanA antipodean

          @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

          Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

          Seriously wtf?

          A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

          What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

          I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

          It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

          "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

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          @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

          @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

          Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

          Seriously wtf?

          A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

          What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

          I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

          It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

          "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

          I couldn't bring myself to watch it, but did he really say this? This says everything about how important he thinks test match footy is.

          And we wonder why he hates tackling and rucks?!

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          • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

            Leave the jersey better than you found it

            Has become

            Just do your best lads

            These fluffybunnies are basking in a legacy few of them had anything to do with creating.

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            @mariner4life said in All Blacks 2022:

            Leave the jersey better than you found it

            Has become

            Just do your best lads

            These fluffybunnies are basking in a legacy few of them had anything to do with creating.

            None of them had anything to do with it - they are all riding on the coattails of people like Umaga, McCaw, Carter, Mealamu, C Smith, Nonu and a multitude of others before them.

            Even our coach is there because of the hard work of his predecessors and the culture and systems they set up.

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            • J junior

              @mariner4life said in All Blacks 2022:

              Leave the jersey better than you found it

              Has become

              Just do your best lads

              These fluffybunnies are basking in a legacy few of them had anything to do with creating.

              None of them had anything to do with it - they are all riding on the coattails of people like Umaga, McCaw, Carter, Mealamu, C Smith, Nonu and a multitude of others before them.

              Even our coach is there because of the hard work of his predecessors and the culture and systems they set up.

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              @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

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              • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

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                @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

                @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

                Possibly another reason why things turned to custard with him absent on the weekend.

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                • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                  @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

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                  @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

                  @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

                  Especially important as Retallick is not as good anymore

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                  • ACT CrusaderA ACT Crusader

                    @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

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                    @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

                    @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

                    He's fast becoming our most important player. He should have been our captain instead of Cane, and perhaps still should be until the after the World Cup.

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                    • S stodders

                      @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

                      @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

                      Possibly another reason why things turned to custard with him absent on the weekend.

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                      @stodders said in All Blacks 2022:

                      @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

                      @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

                      Possibly another reason why things turned to custard with him absent on the weekend.

                      That didn't seem to help in Dublin and Paris last year when Whitelock was the captain. It's more about the lack of nous and game awareness from team than just the captain.

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                      • BovidaeB Bovidae

                        @stodders said in All Blacks 2022:

                        @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

                        @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

                        Possibly another reason why things turned to custard with him absent on the weekend.

                        That didn't seem to help in Dublin and Paris last year when Whitelock was the captain. It's more about the lack of nous and game awareness from team than just the captain.

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                        @Bovidae said in All Blacks 2022:

                        @stodders said in All Blacks 2022:

                        @ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks 2022:

                        @junior I would argue Sam Whitelock has had a bit to do with the success we’ve had during those winning times.

                        Possibly another reason why things turned to custard with him absent on the weekend.

                        That didn't seem to help in Dublin and Paris last year when Whitelock was the captain. It's more about the lack of nous and game awareness from team than just the captain.

                        If we don't develop some pattern to support our natural instinct, we are doomed

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                          For all the "Foster bashing", it isn't coming from a very passive media who seem quite subdued. The Breakdown was deliberately obtuse and shallow (Access to AB camp on their mind?). It seems the obvious flaws in the ABs are being analyzed by fans, blogs, and overseas media.

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                          • O Old Samurai Jack

                            For all the "Foster bashing", it isn't coming from a very passive media who seem quite subdued. The Breakdown was deliberately obtuse and shallow (Access to AB camp on their mind?). It seems the obvious flaws in the ABs are being analyzed by fans, blogs, and overseas media.

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                            @Old-Samurai-Jack said in All Blacks 2022:

                            For all the "Foster bashing", it isn't coming from a very passive media who seem quite subdued. The Breakdown was deliberately obtuse and shallow (Access to AB camp on their mind?). It seems the obvious flaws in the ABs are being analyzed by fans, blogs, and overseas media.

                            100%

                            The NZRU must have journalists afraid of access with the ridiculous lack of critical rugby journalism in NZ. It's a tragedy and must be contributing to the issue.

                            Further, we don't seem to have any rugby journalists who actually can (and/or will) analyse the game.

                            We don't even seem to have any journalists who are prepared to call on those (ex)players or coaches who could do it.

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                            • antipodeanA antipodean

                              @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                              Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                              Seriously wtf?

                              A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                              What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                              I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                              It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                              "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

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                              #3347

                              @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                              @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                              Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                              Seriously wtf?

                              A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                              What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                              I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                              It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                              "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                              Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                              Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                              Ardie might be too honest.

                              edit Also one test win from the last 5 in wellington. Not the best

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                              • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                                Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                Seriously wtf?

                                A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

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                                @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                Seriously wtf?

                                A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                jesus thats bad

                                seriously though, is there a chance he's played in all the losses? cant be bothered going back and looking at the squads, if so i wonder about how many head knocks hes had if he cant remember being part of the FIRST loss to ireland and therefore they cant have won in NZ before

                                sometime i feel a lot of these players wouldn;t even watch rugby if they weren't getting payed to play

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                                • WingerW Winger

                                  @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                  @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                  Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                  Seriously wtf?

                                  A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                  What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                  I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                  It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                  "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                  Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                  Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                  Ardie might be too honest.

                                  edit Also one test win from the last 5 in wellington. Not the best

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                                  @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                  @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                  @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                  Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                  Seriously wtf?

                                  A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                  What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                  I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                  It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                  "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                  Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                  Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                  Ardie might be too honest.

                                  The coaches shouldn't need to know this. A good culture driven by high performing players would know their history. Not so long ago I remember players playing out of fear of being the first to lose. This lot appear to be free to "express their skills" as they "walk forward and embrace the challenge" and unencumbered by fear have managed to lose to Argentina, Ireland in Ireland and now Ireland in New Zealand on their way to our lowest historic ranking!

                                  What's next on this rocket ship to mediocrity?

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                                  • antipodeanA antipodean

                                    @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                    @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                    @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                    Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                    Seriously wtf?

                                    A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                    What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                    I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                    It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                    "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                    Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                    Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                    Ardie might be too honest.

                                    The coaches shouldn't need to know this. A good culture driven by high performing players would know their history. Not so long ago I remember players playing out of fear of being the first to lose. This lot appear to be free to "express their skills" as they "walk forward and embrace the challenge" and unencumbered by fear have managed to lose to Argentina, Ireland in Ireland and now Ireland in New Zealand on their way to our lowest historic ranking!

                                    What's next on this rocket ship to mediocrity?

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                                    @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                    @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                    @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                    @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                    Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                    Seriously wtf?

                                    A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                    What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                    I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                    It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                    "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                    Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                    Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                    Ardie might be too honest.

                                    The coaches shouldn't need to know this. A good culture driven by high performing players would know their history. Not so long ago I remember players playing out of fear of being the first to lose. This lot appear to be free to "express their skills" as they "walk forward and embrace the challenge" and unencumbered by fear have managed to lose to Argentina, Ireland in Ireland and now Ireland in New Zealand on their way to our lowest historic ranking!

                                    What's next on this rocket ship to mediocrity?

                                    Players have different interests. Some wnat to know all the stats. Other don't. The coache should have used this as a motivational factor. Maybe this is part of the issue with these Foster teams

                                    BTW how many games have Ireland won in NZ. Including all matches..

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                                    • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                                      @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                      Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                      Seriously wtf?

                                      A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                      What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                      jesus thats bad

                                      seriously though, is there a chance he's played in all the losses? cant be bothered going back and looking at the squads, if so i wonder about how many head knocks hes had if he cant remember being part of the FIRST loss to ireland and therefore they cant have won in NZ before

                                      sometime i feel a lot of these players wouldn;t even watch rugby if they weren't getting payed to play

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                                      @Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks 2022:

                                      sometime i feel a lot of these players wouldn;t even watch rugby if they weren't getting payed to play

                                      But isn't this where coaches / management need to step up and guide the players. To get them to embrace the history of the team.

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                                      • WingerW Winger

                                        @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                        Seriously wtf?

                                        A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                        What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                        I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                        It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                        "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                        Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                        Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                        Ardie might be too honest.

                                        The coaches shouldn't need to know this. A good culture driven by high performing players would know their history. Not so long ago I remember players playing out of fear of being the first to lose. This lot appear to be free to "express their skills" as they "walk forward and embrace the challenge" and unencumbered by fear have managed to lose to Argentina, Ireland in Ireland and now Ireland in New Zealand on their way to our lowest historic ranking!

                                        What's next on this rocket ship to mediocrity?

                                        Players have different interests. Some wnat to know all the stats. Other don't. The coache should have used this as a motivational factor. Maybe this is part of the issue with these Foster teams

                                        BTW how many games have Ireland won in NZ. Including all matches..

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                                        @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                        Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                        Seriously wtf?

                                        A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                        What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                        I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                        It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                        "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                        Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                        Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                        Ardie might be too honest.

                                        The coaches shouldn't need to know this. A good culture driven by high performing players would know their history. Not so long ago I remember players playing out of fear of being the first to lose. This lot appear to be free to "express their skills" as they "walk forward and embrace the challenge" and unencumbered by fear have managed to lose to Argentina, Ireland in Ireland and now Ireland in New Zealand on their way to our lowest historic ranking!

                                        What's next on this rocket ship to mediocrity?

                                        Players have different interests. Some wnat to know all the stats. Other don't. The coache should have used this as a motivational factor. Maybe this is part of the issue with these Foster teams

                                        BTW how many games have Ireland won in NZ. Including all matches..

                                        Oh fuck off. Players that actually care about legacy, as they keep crapping on about, would know this shit.

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                                        • antipodeanA antipodean

                                          @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                          Seriously wtf?

                                          A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                          What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                          I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                          It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                          "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                          Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                          Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                          Ardie might be too honest.

                                          The coaches shouldn't need to know this. A good culture driven by high performing players would know their history. Not so long ago I remember players playing out of fear of being the first to lose. This lot appear to be free to "express their skills" as they "walk forward and embrace the challenge" and unencumbered by fear have managed to lose to Argentina, Ireland in Ireland and now Ireland in New Zealand on their way to our lowest historic ranking!

                                          What's next on this rocket ship to mediocrity?

                                          Players have different interests. Some wnat to know all the stats. Other don't. The coache should have used this as a motivational factor. Maybe this is part of the issue with these Foster teams

                                          BTW how many games have Ireland won in NZ. Including all matches..

                                          Oh fuck off. Players that actually care about legacy, as they keep crapping on about, would know this shit.

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                                          @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @Winger said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @antipodean said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          @KiwiMurph said in All Blacks 2022:

                                          Ardie Savea saying in his press conference today that he didn't know that the All Blacks had never lost to Ireland in NZ before Saturday.

                                          Seriously wtf?

                                          A senior leader in the team and the ABs home record isn't touched upon at all in the leadup to the series?

                                          What the hell is going on with the AB culture?

                                          I look at this interview and I wonder much the same thing. Where's the pride? They talk about it but no one seemed upset to be the player that ruined a legacy in a dog shit performance.

                                          It looks to me that the pendulum has gone too far. Once upon a time there were good men who took ownership and drove high performance within the team environment. Now it seems that's taken for granted rather than delegated based on performance.

                                          "It's like an Origin decider" No fluffybunny. It's much more important than that.

                                          Its right at the end if anyone wants to hear the comment (7.25 on)

                                          Ardie does say it does hurt. I thought he came across well. Although the coaches should have stressed the never won in Nz before before the first test

                                          Ardie might be too honest.

                                          The coaches shouldn't need to know this. A good culture driven by high performing players would know their history. Not so long ago I remember players playing out of fear of being the first to lose. This lot appear to be free to "express their skills" as they "walk forward and embrace the challenge" and unencumbered by fear have managed to lose to Argentina, Ireland in Ireland and now Ireland in New Zealand on their way to our lowest historic ranking!

                                          What's next on this rocket ship to mediocrity?

                                          Players have different interests. Some wnat to know all the stats. Other don't. The coache should have used this as a motivational factor. Maybe this is part of the issue with these Foster teams

                                          BTW how many games have Ireland won in NZ. Including all matches..

                                          Oh fuck off. Players that actually care about legacy, as they keep crapping on about, would know this shit.

                                          if they do not, then the "mana of the black jersey" that they like to crap on about is dead, and it very much is just a job now

                                          which is cool, just don't expect people to buy in to it.

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