Bledisloe 1
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Stuffs player ratings are generous...
Plenty of mud being thrown at ref, but we all knew it was going to be a lottery..
Besides the time wasting call, there was plenty of variability from him, scrums were a farce, forward passes missed, defenders not releasing the tackled player, red card missed, hands beyond the ball not penalties... Probably a whole lot more.
But pretty much what we expectedSamisoni was best on park by miles.
Thought BBBR was alright, and tight 5 okish...
Loosies... We missed Cane.. Paps was was disappointing and didn't take his opportunity.
Sotutu was awful.. Valentini so much better. He did have a couple of OK hit ups and linked well in 1st 10mins, Those stupid arm tackles trying to hold people up rather than actually tackling...and that kick... Fark me..
I hope Jacobson gets a run next weekSB not great last night, did hit some rucks and tackled a bit but 6 is still a problem
Smith needs some time on the bench...
Mounga, WJ and RI were rocks and diamonds.. Defence in particular a worry.
CC.. Bench him or back to NPC.. Just not good enough, poor reads on defense, literally could not run away from his support players more.
In general it was a hot mess, of individuals, who should have a significantly higher level of rugby smarts..
Certainly a further step down for the ABs, no doubt we'll hear about learnings and hurtings, can't remember an all black team butchering so many tries that I would expect most NPC teams to finish.
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Didn't watch game...but that was an interesting read...despite the scoreline, sounds like we were shit ref was typically French and Swain is a dog.
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Look at his team mates!
@Stargazer said in Bledisloe 1:
Look at his team mates!
I can't help but feel he may have contributed to the refs decision, having one of your own players yelling at you to kick it out would have been heard by the ref and may have influenced his decision.
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Long time to go... French refs go both ways... Ebbs and flows
@Mattasaurus said in Bledisloe 1:
Long time to go... French refs go both ways... Ebbs and flows
Quoted for no reason really ... just got some time to waste.
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Samisoni is the second best player in NZ now by a fucking mile.
Fixed this for you
@Canes4life said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Samisoni is the second best player in NZ now by a fucking mile.
Fixed this for you
Behind Rieko?
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@Frank said in Bledisloe 1:
Why was Darcy Swain not given a red card????????????????????????????????
Havnt seen such a cowardly act from an Aussie since Dan Andrews closed the Victorian borders.
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Frank said in Bledisloe 1:
Why was Darcy Swain not given a red card????????????????????????????????
Havnt seen such a cowardly act from an Aussie since Dan Andrews closed the Victorian borders.
Quote because funny
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@Frank red for entering from the side would be novel but I wouldn't put it past rugby to miss a chance to card a bloke.
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@booboo said in Bledisloe 1:
@kev said in Bledisloe 1:
Is that the worst half of rugby we have ever played?
No.
Ireland 3
Wait to you see the next 40mins
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@booboo said in Bledisloe 1:
@kev said in Bledisloe 1:
Is that the worst half of rugby we have ever played?
No.
Ireland 3
Wait to you see the next 40mins
@Mattasaurus said in Bledisloe 1:
@booboo said in Bledisloe 1:
@kev said in Bledisloe 1:
Is that the worst half of rugby we have ever played?
No.
Ireland 3
Wait to you see the next 40mins
The one where we scored more points than them?
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I know it’s the nature of a forum like this as we all want to find things to comment on but there’s some harshness here in regards to player performances.
Clarke did fail to link well but he also created those breaks and that is getting forgotten. Linking and choosing the moment to look for support can be worked on by the coaches. Creating busts and breaks can’t. As for the wing defence I commented earlier that this has to be something he is told to do. The obviousness of the action and the regularity points to that. It’s not like he drifts with indecision. He purposely aims in to try and shut down the move with sweepers coming across behind. I disagree with the theory but can’t blame him.
I hope we take a leaf from the Convict loosies and run our big men from deep with power hit ups. Flatfooted SB/Sotutu/DP/AI do us no great favours. I’d love to see AI with a head of steam but it just never happens.
With DP and HS last night, it was a good case of be careful what you wish for. Neither was a patch on the guys they replaced. All those unseen Cane things were missing especially on the leadership front.
Finally the moaning about defence needs to be taken with a pinch of salt considering the reshuffling. We aren’t at that stage of being able to be perfect with disruptions yet.
All up though I loved the game for the outcome and drama. Was a goodie. I’m happy to not be too negative -
Stuffs player ratings are generous...
Plenty of mud being thrown at ref, but we all knew it was going to be a lottery..
Besides the time wasting call, there was plenty of variability from him, scrums were a farce, forward passes missed, defenders not releasing the tackled player, red card missed, hands beyond the ball not penalties... Probably a whole lot more.
But pretty much what we expectedSamisoni was best on park by miles.
Thought BBBR was alright, and tight 5 okish...
Loosies... We missed Cane.. Paps was was disappointing and didn't take his opportunity.
Sotutu was awful.. Valentini so much better. He did have a couple of OK hit ups and linked well in 1st 10mins, Those stupid arm tackles trying to hold people up rather than actually tackling...and that kick... Fark me..
I hope Jacobson gets a run next weekSB not great last night, did hit some rucks and tackled a bit but 6 is still a problem
Smith needs some time on the bench...
Mounga, WJ and RI were rocks and diamonds.. Defence in particular a worry.
CC.. Bench him or back to NPC.. Just not good enough, poor reads on defense, literally could not run away from his support players more.
In general it was a hot mess, of individuals, who should have a significantly higher level of rugby smarts..
Certainly a further step down for the ABs, no doubt we'll hear about learnings and hurtings, can't remember an all black team butchering so many tries that I would expect most NPC teams to finish.
@Mattasaurus said in Bledisloe 1:
Stuffs player ratings are generous...
Plenty of mud being thrown at ref, but we all knew it was going to be a lottery..
Besides the time wasting call, there was plenty of variability from him, scrums were a farce, forward passes missed, defenders not releasing the tackled player, red card missed, hands beyond the ball not penalties... Probably a whole lot more.
But pretty much what we expectedSamisoni was best on park by miles.
Thought BBBR was alright, and tight 5 okish...
Loosies... We missed Cane.. Paps was was disappointing and didn't take his opportunity.
Sotutu was awful.. Valentini so much better. He did have a couple of OK hit ups and linked well in 1st 10mins, Those stupid arm tackles trying to hold people up rather than actually tackling...and that kick... Fark me..
I hope Jacobson gets a run next weekSB not great last night, did hit some rucks and tackled a bit but 6 is still a problem
Smith needs some time on the bench...
Mounga, WJ and RI were rocks and diamonds.. Defence in particular a worry.
CC.. Bench him or back to NPC.. Just not good enough, poor reads on defense, literally could not run away from his support players more.
In general it was a hot mess, of individuals, who should have a significantly higher level of rugby smarts..
Certainly a further step down for the ABs, no doubt we'll hear about learnings and hurtings, can't remember an all black team butchering so many tries that I would expect most NPC teams to finish.
They will be hitting the tackling bags this week. Test match rugby especially starts with defence, physicality at breakdowns and good decisions. We were woeful.
Blues loosies especially have been disappointing this year in tests - Paps, Akira, Sotutu. Look good with the ball, not so good without.
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I was there in probably the best seats I’ve ever had at a rugby test , usually end up in some weird corner or behind the posts ,
Was in the medallion club , one level up , 6 rows back , bang on the halfway line ,
Not perfect rugby but enjoyed the close contest and the drama , nice to say thanks ref for a change
And also nice to say , we’ll take the win ,
See you fullas at eden park
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