All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2

MajorPom

Good to see some of the more maligned ABs play really well. Frizell, Mounga and Cane were all really visible and involved.

Odd game tactics with short kick after short kick but I guess the final score tells the story

Tim

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

chimoaus

@canefan said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

I'd like us to be able to play a little crusaders ball when required; rumble up the middle, kick deep for touch and make opposition teams who feed off mistakes try to beat us from their own half

Chiefs had a very good game plan which would be handy in test footy. Dmac and Stevenson almost exclusively played for territory and were patient in the opposition making a mistake or giving a penalty. Dmac kicked over twice the penalties as any other team.

Tordah

Referee was excellent, I thought.

Very good game to watch by both teams.
First 20 minutes were amazing, best AB 20 mins I've seen for quite a while.
Second 20 was evens, ABs still playing alright but Boks improved, just could not finish.
Third quarter was, sadly, what we now expect from Foster's ABs , the big slump, which coincided with the Boks really getting into their groove.
What was a bit unexpected was the turnaround at 70mins. Last Bok try was so unnecessary, though. Exciting watch..

sparky

@His-Bobness I think BB might not make the RWC squad.

nostrildamus

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

Maybe the Foster band-aid plasters wagon.

Frank

Rather than this short defensive bomb bullshit, I'd rather have a long kicking fullback (Stevenson) with good chasers.

Tim

Beauden Barrett also playing very well (I missed minutes 40 to 55 though).

Frank

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Beauden Barrett also playing very well (I missed minutes 40 to 55 though).

His shit exits and penchant for the miracle play cost us.
(although it worked a couple of times too)

nostrildamus

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Beauden Barrett also playing very well (I missed minutes 40 to 55 though).

Unorthodox opinion.

KiwiMurph

Beauden was fine but its certainly worth looking at other options.

canefan

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

Nope. But I feel more bullish than before the start of the RC

canefan

@Frank said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Rather than this short defensive bomb bullshit, I rather have a long kicking fullback (Stevenson) with good chasers.

It looked like team tactics. RM did it too

Machpants

@Tim said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Are we on the Foster bandwagon now?

If he drops beaudy and Clarke, nepo and havili doesn't come back. Maybe

KiwiMurph

@Machpants Nepo was great off of the bench tonight.

Machpants

@KiwiMurph he was ok. But one game without stupid penalties is not enough to cancel out the high chance of him losing us an important games in RWC

nostrildamus

If we don't have Cane we need more defensive starch in the loosies. And I don't understand why Samisobi isn't the starter, his pick and go wears them down more than any other tight forward.

KiwiMurph

Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.

canefan

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.

Yeah. I'm sure he did it to honour his dad.

Machpants

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2:

Huge effort by Etzebeth just to play. Poor fulla.

Yeah much respect

The Silver Fern

All Blacks Vs Springboks RC Week 2