RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland
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Amen Danny, I have picked us ever since we knew we were getting them in this match.
We were never losing against them in this game. No matter what O’Barnes tried to hit us with, we were not losing.
I fear he will be the ref in the final (if we get there obvs…)
@DaGrubster said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Amen Danny, I have picked us ever since we knew we were getting them in this match.
We were never losing against them in this game. No matter what O’Barnes tried to hit us with, we were not losing.
I fear he will be the ref in the final (if we get there obvs…)
Grubs I am so deep down an AB man, I can never truly believe they will lose, or say it in public! It's something about being a supporter to your very core!
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@MN5 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Nepia said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Fuck you Bundee Aki, fuck you Bono, fuck you James Lowe, fuck you Jamie Gibson-Park.
Poor Bono, all he did was give everyone a free album and he gets lumped in with traitors.
Bono deserves all the vitriol we can muster after the last 30 years of music hes inflicted
I bet even you used to singalong with them in the 80s with The Joshua Tree before you went full music snob.
@Nepia said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@MN5 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Nepia said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@sparky said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Fuck you Bundee Aki, fuck you Bono, fuck you James Lowe, fuck you Jamie Gibson-Park.
Poor Bono, all he did was give everyone a free album and he gets lumped in with traitors.
Bono deserves all the vitriol we can muster after the last 30 years of music hes inflicted
I bet even you used to singalong with them in the 80s with The Joshua Tree before you went full music snob.
I think I stopped at Rattle and Hum
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@Nepia I thought the Irish also panicked a bit with those cross kicks when they had the man advantage in/near our 22.
There was space there but it was a bit all-or-nothing instead of just being patient.
@KiwiMurph said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Nepia I thought the Irish also panicked a bit with those cross kicks when they had the man advantage in/near our 22.
There was space there but it was a bit all-or-nothing instead of just being patient.
Our defence was up for it today. They battered away and in particular our two main leaders ably assisted by the tight 5 were up for it. We just seemed more crisp in our realignment and fanning.
Sure we had lapses and the Irish attack did take their chance. But by and large our defence made them rethink their recycle strategy.
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@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not a single knock on from NZ all night
Jesus that must be some sort of record, when was the last time the opposition did not get a scrum the entire match.
The keys there are pretty obvious, we won 100% of our set piece, only gave away 4 turnovers.
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@Machpants said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Man our scrum and line out will monster Argentina
Ease up on your predictions….
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Oh yeah that extra little bit of salt in the wounds. Was POM on the field tonight? Poor man's Reuben Thorne
@Bones I have never seen POM as quiet as today, no niggle - wasn't featuring in lineouts nothing
Our pack as a whole but especially the loosies completely dominated and shut him out.
A game where he should have stood up he stepped back i feel -
@Nepia I thought the Irish also panicked a bit with those cross kicks when they had the man advantage in/near our 22.
There was space there but it was a bit all-or-nothing instead of just being patient.
@KiwiMurph said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Nepia I thought the Irish also panicked a bit with those cross kicks when they had the man advantage in/near our 22.
There was space there but it was a bit all-or-nothing instead of just being patient.
As the game wore on and they couldn't overtake us, they reverted more and more to old type; attack became more narrow, more predictable and less dynamic.
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@Bones I have never seen POM as quiet as today, no niggle - wasn't featuring in lineouts nothing
Our pack as a whole but especially the loosies completely dominated and shut him out.
A game where he should have stood up he stepped back i feel@kidcalder said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Bones I have never seen POM as quiet as today, no niggle - wasn't featuring in lineouts nothing
Our pack as a whole but especially the loosies completely dominated and shut him out.
A game where he should have stood up he stepped back i feelDagg was pretty scathing post-game of POM’s game today.
I know there is this desire to get stuck in, but the way that I think about it is that it was going to take a massive effort against the odds to get the win. We had to really front up or else they would’ve rolled over the top with their second line play.
It was awesome to watch and whilst the heart and nerves were getting a real work out, I’ll take that sort of match every single time.
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@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not a single knock on from NZ all night
Knock ons were 7-2 (Smith & LF)
Interestingly we lost most of the general play stats (various carry, tackle & ruck stats) but we won the kicking metres: 696m v 878m. It's an area the AB's have been poor at recently
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@KiwiMurph said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Nepia I thought the Irish also panicked a bit with those cross kicks when they had the man advantage in/near our 22.
There was space there but it was a bit all-or-nothing instead of just being patient.
As the game wore on and they couldn't overtake us, they reverted more and more to old type; attack became more narrow, more predictable and less dynamic.
@canefan said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@KiwiMurph said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@Nepia I thought the Irish also panicked a bit with those cross kicks when they had the man advantage in/near our 22.
There was space there but it was a bit all-or-nothing instead of just being patient.
As the game wore on and they couldn't overtake us, they reverted more and more to old type; attack became more narrow, more predictable and less dynamic.
The game was pretty fast too, they don't have the fitness the abs do, which is amazing that is still the case
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@chimoaus said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Smith should not have played at it to be fair.
I think that Smith was trying to prevent the pass in his direction and force the Irish player to carry. Still a poor TMO decision as we never saw whether the ball went forward/back/sideways. Spidercam?
It doesn't matter now...
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@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not a single knock on from NZ all night
Knock ons were 7-2 (Smith & LF)
Interestingly we lost most of the general play stats (various carry, tackle & ruck stats) but we won the kicking metres: 696m v 878m. It's an area the AB's have been poor at recently
@Duluth said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not a single knock on from NZ all night
Knock ons were 7-2 (Smith & LF)
Interestingly we lost most of the general play stats (various carry, tackle & ruck stats) but we won the kicking metres: 696m v 878m. It's an area the AB's have been poor at recently
Considering we kicked it 32 times we averaged 27m per kick. Ireland kicked 19 times at 36m per kick. Admittedly we did a few nice chip kicks that did work. It's our defensive bombs which are just fucken terrible.
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@Duluth said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
@stodders said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:
Not a single knock on from NZ all night
Knock ons were 7-2 (Smith & LF)
Interestingly we lost most of the general play stats (various carry, tackle & ruck stats) but we won the kicking metres: 696m v 878m. It's an area the AB's have been poor at recently
Considering we kicked it 32 times we averaged 27m per kick. Ireland kicked 19 times at 36m per kick. Admittedly we did a few nice chip kicks that did work. It's our defensive bombs which are just fucken terrible.
The contestables were a lot better today. It's interesting because we haven't been strong on that stat recently
If anyone is interested
BB - 336m (12 kicks @28)
RM - 194m (8 kicks @24)
AS - 131m (6 kicks @22)
JB - 77m (4 kicks @19)Plus Will Jordan had two large kicks
Most metres from an Irish player was Lowe with 177m closely followed by Keenan with 176m
