RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland

taniwharugby

@mariner4life easier for his minions to follow and manipulate to show what he wants?

Marty

@Daffy-Jaffy said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Firstly: Pencil neck immediately lost all credibility when he presented three discrete variables, including his own special made up ruck stat, as a line graph

Secondly: You've been really good at rugby for about five minutes Ireland, come back when you have 90 years of rugby excellence behind and then you can start sermonising on the All Blacks captain's deficiencies. Until that time we're quite capable of doing that ourselves.

Kiwiwomble

@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Daffy-Jaffy what the fuck is this?

Screams I had to come up with a graph to justify my shit take that the internet is rightfully laughing at me about. What's the measurement on the y axis? How is it a bloke that can't ruck somehow turns in a fucking masterclass with an improvement of 5.5% ?

You'd think Derek would have the common decency and awareness to fade off into obscurity. Or at least the producer should've said "don't come in, we'll call you".

exactly, what is it?! a score theyve given him? i went and checked the comments incase someone explained...they havent

also....why is there a line between these two dude when they are sitting next to each other

mariner4life

old mate on the right looks like he is trying to physically distance himself from this hot take

antipodean

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

also why is it a line graph? That's not appropriate for the "data"

Back in your box, he's an analyst.

mariner4life

@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

also why is it a line graph? That's not appropriate for the "data"

Back in your box, he's an analyst.

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Rancid Schnitzel

@Richie8-7 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Richie8-7 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

I'm happy with Wayne Barnes, he keeps the game moving and won't allow the faking of injuries to slow it down. He's not a shadow of the ref who choked in 2007.
I'm nervous and hopeful, I see it as a 50-50 match. Mind boggling to me to see how many people think we have no chance. We are still the All Blacks and we have some magnificent players. The return of several key players after the France match is huge. If we can't get up for this one, we'll never get excited about a match.
We've got to start strong, hit them hard and slowly start putting the doubts in their minds that we used to get when favourites at a world cup. I hope there are no silly cards for accidental head clashes (but if there is, they go to Ireland this time). Come on Boys!

It's still mind boggling how shocked some Irish fans are. The amount of gloating and premature celebrating on social media in the last 6 weeks is insane.
I felt Barnes went okay in how he reffed the ruck but missed some big calls - blatant from the side of the ruck when we were on attack. Not looking at a head high after we got an advantage. Massive forward pass in that last play, then a neck roll then a penalty to Ardie. I hope the TMO would have wanted a look at a few things if they had scored.
Very happy with Angus for the semi. Hope he has a good match so he also gets the final (likewise for the All Blacks).

Edit: Woops I quote my own post instead of canefan's response. But I'm okay with it

Tbf I talked to a number of Irish before the game and they were shit scared. Like everything in general, I don't think certain media idiots or online "fans" are a fair reflection of the reality.

Rancid Schnitzel

Weird that people upset about some footage of some crap refereeing that could have cost us the game at the death are upset by some malnourished internet nobody drawing a graph about Sam Cane.

ACT Crusader

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

also why is it a line graph? That's not appropriate for the "data"

A line graph is the only way to show

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mariner4life

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Rapido

@mariner4life said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

also why is it a line graph? That's not appropriate for the "data"

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@Kiwiwomble said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@Donsteppa said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

Maybe this is the opposite of the 2007 RWC campaign. Rather than over thinking it about whether individual players can get through three knockout games in a row, just get stuck in and fire up for each game at a time.

Injuries, attrition, and tiredness being factors that each team that makes the Final just has to deal with.

Really good point. Seen that in successful business teams where planning got screwed and they had to just stay focussed on the basics. Imagine the military do this every day.

i'll always look back on the 2015 highlanders

more or less the same 23 played the final 5 games

Wellington > Auckland > Dunedin > Sydney > Wellington....they run out onto the caketin looking like mummies covered that that much strapping tape after bounding around ANZ...amazing what blind passion can get done

Always appreciate a good Highlanders reference.

Kruse

@antipodean said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

@gt12 said in RWC QF: All Blacks v Ireland:

He did a good job. I will say that the difference between Nuggy and almost any other scrumhalf is noticeable in terms of speed of pass, but holy shit even Richie's passing from the base looked disabled senior citizen in comparison.

How about when Will Jordan stepped in to scrumhalf at one of the rucks? Quite soon after the sending-off, I think it was.
Much laughter from the table I was sitting at... it was the fucking perfect riposte to anybody doubting what a scrumhalf does.