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@ACT-Crusader said in Wallabies v All Blacks - Bledisloe 1 Sydney 2000:

@SidBarret said in Wallabies v All Blacks - Bledisloe 1 Sydney 2000:

Funnily enough I watched this game on Saturday on youtube.

Wow Larkham and Gregan were good.

There are periods in that test where the Aussie attack led by these two was so dominant. They were getting clean ball and had runners just lining up. Scary to watch at the time...

The ACT way?!

Intercept passes are classified as turnovers.

@Machpants said in RWC: Australia v Georgia (Pool D):

@junior said in RWC: Australia v Georgia (Pool D):

@mariner4life said in RWC: Australia v Georgia (Pool D):

Excellent, apparently we should expect Hooper and Pocock again next week. That'll work.

It just might against England, though. The Poms play two open sides in Curry and Underhill, so less reason to abandon Pooper against them than against a conventional back row formation.

Cunderhill or Underry?

Neither beats Pooper or Hocock

Re the TMO.

Can the TMO inject himself without being invited?

Yes, Uruguay 8 was offside, but it wasn't picked up on field.

I'm torn as to whether we got the correct result.

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Extended highlights:

@Snowy said in Bledisloe #2:

@antipodean said in Bledisloe #2:

Finally managed to get sufficient internet to watch extended highlights and it looked fantastic. Reminded me of the France game where the All Blacks finally clicked with the new game plan.

We gave them just a taste. Plenty more where that came from

@Hooroo said in MOTM Bledisloe I:

Who was the wing that got the brace?

Hodge.

@pakman said in Bledisloe #1:

Irish analysis: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/international/matt-williams-how-australia-went-back-to-the-future-to-show-new-zealand-fallibility-1.3987331

The guy has a hopeless record as coach himself.

@nzzp yeah I'm stumped, admittedly I was only casual watching, didn't look that flash to me

Edit actually wasn't the voted ratings they normally do, just one guys ratings

@tewaio said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

@crucial said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

@unite said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

@mariner4life said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

@akan004 said in NZ vs. Aust - Japanese yawn edition:

Must the Aussies do this after every single loss to us. Their whinging has reached ridiculous levels.

Oct 29, 2018 Analysis: How kings of the ‘dark arts’ got a ‘free ride’ against the Wallabies in Bledisloe III Analysis: How kings of the ‘dark arts’ got a ‘free ride’ against the Wallabies in Bledisloe III

How All Blacks got a ‘free ride’ against Wallabies

that is delicious!!

We're not shit, we just don't cheat like they do!!

I always enjoy a "let's look at one team" breakdown of all the "illegalities" they get away with. It just means your team won. Again.

Time to scrap the 3 tests against Australia, they just don't deserve it.

What is more concerning is Phil Kearns saying that he AND World Rugby are sick of the Referees giving the All Blacks a free ride! Who at World Rugby has been making these comments, have they been made public?? Maybe Gosper said it to Phil when in Australia a few weeks back??

I can imagine Kearns chewing Gosper's ear and saying 'those fucking All Blacks get the rub of the green every time don't they?'
'Yeah, yeah Phil. Now where are those mini hot pies, they were nice'
Kearns turns to Kafer, 'See, even WR thinks it's a major problem'

Gosper really does look like a cartoonist's caricature of a 1980s Wall St CEO

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Younger Jamie Dimon?

@act-crusader said in Bledisloe II:

@gunner said in Bledisloe II:

@akan004 said in Bledisloe II:

@pakman This might be a controversial call but I believe Laulala has overtaken Franks as our no 1 tighthead. I think he is at least as good as Franks as a scrummager and is a lot better around the park. If they select Laulala ahead of Franks when he returns, it will be interesting to see if they choose to go with Franks off the bench or discard him from the 23 all together as there are other players who offer more impact when they come on.

Hasn’t the guy been injured for 12 months, so how does he suddenly leap frog Franks?

The same way Ngatai became our best 2nd 5 after Nonu left....

Playing for the chiefs?

@machpants said in Bledisloe I:

Analysis: The Wallabies busted 'catfish' play that changed Bledisloe Game I Analysis: The Wallabies busted 'catfish' play that changed Bledisloe Game I

Moments later, Beauden Barrett would score to stretch the All Blacks lead to 19-6 and the try would be a catalyst for a Wallabies collapse. This pivotal moment changed the game, so what went so wrong for the Wallabies?

I wish I could so easily pick up this stuff!

I think its great how our FB takes the time to write these articles in his spare time. Not much happens in accounts I suppose.

@antipodean said in BLEDISLOE 3:

@kiwimurph said in BLEDISLOE 3:

@antipodean said in BLEDISLOE 3:

@kiwimurph said in BLEDISLOE 3:

Fancy backline moves were used (which led directly to Hodge's opening try) when the conditions called for keep it simple stupid.

The problem wasn't a fancy backline move; it was Sopoaga throwing a panicked ball because he was pressured.

The reason Sopoaga was under pressure was because the ABs tried a move where Aaron Smith got the ball on the right hand side of the scrum and threw it back left across the scrum to Sopoaga. A fancy move that wasn't required - trying to be too cute.

And a better player would have taken the tackle rather than hurl the ball away in a blind panic.

Sopoaga probably would have on other occasions too - even Carter threw a few silly intercepts and we can all agree (some Canes fans aside maybe) that he is the best of the better players.

@pakman said in Bledisloe 2:

Article by Stuart Barnes in today's Times notes that Aaron Smith didn't kick once in Aussie tests. I had missed that.

Reminds me of pool games against minnows in last RWC. The wise men are upping the pressure to make Rugby Championship better preparation for Japan.

I guess if the Aussies won't give us a hard test we have to help them out 😉

I thought it was clear he'd been concussed. The running sideways while toppling over didn't look all that tactical.

@pakman said in All Blacks v Wallabies at Eden Park.:

Didn't BBBR duck into it?

No. Mumm jumped, spun and delivered a roundhouse elbow strike.

Get it right man!

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@taniwharugby

This got a mention during the week

http://www.thesilverfern.com/topic/993/cripple-fight-bryan-gould-has-a-go-at-the-walrus

@taniwharugby only if there was negligence involved I think.