Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October

[canefan]

@Victor-Meldrew thats what I said didnt I? We beat down Ireland, then against England, not so much

Edit: sorry I meant the rwc19 QF

[Victor Meldrew]

@canefan

[Edit]
I'm more referring to the sheer mindlessness and stupid play and gifting momentum to the other side we saw against England in the semis.

Don't expect us to dominate all the time.

[canefan]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@canefan

I'm more referring to the sheer mindlessness and stupid play we saw against England in the semis - rather than the opposition getting the upper hand in the game.

We definitely had that. I was talking about the lack of physicality and aggression that we displayed vs England and in G1 of the Bled. So I guess we can both be right...

[Kirwan]

@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@Crucial said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

I think your lot were subconciously happy after Welly. They performed above expectations and had a bit of smoke blown up their arses despite the best attempts to stay on course.

You think Dave Rennie - the coach that you lot are gnashing your teeth about missing out on - would have let that attitude pervade in camp?

Yeah, nah... nah.

I don't think any coach lets the players get complacent and I don't buy that the wobs were complacent(and by the way I thought the wallabies came out strong and we ended up being too strong). Sometimes the players show they are human and aren't totally locked in. In a game with small margins that can be a difference maker

That's what I was getting at. It is the tiny subconcious % that can translate to a difference on the field. Maybe not quite as urgent, maybe not quite as accurate.
Or could be as simple as thinking that you have an area nailed and look at other areas of improvement, taking your eye slightly off the ball.

I think it's the opposite, that they were indimidated by the Eden Park record and what happened previously last year and were nervous instead of confident.

Much harder to back up a good performance mentally.

[Rapido]

@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Ah coolio

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/10/20/wallabies-to-wear-indigenous-jersey-against-all-blacks-in-bledisloe-iii-sydney-2020

"The Wallabies will wear their Indigenous jersey twice during the 2020 Test season, including against the All Blacks in Bledisloe III in Sydney on October 31.
...
The Wallabies will also wear the jersey against Argentina during their Tri-Nations clash at Bankwest Stadium on December 5. "

I don't like it.
International jerseys should have a simple class.

I don't hate it, as a training jersey or design.
At least it is predominantly one colour, green, unlike some of the blended no-colour kit-clash garbage we sometimes see. Although I'd need to see the back of the shirt, to make sure it isn't a totally different colour, or a green so dark it will look black ... like the opponent they are supposed to be different from.

I mean, I know I'm not the target market. Like the drunk boor in a bar who keeps repeating himself .... I terminated my sky contract first game back post covid, as a team was wearing tribeless pink, just for the sake of it. And I'm sick of lack of identity and tradition. I need to care.

[NTA]

@Rapido said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

And I'm sick of lack of identity and tradition.

Well, respecting thousands of years of indigenous settlement in Australia should be right up your alley, then

Interesting that the Wallabies wore green and not gold pre-WW2 but it clashed with the Boks.

[Rapido]

@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@Rapido said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

And I'm sick of lack of identity and tradition.

Well, respecting thousands of years of indigenous settlement in Australia should be right up your alley, then

Were limited by knitting/stitching technologies back then. Would have been limited to bold plain or bold hoops, just as god intended it.

[NTA]

@Rapido said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@Rapido said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

And I'm sick of lack of identity and tradition.

Well, respecting thousands of years of indigenous settlement in Australia should be right up your alley, then

Were limited by knitting/stitching technologies back then. Would have been limited to bold plain or bold hoops, just as god intended it.

I don't mind hoops on a jersey. Our club kit this year looked back to our first couple of years, but I'd like Third Grade to have hoops just so the big boys look even bigger

[mariner4life]

h yes, it's time for "just wanted it more" and "played with more passion" which are all bullshit at the top level. Gregan said as much nigh on 20 years ago.

The Wallabies were balls deep in the game for just about all of it. They had ascendency in a number of areas all afternoon. Small things made the difference, not many of them to do with psyche.

The main difference was, to me at least, we managed to force a few more errors that our gameplan relies on. That came about because of a change in focus. This week was about being physical. I'm pretty sure the players said as much. It created us more opportunities to feed off. And we took those opportunitie.

Australia created plenty of their own with some clever ball movement, but weren't able to take them. Bang, 20 points. Fire in the belly had fuck all to do with it.

[booboo]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

I thought the aussies started off very well, similar to the last game. But we were able to raise our level

Thinking about the game, that was the most satisfying thing for me.

Putting aside the standouts like Caleb Clarke, ALB and Sam Cane, it was hard to to spot anyone who wasn't playing really well. Pat T was a good example - took responsibility for a pretty raw 4/5 combination and really stepped up, esp. in the 2nd half.

Maybe I'm imagining it, but there seems far fewer stupid decisions and errors from the AB's in these last 2 games (RI excepted) than in the recent past. Dunno whether that's Cane's captaincy - he seems calmer and less wild-eyed than Read - or Fozzie's coaching, but just hope it continues.

Sacrilege

[NTA]

@booboo said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@canefan said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

I thought the aussies started off very well, similar to the last game. But we were able to raise our level

Thinking about the game, that was the most satisfying thing for me.

Putting aside the standouts like Caleb Clarke, ALB and Sam Cane, it was hard to to spot anyone who wasn't playing really well. Pat T was a good example - took responsibility for a pretty raw 4/5 combination and really stepped up, esp. in the 2nd half.

Maybe I'm imagining it, but there seems far fewer stupid decisions and errors from the AB's in these last 2 games (RI excepted) than in the recent past. Dunno whether that's Cane's captaincy - he seems calmer and less wild-eyed than Read - or Fozzie's coaching, but just hope it continues.

Sacrilege

Yes. Guards! Seize him!

[Derpus]

@mariner4life I think you are partly right. I think the whole 'they wanted it more' motivation argument is probably not accurate. I think the Wallabies would have been plenty motivated at being the first team to win at Eden Park in 30 odd years and setting up two home games to reclaim the Bled.

It's more about composure and execution under pressure. I think it is inevitable given the quality of the All Blacks that they put you under so much pressure you fail to execute. being able to recover composure after making errors is the key for me.

I thought after that 5 minute period midway through the first half where we were sliced open like warm butter, we actually recovered quite well and began to reassert some control and started executing basic skills again. Then Matt Toomua went off and everything started to feel rushed and panicky. That lead to poor decisions and an inability to convert chances.

And from 60 minutes onwards we had no composure at all. Everything was rushed, forced passes, dropping the pill cold, no direction in attack. We had plenty of good pill to work with and you guys defended with ease, already mentally at the pub.

Edit: i think our composure has already improved greatly under DR. A Cheika team would have completely capitulated and lost by 30+ after that initial period of AB dominance midway through the first half.

[taniwharugby]

@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

just wanted it more

full credit to the boys though, they did well, it was a game of 2 halves and I think it was probably due to the ladies in the kitchen though, I mean, compared to the ladies in the kitchen in 1995, we have come along way!

[NTA]

Played hard. Done good.

[Kiwiwomble]

@NTA said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

Ah coolio

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/2020/10/20/wallabies-to-wear-indigenous-jersey-against-all-blacks-in-bledisloe-iii-sydney-2020

"The Wallabies will wear their Indigenous jersey twice during the 2020 Test season, including against the All Blacks in Bledisloe III in Sydney on October 31.
...
The Wallabies will also wear the jersey against Argentina during their Tri-Nations clash at Bankwest Stadium on December 5. "

i like it, think i prefer the Gold with Green pattern versions of previous years though

[Kiwiwomble]

question, thoughts on the AB's alternate strip, do we feel as strongly about a white strip as we do the All Black? would people consider something with some Maori motifs? white with Black and Red?

[NTA]

@Kiwiwomble agreed. Gold one is my first choice. The new one with the white is third. I thought the one from RWC last year was pretty good as well and comes in second

[Snowy]

@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

thoughts on the AB's alternate strip,

As long as it's not fucking grey.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Snowy dont know what you mean......:unamused_face: ...why would we ever have grey

[Snowy]

@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe Three: Sydney, 31 October:

@Snowy dont know what you mean......:unamused_face: ...why would we ever have grey

We shouldn't ever, ever! If the French aren't pissing around with their blue then it is only the Scots that screw it up.