All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II
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Tosi is a must selection on the bench. He constantly made the hard yards. For me, Lomax starts or is not on the team sheet. Having ST, Bower, Tosi, PT and Sititi, all powerful carriers, was the main reason why the All Blacks were dominant during the last quarter. At this level, rugby is a big men game.
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@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
If D Mac nailed his kicks it would have been a good score line.
6 points left out there.
Will forgive the first missed penalty.
Penalties alter the course of the match. Never count them unless they're after the siren
Ahhh did you watch the RWC final? They absolutely do.
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@jimmyb said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Chris said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
If D Mac nailed his kicks it would have been a good score line.
6 points left out there.
Will forgive the first missed penalty.
Penalties alter the course of the match. Never count them unless they're after the siren
Ahhh did you watch the RWC final? They absolutely do.
Ahhh but you understand that if you kick the penalty that play restarts from halfway? And there is no saying what could have happened at that point in terms of "leaving points out there".
The opposition could recover the restart and score down the other end. Yes they could do the same from the 22m restart but it isn't the same course of action.
A conversion miss is definitely more likely to be "points left out there" because it doesn't alter what happens next.
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@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Solid win in the end. Aussie didn’t live up to the hype second half though.
Reiko Ioane was very solid defensively coming on at centre. Aussie backline never looked threatening out wide once he came on.
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@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@kpkanz said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Well finished but that scoreline flatters you
Considering we left 9 points on the field with horrible kicking, not really.
20 mins against 14 men and they butchered 10 pts
Congratulations on the moral victory.
Pick your dummy up
Deserved win but scoreline flattered you
Personally don't think it did. Pretty fair reflection overall.
We were well and truly flattered at the break. Shouldn't have been that far in front. But at the end a margin of 2 x converted tries felt about right.
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@tubbyj said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Solid win in the end. Aussie didn’t live up to the hype second half though.
Reiko Ioane was very solid defensively coming on at centre. Aussie backline never looked threatening out wide once he came on.
Looked sharpish with the ball too.
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Random thought: was impressed with the handling in the second half.
Was hoping we would just bang it into the corners, but holding possession in that weather was impressive.
Did we back off playing on the advantage line a bit because of the rain, thus not putting ourselves under pressure?
(Hear's me talking about us and we
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@Jet said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@pakman said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
I would beg to disagree - DMac is a very, very average intl 10 who is easily shut down. BB (field kicking aside) is a better option still, though it pains me to say it.
I don't know why our MF looked better than it has all season. But I'd like to see if DMac was part of the answer to that question
Not having a go at Proctor but QT asked questions of the Wallabies.
The five eighths passed to him more in first 20 than they did to Proctor in whole 80!
From my armchair view it just appears that QT runs a better angle, from deeper and with a bit of pace.
QT makes you earn your crust tackling him.
Yeah, he runs good hard direct lines, which helps when the ball gets static. His game looks suited for international rugby.
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@booboo said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Darth-Sader said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@kpkanz said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Well finished but that scoreline flatters you
Considering we left 9 points on the field with horrible kicking, not really.
20 mins against 14 men and they butchered 10 pts
Congratulations on the moral victory.
Pick your dummy up
Deserved win but scoreline flattered you
Personally don't think it did. Pretty fair reflection overall.
We were well and truly flattered at the break. Shouldn't have been that far in front. But at the end a margin of 2 x converted tries felt about right.
Yeah, I would say the scoreline was about right in terms of reflection. Watching it live, it felt like we were in control of the game in the 2nd half without it being a vintage display. Solid enough compared to some of the crap that has been dished up this year.
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@cgrant said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Tosi is a must selection on the bench. He constantly made the hard yards. For me, Lomax starts or is not on the team sheet. Having ST, Bower, Tosi, PT and Sititi, all powerful carriers, was the main reason why the All Blacks were dominant during the last quarter. At this level, rugby is a big men game.
Is Lomax just not match fit or has he fallen away? It's hard seeing him surpass Newell now!
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@cgrant said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Tosi is a must selection on the bench. He constantly made the hard yards. For me, Lomax starts or is not on the team sheet. Having ST, Bower, Tosi, PT and Sititi, all powerful carriers, was the main reason why the All Blacks were dominant during the last quarter. At this level, rugby is a big men game.
Is Lomax just not match fit or has he fallen away? It's hard seeing him surpass Newell now!
Seems that way, for now at least.
I too, prefer Tosi off the bench with either Newell or Lomax starting. Right now, Newell starts.
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@Bones said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lets stick with Roigard/DMac combo for the EOYT.
QT captain.
Roigard to select the team and run the coaching
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Good day at office.
One real gripe.
Why, why, oh why change out starting front row exactly at the point where we have to defend a 5m lineout and maul?
Ridiculous to ask bench fatties to trot on and immediately have to get everything right.
Did that against Boks in Wellington and was a game changer.
End of rant.
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@NTA said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
A conversion miss is definitely more likely to be "points left out there" because it doesn't alter what happens next.
Even then, it can alter mindset. A 4 point lead Vs a 2 point lead can completely change how you feel, how the opposition feel and what you think your options are (unless you're Beauden Barrett, then you've only got 2 options regardless of the situation).
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Lets stick with Roigard/DMac combo for the EOYT.
QT captain.
Roigard to select the team and run the coaching
Roigard 10.
Fakatava to start.
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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
@cgrant said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Tosi is a must selection on the bench. He constantly made the hard yards. For me, Lomax starts or is not on the team sheet. Having ST, Bower, Tosi, PT and Sititi, all powerful carriers, was the main reason why the All Blacks were dominant during the last quarter. At this level, rugby is a big men game.
Is Lomax just not match fit or has he fallen away? It's hard seeing him surpass Newell now!
Broken thumb I thought
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@pakman said in All Blacks vs Wallabies Bledisloe II:
Good day at office.
One real gripe.
Why, why, oh why change out starting front row exactly at the point where we have to defend a 5m lineout and maul?
Ridiculous to ask bench fatties to trot on and immediately have to get everything right.
Did that against Boks in Wellington and was a game changer.
End of rant.
The substitutions (other than obviously for injured) are likely all predetermined. It wouldn’t matter how well or poorly someone was playing or what the game situation is - they’ve decided to substitute a player after 55 minutes so that’s what’s going to happen.
