All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1
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Haven't read all the posts but was at the game and overall thoughts are that we were ok, maybe a 5/10. Lions slightly better and 6/10 but our 10 is a whole lot better than theirs. Expected us to win by 30
Injuries weren't helpful and so early too. We became disjointed and BB dropping back to 15 made a big different to our attack. BBs goal kicking tho was brilliant.
Don't think think the lions will get that close again
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Good win. AB forwards were ruthless at ruck time and kept our ball moving. What irony that our second string front row won penalty against Lions strongest scrummaging tight five. Loss of concentration I imagine. Compounded by Ioane snatching try.
Our bomb catching very average, shades of 2009, as previously commented. Our lineout throwins looked too flat to me, often leaving scope for an opportunistic steal. Whitelock showed at end with replacement props that he could match Kruis for height.
I expect we could be facing a number of maul penalties if we use same tactics and with French refs. BBBR got away with absolute murder on won occasion.
AB brains trust had done their homework on neutering rush defence by driving in close to rucks and Nugget probing blind side incessantly.
BBBR and Read were tied for my MOTM. -
Great test. For 50 minutes that was nail biting stuff. Some huge performances from both sets of players.
Crowd seemed to go quiet when we pulled away? Celebrate you bastards
Enjoyed that. Not something I have said after many tests over the last couple of years.
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Great test. For 50 minutes that was nail biting stuff. Some huge performances from both sets of players.
Crowd seemed to go quiet when we pulled away? Celebrate you bastards
Crowd had a huge red contingent.
Apparently 30k of tickets when to lions supporters??
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Taylor's missed tackle on Davies was a cardinal sin.
Yeah it was bad. Our whole defensive line seemed poor in that phase. Our hooker marking a class centre was not good.
The same in that 1st half when we were caught wide of the ruck with tight forward marking backs. Lions almost score a try.
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@Tim said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Taylor's missed tackle on Davies was a cardinal sin.
Yeah it was bad. Our whole defensive line seemed poor in that phase. Our hooker marking a class centre was not good.
The same in that 1st half when we were caught wide of the ruck with tight forward marking backs. Lions almost score a try.
@ACT-Crusader Yeah, he was one of many to miss tackles during that period, so unfair to single him out. ALTHOUGH, he was in good position to tackle and went too high.
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Not selecting Hayley Westenra is a mistake IMO
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Not selecting Hayley Westenra is a mistake IMO
Yes.
And no.
Old mate was quite good with the singing.
But was not Hayley Westenra.
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Fowrward for me. Technique from Dagg all wrong.
@MiketheSnow said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Fowrward for me. Technique from Dagg all wrong.
Two words ...
"Ba"
And "Hahahahaha"
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Forward pass to Cody
@Pot-Hale said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Forward pass to Cody
Two words :
"bull"
And some other word I forget...
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Forward pass to Cody
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Ben smith playing like a fluffybunny, tow him!!!
@mariner4life said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Ben smith playing like a fluffybunny, tow him!!!
Yeah well HIA ...
Was not good on the high ball catch
So Dagg to 15. Who to 14?
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@Donsteppa said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Can't rush defence one out if people pick n go through you
Re the rush defence ... how often did the ABs give the inside ball? Very effective
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Fuckin kicking the fuckin ball away hot on attack again instead of running it. Isn't that meant to be what the other guys do?
@reprobate said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Fuckin kicking the fuckin ball away hot on attack again instead of running it. Isn't that meant to be what the other guys do?
This
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I Think Crockett can retire safe in the knowledge he has decisively shoved the old saw that he is a weak link at scrum time right down the NH scribes throats - even that paragon of AB scrums Hayman got schooled in his early days in Black a could of times.
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@Nepia said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
@rotated said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Does Cruden have some link to Hawkes Bay? Smithy pumping his tires for his performance today big time.
Smithy is from the Poo.
Actually, he was born in Nelson.
@Chris-B. said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
@Nepia said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
@rotated said in All Blacks vs. B&I Lions test #1:
Does Cruden have some link to Hawkes Bay? Smithy pumping his tires for his performance today big time.
Smithy is from the Poo.
Actually, he was born in Nelson.
I don't think you're quite getting the idea of this ;).
