Bledisloe 1
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Amazing to see how high people are rating Frizell after a couple of OKish performances, despite starting in our first ever loss to a terrible Argentinian team at home. I guess there's some strong dislike/bias against Akira that is playing into that.
Frizell is getting overly praised for functional "non shitting the bed" performances.
The train has over shot the station however.
He was solid but nothing to scare any of the NH teams. Backrowers of his ilk are 10 a penny up there these days.
I will give him credit for sticking up for Nugget after Wiese hit him after the whistle.
Too many of our boys have been getting towelled up on and off the ball this year.
Even when Cane was getting rinsed by O'Mahoney, someone should have been grabbing collars.
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Beta Mentality.
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@Mattasaurus said in Bledisloe 1:
@No-Quarter said in Bledisloe 1:
Amazing to see how high people are rating Frizell after a couple of OKish performances, despite starting in our first ever loss to a terrible Argentinian team at home. I guess there's some strong dislike/bias against Akira that is playing into that.
Exactly the same can be said the other way around too
You think Akira has only ever produced a couple of OKish performances in black? That bias is stronger than I realised!
@No-Quarter said in Bledisloe 1:
@Mattasaurus said in Bledisloe 1:
@No-Quarter said in Bledisloe 1:
Amazing to see how high people are rating Frizell after a couple of OKish performances, despite starting in our first ever loss to a terrible Argentinian team at home. I guess there's some strong dislike/bias against Akira that is playing into that.
Exactly the same can be said the other way around too
You think Akira has only ever produced a couple of OKish performances in black? That bias is stronger than I realised!
It might shock you fan boys, but yes... I dont believe he's been that great... Certainly hasn't lived up to his potential in my mind... And he's had a lot of chances.... Hence why he appears to be back in the impact player box currently..
Nor has SF been that great, as others have repeatedly pointed out... He simply plays a tighter, more traditional 6 role.
Everytime any of us on here remotely criticise AI you guys jump down our throats...
Check your own bias before you imply mine...
As I have said in this thread, I would have preferred AI to start this test...
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Frizell is getting overly praised for functional "non shitting the bed" performances.
The train has over shot the station however.
He was solid but nothing to scare any of the NH teams. Backrowers of his ilk are 10 a penny up there these days.
I will give him credit for sticking up for Nugget after Wiese hit him after the whistle.
Too many of our boys have been getting towelled up on and off the ball this year.
Even when Cane was getting rinsed by O'Mahoney, someone should have been grabbing collars.
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Beta Mentality.
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Beta Mentality.
this might be the first time i've heard someone use the term (seemingly) unironically
the guys that give it all "see you in the carpark after the game" shit get laughed at...because they're never there...
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
Yep. O'Mahoney would have been towering over the Springbok shouting "you dirty stupid kunt"....and if anyone took umbrage there would be handbags. Sometimes you have to go looking for it.
Like Mapimpi last week letting Korobeite know he was there after the try was scored.
"have some of that you Kunt"
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
Yep. O'Mahoney would have been towering over the Springbok shouting "you dirty stupid kunt"....and if anyone took umbrage there would be handbags. Sometimes you have to go looking for it.
Like Mapimpi last week letting Korobeite know he was there after the try was scored.
"have some of that you Kunt"
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
Yep. O'Mahoney would have been towering over the Springbok shouting "you dirty stupid kunt"....and if anyone took umbrage there would be handbags. Sometimes you have to go looking for it.
Like Mapimpi last week letting Korobeite know he was there after the try was scored.
"have some of that you Kunt"
and how did that work out?
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
Yep. O'Mahoney would have been towering over the Springbok shouting "you dirty stupid kunt"....and if anyone took umbrage there would be handbags. Sometimes you have to go looking for it.
Like Mapimpi last week letting Korobeite know he was there after the try was scored.
"have some of that you Kunt"
and how did that work out?
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
Yep. O'Mahoney would have been towering over the Springbok shouting "you dirty stupid kunt"....and if anyone took umbrage there would be handbags. Sometimes you have to go looking for it.
Like Mapimpi last week letting Korobeite know he was there after the try was scored.
"have some of that you Kunt"
and how did that work out?
yeah, i agree, rugby is shit now
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@bayimports said in Bledisloe 1:
some hyperbolic shit on this thread and it is only about 2 players in the same team lol. Personally I think they offer different strengths, SF did put in some big games recently but I still think Akira has a higher ceiling. Even the stats shared for me only show part of the story. Carries, tackles, missed tackles, metres gained cover part of it, anyone with access to find stats like number of cleanouts, successful cleanouts v penalties conceded?, someone used to track (1st 3 players to a ruck) etc, Im sure some platform would have them. Probably would put a few of the other forwards to shame knowing those numbers, but might help shape opinions more objectively including my own..
Bro, forget the stats. All we need are a few short well edited video clips of highlights, maybe with a bit of rap/hip-hop music playing in the background and the odd boomfa from Marshall and that will show how Owesome each of them are.
And the first 3 players to ruck stat is only bought out on special occasions, when some poster is doubting the greatness of Reuben Thorne.
@ACT-Crusader that's sort of my point..
Anyway bring on the game, will hope SB adequately plays his role for the sake of NZ, but then hope impact players take their chances.
I suspect they will be measured internally by how the execute a game plan as opposed to how the fans think
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@ACT-Crusader that's sort of my point..
Anyway bring on the game, will hope SB adequately plays his role for the sake of NZ, but then hope impact players take their chances.
I suspect they will be measured internally by how the execute a game plan as opposed to how the fans think
@bayimports said in Bledisloe 1:
I suspect they will be measured internally by how the execute a game plan as opposed to how the fans think
what the shit is that????
(ok yeah you would hope so)
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@bayimports said in Bledisloe 1:
I suspect they will be measured internally by how the execute a game plan as opposed to how the fans think
what the shit is that????
(ok yeah you would hope so)
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe 1:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe 1:
I suspect they will be measured internally by how the execute a game plan as opposed to how the fans think
what the shit is that????
(ok yeah you would hope so)
yes, i thought stating the obvious might be a decent reminder to some that no much how much they shout something, it doesn't make it happen
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe 1:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe 1:
I suspect they will be measured internally by how the execute a game plan as opposed to how the fans think
what the shit is that????
(ok yeah you would hope so)
yes, i thought stating the obvious might be a decent reminder to some that no much how much they shout something, it doesn't make it happen
@bayimports said in Bledisloe 1:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe 1:
@bayimports said in Bledisloe 1:
I suspect they will be measured internally by how the execute a game plan as opposed to how the fans think
what the shit is that????
(ok yeah you would hope so)
yes, i thought stating the obvious might be a decent reminder to some that no much how much they shout something, it doesn't make it happen
i absolutely refuse to believe that i cannot coach or advise referees through the television
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
Yep. O'Mahoney would have been towering over the Springbok shouting "you dirty stupid kunt"....and if anyone took umbrage there would be handbags. Sometimes you have to go looking for it.
Like Mapimpi last week letting Korobeite know he was there after the try was scored.
"have some of that you Kunt"
and how did that work out?
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Same with Beaudy getting upended. Allblacks watched as one of their star men was sent head first into the turf and there wasn't a neck grabbed or a push dealt out.
Given that the guy that upended him was also laid out on the turf were they meant to just grab the nearest random opposition player and pose hard?
Beta Mentality.
That's a very neckbeardy comment.
Yep. O'Mahoney would have been towering over the Springbok shouting "you dirty stupid kunt"....and if anyone took umbrage there would be handbags. Sometimes you have to go looking for it.
Like Mapimpi last week letting Korobeite know he was there after the try was scored.
"have some of that you Kunt"
and how did that work out?
With Australia vanquished, Korobeite on his arse and Mapimpi on his way home to fuck the prom queen.
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Beta Mentality.
this might be the first time i've heard someone use the term (seemingly) unironically
the guys that give it all "see you in the carpark after the game" shit get laughed at...because they're never there...
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Beta Mentality.
this might be the first time i've heard someone use the term (seemingly) unironically
the guys that give it all "see you in the carpark after the game" shit get laughed at...because they're never there...
O’Mahoney is always there. Etzebeth is always there….These are the types of characters I’m on about .
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@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Beta Mentality.
this might be the first time i've heard someone use the term (seemingly) unironically
the guys that give it all "see you in the carpark after the game" shit get laughed at...because they're never there...
O’Mahoney is always there. Etzebeth is always there….These are the types of characters I’m on about .
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Beta Mentality.
this might be the first time i've heard someone use the term (seemingly) unironically
the guys that give it all "see you in the carpark after the game" shit get laughed at...because they're never there...
O’Mahoney is always there. Etzebeth is always there….These are the types of characters I’m on about .
So glad we have an alpha here to advise us.
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Will Jordan has a horn on him a cat wouldn't scratch. Fizzing at the slit.
I expect a hat trick from the best sportsman ever to have the name Jordan.
Rip into it son with gay abandon.
Cutting Lines like he is a guest in the Chateaux Marmont.
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Will Jordan has a horn on him a cat wouldn't scratch.
I am unsure whether this is a compliment or an insult.
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@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Etzebeth
So, we will win the game if we do a bit of this apparently. Must get the message to the coaches immediately.
@Crucial said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Etzebeth
So, we will win the game if we do a bit of this apparently. Must get the message to the coaches immediately.
Hopefully our forwards will be too busy to fall in love.
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@Daffy-Jaffy said in Bledisloe 1:
Brodie speaks wonderfully well in these pressers. His deep knowledge of the game really comes through.
@pakman said in Bledisloe 1:
@Daffy-Jaffy said in Bledisloe 1:
Brodie speaks wonderfully well in these pressers. His deep knowledge of the game really comes through.
Was this at a funeral? Do the journalists practice their questions beforehand? Shocking. I don't blame the players for looking half asleep, lift your game NZ press!
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@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Beta Mentality.
this might be the first time i've heard someone use the term (seemingly) unironically
the guys that give it all "see you in the carpark after the game" shit get laughed at...because they're never there...
O’Mahoney is always there. Etzebeth is always there….These are the types of characters I’m on about .
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
@Kiwiwomble said in Bledisloe 1:
@Steve said in Bledisloe 1:
Beta Mentality.
this might be the first time i've heard someone use the term (seemingly) unironically
the guys that give it all "see you in the carpark after the game" shit get laughed at...because they're never there...
O’Mahoney is always there. Etzebeth is always there….These are the types of characters I’m on about .
I knew Australia were desperate but I didn't think they'd be poaching foreign internationals..then again Pablo Matera might still be waiting for Coles in the carpark after the game..
