All Blacks vs England I
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@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs England I:
Can't help but feel DMac looks like a vicar with his top button done up and collar folded over.
Father McKenzie!?
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Pretty much continuity-Foster as expected, which is understandable in many ways.
Perofeta a surprise but makes sense if they think BB is lacking big-match fitness. Worry he's a bit flaky but let's see how he goes. Could be just holding the paper bag until Jordan returns.
As other have said, how they play will be something to watch. I don't expect too much change there either.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Tim said in All Blacks vs England I:
Any word on injuries?
Blackadder I assume
:astonished_face:
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Finau does like to fold backs in half, and there is always risk associated with that if he gets it slightly wrong. And in the modern game, with fans always baying for cards, particularly if it's big man vs little man, it's going to end in yellow or red sooner rather than later. Cards have been a huge issue for the ABs recently so I am hoping this current coaching group can get that part right across the board, not just with Finau.
@No-Quarter So long as folding them at waist, worst case penalty.
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Interesting that the last 4 red cards by an All Black are
Ofa - Blues
Scooter - Saders
Jordie - Canes
Cane - ChiefsThis is in no way an endorsement of selecting more Highlander players
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@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Chris I know you weren't against Finau mate, but genuinely every player is a red card risk really with the laws as they are. I not convinced that Finau is anymore a risk than any other forward really!
I think he is a bit more with all that stupid negative stuff in the Australian media after a couple of hits has blown up and highlighted it.
I hope he doesn't get red carded I want to win test matches.
@Chris said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Chris I know you weren't against Finau mate, but genuinely every player is a red card risk really with the laws as they are. I not convinced that Finau is anymore a risk than any other forward really!
I think he is a bit more with all that stupid negative stuff in the Australian media after a couple of hits has blown up and highlighted it.
I hope he doesn't get red carded I want to win test matches.
To be honest there has basically been none over here. He was seen as doing what we have always applauded as a 6, hitting 10s hard! I do think 1 was a tad late, but nowhere as bad as what was made out by Aua press!
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Interesting that the last 4 red cards by an All Black are
Ofa - Blues
Scooter - Saders
Jordie - Canes
Cane - ChiefsThis is in no way an endorsement of selecting more Highlander players
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs England I:
Interesting that the last 4 red cards by an All Black are
Ofa - Blues
Scooter - Saders
Jordie - Canes
Cane - ChiefsThis is in no way an endorsement of selecting more Highlander players
I think it’s a good reason not to select Beauden Barrett and why he’s on the bench. Brain fades tend to run in the family
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I like Razor having a proper press conference with journos on team naming and not a premade internally produced video.
Good shit
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England I:
I like Razor having a proper press conference with journos on team naming and not a premade internally produced video.
Good shit
Yup me too, love it. Hope it continues.
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Pretty similar to a Foster team IMO, understandable with the short lead up but still feels a bit meh.
Hope to see a better game plan, but I suspect we are going to see kick and hope, and tackle the counter attack.
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Pretty similar to a Foster team IMO, understandable with the short lead up but still feels a bit meh.
Hope to see a better game plan, but I suspect we are going to see kick and hope, and tackle the counter attack.
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs England I:
Pretty similar to a Foster team IMO, understandable with the short lead up but still feels a bit meh.
No unexpected. And BB would have probably got the nod over Perofeta if he'd played some more competitive rugby recently.
Hope to see a better game plan, but I suspect we are going to see kick and hope, and tackle the counter attack.
Just hope we don't get the same appallingly bad forwards performance we saw the last time we played England.
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I like Razor having a proper press conference with journos on team naming and not a premade internally produced video.
Good shit
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs England I:
I like Razor having a proper press conference with journos on team naming and not a premade internally produced video.
Good shit
That's been the standard for many years? Foster and co did the exact same thing.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs England I:
Interesting that the last 4 red cards by an All Black are
Ofa - Blues
Scooter - Saders
Jordie - Canes
Cane - ChiefsThis is in no way an endorsement of selecting more Highlander players
I think it’s a good reason not to select Beauden Barrett and why he’s on the bench. Brain fades tend to run in the family
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@Kirwan pretty similar to foster because they’re the best players in the country.
He can’t just pluck All blacks out of thin air.
The only real contentious positions are Halfback and fullback. Roigard and Jordan would be there if fit.@chchfanatic said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Kirwan pretty similar to foster because they’re the best players in the country.
He can’t just pluck All blacks out of thin air.
The only real contentious positions are Halfback and fullback. Roigard and Jordan would be there if fit.Not the best six, they chased him off.
I wouldn’t have gone with TJ either, or Perofeta. DMac may be the best ten in NZ but not convinced about him yet. Feels like an impact player to me.
So meh.
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@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs England I:
Pretty similar to a Foster team IMO, understandable with the short lead up but still feels a bit meh.
No unexpected. And BB would have probably got the nod over Perofeta if he'd played some more competitive rugby recently.
Hope to see a better game plan, but I suspect we are going to see kick and hope, and tackle the counter attack.
Just hope we don't get the same appallingly bad forwards performance we saw the last time we played England.
@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs England I:
Pretty similar to a Foster team IMO, understandable with the short lead up but still feels a bit meh.
No unexpected. And BB would have probably got the nod over Perofeta if he'd played some more competitive rugby recently.
Hope to see a better game plan, but I suspect we are going to see kick and hope, and tackle the counter attack.
Just hope we don't get the same appallingly bad forwards performance we saw the last time we played England.
And Ardie? If Perofeta gets in over BB for that reason, why isn’t Sititi starting? If he’s not ready to start, why didn’t they pick Sotutu.
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@MN5 said in All Blacks vs England I:
I think it’s a good reason not to select Beauden Barrett and why he’s on the bench. Brain fades tend to run in the family
Beauden's yellow card was the turning point in the last game.
@Bovidae said in All Blacks vs England I:
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs England I:
I think it’s a good reason not to select Beauden Barrett and why he’s on the bench. Brain fades tend to run in the family
Beauden's yellow card was the turning point in the last game.
In hindsight Beaudie taking the drop goal 3 wasn't the best option either in that game. The issue with taking 3 in that scenario is with the kick off you end up back in your own half from the following restart. Would have been better off keeping England pinned back in their own half.
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@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs England I:
Interesting that the last 4 red cards by an All Black are
Ofa - Blues
Scooter - Saders
Jordie - Canes
Cane - ChiefsThis is in no way an endorsement of selecting more Highlander players
I think it’s a good reason not to select Beauden Barrett and why he’s on the bench. Brain fades tend to run in the family
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs England I:
@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs England I:
Interesting that the last 4 red cards by an All Black are
Ofa - Blues
Scooter - Saders
Jordie - Canes
Cane - ChiefsThis is in no way an endorsement of selecting more Highlander players
I think it’s a good reason not to select Beauden Barrett and why he’s on the bench. Brain fades tend to run in the family
Robertson's rolled the dice with Scooter in that regard. Could be the making of him though.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in All Blacks vs England I:
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs England I:
Pretty similar to a Foster team IMO, understandable with the short lead up but still feels a bit meh.
No unexpected. And BB would have probably got the nod over Perofeta if he'd played some more competitive rugby recently.
Hope to see a better game plan, but I suspect we are going to see kick and hope, and tackle the counter attack.
Just hope we don't get the same appallingly bad forwards performance we saw the last time we played England.
And Ardie? If Perofeta gets in over BB for that reason, why isn’t Sititi starting? If he’s not ready to start, why didn’t they pick Sotutu.
@Kirwan said in All Blacks vs England I:
why isn’t Sititi starting
Experience, I'd suggest. SP has been around the AB's for some time and Wallace hasn't. It'd be a bit weird if he's doesn't get a cap in the next two Tests though.
