Given Leon was brought in to work with the backs 240 minutes absolutely bereft of any attacking enterprise is hardly a forward step - especially against defences still piecing it together in the early rounds.
Early days, overseas trip, emotional situation but geez there isn’t even a breadcrumb to go off on attack with this side.
Haha being a Blues fan.
Either the team plays shit and they get spanked.
Or they play well but can't clinch it.
Lol.
@taniwharugby said in Jaguares vs Blues:
so any game replay will miss the try?
There needs to be an investigation into this. Hometown providers can find a million angles on constant replay when it suits them.
@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@rotated I think it's a player issue. They're just fucking stupid.
I’m not so sure, stupidity has a certain naievity that can make for some enterprising (albeit frustrating) rugby with ball in hand from time to time.
Calling the finish will be disallowed Blues try with TV review services restored.
BLues do look beter when they up the tempo a bit, still need to be a bit smarter with it though
@Kirwan said in Jaguares vs Blues:
We look so much better just a bit wider.
Trailing by 4 might be helping by forcing them to look for a try. Good fight from the blues.
@Cyclops said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@Kirwan said in Jaguares vs Blues:
We look so much better just a bit wider.
Trailing by 4 might be helping by forcing them to look for a try. Good fight from the blues.
If we started this 30mins ago....
@rotated said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@rotated I think it's a player issue. They're just fucking stupid.
I’m not so sure, stupidity has a certain naievity that can make for some enterprising (albeit frustrating) rugby with ball in hand from time to time.
So you'd suggest they're coached to make dumb decisions?
@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@rotated said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@rotated I think it's a player issue. They're just fucking stupid.
I’m not so sure, stupidity has a certain naievity that can make for some enterprising (albeit frustrating) rugby with ball in hand from time to time.
So you'd suggest they're coached to make dumb decisions?
Game plan was to play tight, and use Akira as a distributed or decoy. Played right into their hands.
Over the years coaches get to shoulder much of the blame,but in reality it’s the players that screw up time after time after time with dumb plays or poor options...personally I think you could have the best coaches in the world coaching this mob..and I don’t think much would change...its just brains and attitude that left this franchise down..
@Steven-Harris said in Jaguares vs Blues:
Over the years coaches get to shoulder much of the blame,but in reality it’s the players that screw up time after time after time with dumb plays or poor options...personally I think you could have the best coaches in the world coaching this mob..and I don’t think much would change...its just brains and attitude that left this franchise down..
Decision making and attitude has to sit with the coaching, but super level is too late. Is there a problem with school/junior level coaching in Auckland?
@Cyclops said in Jaguares vs Blues:
@Steven-Harris said in Jaguares vs Blues:
Over the years coaches get to shoulder much of the blame,but in reality it’s the players that screw up time after time after time with dumb plays or poor options...personally I think you could have the best coaches in the world coaching this mob..and I don’t think much would change...its just brains and attitude that left this franchise down..
Decision making and attitude has to sit with the coaching, but super level is too late. Is there a problem with school/junior level coaching in Auckland?
I dunno, check the Mitre 10 cup.
@KiwiMurph said in Jaguares vs Blues:
Just torture being a Blues fan.
Ain’t that the truth! We did more than enough to win that game, but just couldn’t finish any of the pressure
@KiwiMurph Gotta say as a Chiefs fan I know how you feel this season
@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:
So you'd suggest they're coached to make dumb decisions?
I don’t know, if so that last scrum was a perfectly executed set piece.
Got to give some credit to the Jaguares. They took their opportunities and their defence was good.
@Crazy-Horse said in Jaguares vs Blues:
Teams with the best coaches aren't dumb. Coincidence?
They can identify and recruit smarter players?
@Cyclops I don’t think coaching at school level has got anything to do with it..many kids that have schooled in Auckland have gone on to cut careers in other provinces or other franchises...
It’s about trusting in your systems ,taking a tackle and relying on the cleaners to their roles..,not off loading a pass when not required..calm heads and strong on field leadership provides that..
lack of concentration is a bit of an issue, given you can destroy one scrum then lose another like that.
Plenty of poor decisions out there, too many 50-50 balls being thrown, some came off but didnt really gain much, and others didnt come off and lost possession.
