Match thread

African Monkey

@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Japan:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v Japan:

@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Japan:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v Japan:

@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Japan:

Tbh with how crap we started it is impressive how many points we can score in a short amount of time. 43 in 30 mins, especially playing without wingers.

Our offense is a step above from previous years.

Pffft, they got smoked at home by Fiji and Italy.

Japan can't tackle.

Ok. And Englands TOP team (who are probably the 5th best team in the world currently) only put 50 on them, while we could hit 70-80 with a B team.

We're beating the clock currently and people are pissed it's quite astounding 😂

Wouldn't say I'm personally pissed myself, but I'm not fooled by what I'm seeing either against crap opposition.

A fixture we're learning nothing from.

I agree we don't learn much from this. More so directed at some others claiming we are going to get smashed the rest of the tour following the performance this half.

Fair enough.

Crazy Horse

There's the 70 metre try! Almost.

Jet

THE GOAT in for his customary try.

KiwiMurph

Nice strength Roigard

Canes4life

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

THE GOAT in for his customary try.

Didn’t realise Blackadder was playing?

taniwharugby

@KiwiMurph esp as he had his jersey grabbed before he got the ball

Victor Meldrew

Roigard scores at 43 mins. Only 6 more tries in the next 37 minutes from the bloke and he'll be back to his best

Canes4life

Wrong decision there by Sititi.

Jet

Why oh why did Roigard not get picked in RWC final 23.

Shaking my head.

Tim

@kpkanz I'll admit that half of it is that this is the first game in a while and it's an exhibition match. The other half is the shoddy defense and trying to score off every play.

antipodean

@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Japan:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v Japan:

@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Japan:

Tbh with how crap we started it is impressive how many points we can score in a short amount of time. 43 in 30 mins, especially playing without wingers.

Our offense is a step above from previous years.

Pffft, they got smoked at home by Fiji and Italy.

Japan can't tackle.

Ok. And Englands TOP team (who are probably the 5th best team in the world currently) only put 50 on them, while we could hit 70-80 with a B team.

We're beating the clock currently and people are pissed it's quite astounding 😂

Because no other team is as good as we are at destroying this sort of terrible defence. But at no point have we demonstrated the patience and control we're going to need against competent teams. Defensively our structure looks terrible.

Jet

Perofeta been a bit of a non entity at FB if we are honest.

Jordan would have a hat trick by now with the standard of tackling on display.

Canes4life

Apart from the first throw of the game. Aumua’s having an outstanding game. Superb on defence and strong on attack.

canefan

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

Perofeta been a bit of a non entity at FB if we are honest.

Jordan would have a hat trick by now with the standard of tackling on display.

He's vanilla

Crazy Horse

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Japan:

@African-Monkey said in All Blacks v Japan:

@kpkanz said in All Blacks v Japan:

Tbh with how crap we started it is impressive how many points we can score in a short amount of time. 43 in 30 mins, especially playing without wingers.

Our offense is a step above from previous years.

Pffft, they got smoked at home by Fiji and Italy.

Japan can't tackle.

Ok. And Englands TOP team (who are probably the 5th best team in the world currently) only put 50 on them, while we could hit 70-80 with a B team.

We're beating the clock currently and people are pissed it's quite astounding 😂

Because no other team is as good as we are at destroying this sort of terrible defence. But at no point have we demonstrated the patience and control we're going to need against competent teams. Defensively our structure looks terrible.

If this was a World Cup pool match I would share your frustration.

KiwiMurph

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

Apart from the first throw of the game. Aumua’s having an outstanding game. Superb on defence and strong on attack.

Now we need to see him bring it across to playing the tier 1 teams the next 3 games

Canes4life

That’s more like it Finau.

canefan

Finau blindside's the Jap 8 now

African Monkey

Finau starting to get those shoulders going.

canefan

Here comes Peter Lakai

Canes4life

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

Apart from the first throw of the game. Aumua’s having an outstanding game. Superb on defence and strong on attack.

Now we need to see him bring it across to playing the tier 1 teams the next 3 games

100%

Jet

This is just an advert for Toshiba, Adidas, Altrad, Shit Tackling and Ineos Grenadiers.

A waste of aviation fuel.

His Bobness

A test more about earning than learning

Jet

May as well have Codie Taylor or Coles on the wing. They can execute the stop running and cut back in just as well as Reece and Telea.

canefan

Nice play while in the forwards, then turned to poo behind the advantage lineonce the backs got it

And DMac wasting more possession

KiwiMurph

Congrats Lakai. About time he got a run.

antipodean

The more I watch, the more convinced I become DMac is not the answer.