@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

@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.

@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

That’s more like it Finau.

Finau blindside's the Jap 8 now

Finau starting to get those shoulders going.

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

That’s more like it Finau.

It was an accident. He thought it was a back.

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

That’s more like it Finau.

That's a forward, too

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

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

Love should have started.

Here comes Peter Lakai

@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%

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

A waste of aviation fuel.

Here he is

@canefan said in All Blacks v Japan:

Here comes Peter Lakai

Closely followed by Canes supporters.

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Japan:

@canefan said in All Blacks v Japan:

Here comes Peter Lakai

Closely followed by Canes supporters.

And I'm spent

A test more about earning than learning

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.

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

And DMac wasting more possession

Congrats Lakai. About time he got a run.

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

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Japan:

@canefan said in All Blacks v Japan:

Here comes Peter Lakai

Closely followed by Canes supporters.

Good day to be a Welly fan. Lakai, and Love making their debuts. Aumua and Proctor going well. Can’t complain.

@Victor-Meldrew well that answers that.

A lot of practicing skills which will never be relevant against the top 5 teams.

Dumb from Proctor there. Needless

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

Dumb from Proctor there. Needless

Telea

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

Tuipolotu, Sititi and Proctor the stand outs for me in that first half.

LOL. He's been very average.

@Machpants said in All Blacks v Japan:

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks v Japan:

Dumb from Proctor there. Needless

Telea

Proctor shouldered him into Telea and it was Proctor who got pinged

One thing that has been weird is the lack of a guard player, normally a lock, at the box kick rucks. Maybe they were getting the halfback to practice kicking under pressure?

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

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.

Both hookers are quicker than them too

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

Tuipolotu, Sititi and Proctor the stand outs for me in that first half.

LOL. He's been very average.

You obviously didn’t watch the first half.

Get love on at ten, Jesus Christ

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

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

So, you want RM back? Just come out and say it

Jesus wept. Put Perofeta into 10 and Love into fullback. DMac is dreadful.

@Jet said in All Blacks v Japan:

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

A waste of aviation fuel.

Nah, this is going to pay enough for NZR to buy Robertson out of his contract and hire Mark Hammett as his replacement

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Japan:

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

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

So, you want RM back? Just come out and say it

He's better then DMac

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

Jesus wept. Put Perofeta into 10 and Love into fullback. DMac is dreadful.

Trying far too hard for mine

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

@Canes4life said in All Blacks v Japan:

Tuipolotu, Sititi and Proctor the stand outs for me in that first half.

LOL. He's been very average.

You obviously didn’t watch the first half.

I did, but I wasn't wearing Wellington pyjamas.

Let put to bed the idea that DMac is a Test. Time to invest in Harry Plummer.

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks v Japan:

@antipodean said in All Blacks v Japan:

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

So, you want RM back? Just come out and say it

I'd have him over DMac, but I want to see how we'd play with Plummer.