@Tim our kicks in general have been shit. Do we ever aim towards the side line or is all for depth, which seems useless?

@Chris said in Japan v All Blacks:

For a player with a league background RTS falls off a lot of tackles.

He goes too high - he tackles like he thinks he's jerome kaino

They need to bin the uncontested up and unders. No shape in the forwards either. They started to take control after the Reece try and then switched to exhibition mode, letting Japan back in. Flakey, showboat, individualist rugby. Par for the course in other words.

@Frank said in Japan v All Blacks:

@KiwiMurph said in Japan v All Blacks:

I'm glad Mcleod is still defence coach....

Still having problems teaching his wonderful defense systems to the slow-learning backs apparently.

He lives a charmed life as a paid rugby coach, for a man who clearly contributes so little.

@Machpants cheers - bloody hell looks like japan making a good game of it

@Chris isn't he a fullback or winger in league? He really is being pigeon holed into the wrong position.

@broughie said in Japan v All Blacks:

@Chris isn't he a fullback or winger in league? He really is being pigeon holed into the wrong position.

Still misses to many tackles for no matter we’re he starts.

@Jailbreak7 said in Japan v All Blacks:

@Machpants cheers - bloody hell looks like japan making a good game of it

Yeah they are. And abs playing pure foster

Do we give the run on side another 20mins?

Jesus, it wasn't until 35 mins I heard George Bower's name.

The fact McLeod thinks we were good in the first 30 mins is a worry

@Damo said in Japan v All Blacks:

Samisoni in for Dane Coles. That makes me feel a bit better TBH.

Fell off a couple of tackles and not thrown straight a couple of times too (but not called)

@JC We should change out Macleod but then we still have Foster the primary problem.

Back to basics.

Good stuff Caleb

@JC said in Japan v All Blacks:

The fact McLeod thinks we were good in the first 30 mins is a worry

Nothing should surprise me after this year, but that, that did.

Those ponga thighs getting Caleb through a couple of would be tacklers. Nice stuff.

For all of Clarke's deficiencies he is worth persevering with. That was a nicely taken try.

Finally, Clarke doing Clarke things.

And mounds kicking for the corner

Thought Christie was too slow and dithered a bit at the back of the ruck in that first half. His kicking needed to be a bit deeper as well.