Williams has been good carried well scrummed well and made some decent tackles.
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Ratima, Proctor, Aumua and ALB probably the best for us in the first half.
Yup and the props in the scrum
Our lose forwards have been anon and shit. All the forwards not enough to forward in the tight. Beaudy had had some good injections from the beck
Jacobson has been very good, and taken line outs too
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
DMac is forever going to be one of those players people have a very entrenched view on. It is the way he plays is slight out the box, so naturally some won't like it.
Yeah I get the rocks and diamonds calls but I think his distribution is the best going around so depends on priorities I guess .
DMac hasn't been bad imo, and is probably the best option we have, but he isn't of the same standard of Carter or Barrett at his peak... I think people probably set unrealistic expectations.
@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Has JK lost his glasses !?!?!
JK loves it when DMac plays like DMac.
Damning
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
DMac is forever going to be one of those players people have a very entrenched view on. It is the way he plays is slight out the box, so naturally some won't like it.
Yeah I get the rocks and diamonds calls but I think his distribution is the best going around so depends on priorities I guess .
DMac hasn't been bad imo, and is probably the best option we have, but he isn't of the same standard of Carter or Barrett at his peak... I think people probably set unrealistic expectations.
No one compares to carter so those comparisons will always come up short beaudy included
@Mattasaurus said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Ratima, Proctor, Aumua and ALB probably the best for us in the first half.
Yup and the props in the scrum
Our lose forwards have been anon and shit. All the forwards not enough to forward in the tight. Beaudy had had some good injections from the beck
Jacobson has been very good, and taken line outs too
All done with his pants down too.. love seeing the waikato speeds out there
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
DMac is forever going to be one of those players people have a very entrenched view on. It is the way he plays is slight out the box, so naturally some won't like it.
Yeah I get the rocks and diamonds calls but I think his distribution is the best going around so depends on priorities I guess .
DMac hasn't been bad imo, and is probably the best option we have, but he isn't of the same standard of Carter or Barrett at his peak... I think people probably set unrealistic expectations.
No one compares to carter so those comparisons will always come up short beaudy included
I don't expect DC, but I do expect some form of decent tactical kicking and control
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Kirwan on cue
"Who would have known Hotham's name at the beginning of the season"
What a dick JK up to his normal standards.
@Mattasaurus said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Canes4life said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Ratima, Proctor, Aumua and ALB probably the best for us in the first half.
Yup and the props in the scrum
Our lose forwards have been anon and shit. All the forwards not enough to forward in the tight. Beaudy had had some good injections from the beck
Jacobson has been very good, and taken line outs too
He's done his job, but not exactly 'very good'.
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Kirwan on cue
"Who would have known Hotham's name at the beginning of the season"
Kirwan sounds like Joe Biden
@Chris said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Williams has been good carried well scrummed well and made some decent tackles.
Good hands too
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@frugby said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
DMac is forever going to be one of those players people have a very entrenched view on. It is the way he plays is slight out the box, so naturally some won't like it.
Yeah I get the rocks and diamonds calls but I think his distribution is the best going around so depends on priorities I guess .
DMac hasn't been bad imo, and is probably the best option we have, but he isn't of the same standard of Carter or Barrett at his peak... I think people probably set unrealistic expectations.
No one compares to carter so those comparisons will always come up short beaudy included
I don't expect DC, but I do expect some form of decent tactical kicking and control
Not the complete package
@Damo said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Has Blackadder done much? Can't say I have observed him. He might be in tight though.
Turned over a couple of time ( admittedly not his fault ), busy……a bit like Adam Thomson.
Not injured so far.
@Damo said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Has Blackadder done much? Can't say I have observed him. He might be in tight though.
Doing a very good job of observing the play unfolding
@Damo said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Has Blackadder done much? Can't say I have observed him. He might be in tight though.
His first two times he took the ball into contact we lost the ball at the breakdown
Typical sort of Blackadder performance - busy but not especially effective
His best feature might be his hands in attack.
As usual though he hasn't played in a while.
@Damo said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Has Blackadder done much? Can't say I have observed him. He might be in tight though.
3 tackles, 1 missed. 2 runs 18m. Penalty
Ardie 7/0, 7/13m
'very good' Jacobsen 5/0, 2 ruins 0m
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Damo said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Has Blackadder done much? Can't say I have observed him. He might be in tight though.
His first two times he took the ball into contact we lost the ball at the breakdown
Typical sort of Blackadder performance - busy but not especially effective
His best feature might be his hands in attack.
As usual though he hasn't played in a while.
I had him as the Messiah earlier in the year.
Perhaps prodigal son is the more appropriate moniker?
Hotham doesn't exactly have a cannon arm. But he doesn't hesitate to pass off the deck. It's a low bar but he's over it
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Hotham doesn't exactly have a cannon arm. But he doesn't hesitate to pass off the deck. It's a low bar but he's over it
He also snipes unlike Ginger
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Nice snipe Gotham, then Fiji streals it after hands on the ground. Turn over was fine my arse
Typical Justin Marshall rubbish
@Machpants said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Damo said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Has Blackadder done much? Can't say I have observed him. He might be in tight though.
3 tackles, 1 missed. 2 runs 18m. Penalty
Ardie 7/0, 7/13m
'very good' Jacobsen 5/0, 2 ruins 0m
Jacobson cleaning every ruck. Blackadder notnhitting any going straight out to be first ball carrier
@kiwiinmelb said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Lovely hands Proctor
Not hurting his chances
Same with alb. I guess Jordie will go to 12 and alb 13 eventually
@Bones said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
@Damo he just went and got the ball off the Fiji halfback after the ABs were awarded a penalty
Play of the game…
@canefan said in All Blacks vs Fiji:
Reece with a Wahs style finish
Sensational the way he just put the ball down in plenty of space there