All Blacks MOTM v Ireland

Unlike last week I expect a fair spread of votes

I think:
Aumua was massive. Set piece excellent, great around the field, big try assist.
Ioane. Great defence out wide, good breakdown work as usual, and a couple of great touches on attack.
Wallace Sititi. Pur best player of the first half. Defensive side of the ball gets better every week, our best running forward too. Watch the try again and Sititi had a few key touches, and little shit done right like ball placement when tackled. A real gem of a footballer.

Aumua, DMac and Reiko

DMac and Aumua. Roigard was huge in second half. Jordie was v good. Really impressed with the way that Dmac and Cane looked to inspire and guide the troops under huge pressure, when it appeared it had got to Ratima.

Aumua Scott Barrett Rieko

Very tough to pick just 3 this week

Big ups to Aumua after a tough few weeks. Wallace is mister reliable. Rieko was a big reason why they couldn't penetrate our midfield. Scott spoke up and fronted up. The whole tight five including subs are turning into quite a unit

@KiwiMurph said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

Aumua Scott Barrett Rieko

Very tough to pick just 3 this week

Me three

Good to see Scott Barrett playing like his old self.

Savea, I think he’s being judged vs 2023 form. He played well and made a cpl of big plays. Aumua best on park

@MajorRage said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

Savea, I think he’s being judged vs 2023 form. He played well and made a cpl of big plays. Aumua best on park

Really? Savea was the third best of our loosies today IMHO. I think he had a better game but he's not on his top form. Cane blunted the Irish early and Sititi showed he can do the work in a less flashy game.

Bit bemused by the Reiko talk. He made 7 runs for not many meters, 5 tackles missing 1 of them and conceded a turnover. He didn’t have a bad game but was the same average centre he has been for his entire midfield career.
Amua had a great game and McKenzie was very good. Wallace had the same high level performance he always has and Scooter was good leading from the front.

@Stag said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

Bit bemused by the Reiko talk. He made 7 runs for not many meters, 5 tackles missing 1 of them and conceded a turnover. He didn’t have a bad game but was the same average centre he has been for his entire midfield career.
Amua had a great game and McKenzie was very good. Wallace had the same high level performance he always has and Scooter was good leading from the front.

I thought he played better as the game developed. He distributed well and also won a turnover.

I'll know Rieko has won his detractors over when they start spelling his name correctly.

Aumua, Sititi, Williams.

@foobaNZ said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

Aumua, DMac, Sititi

Savea had some important individual plays too

#metoo

@Bones said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

@foobaNZ said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

Aumua, DMac, Sititi

Savea had some important individual plays too

#metoo

Sameses here

@Canes4life said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

Aumua, DMac and Roigard

That’s the 3 I went for. In that order too

I'm interested that people wouldn't think Sititi was a mahoosive difference maker in this game. Can I get some reasoning?

@Bones said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

I'm interested that people wouldn't think Sititi was a mahoosive difference maker in this game. Can I get some reasoning?

I didn’t even watch the game and I knew he was awesome.

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

I'll know Rieko has won his detractors over when they start spelling his name correctly.

It was awesome seeing my favourite All Black of recent times Cieran Reed at training with the boys I must say.

I thought it was the best game DMac has had all year, we wouldn't have won it without his boot keeping us in the game. Played with compsure and control, was the best I'd seen our kick chase in years.

Sititi has become the find of the year already, Amua still makes me nervous everytime he steps up to throw but was great around the park.

@MN5 said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

I'll know Rieko has won his detractors over when they start spelling his name correctly.

It was awesome seeing my favourite All Black of recent times Cieran Reed at training with the boys I must say.

@MN5 said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

It was awesome seeing my favourite All Black of recent times Cieran Reed at training with the boys I must say.

Celtic for 'sentimental woodwind instrument'.

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

@MN5 said in All Blacks MOTM v Ireland:

It was awesome seeing my favourite All Black of recent times Cieran Reed at training with the boys I must say.

Celtic for 'sentimental woodwind instrument'.

My favourite now is probably still RD Severe but he needs to improve his form a bit