All Blacks vs Springboks II

@hydro11 said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Kiwidom said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

When will nzrfu admit that breaking away from sth African super teams has seriously damaged us..super doesn't prepare us for this type of physical rugby

But South Africa chose to broke away? Not us?

Erroneous.

The reality is, during COVID, travel restrictions from the Hermit Kingdom left SA teams with no real option but to head north. Let’s not pretend they had much choice when NZ and AU cooked up a shared comp and left SA out in the cold.

Mark Robinson should've spent less time nodding along at Jacinda’s Fortress NZ routine and more time safeguarding the future of Super Rugby.

@MN5 said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@ShaquilleOatmeal said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Two players who need to be looked at seriously are Beauden Barrett and Savea. The way they play disrupts the backline and the loose forward balance. If these 100-plus test automatic picks were judged as though they only had ten or twenty caps, would they even make the team? These sorts of players are also the guys who probably aren't going to change the way they play, whereas a less experienced player may be more willing to fall in line with a new strategy.

There also needs to be coaching accountability and the assistant coaches are going to find themselves in the firing line. I think the first replacement they'll be looking for is a defensive coach. That area is a mess. Others are in trouble too but they could see improvement by just keeping things simple and sticking to a basic, low-risk game plan, at least for the time being.

The other big question I have is how they come back from that defeat mentally. As a number of people have pointed out, the team looked like they completely gave up, which isn't something All Blacks teams do. Robertson fancies himself a motivator. He's got his work cut out for here but not just for the next game - they're going to have to step up mentally week to week.

Ardie still has the X factor and should be picked provided the loose forward balance is right.,

Is that X factor when he chip kicks to the opposition immediately placing us under pressure?

@Tim said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

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When Victor dead-pan asked JK if he "Was going to pull through"

@PN said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Tim said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

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When Victor dead-pan asked JK if he "Was going to pull through"

I guess this was always going to be the reaction when the Boks finally broke free of their professional era oppressors

@Dan54 said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Chris he drives our team around like a drunk teenager, whose parents keep giving him the keys to thier once awesome but aging Rolls Royce.

And yet so many posters didn't think it was a good idea to give Plummer a go, because he's too "boring" .

I sound like a bloody fanboy, but I'm not. I just thought that his skill set and the way he played for the Blues in their winning season suited test rugby

I didn't think Plummer should of got a go, just because I never thought he was good enough. I don't care how exciting or boring a player is, it's how good.

How can you honestly know? He outduelled DMac in the SR final for starters, and played consistently at a high level during that SR season. He deserved a legitimate shot

@canefan said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@game_film said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@booboo

1. Thought Proctor had his best game in black. Not a massively high bar, but saw the glimmerings of promise.

Mate, if his best game includes throwing Kolbe a dog biscuit we’re in trouble.

I'm a fan. But some guys look born ready for the big stage, and I'm not sure he does. Doesn't look any better than Rieko so far, and at least Rieko was a watertight defender

There was one play where he ran up to the attacker, didn't commit, then ran wide to get who the ball was passed to and completely missed the tackle. I was genuinely confused what was going through his head.

BB also had a moment like this when they scored where he just ran around without committing himself to a tackle on a couple of players.

Good news everyone, the extended highlights are on YouTube now:

I'm watching it now, so in a couple of hours you all get treated to my expert analysis

@Duluth said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

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Is this self harm Monday?

@PN said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@hydro11 said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Kiwidom said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

When will nzrfu admit that breaking away from sth African super teams has seriously damaged us..super doesn't prepare us for this type of physical rugby

But South Africa chose to broke away? Not us?

Erroneous.

The reality is, during COVID, travel restrictions from the Hermit Kingdom left SA teams with no real option but to head north. Let’s not pretend they had much choice when NZ and AU cooked up a shared comp and left SA out in the cold.

Mark Robinson should've spent less time nodding along at Jacinda’s Fortress NZ routine and more time safeguarding the future of Super Rugby.

Fuck off, the entire world was fucked at that time including South Africa who's airports were closed to international flights between late March and June 2020 (not sure how the fuck we would have all been playing games - on the PS4).

South Africa had been threatening to leave for a decade, already had teams in Europe, and NZ and Aus shared comp (2021) occurred after the Saffas threw their toys out of the cot (2020). They even claimed they left because it was a slight that we decided to hold our own domestic competition when it was the only competition available to us.

I love the Boks as our old enemy, but Saffa rugby trotting out this bullshit can go fuck itself.

@Nepia said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@PN said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@hydro11 said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Kiwidom said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

When will nzrfu admit that breaking away from sth African super teams has seriously damaged us..super doesn't prepare us for this type of physical rugby

But South Africa chose to broke away? Not us?

Erroneous.

The reality is, during COVID, travel restrictions from the Hermit Kingdom left SA teams with no real option but to head north. Let’s not pretend they had much choice when NZ and AU cooked up a shared comp and left SA out in the cold.

Mark Robinson should've spent less time nodding along at Jacinda’s Fortress NZ routine and more time safeguarding the future of Super Rugby.

Fuck off, the entire world was fucked at that time including South Africa who's airports were closed to international flights between late March and June 2020 (not sure how the fuck we would have all been playing games - on the PS4).

South Africa had been threatening to leave for a decade, already had teams in Europe, and NZ and Aus shared comp (2021) occurred after the Saffas threw their toys out of the cot (2020). They even claimed they left because it was a slight that we decided to hold our own domestic competition when it was the only competition available to us.

I love the Boks as our old enemy, but Saffa rugby trotting out this bullshit can go fuck itself.

This, 100%. South African rugby wanted more pie because they brought more TV revenue. They didn’t get it within SANZAR, so COVID gave them the excuse they needed to shift north, which as Nepia rightly points out had been threatened for some time (unless they got what they wanted).

South Africa did what it wanted purely for their own needs. That’s fine. But don’t try and dress it up as a result of something the Antipodean cousins did. Own it.

@Nepia said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Well Devlin would have been taking shots at them even if they'd won, while hyping up the Warriors heroic loss.

Is he still relevant? He's a Man U supporter too so times are tough.

@PN said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

The reality is, during COVID, travel restrictions from the Hermit Kingdom left SA teams with no real option but to head north. Let’s not pretend they had much choice when NZ and AU cooked up a shared comp and left SA out in the cold.

Argentina didn't cry about it. They turned up and made history.

@NTA said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@PN said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

The reality is, during COVID, travel restrictions from the Hermit Kingdom left SA teams with no real option but to head north. Let’s not pretend they had much choice when NZ and AU cooked up a shared comp and left SA out in the cold.

Argentina didn't cry about it. They turned up and made history.

Have you finished watching the match back yet? Intrigued to know your thoughts.

@stodders said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@NTA said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@PN said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

The reality is, during COVID, travel restrictions from the Hermit Kingdom left SA teams with no real option but to head north. Let’s not pretend they had much choice when NZ and AU cooked up a shared comp and left SA out in the cold.

Argentina didn't cry about it. They turned up and made history.

Have you finished watching the match back yet? Intrigued to know your thoughts.

Nah got caught holiday planning.

21 minutes in. That first AB try has me wondering what all the lack-of-skills talk was about

@NTA said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@stodders said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@NTA said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@PN said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

The reality is, during COVID, travel restrictions from the Hermit Kingdom left SA teams with no real option but to head north. Let’s not pretend they had much choice when NZ and AU cooked up a shared comp and left SA out in the cold.

Argentina didn't cry about it. They turned up and made history.

Have you finished watching the match back yet? Intrigued to know your thoughts.

Nah got caught holiday planning.

21 minutes in. That first AB try has me wondering what all the lack-of-skills talk was about

You watched the first act. Act 2 begins shortly. Then act 3 is the entire second half.

Fist half thoughts:

Early on the ABs looked good if a little shaky under line speed pressure.

The first AB try was very nice. The intercept from Kolbe was a lack of eyes-up play by Proctor. Could have scored at the other end but the pace got to him.

Vaai is a dickhead. Not really a profound observation maybe he should concentrate on pushing at scrums instead of clapping and laughing?

Wiesse is the avatar of rip and tear.

Boks scrum going great guns with 30 gone.

B Barrett looking ponderous and slow. He doesn't like heavy traffic. Failed to exit right before half-time which was a basic bitch error.

New Bok winger is bloody useful.

AB defensive line noticeably crooked. Pushing hard in the first 2 channels but lagging a bit wider.

AB Lineout at 35:50 - wtf happened??

Everyone playing as frantically as a virgin couple on their wedding night. With about as satisfying a result.

Lot of injuries and HIA.

Impression: Boks are ascendant but not finishing their opportunities. ABs are attacking from depth - too deep IMHO - but lacking a bit of subtlety; not much in the way of deception.

Bed time. Second half tomorrow.

@ACT-Crusader

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@Tim Mils providing two clear examples that BB kicked when he shouldn’t have - first when we were down 7 points and we had acres of space out wide with players aligned for in attack and limited Bok defenders. Terrible play.

Second we are now down by 14 and a miracle chip when we had numbers out wide and space but didn’t use it. Big momentum turner when the Boks recovered the ball and kicked it down the line into their 22.

That’s not team tactics but blinkered play from our 1st 5.

@ACT-Crusader Cheers. Thanks for the effort post.

Word of advice from Europe. Get rid of BB. It beggars belief that NZ do not have a better fly half than him or that they continue to use him.

Years from now you’ll look back and say what were we thinking all those years if you don’t already.

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Bit unlucky on that scrum.

Replay on Lomax side shows clear pen against Boks LH for collapsing onto knee.

@steelpotato said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Very very harsh full arm penalty at the scrum. Both props genuinely appeared to slip on the replay not 'pressure and pull' like the ref claimed

In fact Penalty against Boks LH for collapsing on to knee.

@Bones said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

The fuck was that cute lineout. Did Beauden design it?

Farking idiotic. Just throw it long.

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Shades of Anton Oliver days in the lineout.

Tbf that last lineout was more on Holland/just good play from SA.

Throw too low.

@stodders said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Chris said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Carter is not a test wing can’t tackle crap under the high ball

People wanted to see if he could perform at test level. Can’t complain when the coaches give people what they want ️

Meanwhile, the one back three squad member who is great under high ball ISN’T picked.

@NTA said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Holland shot out

As he did last week when Boks scored.

@steelpotato said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

How did we win last week? This is the worst half of all blacks rugby I've seen in my life.

Worst quarters for sure.

Last quarter rewatch to flow, but what is apparent is:

1. Taking off Parker and Sititi lessened our ruck effectiveness and in particular the defence around the ruck disappeared;

2. Taking off Proctor and Carter lessened our attacking effectiveness and backs defensive alignment fell apart;

3. Scooter looked gassed at end, so the No brainer was for FH to replace him, rather than Parker;

4. When we need to reset and gather composure, better to get ball out in oppo half rather than go for their 22: BB and Jordan I’m talking about you;

5. When we are under the pump quit the fancy Dan crap: Vaa’l lineout call at 60, BB kick passes (FFS!!!), RD chip; and

6. Hold the ball in two hands when diving for try line. No guesses for whom I’m talking about.

Half of those the coaches, the others SENIOR players.

KISS and we lose that by 10 max.

It was like watching the Harlem Globetrotters in
last 5. 🤯

@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@stodders said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Chris said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Carter is not a test wing can’t tackle crap under the high ball

People wanted to see if he could perform at test level. Can’t complain when the coaches give people what they want ️

Meanwhile, the one back three squad member who is great under high ball ISN’T picked.

If talking about Love, he did get a chance to cameo and didn’t cover himself in glory either.

In fairness, that is probably being too harsh on him. When everyone else on the pitch had lost their heads, what is a young man with little international experience supposed to do?

Rassie did make a point post-match that even though his team looked like it was inexperienced on paper, only 2 (I think) of his 23 man squad had less than 10 caps. ABs had 8 players in the 23 with less than 10 caps. The capitulation on the ABs had everything to do with senior leaders not setting the example and stemming the bleeding. They started the rot that spread throughout the entire team. The subs just added to the chaos.

@Duluth said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

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Great to watch the highlights again.

@OomPB said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Duluth said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

Good news everyone, the extended highlights are on YouTube now:

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Great to watch the highlights again.

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@OomPB said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@Duluth said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

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Great to watch the highlights again.

Something tells me this will be required viewing every Christmas in Bok supporters homes

@stodders I meant Clarke.

@pakman said in All Blacks vs Springboks II:

@stodders I meant Clarke.

in fairness, he has been injured. For once, they may not be rushing someone back too quickly.

He should be in the mix for the Bledisloe games. If not, there are some real issues with selection going on.

Imagine being able to bring Handré Pollard off bench in a gritty game.