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les@mooloolaba

MrVery Popular. Ooof. Games like this are where he stands up and where he is missed when he's injured/not selected. A series against Ireland in NZ is three big games in a row where he was outplayed in all three by Jvdf. Close to man of the match today and his best game since the 10s but he's served...

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booji boy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:48 pm
Hawk97 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:46 pm
Sam Camel toe, he's barely URC bench standard
MrVery Popular. Ooof.
Games like this are where he stands up and where he is missed when he's injured/not selected.

Like the game against Eng i 2019 semi.

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The defensive system deserves mention. Always hated it but tonight it was the winning of the game. They never got sucked in by Ireland’s runners. It almost turned into a game of touch rugby at places as Ireland, the class team they are, knew what was happening and were trying to adjust, Also, at th...

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:57 pm No love for our starting props guys.

Why does no-one ever mention props and the great work they do.

Because most NZ posters were writing them off, especially De Groot & Newell.
The 4 of them were awesome today, we monstered their scrum on Porters side, he just couldn't handle the heat.

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The defensive system deserves mention. Always hated it but tonight it was the winning of the game. They never got sucked in by Ireland’s runners. It almost turned into a game of touch rugby at places as Ireland, the class team they are, knew what was happening and were trying to adjust, Also, at th...

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mr bungle wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:12 pm Class and emotion from Sexton. Awesome to see. Legend of the game.

Still a mouthy cvnt though

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The All Blacks repeatedly kicking the ball at the end of the game when in Irish territory shows that (despite the win) we're f**king morons under Fozzy. Should have been us doing what Ireland was doing at the end. That kick by Smith at 76 mins was just dumb, dumb, stupid, what was he thinking. We w...

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Tehui wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:57 pm
Auckman wrote: ↑Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:56 pm I don’t really care if they don’t win another match. That win goes into the history books. Backs against the wall and written off by everyone (including me)
Add me to that list.

I didnt, I said they would win.

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Well as we get closer to game day the screams of some posters get more strident, so I will do as I been doing it lately and just give the forum a miss for a few days, but I will say in my picks I got ABs by 13+ and stuff all the negative nellies. Also say I am not overly confident, but this Irish t...

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That is rubbish he literally made triple the carries and triple the tackles of Coles in the RC in a similar amount of game time. Wasn't comparing him to Coles, I was comparing him to himself last year. I didn't say anything about whether Coles should be there in his place. He came on and delivered ...

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Bugger. Finlay Christie! Leicester in. Telea out. https://twitter.com/AllBlacks/status/1712499314545827848?t=FucyVwWo5TogSoZnZ5Cw6A&s=19 LF won't let us down for work rate, and actually gives better balance to that back 3. Real shame for Telea though, poor bugger. Can't believe Christie is there, s...

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15 wins 8 losses in 23 tests with Barnes at the helm. So our poorest record with any ref current or retired I’d imagine. Someone mentioned earlier he would be adjudicating more of our tougher match ups, but I haven’t seen a match list. Yep perhaps so mate, I just work under the idea that ABs win or...

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CM11 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 10:36 am
les@mooloolaba wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 10:35 am
Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:37 am

Another kiwi who thinks the ball doesn’t go past the number 8
Nah, he’s looked at the stats mate…

PP uses stats to back his arguments without taking the game or play into context. If you followed the kiwi threads you would know…

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:37 am
Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:22 am I'm mentally prepared now for Ireland pack domination of the All Blacks. Now that we have a 1 out of 10 chance of success I can casually watch the game with zero expectations
Another kiwi who thinks the ball doesn’t go past the number 8

Nah, he’s looked at the stats mate…

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If Foster picks the right squad and we get our shit together, I think we'll be too good for them, simple as that. All the pressure is on them, the favoritism, the expectation, their undefeated run, the massive ground support, it's all on the line in this game. They probably unconsciously think they...

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Eugenius wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 8:36 pm I can live with Barnes .

He’s nothing like the out of his depth newbie he was in 2007 .

Yep , I don’t want any of the other pommie refs.

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De Groot is a myth, got manshamed by the French. According to neutral prop experts. No he didn't! The ref got fooled by French skulduggery... pulling back etc. Naivety maybe.. manshamed.. no. And I'm going with them, cause I know nothing about propping. No link as it was on the radio. That's not re...

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If both teams play to their full potential, Ireland win comfortably. The only way we win is if Ireland choke, or if we've been saving up some tactics that make them play below their best. The Schmidt factor is the only thing that gives me some faint hope. I think we have the ability to get a physic...

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obelixtim wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2023 10:33 pm Well, its quite simple.

The AB pack has to pulverise the Irish pack.

Easy Peasy.

Yep, without any cards. It’s will be about the top two inches for the forward battle. We have to go at them and get them wondering.

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He was/is freaking awful - always put his "boys" first and did stuff all for the long term health of the franchise. The worst thing that has happened to Chiefs and NZ rugby Yep I’m with you on that one Enz. That he was kept in the job for so long was just criminal. We had put up with his shit for s...

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He has the acceleration he needs, but the top speed looks to be a bit down. He is still faster than most. Just needs to stop kicking the ball away. Ireland will be hoping he plays so he kicks the ball to them and we have to defend. He’s a liability in big games if he kicks too much. That kick that ...

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He made some mistakes but on balance he made a very strong contribution. He helped tidy up quite a bit of sloppy ball. Roigard? I hate to say it but Christie played better than Roigard. Yeah bit of a lottery who goes on the bench, you wouldn’t want Roigard playing like that at the end in a tight ga...

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BB looking fast again He has the acceleration he needs, but the top speed looks to be a bit down. He is still faster than most. Just needs to stop kicking the ball away. Ireland will be hoping he plays so he kicks the ball to them and we have to defend. He’s a liability in big games if he kicks too...

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Whats amazing (or not) is Steve Hansen says the opposite of Fozzie of the SA-Ire game with regard to the flow of it https://youtu.be/22_LHtEmdw8?si=pG0CLQ4aWrAR22Lt They watched two different games it seems It’s why we failed at the last RWC, both coaches off at tangents. Hansen had a hand in the d...

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Seems the hate between Foster and Robertson is real.. Incoming All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is in France for the Rugby World Cup but is persona non grata at games involving the All Blacks, says Justin Marshall. Marshall, who played with Robertson at the Crusaders, is working as a pundit for Sup...

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Every time a centre passes to a wing they risk turning the ball over because when the wing is tackled there will be less players to clean the tackle. When the centre takes the tackle possession is more likely to be maintained because there are more players available to clean the tackle. Conrad Smit...

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Just watched it. If I'm being critical, BB's kicking was average, still up and unders from his own 5m line. That didn’t register with me at all. Need to watch again. I didn’t like the way he just seemed to want to kick it in the red zone when there better options than the 50/50 option. Against bett...

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Was a bit worried that Carley would ruin the match with pedantic refereeing, but he actually put his whistle in his pocket and let the players play. He must have got a rark up after his performance in Wales - Fiji. Expected Italy to be better, but they were shell shocked by that onslaught. Agreed, ...

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I'd have preferred SA as we know how to beat them. Even then, they've gone up a few notches since the summer... and Pollard will be back. Ireland have too many unknown unknowns... the only positive I can see is that the Irish are more capable of letting pressure get to them. If they stay calm and p...

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Anway why would RA need NZR, aren't they spending heaps on Joey someone(can't remember his name) who is coming to make it all great again? I genuinely worry if the 2 golden bullets that Hamish McLennan keeps talking about is going to bring in all these huge amounts of money he promises, he has to h...

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Concentrating on Super Rugby isn't going to fix anything really. The current crop of players just aren't good enough, their fundamental lack of nouse needs to be recognised before they reach Super level. Pouring money into Club Rugby at the senior level won't help either. It is the pathways that ne...

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Concentrating on Super Rugby isn't going to fix anything really. The current crop of players just aren't good enough, their fundamental lack of nouse needs to be recognised before they reach Super level. Pouring money into Club Rugby at the senior level won't help either. It is the pathways that ne...

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You need to move beyond that idea. It’s about having a competitive product with narratives that draw eyeballs. It isn’t novel stuff. Pete Rozelle figured this out 6 decades ago and sports organisations have been trying to replicate it since. The NPC is very competitive and has historical narrative ...

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So far after 2 weeks we have had 2 big games, and by that I mean games that will have a material influence on the eventual winners. The rest of the games are more like exhibition games with little or no point to them. We need an 8 team WC where every game is a full battle as everyone plays everyone...

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If that’s for PP you’ll not shift him. He probably still believes we should have dropped BBBR and Whitelock, just doesn’t like to talk about it. Nice false equivalence KG. Always your style when you haven't anything of substance to add. But you were quoting that, plenty of times… You wanted both go...

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Reiko has developed into a world class international 13 in the Foster time. He is slowly getting better. Just needs to be aware of those around him. There I not really anyone else in the squad ahead of him. That's because he starts every test at centre. Brayden Ennor has outplayed Ioane every time ...

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Sam Canes workrate has never been as good as Papali'is That’s rubbish PP, you need to take the blinkers off watch the last 2 games and watch Papali’i again, you might come away with a different point of view. See my following posts above. The link is from a guy who worked for years as a rugby analy...

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That’s because he spent so much time out in the backs. Yes indeed. This is why Cane adds so much value. Work rate. Sam Canes workrate has never been as good as Papali'is That’s rubbish PP, you need to take the blinkers off watch the last 2 games and watch Papali’i again, you might come away with a ...

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kiwigreg369 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 2:12 am Reiko has developed into a world class international 13 in the Foster time.

He is slowly getting better. Just needs to be aware of those around him. There I not really anyone else in the squad ahead of him.

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jdogscoop wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 12:25 am Newshub notes that Papali'i, playing 7, made precisely 0 tackles in the first half.

That’s because he spent so much time out in the backs.

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