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les@mooloolaba

https://www.msn.com/en-nz/sports/other/all-blacks-must-adapt-or-face-world-cup-elimination/ar-AA1gJoCH?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7e7c1796b6434a94be53eab652b37d7d&ei=15 Fozzie still banging on about learning lessons from the French and Bok games.....Its too late for that, moron, you're at the big dance now...

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https://www.msn.com/en-nz/sports/other/all-blacks-must-adapt-or-face-world-cup-elimination/ar-AA1gJoCH?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7e7c1796b6434a94be53eab652b37d7d&ei=15 Fozzie still banging on about learning lessons from the French and Bok games.....Its too late for that, moron, you're at the big dance now...

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To be honest, I would prefer the All Blacks to go all out for every game and lose world cups than any crafty nonsense. What was worrying yesterday was that the All Blacks looked thoroughly out of the match early in the second half. You rarely saw that before. Even if you beat the All Blacks off the...

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Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 3:34 am Going to put some money on Scotland. I reckon they have a very good chance of pulling this one off.

Agree, but will depend what tactics SA use to slow the game down, they cant handle a fast game, they need a lot of fake injuries and lineout meetings. Hope Gardner hurries them up.

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The AB's will be up for this game and thankfully we have in Peyper a ref who is good for our style of game, not a pedantic and nit picking on technicalities NH refs. We don't want a game running for 107 minutes with the ball in play only 33 minutes like the Bok game. I'm picking the AB's to win by 6...

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So Narawa has been injured since his debut in Argentina and they've been carrying him since? And left the squad light at lock and loosie as a result? Carrying a rookie winger. Meanwhile every fit and available back five player has to suit up every game until Brodie and Frizell are fit. f**king geni...

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It's not gonna happen, but if Jordie is out, we should be smart enough to play horses for courses and select Fainga'anuku over Tele'a. It would be brutally unfair on Tele'a, who has done nothing wrong to be dropped, but it's the pragmatic play imo. As others have pointed out, a likely backline of T...

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1. Ethan De Groot 2. Codie Taylor 3. Tamaiti Williams 4. Sam Whitelock 5. Tupou Vaa'i 6. Scott Barrett 7. Sam Cane 8. Ardie Savea 9. Aaron Smith 10. Richie Mo'unga 11. Mark Tele'a 12. Jordie Barrett 13. Rieko Ioane 14. Will Jordan 15. Beauden Barrett 16. Samisoni Taukei'aho 17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi 18. ...

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I think we lacked ball carriers in the forwards in this test. As many mistakes as he made Jordie Barret was the only player getting proper go forward until Taukei’aho came on. This may be why the SA's found it so easy to read and were flooding around behind Barret waiting for the offload as well as...

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If ScoBa did get suspended - now seems low likelihood- or thr injuries are no good then they would call up a lord or Finau. Lord looks way off the pace, but he’s there, whereas Finau went well. Teams to be in by Sept 1 I think (changes after for injuries only - can’t come back ). Call in for who th...

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I had a strong feeling we would drop that game; I was however hoping for a close loss. This team was never going unbeaten this year and a poor performance now or first up against France is preferable to a continued run to the 1/4s. Despite a string of improved performances is still a subpar AB team...

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:nod: :lol: Yeah, I was hoping you'd forgotten that. Look I know you're pinning this all on Sam, but remember the two guys you lot frequently advocate for captain, SB and SW, and the other captain AS were all on the field doing the dumb stuff too. Given that, I doubt Napoleon could have got much tra...

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kiwigreg369 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:43 am A more capable fly half than coach in my view.

Yep and helped us win the Ranfurly shield off Auckland when they thought they were too good. What a day at Eden Park that was and the drive back to Morrinsville was stops at every pub which were overflowing with Waikato supporters.

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Tue Aug 15, 2023 11:23 pm

this guy just doesnt get it.

The whole saga has been poorly handled and World Rugby are leaving themselves open. Pretty poor they havent come out and said anything.

Poor management.

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Anyone fluctuating wildly from hey our tight 5 are now really good so we are a real good chance of winning this, to who have we actually beaten and issues that were bad last year are still partyl evident We still need to be on the ball when it comes to physicality and technique. They can do it, but...

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Pretty predictable side, good to see Roigard in there. He's definitely a selection for the future Whitelock off to his 4th RWC, with a good chance of being the first player to win three RWC gold medals... I hope Roigard is on the bench before Christie in crunch games, even though he is a newbie.

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Jtah wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:33 am
Hurrifan wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:27 am So, if Rieko goes down injured, Jordan plays centre in the quarter final?

I would love this

really, are you John Mitchell?

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tubbyj wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:26 am Don't think Nepo Laulala, Finlay Christie or Caleb Clarke deserve to be there better options available.

yep

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Thought Nepo (bit of a passenger in the loose and a penalty or 2 at scrum time), Williams (penalties), Cane (hardly featured), Christie, DMac (didn't control the game well), ALB were pretty ordinary. Newell, Smith, Mo'unga all looked good when they arrived. Wins a win though.. Seriously - at top of...

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Christie gets unfairly maligned. Last year when the forwards were getting bullied no one would’ve looked good - Aaron Smith had a poor year as a point of reference. This year when Christie came on the Boks and the Argies were having their periods of ascension and disrupting the ruck. Roigard comes ...

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Christie gets unfairly maligned. Last year when the forwards were getting bullied no one would’ve looked good - Aaron Smith had a poor year as a point of reference. This year when Christie came on the Boks and the Argies were having their periods of ascension and disrupting the ruck. Roigard comes ...

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Pro's for the Wallabies, I think Will Skelton brings a degree of physicality that is unmatched in the Rugby Championship, and perhaps globally. Negatives for the Wallabies, I think Wil Skelton is the slowest lock I have ever seen. Watched it again and at times he hardly breaks into a jog getting fr...

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So after calls from most posters to keep a consistent team going into the RWC, posters want to do away with that and make wholesale changes. It is too late for uncapped and those unlikely to make the final team. There is a chance to give a couple of favoured starters from game 1 and not in the last ...

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There’s some truth in that Enz but more importantly as you, myself, and every other chiefs supporter I know have previously said he should never have got the job. The fact that he’s doing well now - and hopefully he and the team have a great year - doesn’t change that. I think he is driven by self-...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:49 am Pro's for the Wallabies, I think Will Skelton brings a degree of physicality that is unmatched in the Rugby Championship, and perhaps globally.

Barrett was way better than Skelton

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:lol: Our season this year has been all about the first 20 minutes of the match. Richie was AWOL in this one over that period. Mo'unga didn't see much ball in the first 20 minutes, although even during this time he was the most effective first receiver on the field. Ian Foster is still clearly desp...

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Missing Cane big time. Need to bury some plum. Did Dalton fall down a trapdoor? Idiot :lol: I felt we missed Cane. Cvnt. We did by a mile. Despite what a few here go on about, we need him for the RWC and I have always felt that. Same as it was a mistake to leave him out of ste starting lineup in 2019

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Double movement ffs

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri Jul 28, 2023 1:30 am Straight line speed is overrated in rugby. I'd far rather a slightly slower winger who's good at busting tackles and breaking the line than a sprinter who rarely gets in enough space to utilise their speed.

No it’s not.

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He’s a lot faster than Clarke and Fainga'anuku. Clarke seemed quick in a straight line when I saw him. Also strong as an Ox. Pity he butchers many try opportunities with his inability to read where support players are and near total inability to pass. aswell. He might become a monster if he brushes...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Jul 22, 2023 5:50 pm If the Wallabies win the Bledisloe back, Eddie will be laughing forever!

It not going to happen, even with Foster at the helm

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Agreed with all of that - just on top I have to note the selections aren't the problem. They're a small detail compared to the big picture. The Springboks or All Blacks could select a squad of 50 and then get a monkey to throw darts at the wall to select the team. Player selection isn’t the issue b...

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I'd like to see McKenzie back on the bench at least. He's a point of difference to Mo'unga and Barrett who are both overly reliant on 50/50 kicks. It probably won't matter against Australia but Ireland and France have the players to dispatch those kicks. Wright has been deeply disappointing in the ...

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Nice opening post Kiap

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Can’t help but feel Christie is copping some undeserved shit thrown his way. He dealt with the Boks breakdown better than Smith would have in that 3rd 1/4. Smith gets monstered when it’s not clean ball, at least Christie puts up a fight and clears, Smith more often than stands there pointing and lo...

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Just watching the replay . Some of the rugby included in that first 1/4 by the AB’s is quite incredible. Watch the work , speed and accuracy of the attack that finally lead to the first try - wow ! The Boks weren’t doing much wrong either , they were simply overwhelmed. Every AB was up for it . Bec...

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:lol: I demand you name names! I’m definitely part of that element. And it was either not having a good enough player or that player not being in good form - to have the same outcome (not having the cattle). Go back two years we lost Vs the Bok in the 2nd game as out wings / back three we so poor u...

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We've always had the cattle, that has never been the problem. I think we are now in the 'era of the coach', and that has been a problem. There was definitely an element on here that put the ABs poor results over the last few years down to not having the players. That was just Towny chirping away co...

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Correlation is not causation. Of course not but the fact is we win games when Christie plays and the last 20 minutes is important. We won the last quarter of the game when Christie came on last night. It was same in the test we won against SA last year. We drew the 2nd quarter and lost the 3rd quar...

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