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Zakar wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:10 am
tubbyj wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 10:08 am Is this the worst starting and bench tighthead props NZ has ever fielded?
Bower is horrendous, or was vs the irish

Including his defence

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 8:58 am Good points being made... SA are terrible favourites generally. So Foster to get lucky and scrape the first one... Dead man's bounce.

But SA will steamroll the second test...

Dont think there will be any steam rolling from either side..think both games will be close

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I never want us to lose. I was hoping the the dismissal of Foster might be the sweet syrup to sooth the bitter tonic of losing, but sadly the NZRFU were determined to increase the bitterness. They ( the NZRFU) can accurately be described as a bunch of #!*&*!#$% complete @#!!%*¥ and utter $#%*$$! $#...

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I think we all understand why this is a major faux pas by the squad. The incredulity is aimed at a country which is still mucking around with enforced mask wearing in the first place But we’ll get to that point. We haven’t yet had the re infection rates you guys have had. We locked down and were te...

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Clog50Percent wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:36 pm The woke bots of PR at it again all up in arms over masks which clearly do nothing for stopping the transmission of the virus

They reduce transmission and that's the point

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Yee is known to have a better sprint finish between the two. Yeh I'm not sure ..Wilde kicked well at the end there and looked to be pulling away a bit Wilde saying now that he thought the penalty wasnt warranted and if he had knew of the nature of it he would have gone for it and DQed on purpose an...

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As I can't tell threads apart: Wilde unlucky and great sportsmanship Wonder who would have won without the penalty..Wilde looked like he still had it in him at the end Yee is known to have a better sprint finish between the two. Yeh I'm not sure ..Wilde kicked well at the end there and looked to be...

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As I can't tell threads apart: What a triathlon race here. Alex Yee is unbelievable here to pull in Wilde. Yee gets gold, nice sportsmanship from Wilde when he knee Yee had won and he had the 10 pen penalty. Wilde unlucky and great sportsmanship Wonder who would have won without the penalty..Wilde ...

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Umaga and Mealamu say Hi. Yeh because the Abs really needed to take out bod to win that series... It's just total fantasy to suggest they had a predetermined meeting to take him out It is crazy talk. But to indulge the fantasy, if it was predetermined, why involve two key players (the captain no le...

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Was wading through this argument on reddit last night. There's this shrill (mainly Irish..Ulster/Munster supporters) group of people who think teams will just send out a player to deliberately maim the best player in the opposition. It's just moronic thinking. Yeh it's absolute garbage Apart from t...

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camroc1 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:34 pm Umaga and Mealamu say Hi.

Yeh because the Abs really needed to take out bod to win that series...

It's just total fantasy to suggest they had a predetermined meeting to take him out

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Fantasy. If a team is managed to take out players, said managers would and should be banned for life, Absolute fantasy. It’s often mentioned up north and I think it’s paranoia. I guess many struggle to decipher between accidental collisions and just cry deliberate by default. Maybe that has a beari...

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Duane Monkley early Gus Collins later Monkley’s best years were past him when Kronfeld debuted for NZ in 95. Monkley retired end of 96. And I’ve never heard anyone suggest Collins was a better option than Kronfeld. Edit: bloody autocorrect. ‘Yeh I liked monkley as well but never thought he was bett...

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If kronfield was only ranked 2/3 by grouch..i would like to know who the better 7 was for that period then?

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The overarching factor is that mounga is more of a starting 10 rather than a bench player.. conversely bb should be a bench / impact player Also if BB is on the bench we don't need to start JB..I think a lot of us want to see Jordan starting at FB..and preferably Reiko moved to 14..but that's probab...

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It doesn't really matter if they win or lose..all publicity is bad publicity in this case unfortunately It's all about perception I have a 7 yr old and mum doesn't want him playing tackle rugby after 2 years of ripper rugby.. lots of other parents think the same way The game will die at the grass ro...

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Not Ellis park but we played in Soweto in 2010 and won there

Is that not highveld as well?

I don't think it should be an issue..more concerned about pointless kicking from out 9/10 combination being even more inaccurate

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Tj is the best kiwi commentator for me Gets excited and is relatively neutral -as opposed to when he was a sideline pundit Nisbo is boring , and mucks up pronunciations and players Liked kane hames..i think it was recently ..for the Maori games..very knowledgeable and neutral Smith the best sideline...

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I'm aware of his limitations. Frizell has never produced any performance near Ioane's Bledisloe games or the Irish game last week despite playing more tests than Ioane. Are you saying those weren't big games? Ioane has produced more in less tests but you throw Frizzel up as an alternative. Not sure...

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Apart from Savea, Ioane played the best game of any AB loose forward in the Irish series. You can't see that because you hate him. Akira Ioane is the only AB forward that has debuted during the Foster era to produce a man of the match performance. He's also won more turnovers than any other AB forw...

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That excludes Akira who is even further ahead in development. He’s not the answer as a starter going foward to the rwc ..maybe a squad member at this point It’s time we should see a few others to see what they have got -not much time left If we had better lock stocks I would’ve tried vaai at 6 as w...

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Don't know why Grace is above Sotutu. Surely Sotutu is further ahead in development. Sotutu is a better all round 8 but Grace is the best lineout jumper in NZ according to Razor. We need to establish a dominant lineout. I like the concept of Sotutu at 8 and Grace at 6. That excludes Akira who is ev...

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I could, but I'd be wrong and denying the laws of physics. Although perhaps not the laws of narrative. Apparently we are not allowed to discuss blatant inconsistencies in the game anymore ..and must let it go Of course if this was in reverse there would a disproportionately high number of posts dis...

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You know, you could just admit that it wasn't actually passive, it was an error to consider it passive, and that their has been some inconsistencies in how the laws are applied. You could admit that it was passive, that the call was correct, the match lost, the series lost ... against Ireland at ho...

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If Foster remains for the SA games I may actually bet against the AB for the first time ever. SA will start as the bookie's favourites surely, not even sure what kind of odds you'll get. It's not an altogether bad thing if we lose over there though.. surely foster will be gone if we don't perform i...

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I see they are delaying the announcement of the RC team by a day..wonder what that means if anything Hopefully that means a few changes Watching the breakdown the other day and also radio I found it very strange that literally no one mentioned Taukei'aho not being in the 23 for the final test For me...

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We also need a straight running 12 to get over the advantage line

DC had that luxury of nonu for years

Under pressure bb tends to go sideways.. fakatava didn't help either

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While I think that Razor would be a huge improvement on Fozzie, I didn't see much from the Crusaders this year to suggest he would transform the ABs attacking structures. I still think Foster should get the Arse, but I can't see this current crop of players returning to the top of the tree anytime ...

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They’ve been there - the loss to Aus in Perth was a shocker. Anyway - gutted by the result and that we lost the series. I was t thinking we’d go 11/14 this year with a loss to IRE/ SA and AUS - now not so much. I’m a bit pissed about the card vs Angus - will look back when can be bothered but who k...

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Will Jordan. How often are Ireland giving away 80m tries, guy is mental. Savea and Jordan were good. Thanks all. Jordan had a mixed game. Savea and Akira were the only players to rank above 5 for the stuff ratings. Apart from the try thought Akira didn't do much Out loosies were outplayed as a unit...

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I still can't believe how inept and lacking in intensity that first 40 was. I've never seen an all black performance at home like that even back in 98 They’ve been there - the loss to Aus in Perth was a shocker. Anyway - gutted by the result and that we lost the series. I was t thinking we’d go 11/...

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He has had token minutes when we are chasing the game. Not putting him on at the break suggested a paint by numbers approach to me. It appeared preordained that injury aside, he would come on around the 60 minute mark. We either accept BB’s level of play or give Mo’unga a proper chance. Even if we ...

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Mo’unga should have been on at halftime. Apart from a handful of sharp passes Moúnga has offered nothing when he's been on. I've been quite disappointed with him. Underwhelming - like most of the rest of the squad to be fair. Harsh call considering the mess he's been injected into this series in ea...

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I think it is pretty clear this AB team don't have the individuals that previous AB teams have had so mostly don't think Foster deserves the sh1t that comes his way. Ireland and France are very good and there is no shame in losing to them. The one thing I was shocked at - and i'd land it straight a...

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Hawk97 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 10:03 am At times, NZ have looked like clowns this series. Ireland are good, but I’m talking about the unforced error, no shape etc. you don’t ever see that from NZ.

Yep.. Ireland are good..but not that good

As good as Ireland were..NZ were terrible

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Surely he must have kpis..this was rubbish

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This is the worst I've seen the abs play at home ever

Our fowards are getting beaten at the breakdown and BB is clueless.. again

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I'm thinking that is the team Ian Foster believes will win him a RWC title next year; 15. Jordie Barrett 14. Sevu Reece 13. Rieko Ioane 12. Jack Goodhue 11. Will Jordan 10. Beauden Barrett 9. Aaron Smith 8. Ardie Savea 7. Sam Cane (c) 6. Scott Barrett 5. Sam Whitelock 4. Brodie Retallick 3. Ofa Tu'...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Sat Jul 16, 2022 5:05 am Scott Barrett ruled out with injury. Akira Ioane starts at 6 and Vaa'i come onto the bench.

Would rather Vaa'i starts over ioane

Hopefully ioane performs this test

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UncleFB wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:37 am
brat wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:34 am Anyone know why Taukei’aho hasnt been selected
He would be my starting hooker
See the last sentence of my post directly below yours.

The coaches are idiots?

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