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[2014 TRC] New Zealand v Australia in Auckland (23/08/2014)
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<blockquote data-quote="RoosTah" data-source="post: 666582" data-attributes="member: 12207"><p>It's funny when you watch games when you're team gets blown off the park like that. I almost don't feel bad; we were just never in it, so the prevailing sensation is a sort of cold detachment. </p><p></p><p>When my favourite teams (Wallabies, Tahs - Roosters, Blues, Roos) lose in tight, big games, I feel like someone who's just been in a massive car accident and yet somehow survived, but suffering a bit of shock and trauma (yea, I get into my sports a little too much). But in games like last night, the sensation is more akin to being at the site of a large crash to conduct an insurance assessment; it's horrible, but I don't really feel anything.</p><p></p><p>In terms of my assessment, the take away I have is fairly straightforward:</p><p></p><p>- Fitness: The All Blacks looked fitter from the outset and played the game at incredible pace, which the wallabies really struggled to keep up with the game even after 20 minutes.</p><p></p><p>- Defence: the Wallabies looked poorly organised and had no punch. They both read the ABs poorly and lacked commitment in their tackles with 13 missed tackles already by half time. </p><p></p><p>- Support play: when the Wallabies did have the ball and made breaks, they either didn't use their support or there was none to speak of. Link really needs to look at this, because the Waratash look better with their support than the Wallabies (Gibson is clearly the better attack coach).</p><p></p><p>- Guts and passion: I've brought this up before, but it's telling that NSW Blues coach Laurier Daley spent time with the All Blacks last year after losing an 8th straight series to A freakishly talent Qld team. The Wallabies had nothing like the guts and commitment of the Blues in Origin - the summit both sides were trying to climb was similar, but the wallabies had nothing like the level of absolute intensity, commitment and desperation shown by the Blues in Origin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoosTah, post: 666582, member: 12207"] It's funny when you watch games when you're team gets blown off the park like that. I almost don't feel bad; we were just never in it, so the prevailing sensation is a sort of cold detachment. When my favourite teams (Wallabies, Tahs - Roosters, Blues, Roos) lose in tight, big games, I feel like someone who's just been in a massive car accident and yet somehow survived, but suffering a bit of shock and trauma (yea, I get into my sports a little too much). But in games like last night, the sensation is more akin to being at the site of a large crash to conduct an insurance assessment; it's horrible, but I don't really feel anything. In terms of my assessment, the take away I have is fairly straightforward: - Fitness: The All Blacks looked fitter from the outset and played the game at incredible pace, which the wallabies really struggled to keep up with the game even after 20 minutes. - Defence: the Wallabies looked poorly organised and had no punch. They both read the ABs poorly and lacked commitment in their tackles with 13 missed tackles already by half time. - Support play: when the Wallabies did have the ball and made breaks, they either didn't use their support or there was none to speak of. Link really needs to look at this, because the Waratash look better with their support than the Wallabies (Gibson is clearly the better attack coach). - Guts and passion: I've brought this up before, but it's telling that NSW Blues coach Laurier Daley spent time with the All Blacks last year after losing an 8th straight series to A freakishly talent Qld team. The Wallabies had nothing like the guts and commitment of the Blues in Origin - the summit both sides were trying to climb was similar, but the wallabies had nothing like the level of absolute intensity, commitment and desperation shown by the Blues in Origin. [/QUOTE]
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