So its really hard to even make anything of this version of South Africa right now... This year is pretty much a right off for a team like that. Is anything happening for them at the end of the year?We had a an extended currie cup..
So its really hard to even make anything of this version of South Africa right now... This year is pretty much a right off for a team like that. Is anything happening for them at the end of the year?We had a an extended currie cup..
Barrett has been poor for years, always choked in big games. He doesn't attack a line, he is always going to pass, the reason why he goes through at the end of games is because he finally runs at a tired opponent. If the opponent is relentless for 80minutes he does naff all.Constant? i made like three posts. Jog on fella.
Beaudan was poor because they didn't give him any opportunities to attack a broken line. You know, until the end when it resulted in a penalty that cost them the game.
Except, i suppose, when he set up a try in the RWC game they won the last time these two teams played each other?Barrett has been poor for years, always choked in big games. He doesn't attack a line, he is always going to pass, the reason why he goes through at the end of games is because he finally runs at a tired opponent. If the opponent is relentless for 80minutes he does naff all.
Wasn't Richie playing at 10 in that fateful semis against England?McKenzie at least threatened the line, unlike Barrett. I'd have rather McKenzie come on for him at this point. The thing is, with what the Northern Hemisphere teams, and South Africa like to do to us, fast defending line, when you have a 10 that doesn't want to attack the line, they ABUSE us, just like England ABUSED us, we had no go-forward with the ball in hand. That is NOT how we play rugby.
Blackadder was immense. I still believe NZ should play specialist in specialist loose positions, I was again worried when I saw Ardie at 8.That….was not a good game to watch
akira completely invisible except when he dropped the ball cold with the line beckoning
tj and bb were so slow! Havili had a rough night but largely due to it taking so long to get the ball to him, had the rush on him every time…also why reiko did nothing…never got the ball
too many handling errors and too many turn overs
the bokke played EXACTLY as expected…and we were still unprepared, that's on fozzie
blackadder looked very comfortable, if not for Jordie he'd be my man if the match
We play Wales, Scotland and England in NovemberSo its really hard to even make anything of this version of South Africa right now... This year is pretty much a right off for a team like that. Is anything happening for them at the end of the year?
BB hasn't been poor for years, he's just much better suited to playing at fullback or on the wing... the bloke doesn't have the mindset to play at 10, lacks the composure there, we saw that again last night with all his aimless kicking & other poor option taking in the playmaking role.Barrett has been poor for years, always choked in big games. He doesn't attack a line, he is always going to pass, the reason why he goes through at the end of games is because he finally runs at a tired opponent. If the opponent is relentless for 80minutes he does naff all.
Yeah, read your posts, was joking aroundBro I'm not saying the Wallabies are the rivals? I'm saying there are no rivals.
Are you even reading my posts?
All Blacks need to go back to the days of the light and heavy winger combinations. Williams and Batty, Fraser and Wilson, Kirwan and Wright, Jonah and Wilson, Gear and Rokocoko, Kahui and Jane, Savea and Skudder. When the All Blacks played England they chose not to have a power winger and paid the price. Yesterday they excluded a power winger and had 3 bomb defusers at the back which makes for a one dimensional back field gameplan. They would have done better if Clarke or Fainganuku were playing on the right wing instead of Bridge. Even Wallabies know to play the light heavy wing combination with Koroibete and Kelleher. It gives the outside backs more options for the opposition defence to consider.
Faf's box kick game is top class. Kiwis had trouble figuring out whether it was underspin or overspin with every kick let alone trying to catch it under pressure. I suspect Faf has done his homework and knows what type of spin Bridge, Jordan, and Barrett struggles to catch. Near the end you could see Jordie looking at the spin on the bombs and calling Dmac to catch it even though he was closer.
My thoughts exactly.That….was not a good game to watch
akira completely invisible except when he dropped the ball cold with the line beckoning
tj and bb were so slow! Havili had a rough night but largely due to it taking so long to get the ball to him, had the rush on him every time…also why reiko did nothing…never got the ball
too many handling errors and too many turn overs
the bokke played EXACTLY as expected…and we were still unprepared, that's on fozzie
blackadder looked very comfortable, if not for Jordie he'd be my man if the match
With any sport the more you try things the less likely you are to win but the more likely you are to develop. I remember two extremes at my uni hostel - we had a table tennis table and i would always want to win, so I was disciplined, focused, error free, always playing just below my abilities. And I usually won. Another guy just liked playing around, trying trick shots and fancy things, pushing passed the edge of his abilities. I would beat this guy easily at the start of the year, but by the end of the year he was the best player in the hostel.That….was not a good game to watch
akira completely invisible except when he dropped the ball cold with the line beckoning
tj and bb were so slow! Havili had a rough night but largely due to it taking so long to get the ball to him, had the rush on him every time…also why reiko did nothing…never got the ball
too many handling errors and too many turn overs
the bokke played EXACTLY as expected…and we were still unprepared, that's on fozzie
blackadder looked very comfortable, if not for Jordie he'd be my man if the match
Interesting post but I'm curious why you say it looks like we are trying to attack crusaders style. I'm guessing you mean brad mooar crusaders days, because it doesn't look like the crusaders of the last couple of seasons, who rarely play flat, only do so when they have front foot ball and or the defence is disorganized.100th test and Springboks go back to what worked for them in 1921.
Beauden is never going to take the 10 jersey from Mounga as the speed of the ball leaving his hand is not as fast. DMac passes faster than Beaudy. Beauden also has not got the speed he once had. I am afraid with his brother being a better punter and goal kicker the days of Beaudy starting at 15 may also be over.
All Blacks need to go back to the days of the light and heavy winger combinations. Williams and Batty, Fraser and Wilson, Kirwan and Wright, Jonah and Wilson, Gear and Rokocoko, Kahui and Jane, Savea and Skudder. When the All Blacks played England they chose not to have a power winger and paid the price. Yesterday they excluded a power winger and had 3 bomb defusers at the back which makes for a one dimensional back field gameplan. They would have done better if Clarke or Fainganuku were playing on the right wing instead of Bridge. Even Wallabies know to play the light heavy wing combination with Koroibete and Kelleher. It gives the outside backs more options for the opposition defence to consider.
Faf's box kick game is top class. Kiwis had trouble figuring out whether it was underspin or overspin with every kick let alone trying to catch it under pressure. I suspect Faf has done his homework and knows what type of spin Bridge, Jordan, and Barrett struggles to catch. Near the end you could see Jordie looking at the spin on the bombs and calling Dmac to catch it even though he was closer.
Boks defence at the lineout was immense. Boks also got ascendency on the scrum when the reserves came on. Both teams did not dominate their mauls and also cancelled each other out in the middle of the park.
Footage of the All Blacks training showed their backs hitting the line quite flat...a different approach to the Wallabies who had their spine standing further back. The All Blacks backs looked like they were trying to play a Crusaders type of attack with Hurricane halves.
Once Jacobson could not play then NZ was stuffed as they need a true grafter at 8. Savea is too light to be an 8. Akira and Sotutu are inconsistent at 8 with the dirty work. Blackadder is a fetcher/link player and could be an 8 in time but not yesterday. Jacobson's withdrawal impacted the NZ loosies chemistry more than people realised and you could see that lack of linking when it came to supporting tackled players.
Brodie (like BB) is struggling to regain his mojo. The question is whether he ever will? Will he have a career resurgence like Carter or will it be like Read? Brodie did show his defence has returned...all he has to do is get that offensive confidence back. He missed a few tail pass opportunities that would have opened things up and some of his communication with his pod was off.
The All Blacks pack looked tired trying to take the Boks up front and perhaps were trying to redeem themselves from the England game. They did hold their own but part of that could be down to the Bok pack not having more variety in their attack. They need to know when to change tactics but I suspect this was because there was a lack of leadership. Ardie is the captain but there was hardly any talk from him and subsequently the team until the final quarter. Maybe TJ should have been the captain?
Yeah, doesn't matter what sport you play if you want to improve it's vital to push yourself - in rugby if you play in a certain position need to practice all the skills for that position trying to put yourself under real pressure situations tons of times at training, until it becomes second nature... then when you actually play a match you have the confidence to execute those skill sets well.With any sport the more you try things the less likely you are to win but the more likely you are to develop. I remember two extremes at my uni hostel - we had a table tennis table and i would always want to win, so I was disciplined, focused, error free, always playing just below my abilities. And I usually won. Another guy just liked playing around, trying trick shots and fancy things, pushing passed the edge of his abilities. I would beat this guy easily at the start of the year, but by the end of the year he was the best player in the hostel.