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#3125255 9-Sep-2023 09:57

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Where do we start in enumerating all the things wrong with the All Blacks’ play today? So frustrating and disappointing.

Keeping our players on the field instead of in the sin bin would be a good start.

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#3125257 9-Sep-2023 10:17

Up the Wahs !

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#3125258 9-Sep-2023 10:18

Goosey:

Up the Wahs !

You can join the WahGone if you have given up on the AB's

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#3125259 9-Sep-2023 10:24

Careless tackle that yellow could have easily been a red card, anyways up the Wahs for 6PM tonight, lets hope we can get one win today (I say hope)

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#3125261 9-Sep-2023 10:44

Black caps saved the day by comprehensively demolishing England in the first 50 over match this morning.

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#3125263 9-Sep-2023 10:52

Hard to score if you’ve kicked away the ball to the other side.

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#3125265 9-Sep-2023 11:04

Jaxson: Hard to score if you’ve kicked away the ball to the other side.

That and the errors were the most frustrating parts of our game. We could have won that. We had the French under pressure and didn't do enough to turn that into points.

I wouldn't say the French played that well, it got a little away from us at the end partly due to the French Flair, but we let them do it.

What the French did really well, was keep changing their defensive patterns and I think that threw the AB's off.

No question over the result, we definitely didn't play well enough to win, but I do believe we can be competitive.

Anyone who continues to question Sam Canes inclusion in the team is a clown at this point, his absence was noticeable. His presence at the breakdown and dominance in the tackle defensively is impossible to ignore. Saveas best moments in the match are off the work the other forwards are doing, and make no mistake, that is led by Cane.

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#3125268 9-Sep-2023 11:13

k1w1k1d:

Black caps saved the day by comprehensively demolishing England in the first 50 over match this morning.

Yes that was sheer pleasure watching them this morning.

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#3125287 9-Sep-2023 12:06

The 3 to 1 penalty ratio was the difference. The All Blacks need to learn to stop cheating!

I was scratching my head as to why they replaced Telea with Fainga’anuku instead of Jordan, who was sitting on a dangerous play yellow. Unless of course Telea was out of gas.

The ABs somehow managed to fudge chances within 5m of the French line. Lost forward a couple of times and Taylor passing to a ghost. Opportunities that would have been executed in the past.

Having got used to the refs keeping the game moving in SuperRugby, I got frustrated by the time wasting in the game.

At least none of the 4 tries were scored from a rolling maul. Yay!

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#3125290 9-Sep-2023 12:19

Dingbatt:

Having got used to the refs keeping the game moving in SuperRugby, I got frustrated by the time wasting in the game.

Speaking of cheating! Ireland, SA, all use this method to stop their big heavy forwards getting gassed.

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#3125301 9-Sep-2023 12:50

It was definitely frustrating to watch the French players go down for a break every few minutes. It really slowed our play down and definitely seemed like a deliberate ploy. Our midfield did not gel well with Richie, ALB and Reiko looking disjointed and hesitant. Telea played well on the left wing, Jordan had a stinker and should've come off. Christie was anonymous when he came on, Papali'i conspicuous by his absence and Dogroll played well. We lacked physicality up front and I think that's where we missed Frizzell and Cane. A promising first half followed by Un underwhelming last 20 minutes or so. A lot to work on but hopefully the rest of the pool matches give us the opportunity to get things right.

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#3125305 9-Sep-2023 13:32

Goosey:

You can join the WahGone if you have given up on the AB's

I'd be careful throwing shade like this. The past 20 years haven't exactly been kind to the Warriors fans. If every time the Warriors lost a game, fans switched to Rugby, there wouldn't be any Wahs fans to watch any games these times :)

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#3125433 9-Sep-2023 18:09

networkn:

I'd be careful throwing shade like this. The past 20 years haven't exactly been kind to the Warriors fans. If every time the Warriors lost a game, fans switched to Rugby, there wouldn't be any Wahs fans to watch any games these times :)

Thats pretty shallow if you ask me. Warriors have always been a minor team in a big league. Like NZ often does, we punch above our weight.

Ive been an AB's fan since I dunno when. On the edge of my seat at times (9-8 ???) or loving it more often than not.But if you want to use the Warriors as a back stab, that's pretty poor. Rubgy is our national sport. League isnt,its a poor cousin but its a FAR better watch. In AUS rugby is minor, because its boring. When you see a team use the kg's and milking technical penalties, instead of playing footy I have a problem with that.

Disclosure. I've meet a few AB's and Crusaders. Chats. When Sam W signed a rubber football, whats your daughters name? Sam. Thats a good name! When Richie, Dan et all retired, well done all of you. Then we played two island nations and obviously won. Then this is the best team ever. Thats BS and its put me off. Richie, Dan, Corey, etc etc and etc. Those days we were nigh on unstoppable. Since then we arent, but thats sport. But stop the excuses. Sport is about skill, talent and execution and strategy. Run of the grean can count against that in a short game.But like the sports I watch, you do the best you can, not always a win, but over time the cream rises.

Warriors tonght, the Sky Box tells me its recording. We are top 4 in what has been a great season, no luck involved. I hope we play our game rather than be happy with top 4. If we lose tonight and end up 4th in the comp thats a great result in a highly competitive sport. But, assuming we lose tonight, I expect you to chime in. Shallow, as your Warriors comments always are, why do you post in that thread?

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#3125443 9-Sep-2023 18:54

tdgeek:

Thats pretty shallow if you ask me.

No one asked you.

A person who came in here simply to troll was given a bit back of what he was dishing out, and rather than seeing what it for what it was, you had to have your 'say' (which was pointless, as it was a light-hearted dig).

As for the rest, well, whatever.

Good luck to the Warriors tonight.

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#3125452 9-Sep-2023 20:25

networkn:

No one asked you.

A person who came in here simply to troll was given a bit back of what he was dishing out, and rather than seeing what it for what it was, you had to have your 'say' (which was pointless, as it was a light-hearted dig).

As for the rest, well, whatever.

Good luck to the Warriors tonight.

Its a forum

Troll? No. Stop being a sore loser and enjoy sport for what it is, and stop with the excuses.

At least I enjoy the competition, and if my favoured team/player didn't win and the other did best, good on them. I appreciate sport for what it is

"No one asked you". Sorry but thats childish

Good luck for the Warriors? Come on, you do not like NRL or the Warriors, you only bleat/make fun of them.

They lost. Down two key playmakers, thats huge. But Penrith would win 9/10 anyway, they are that good. Bit too fast, bit too good. Same for France and AB's today, a free match, so Penrith no doubt told themselves we will/should win. Doesnt really matter, so go hard, and they did

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