Posts by Naly D
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Jason O'Halloran who, along with Melodie Robinson and another who shall remain nameless, is one of the three people I have found to have a consistently good analysis and handle on the game suggests that the problem with the lineout is not coaching, is not hooker, is not jumper, it is the caller.
He says that whoever is calling the throws goes long, and if that doesn't work they get more and more desperate before using the short ball as a last resort. He said the opposite should be the case - go short, get the hooker and his line in sync, then get it together.That said, Matfield was on fucking fire on Saturday.
Through no fault of his own the gentleman was subjected to some incredibly loud swear words.
I think he may have realised the err of his ways when 11 seconds after the opening kickoff '**they've been doing it all day ref!**' was shouted in his direction...
Dear PA readers: The loudness of Hadyn's shouting cannot be conveyed appropriately via text.
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1. What the All Blacks want, the All Blacks get.
Which, I think, is the way it should be.
Again, the Currie Cup model could be applied here. -
Are the likes of Gear, Ellison etc physically in Sydney? If so, I can understand, although not necessarily agree with, it.
No, Tamati is in Wellington, resting up his torn hamstring.
@Kyle Good point re: the shield, but it may have been that the NZRU saw that as a fixture to push and get a crowd behind. But how to release Canterbury and the Lions' ABs without letting the rest go?
Remember, this is why Jamie Joseph was not going to play his All Blacks, because at the beginning of the season he was told they would not be released all year. All that talk of him 'backing down' was bullshit, because the NZRU shifted the goalposts on him, not vice versa.
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Sorry, I meant Tanerau Latimer is out for BoP [or Waikato? I can't remember who he's with], not Thomson.
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On a contrary note - Graham Henry's decision to keep Wyatt Crockett, Colin Slade and Tom Donnelly watching in the stands is seriously fan-unfriendly. Why can't they be playing Ranfurly Sheild rugby?
The guys aren't in the team, or the reserves, send them to Christchurch to play in the game. If you get a late injury, you can always get them back.
And then, if they get injured AND someone above them in the ABs [don't forget there's no lock cover at the moment], the entire point of bringing them in as injury cover and teaching them the plays etc is negated. I don't like the idea - it's cost Wgtn Hosea Gear and Tamati Ellison [and Otago Adam Thomson and Auckland Isaia Toeava], but it doesn't mean it's not the right idea. IMO.
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And there was that brawl a couple of years ago between some players and fans.
You're thinking of Ron Artest.
He's 100% genuine free-range funny farm.
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I was going to post: "It's always seemed (relatively) worse to me with basketballers, though I base this on nothing other than impressions of what I've seen in the media."
For every Dennis Rodman there's a Michael Jordan.
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Two words which are the exception to the rule[s]: Hines Ward.
Sure he pulled off an amazing block last season which is now illegal, but he's amazing.Oh and Drew Brees.
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@Yamis @LegBreak weren't they named that after a Clear ad competition in the mid 90's?