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Breaking News: This is almost the final straw.
I’ve just heard former All Black coach Graham Henry say on TV the Luke sin-binning was significant because it occurred when the All Blacks were on top.
If we were so on top, why were we illegally obstructing players to stop a try being scored?
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Luke modified his line (slightly) to be in the way of the French guy.
Just as well it was an average kick in the first place; otherwise he’d have conceded a penalty try.
Hard Man Robinson was pretty anonymous throughout in a game that should've suited him. The Crater kick was part of a period of play where we couldn't clear it from our line leading up to the first French points; HUGELY SIGNIFICANT in the balance of the match. That is discussing what happened on the field
The rest of my points are to echo what Andy Milne is saying.
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You play to the ref’s interpretations Warwick E (and the ref was consistent on the offsides) It’s just simple denial to say we were stitched up,
As for the complacency bit; which one of the following was not complacent?
Picking a clearly unfit Keith Robinson for the quarter final with the logic that he needed to be match hardened for the “games to follow”. Complacency mixed with arrogance, and motivation for the opposition. Unbelievable.
Dan Carter’s causal cross-filed kick from inside his 22 towards the end of the first half. Premature showing off.
An obvious lack of analysis into the French strengths and weaknesses. For a side that had so much coaching input, you could have expected some appreciation of the opposition, rather than totally relying on your own efforts.
The contrast in passion between New Zealand and the French side, who was under so much pressure and criticism from home… Did the players actually believe the predictions from the likes of Mains and Fox that this would be a 30 point drubbing?
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The pick and go grind was the way to go against a very resolute French defence
I think history may prove otherwise.
And if McCaw thought we had such good cause for a penalty he should’ve pointed this out to Barnes. He was criticized after the MCG shambles for not doing that; surely the best prepared All Black side of all time should have sorted that part out?
When we ran the ball in the first 20 minutes we looked dangerous.
And BTW, is there seriously anyone out there who still thinks the McAllister check was purely accidental?
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And in most of those tournaments (74-90) they got eliminated in the game of the Cup (especially in 82 and 86). The 94 side that broke the drought was probably the dreariest of all Brazil sides.
Part of the reason for this is that opposing sides will spend far more time in analyzing and finding weaknesses in them than other teams. This fact seems to be overlooked by the “All Blacks are Unbeatable” brigade.
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I was at that concert too RL; one of the most surreal events I’ve been to. Massive Wembley crowd with more than a casual ear and eye cast in the direction of what was happening in Italy (I recall lots of people had portable TVs there too).
And when the England missed the crucial penalties, it was to the backdrop of “Sympathy ffor the Devil”.
RB; you don’t really think that’s our boys, do you? Although nothing would surprise…
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One of the many stupid things about that NZH headline was that it was coach who did the pampering.
Collins and Oliver, for example, spoke publicly about how they’d rather be playing, and I’m sure others thought that privately.
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It has to rub off on the players though.
When you have recent ex-coaches like Mains and Hart going on about a likely 30+ point win, it must have an effect.
When your coach picks Keith Robinson to get him fit for the semi-final it has to rub off.
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With respect to the author of the original blog, e are condemning ourselves to more of this rubbish if we won’t accept the obvious in that arrogance and complacency was a factor (not the only one in this loss.
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Whisky Galore-
Then you can pick a fullback at centre once more.
Whisky Galore:-
Stops you crying during the anthem