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All Blacks 42 v Wales 9 FT. Saturday 19 June 2010 - Dunedin.
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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 324027" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Agree with that Cymro. Not all the flak should be put on the coaches, the players need to take some responsibility too. Whilst I'm not keen on the style we play, always going the same way, I'm sure the coaches don't want the players to ignore opportunities when they arise. Phillips does alot of good throughout the game, but his decision making and his kicking as you said Cymro hasn't been great lately.</p><p> </p><p>Stephen Jones probably wasn't as bad as I made out, but mistakes are creeping into his game. Being solid is what he's good at, if he isn't that then it's probably time to give someone else a chance to see if they can improve things. Jones does run the backline well, but he hasn't offered much running threat atall these last few games, which means defenses are just shifting across onto Roberts. I'm not saying Biggar would be some kind of saviour, but after the season he's had he probably deserves a chance. We may well struggle without him, but I for one won't mind huely if he's unavailable next week, as I want to see Biggar play. Biggar looked like he was trying a bit too much when he came on yestrday, but that's understandable when we were loosing heavily and there's not much to loose. Having his start would allow him to play the controlling game he does for the O's, but I feel he offers more threat with ball in hand, or with the chips over the top he excells at.</p><p> </p><p>Edit: IronMike. I agree with you to an extent, we shouldn't use age as an excuse, as there are other older players available. But you say he 'left the blindside open', we were attacking, and he ran infield to help attack on the openside. The ball was turned over and that was unfortunate (and illegal). You can't expect players to 'expect' the worst and think about what happens if the ball is turned over, we'd never score any tries otherwise. Turnovers are the best attacking opportunities because the opposition are set-up for an attack. Many wingers in his position would have looked for work infield.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 324027, member: 13739"] Agree with that Cymro. Not all the flak should be put on the coaches, the players need to take some responsibility too. Whilst I'm not keen on the style we play, always going the same way, I'm sure the coaches don't want the players to ignore opportunities when they arise. Phillips does alot of good throughout the game, but his decision making and his kicking as you said Cymro hasn't been great lately. Stephen Jones probably wasn't as bad as I made out, but mistakes are creeping into his game. Being solid is what he's good at, if he isn't that then it's probably time to give someone else a chance to see if they can improve things. Jones does run the backline well, but he hasn't offered much running threat atall these last few games, which means defenses are just shifting across onto Roberts. I'm not saying Biggar would be some kind of saviour, but after the season he's had he probably deserves a chance. We may well struggle without him, but I for one won't mind huely if he's unavailable next week, as I want to see Biggar play. Biggar looked like he was trying a bit too much when he came on yestrday, but that's understandable when we were loosing heavily and there's not much to loose. Having his start would allow him to play the controlling game he does for the O's, but I feel he offers more threat with ball in hand, or with the chips over the top he excells at. Edit: IronMike. I agree with you to an extent, we shouldn't use age as an excuse, as there are other older players available. But you say he 'left the blindside open', we were attacking, and he ran infield to help attack on the openside. The ball was turned over and that was unfortunate (and illegal). You can't expect players to 'expect' the worst and think about what happens if the ball is turned over, we'd never score any tries otherwise. Turnovers are the best attacking opportunities because the opposition are set-up for an attack. Many wingers in his position would have looked for work infield. [/QUOTE]
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