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[RWC2023] New Zealand vs Italy (29/09/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="SteveAustin794582" data-source="post: 1151962" data-attributes="member: 78884"><p>Agreed. I think your Irish compatriot was trying to shift the pressure off his mob, and/or have the Kiwi's talk themselves up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> not going to work. The only ones who think the world is a different place today than it was last week are the click-bait media and the overly excited casual fans.</p><p></p><p>I had been looking to dissect this performance in regards to the upcoming Irish match, but after ten minutes came to the conclusion that this was going to be a beer and popcorn match to enjoy rather than ruminate on. That being said, there are some takeaways for NZ,</p><p></p><p>1. Good for confidence. There were moments of hesitancy on attack, i.e. take the tackle or keep running into space, but NZ generally got the balance right.</p><p>2. Lineout was really good, and having three excellent locks and six (?) takes by Frizzel on top of that, makes me comfortable that we will fair well against Ireland in the lineouts. A bad day for the Hooker can obviously negate all this though <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>3. Scrum was fine.</p><p>4. Richie and D-Mac on-form with place kicks.</p><p>5. D-Mac really adds so much to the AB attack.</p><p></p><p>Few weak points still evident,</p><p></p><p>1. Missed touch from an early penalty.</p><p>2. BB still no-one's preferred option except the head coach's. A poor chip-kick, a poor shovel pass, and I don't believe he hit the line in attack either. However the coach will persist so we'll just have to live with it.</p><p></p><p>For Ireland, I think NZ's best chance of winning will lie with Joe Schmidt, hopefully he will know the weakness of the system he contributed to developing. From my perspective it is pretty hard to beat accurate and consistent. Creating messiness maybe, grubber kicks behind the line, playing deep? I don't know...</p><p></p><p>I do know that we should avoid playing down James Lowe's wing, and target Mack Hansen instead. James is a machine in the turnover, and to minimise his involvement in the game will be worth about 6 points I reckon. SA got that decision wrong in my opinion, and they will need to learn from that should they meet IRE again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteveAustin794582, post: 1151962, member: 78884"] Agreed. I think your Irish compatriot was trying to shift the pressure off his mob, and/or have the Kiwi's talk themselves up :D not going to work. The only ones who think the world is a different place today than it was last week are the click-bait media and the overly excited casual fans. I had been looking to dissect this performance in regards to the upcoming Irish match, but after ten minutes came to the conclusion that this was going to be a beer and popcorn match to enjoy rather than ruminate on. That being said, there are some takeaways for NZ, 1. Good for confidence. There were moments of hesitancy on attack, i.e. take the tackle or keep running into space, but NZ generally got the balance right. 2. Lineout was really good, and having three excellent locks and six (?) takes by Frizzel on top of that, makes me comfortable that we will fair well against Ireland in the lineouts. A bad day for the Hooker can obviously negate all this though :D 3. Scrum was fine. 4. Richie and D-Mac on-form with place kicks. 5. D-Mac really adds so much to the AB attack. Few weak points still evident, 1. Missed touch from an early penalty. 2. BB still no-one's preferred option except the head coach's. A poor chip-kick, a poor shovel pass, and I don't believe he hit the line in attack either. However the coach will persist so we'll just have to live with it. For Ireland, I think NZ's best chance of winning will lie with Joe Schmidt, hopefully he will know the weakness of the system he contributed to developing. From my perspective it is pretty hard to beat accurate and consistent. Creating messiness maybe, grubber kicks behind the line, playing deep? I don't know... I do know that we should avoid playing down James Lowe's wing, and target Mack Hansen instead. James is a machine in the turnover, and to minimise his involvement in the game will be worth about 6 points I reckon. SA got that decision wrong in my opinion, and they will need to learn from that should they meet IRE again. [/QUOTE]
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