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Good recall spew, I was going to mention this incident as an eg where the right protocols were applied. In the defence of showing the replay, I think no one would suggest Reiko stay on the pitch after seeing the replay and no one would think he or the game ‘had gone soft’.
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Agreed, swinton and amoroso both had impact off the bench with physicality in the carry and tackle.
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Textbook Aus vs NZ game. Tahs had their chances and the dominance in the first 20 but didn’t capitalise, blues hung on and scored right on half time. Blues dominated second half. Tahs seem to run out of ideas in attack after their first few phases and then just go to one out forward hitups with no gainline. Eventually Tane calls for it and the ball just then moves laterally. They either need another Angus bell or they need to get the ball into mark n and pereses hands more. Ned hanigan the pick of the bunch. Perese needs to stop throwing speculators everytime he makes a half break, he cancels out everything good he does.
'Philosophical, disappointed but excited': Tahs lose another nail-biter as wasteful Blues hang on to make it 10 straight
Agreed piru. No finance department or ceo let’s that money walk out the door. Give a child a gun and don’t be surprised when something bad happens. Hamish is literally on the record saying eddie can have whatever he wants… I’ve always put more blame on Hamish then Eddie, the buck stops with him. Amazed he hasn’t been dragged over the coals more, I guess you fail upwards once you’re up that high
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I think the backrow is a position of depth for the wallabies. Happy with all of harry, leota and valetini to be picked based on what Schmidt wants them to do. Balance across the positions is key rather than shoehorning the best players in. That’s why the reds b/row works, it’s balanced. But maybe a little small at intl level…
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
Harry is one of if not my favourite player. Agree the combo counts for alot, just depends what game Schmidt wants to play. If he wants to play a power game like Rennie, he might be on the outer again. If he wants to play a skill based game like the reds under kiss and Ireland, harry may have a spot. Need to get the balance right across the backrow and it’s a hard puzzle to solve. Plenty of good players, but I’m not envious of Schmidt’s job to decide.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
I was surprised by wrights pop pass over the top to whoever was on the wing in the leadup to uru’s try. Flooks defence has always been a key skill of his from his debut and I think he will push ikitau for selection, a player I rate very highly as another smart player with D as his hallmark.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
Liam is great and provides balance in doing defense and ruck work for the other two. But, Reds backrow has functioned plenty well without Liam with both uru and Scott-young at 6. The backrow has been an area of strength for years at the reds, it’s the other areas like the tight 5 and the 10 where they’ve built depth which means you don’t go from Tupou to a subbie from the local comp that’s the difference. And that kiss has tweaked the tactics that means those guys can excel.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
You mean like an extended squad training camp??? That they’ve been running for years… Word is Joe is passing that info down to sr clubs already.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
For all of thorns limitations, it was clear he tried to emulate the crusaders player mill, cohesion mentality. Keeping that group of young players together for so long and recruiting locally is paying off. But kiss shows the benefit of bringing in a few key external recruits to fill gaps and better tactical nous.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
The same. Foote needs time to build combos in that squad, kiss inherited that.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
Harry has his limitations, but I do think his deception at the gainline has improved. He has been showing footwork and giving tip on passes. What will hold him back is his lack of lineout and defensive ruck work imo if he is to play 6 in the same row as valetini. If he is the 8 then you need a physical ball carrier elsewhere to do the in tight stuff which he isn’t suited for.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
Lack of cohesion and constantly changing coaches and players will do that to a team. Will need to be patient with Schmidt or we won’t get out of the rut.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
Id argue they weren’t but no my point was he was a calm, measured coach that didn’t carry on like a pork chop and wasn’t a walking headline like cheika and Eddie. People got sick of cheika and initially liked the calm of Rennie, but then soon got sick of that and wanted chaos again. Then they got sick of Eddie… And round and round we go.
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100% ferret, cohesion as they call it. It’s why kiss has been able to have the reds hit the ground running and why teams like the rebels and force never seem to be able to string consistent performances together. Shows the advantage of long term player contracts.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
The interplay and hands between the Reds forwards was delicious. Love seeing them get aligned so quickly no matter the situation and just work. That last try with the break from lynagh was all because Cormac Daly sprinted (if you can call it that) to clean out two rebels backs and provide clean ball for the final try of the game. Kiss will be disappointed with that 2nd half but teams rarely play their best against weaker opponents.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
Good shout on hmp, I was a little worried as it’s a big step up, he did what was needed.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
Won the scrum battle and showed gainline dominance in the second. Rebels errors are generally their Achilles heel, cant string phases and a game together.
McReight masterclass, Uru statement: Reds smash Rebels in Aussie Super Rugby derby
What surprises me is that he came from outside the RA carpark?! Talk about a global search!
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Wilson has a very high work rate in D, but he chops more than puts on big physical hits. Once again probably better in the loose then in tight or as a shooter. Valetini better in the ruck in terms of disrupting and counterrucking, although im unsure how they compare in terms of number of rucks hit. I believe the reds backrow are comp leading in number of attacking rucks hit but thats probably a reflection of their high possession game more than anything… I guess wilson could play a similar role to what samu played off the bench for rennie. I think there are plenty of options across frost, Lukhan, Holloway, Wilson, McReight, Valetini where you can field a great team and get them all impacting the game. If you want harry starting, you could have holloway at 6 and then move him into the 2nd row and bring valetini off the bench. Ideally you’d like fraser and wilson playing together as much as possible, particularly with tate likely to start at 9.
'Be useful': how unrivalled discipline and work rate is lifting the Reds to new heights
Rare these days for a SR coach to double as a wallabies assistant, too much work for one person. Hopefully he finds someone good to do the role. Jim Mckay, Berrick Barnes, Scott Wisemantel all in aus as far as I’m aware…
'Be useful': how unrivalled discipline and work rate is lifting the Reds to new heights
Yes, they combine well and I wouldn’t hate that combo being picked at test level, but I’d fear its a touch on the small side. Jed holloway and valetini can do similar (not the same) jobs to wright and wilson but with added physicality/size. Tough decision to make… Glad I’m not the head coach.
'Be useful': how unrivalled discipline and work rate is lifting the Reds to new heights
I remember wilson streaking down the far touchside in bledisloe 1, game 1, half 1 of rennie’s tenure multiple times in that game that ended 16 all. Agree re the collision ideology and what harry can and cannot do. As others have said, he seems better as a second phase carrier, a player who runs at gaps, not straight into the teeth of the D. I still don’t know how to fit him into a balanced wallaby backrow and how to put the jigsaw together with the likes of valetini, holloway, mcreight etc. If you can get those hard carries from elsewhere (tupou, kerevi, bell, skelton), well then maybe you can fit wilson in at the expense of valetini. But agree, who does the ruck work? If he can learn to counter ruck/maul well, I think he would be a world 15 player…
'Be useful': how unrivalled discipline and work rate is lifting the Reds to new heights
Not shooting you down mate, just making the point that a certain segment of fans seem to almost like the chaos.
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How of all incidents, that one got 4 rather than the textbook 3 is beyond me? Particularly when that late shot on lynagh from Finau went unpunished even after review.
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