Comments on: Potent Pommies pulverise imperfect All Blacks

By: ryecatcher

ryecatcher — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:50:18 +0000

@Brads-723: You are a good guy

By: goodstuff

goodstuff — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:08:32 +0000

Aw man the AB’s got ***** slapped so hard that their man boobs concaved!!!!

By: Atreides

Atreides — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:42:29 +0000

@Brads-741: Ok...I'll try catch the game on PVR sometime

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:33:23 +0000

@Atreides-740: I disagree. The AB's weren't under any extra scrutiny in my opinion. Carter missed a couple of easy kicks early, while Farrell nailed everything on offer and racked up the 15 nil lead for the Poms. Other teams have had the same opportunity this year and come up short.

By: Atreides

Atreides — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:23:33 +0000

@Brads-738: Yea they did look pretty hungry. I didn't see most of the match, but a friend said that the ref was watching the AB's very closely at ruck time, and didn't give them the leeway they usually enjoy? Robshaw is a guy to watch too

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:19:59 +0000

@Hurricane-737: Yep. Quite refreshing really.

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:18:10 +0000

@Atreides-735: Irrespective of what any individual AB was feeling health wise, England pounced on every advantage they came across and ran out comfortable winners. Even if the bug had of been a factor, we can't dismiss the reality England were 15 zip ahead early in the match. A period in the game I would expect the AB's to be best equipped to stave off the after effects of any stomach bug issues.

By: Hurricane

Hurricane — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:12:48 +0000

@Brads-723: Thanks brads, but i have said all along that the Poms deserved there win. They played a game that we have not played against in a long time. Put us on the back foot and we could not recover. They saw this and just kept going.

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:09:48 +0000

@DumbSupporter-733: Of course NZ can have a bad day, or the opposition can play a better game on the day. RWC's have proven that. NZ hasn't won as often as AB supporters hoped, but more importantly, NZ was knocked out because we lost games we were not expected to lose. So there is no reason any of the top teams should go into a match thinking they have no chance.

By: Atreides

Atreides — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:05:36 +0000

@DumbSupporter-732: I tend to agree. I know how i feel after I've had a bug and the last thing I'd want to be doing is stopping 110kg flankers all afternoon.

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:59:59 +0000

@DumbSupporter-732: Who will ever know for sure, but the end result was England pitched up against the AB's and dealt to us. No one is offering excuses and nor should they. England deserve their day in the sun. However, I do not believe they would have it in them for a repeat performance if a second match was played this weekend. Which is why I am not reacting to the loss as if it was a watershed event.

By: DumbSupporter

DumbSupporter — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:49:20 +0000

I would love the game to prove that the ABs can also have a bad game as it gives us hope that they can be beaten on the day.

But this just seems to good to be true. And then it ussually is.

By: DumbSupporter

DumbSupporter — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:45:50 +0000

@Brads-730: I appreciate you not using it as an excuse - very noble. I am still not convinced. England was so bad the week before that the SA public gave the boks very little recognition for beating them at home. One way for them to suddenly 'dominate the All Blacks in the collisions' was if the ABs were physically not 100%. Yes, the Poms could have been galvanised by the criticism that they had to take leading up to the game. But the ease with which the poms dealt with the NZ physically points towards them not being 100%.

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:39:00 +0000

@Heavens Game-729: Quite right, medical marvels have eluded us. How is the coaching marvels going for you guys, do you need a hand yet, or are you going to tough it out for a few more disappointments? Surely it time to call in an Aussie or a bit of inspiration from someone outside the team isn't it?

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:32:40 +0000

@DumbSupporter-727: Perhaps, but they have dismissed the stomach bug issue and I accept that. What happened here is the AB's were simply not prepared for the game the Poms turned up with. Not quite an ambush, but no one expected them to play like they did and they took full advantage. Whether the Poms could pull off a similar effort if it was a two plus match series is another story altogether.

By: Heavens Game

Heavens Game — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:30:53 +0000

@DumbSupporter-727: Yes, you are right... However it just amazes me that the all the bright spark Kiwi Doctors and Nurses still haven't found a cure or vaccine for this stomach affliction that strikes low their biggest National Asset from time to time and from time immemorial... Especially in the weeks leading to historic losses...

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:28:04 +0000

@spooky-726: I find it sad the way a few weak willed morons need to clutch onto wins by any team that play the AB's or in the case of the Protea's, a completely different sporting code, just to get some vicarious relief from the beatings your current batch of heroes are being dealt.

By: DumbSupporter

DumbSupporter — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:26:45 +0000

@Brads-725: Just to keep things in perspective, I think we have to take the stomach bug the team had into consideration. Anyone who has had gastro (not sure what exactly the ABs were fighting during the week) will know that physically you are far below your best. I am sure this had something to do with their poor performance. I mean seriously, the boks beat England the week before with some horrendous rugby and one week later the poms look invincible.

By: spooky

spooky — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:08:26 +0000

Maybe the Boks must start wearing the Protea top . This should give them the same mythical powers that the AB top grants mediocre players . It is tiresome seeing players like Nonu , Smith , Hore and co being lauded as greats when they take regular beatings from our Super rugby teams . It is time to look at the All Blacks as what they are , a team of players who are afforded too much respect because of being tied to a perception that a black jersey contains some kind of mythical power .

It is time that we treated them with the same kind of disdain that the Proteas treat the Ozzies with .

By: Brads

Brads — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:05:22 +0000

@DumbSupporter-724: Exactly. The Poms are in exactly the same rebuild situation as SA, so there is no reason why Meyer should be excused for the results he has achieved.