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a lot of points from the boot left out there today
Discussion started by Big Dave , 01 December, 2019 16:59
Wonder what Madigan thinks?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/2019 17:08 by Big Dave.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/2019 17:08 by Big Dave.
Our kicking from hand wasn't much better. People lambasted Randall's locking last week but I think I would have taken that over urens today. Ah well, could have been a lot worse.
I lost count, how many missed points was that?
That happens. Our goal kicking percentages are still pretty good, so it’s nothing to get excited about.
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That happens. Our goal kicking percentages are still pretty good, so it’s nothing to get excited about.
Agree and after a missed kick the oppo remains on the defensive rather than dropping out from half way (& linked to that the game would have gone differently had any of those kicks gone over). That said when have a last minute kick to win a game you want to feel confident in you kicker.
I like Mads but he missed 2 fairly straightforward ones at home to Sale last year so these things happen.
Second time with Sheedy this season though, he's normally better than that as we know but it is two oddly poor performances when it comes to place kicking.
Take more issue that we let a side as unimaginative and limited in possession as that get away with a draw. We made a lot of errors that gave them the ball in good positions and kept getting drawn into a kicking exchange by them. Can see why Irish get hardly anyone watching them going by that mind.
Irish normally a very attacking team from what I've seen and read this season. They had a game-plan to beat us and it nearly worked perfectly!
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Take more issue that we let a side as unimaginative and limited in possession as that get away with a draw. We made a lot of errors that gave them the ball in good positions and kept getting drawn into a kicking exchange by them. Can see why Irish get hardly anyone watching them going by that mind.
Yet you can't beat us with all that money and 15 players. Must hurt.
FWIW. This is a much different LI to the the last few season. Seriously good players in there. Scored plenty of good tries this season too.
Madders would have easily kicked those goals. It's time we had some answers why he's not on the pitch.
Was it just me, but did the ball sound really odd when it was kicked? Like it was under inflated?
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Take more issue that we let a side as unimaginative and limited in possession as that get away with a draw. We made a lot of errors that gave them the ball in good positions and kept getting drawn into a kicking exchange by them. Can see why Irish get hardly anyone watching them going by that mind.
Yet you can't beat us with all that money and 15 players. Must hurt.
FWIW. This is a much different LI to the the last few season. Seriously good players in there. Scored plenty of good tries this season too.
Agreed there are some very good players in the squad and was excited to see Naholo in particular. Unfortunately Myler and Jackson spent the whole game kicking the ball away from your backs and we decided to go along with it and kick worse. Your defence was solid for the most part and the gameplan almost worked to perfection for you. Not a lot of fun to watch though.
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Take more issue that we let a side as unimaginative and limited in possession as that get away with a draw. We made a lot of errors that gave them the ball in good positions and kept getting drawn into a kicking exchange by them. Can see why Irish get hardly anyone watching them going by that mind.
Yet you can't beat us with all that money and 15 players. Must hurt.
FWIW. This is a much different LI to the the last few season. Seriously good players in there. Scored plenty of good tries this season too.
Agreed there are some very good players in the squad and was excited to see Naholo in particular. Unfortunately Myler and Jackson spent the whole game kicking the ball away from your backs and we decided to go along with it and kick worse. Your defence was solid for the most part and the gameplan almost worked to perfection for you. Not a lot of fun to watch though.
I agree far too much kicking ( but Jackson has not been great generally so far ). I haven't seen us kick it nearly as much the whole season as we did in this game. Still think it was an entertaining game though. Seen so much worse.
Naholo is a bit disappointing. Doesn't seem to have the attacking threat expect so far and seems a bit off the pace.
I’m away at the moment: tell me, was Bruce Reihana there, lurking and talking to Sheedy as he set up his kicks?
I’d find that a real distraction rather than a help if I were CS
I’d find that a real distraction rather than a help if I were CS
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Take more issue that we let a side as unimaginative and limited in possession as that get away with a draw. We made a lot of errors that gave them the ball in good positions and kept getting drawn into a kicking exchange by them. Can see why Irish get hardly anyone watching them going by that mind.
Yet you can't beat us with all that money and 15 players. Must hurt.
FWIW. This is a much different LI to the the last few season. Seriously good players in there. Scored plenty of good tries this season too.
So you’ve spent sweet FA this season then?
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Yet you can't beat us with all that money and 15 players. Must hurt.
“All that money”. Tired old trope. I bet our wage bills are not vastly different.
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Take more issue that we let a side as unimaginative and limited in possession as that get away with a draw. We made a lot of errors that gave them the ball in good positions and kept getting drawn into a kicking exchange by them. Can see why Irish get hardly anyone watching them going by that mind.
Yet you can't beat us with all that money and 15 players. Must hurt.
FWIW. This is a much different LI to the the last few season. Seriously good players in there. Scored plenty of good tries this season too.
So you’ve spent sweet FA this season then?
I have no idea what this post is meant to mean.
Sorry, but what do you expect a team with 14 players to do? Any team that goes down a man reverts to a simply kicking game plan. Not really very fair to judge a team in those circumstances.
I have to congratulate the Irish defence which I thought was outstanding, particularly when a man down
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