I'll hopefully get a chance to rewatch the scrums from the first Bledisloe quickly tonight but I'm pretty sure Hooper always packs behind the LHP on our own feed and then plays on the openside on the opposition feed.
New Zealand v Australia - Auckland - 23 August 2014
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Jim Lenehan (48)
I don't know about qualifications but I should've added he's not only just the brother, but the favourite brother
All in good jest, but I do get a laugh out of posts that are in the same vein as "I know a guy, who knows a guy, therefore....."
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John Eales (66)
I don't know about qualifications but I should've added he's not only just the brother, but the favourite brother
All in good jest, but I do get a laugh out of posts that are in the same vein as "I know a guy, who knows a guy, therefore..."
yes I know, it's as though said person is rugby gospel..all in good fun
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John Solomon (38)
Hooper could have been on the left wing when that final scrum formed for all the help he could have provided.
Great teams would have had a clear plan of how to retain possession until they forced a penalty, scored a try or took the field goal option, irrespective of where the scrum packed and who was playing wherever.
Teams inexperienced at closing games out would have;
- taken the ball wide on 1st phase away from the posts.
- gone into space and risked turning it over.
- gone to the side with their own fatigued lock playing flanker.
Hey, that's us but we'll learn from it.
Great teams would have had a clear plan of how to retain possession until they forced a penalty, scored a try or took the field goal option, irrespective of where the scrum packed and who was playing wherever.
Teams inexperienced at closing games out would have;
- taken the ball wide on 1st phase away from the posts.
- gone into space and risked turning it over.
- gone to the side with their own fatigued lock playing flanker.
Hey, that's us but we'll learn from it.
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Phil Hardcastle (33)
Agreed. Crockett had given away an even more cynical penalty with the Wobs on attack only a few minutes earlier which obviously played a role in the YC decision.
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John Thornett (49)
No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. Any time we lose the ball at the breakdown it's "something something Hooper is not a 7 something something."
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Thank you Richo
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Preferably mention we need a 7 not another winger too
You've got to question why Hooper didn't just jump over the entire scrum and get to the breakdown before there is even was one. Wtf Hooper!?!
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Now if David pocock was playing clearly we would have retained the ball.
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Nah Cane is overrated. But I take your point and think Todd would be better.
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Not one of those stats really supports that though barb.
For example if Ben McCalman played and returned those stats we would all be saying, great he has a good work rate but he's lacking impact.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
or Gill..or Alcock
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Much like Carter I think he's starting to go the way of JUST being ultra-reliable but lacking the spark they once had. Not a bad place to be still.
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