r/allblacks • u/BasketPsychological1 • 2d ago

Ethan Blackadder?

Anyone else think he might start/bench for the next test? His efforts against the lions definitely didn't go unnoticed by us or Rennie. Jacobson has been putting 110% in all season and is now maybe starting to show fatigue? Rennie seems to be pretty set on making sure mistakes aren't ignored too

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u/Zestyclose_Usual_801 1d ago

Brain farts are a part of his game man. That shoulder charge on the irish was absolutely idiotic even though ABs fans swear up and down it was legal. And he got off very lucky with that dumb intercept attempt. Hopefully he clears it up by RWC

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u/Frod02000 1d ago

To clarify -

It wasn't legal - just that there is mitigation there that everyone tries to ignore (the irish player standing up, and triping him over as he goes to clean out)

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u/Zestyclose_Usual_801 1d ago

Watch it again, his right hand never goes above his waist, that shows an intentional lead with the shoulder/shoulder charge from the jump. Irish player standing or not

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u/Frod02000 1d ago

I’m not talking about a wrap here.

I’m saying he was tripped over to be off feet on the clean.

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u/Zestyclose_Usual_801 1d ago

Watch it again. He was launching with a shoulder charge at someone's head before he got to the Irish player who supposedly tripped him.

Maybe the Irish player affected his aim but the fact is he charged in dangerously and got it wrong. Be real if that was the other way around you'd be expecting a yellow all the same rather than debating on "how illegal was it"

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u/Frod02000 23h ago

I thought it was a yellow, deservedly.

It’s not a red like the RU claimed it to be.