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- 2 days ago17 min
BEAVERS BUNKER: the lineout tricks behind four All Blacks tries, and Mike Blair’s $750 bet.
0:00 -The All Blacks blueprint to beating Scotland0:17 - Why almost every try came off the lineout0:43 - Mike Blair's $750 bet with Quinn Tupaea2:27 - Into the Platinum Homes Blueprint2:45 - Clip one: Wallace Sititi's try, the maul and the pull-away4:35 - The perfect trick: Peter Lakai's fake ball carry5:18 - Why you can't defend all of the All Blacks' threats5:29 - Clip two: Codie Taylor's try, set up by the first6:55 - A game of chess: manipulating a defence with the order of your plays8:15 - Clip three: Beauden Barrett's try, and the four-on-two9:41 - "No decoys, only options"11:05 - Clip four: the final try off a short lineout13:19 - Why that lineout was so far in-field14:56 - How many tricks does Mike Blair have in his playbook?15:41 - Why scoring off lineouts is so demoralising for the defence16:12 - Kirst's dream final: All Blacks v Springboks at Twickenham16:41 - Beav won't be drawn: wait for next year's quarter-final17:06 - Sign-off: tell us what you've noticed
- 5 days ago26 min
Beauden Barrett’s milestone night, Fabian Holland’s rise, our Nations Championship review and The Most Devastating Player Coming Off The Bench In Rugby
0:00 - Intro: four from four in the Nations Championship0:23 - Points difference and the one v one v one scenario0:45 - Can Scotland still make the final?1:42 - Beav defends his maths: "I want to see the workings"2:05 - Rating the All Blacks' performance after a tough week3:20 - The pre-match tribute and Beauden Barrett's post-match words4:26 - Bushbuck Moment: the All Blacks' lineout strike rate4:57 - The Bushbuck try from the scariest man off the bench6:52 - The most devastating bench player in rugby, and the physics of his speed8:46 - The bench impact: a wonderful finish from the replacements9:26 - The first-half dogfight: two yellow cards and Scotland's 22 efficiency12:54 - Black Magic All Black of the Week: special mentions, then Beauden Barrett14:50 - Fifty tries, 148 caps and the longest-serving All Black15:34 - Beauden's evolution, and why experience matters in a knockout year17:04 - Will Jordan's try tally, and Beav backing Beauden for the record17:25 - Viewer question: Beauden or Damian McKenzie at fifteen next year?18:17 - Fabian Holland: nobody's getting that jersey back18:55 - The locking depth, and the Scott Barrett and Holland combo19:47 - Why Beav sees a Retallick-style edge in Holland20:58 - Who gets a run against Wales?23:02 - Wallabies v England: a performance as bad as Sydney?25:10 - England's statement, and what round five could bring25:58 - Sign-off: round five at Stade de France, and the bunker teaser
- 1 weeks ago12 min
“All Blacks Team Reaction, Do the Boks need a cricket score? Breaking down every round four match.”
0:00 - Intro: the triple-dose week, and the All Blacks team named for Scotland0:23 - Beav's reaction: "I actually love the team"0:56 - Every game on this tour is a must-win1:42 - Bushbuck All Blacks reaction: the bench surprises2:06 - Tempo and speed: what the bench says about the plan2:49 - How many points at Murrayfield? Those miserable conditions3:59 - Mike Blair returns to Murrayfield, plus Scotland's threats4:56 - Round four: Italy v South Africa and the points-difference chase6:47 - Beav's backflip on France beating South Africa, then Wales v Japan7:34 - France v Fiji: Jake White's new look8:21 - The game of the round: England v Australia, Monday 4am8:47 - What it tells us about the Wallabies and the All Blacks10:07 - Let's not discount England: Kirst's view10:27 - The forward battle at Twickenham, and who's back for the Wallabies11:58 - Sign-off: give us your round four predictions
- 1 weeks ago13 min
BEAVER'S BUNKER: Analysing Finn Russell's brilliance
0:00 - Intro: a double Beaver's Bunker with Platinum Homes0:20 - Why Finn Russell is worth watching1:07 - Kirst's Damian McKenzie dig: "now you consider him a ten?"1:23 - Clip one: beating two tacklers and the chip-and-chase v England2:28 - Are the All Blacks all instinctive players?2:36 - Clip two: the pass only a few would throw v the Springboks3:49 - How do you shut down players this unpredictable?4:40 - Clip three: Finn Russell's vision and finding mismatches5:40 - Spotting the weak part of the field again, v South Africa6:34 - Organising the backs and forwards: the Wales and Ireland clips8:27 - Twelve phases without touching the ball: the try v Ireland9:39 - Do all top tens control the forwards like this?9:53 - How a ten and a nine talk to each other10:55 - Could he fit into a top-three team? Finn Russell and Dupont11:37 - Scotland at the top table, and the Nations Championship final12:17 - What chance do Scotland have against the All Blacks?13:10 - He'll have his moments: the Sunday morning kick-off13:29 - Sign-off: tell us what you've noticed
- 1 weeks ago14 min
“Nations Championship preview: all the maths, the kingmakers, and our picks for who makes the final.”
0:00 - Intro: the Platinum Homes Blueprint for the Nations Championship0:44 - Beav the sceptic, now lured in by the competition1:14 - Both teams could go undefeated and still miss the final1:43 - How the Nations Championship works, explained simply3:02 - Finals weekend in London: who plays who3:29 - South Africa and NZ locked on 15 points4:09 - Why South Africa's run home is tougher4:33 - The game that determines everything: South Africa v France5:27 - Who wins at Stade de France?6:30 - What a Springbok loss means for the All Blacks' path6:45 - The smokies: Scotland, England and Ireland7:14 - Scotland's bonus-point chances, and Argentina the kingmaker7:50 - Our predictions: who makes the final?8:27 - Beav defends his picks and South Africa's tough run9:02 - Why Scotland in the final would be enormous9:32 - Argentina: kingmaker or king destroyer?10:38 - Is there anything in it for Argentina?11:06 - Who will be the most influential player on tour?11:45 - The superstars on show, from Finn Russell to Dupont12:55 - Beav's pick: Jordie Barrett, the All Blacks' player of the year13:10 - Sign-off & the push to 20,000 subscribers13:49 - The Murrayfield try-fest: points prediction
- 2 weeks ago24 min
Leicester Fainga’anuku is officially a hybrid player! Kirst was right about Damian McKenzie. Plus the 36-man squad and Northland’s NPC final run.”
0:00 - Intro: Rennie names his 36-man end-of-year tour squad0:16 - Beav on the depth built since South Africa0:48 - Who's the unluckiest player to miss out?1:52 - Outside backs and why defence mattered in selection2:29 - Damian McKenzie listed at first five, and Kirst's theory2:56 - Richie Mo'unga's fitness for the Wales game3:41 - Christian Lio-Willie's return in the loose forwards5:12 - Leicester Fainga'anuku confirmed as a hybrid player7:15 - What excites you most? The uncapped players8:36 - The big movers in the squad9:07 - How many new players can break into the World Cup group?10:44 - Why this tour is a trial before the World Cup12:03 - Bunker teaser: the end-of-year tour preview12:33 - The NPC final: Northland's incredible season14:44 - David v Goliath: the semi-pro story that almost happened15:03 - Black Magic All Black of the Week: George Bell16:40 - Bushbuck Moment: Canterbury's second-half comeback17:38 - Isaac Hutchinson, the local boy the Chiefs sent back18:48 - Giving Canterbury their flowers: back-to-back champions19:28 - Where do Northland's players go next?20:48 - Why the NPC is still a great competition21:44 - Kudos to the NPC social media content creators22:05 - Rating the NPC season: 10 out of 10
- 3 weeks ago34 min
Vintage Beauden Barrett, overreacting to D-Mac at 10 & Northland’s fairytale run to the NPC final!
0:00 - Vintage Beauden Barrett in Sydney0:46 - Why everyone's happy for Barrett after a tricky year1:27 - Rating the performance2:14 - Beav's first day out at Homebush3:28 - Bushbuck Moment: Beauden Barrett's intercept try4:55 - Barrett's World Cup case, and writing people off5:45 - Damian McKenzie at ten: Kirst the "reactionary"7:17 - Could Barrett at 15 and McKenzie at 10 work?9:12 - Over to the comments: is Kirst overreacting?9:42 - Who else can change a game like Damian McKenzie?10:52 - Pace, Jorgensen and Tom Wright: the Wallabies' bright spots13:20 - All Blacks depth: is anyone irreplaceable?14:23 - Wallace Sititi's return and the loose forward depth15:42 - Is Peter Lakai an automatic selection?18:30 - How a makeshift midfield clicked after one game together19:40 - Black Magic All Black of the Week: Codie Taylor21:26 - Vintage wine: Taylor and Barrett still peaking at 3522:28 - Special mention: Josh Moorby24:19 - What we've learned from the Bledisloe series26:06 - Damian McKenzie's flip pass (would Beav have tried it?)26:54 - Cam Roigard's try-saver, and the farcical TMO delay28:34 - The NPC final: Northland's incredible story31:23 - Why Northland are more than a feel-good story32:41 - The Labour Day final: Northland v Canterbury34:27 - Sign-off & Beaver's Bunker teaser
- Oct 11, 202634 min
All Blacks at an 8? How good can D-Mac be, plus Tana Umaga’s fiery spray Beav witnessed!
00:00 – Bledisloe Cup: All Blacks Smash The Wallabies01:55 – All Blacks Rate Their 50-Point Performance03:49 – Rating The All Blacks: An Eight Out Of Ten?05:23 – Jordie Barrett: Best Player In The World?07:22 – Who Will Win World Rugby Player Of The Year?08:27 – Black Magic All Black Of The Week09:21 – The Barrett Brothers Back Together11:15 – Damian McKenzie’s Best Performance At 10?14:22 – Should D-Mac Be The All Blacks’ First Five?16:59 – Bushbuck Moment: Tupou Vaa’i’s Brilliant Try18:28 – Cam Roigard Is A World-Class No. 920:31 – The All Blacks Win The Aerial Battle21:29 – Leroy Carter’s Injury And The Hip-Drop Debate22:39 – All Blacks Injury Crisis: Who’s Next?23:40 – What Went Wrong For The Wallabies?25:55 – The All Blacks Bench Makes The Difference27:43 – Could The Wallabies Get Even Better?30:19 – How Tana Umaga Fired Up The All Blacks33:35 – The Bledisloe Cup Record That’s Lasted A Generation34:27 – Who Deserves World Player Of The Year?
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