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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 333121" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I look forward to seeing how Barrett goes - there is no doubt he has a lot of talent. However, the step up from playing club/age-grade level to NPC level can be quite big for some players - I've seen numerous players excel at club/age grade level down here in Otago, then struggle at NPC level. Typically it takes a year or two for players to establish themselves at NPC level (if they ever do), though there are obvious exceptions - time will tell with Barrett. I'm not a fan at all of Ripia, but as you say he does the basics well, which is what is required at NPC level (though I think he is a very limited Super 14 player). What is Barrett's goal-kicking like? I suppose they can use Andre Taylor, as he is quite a good goal-kicker.</p><p></p><p>I really rate Keats as a player - whether he deserved to start ahead of Weepu or not, he certainly performed well in his starts for the Canes. Goodin, from what I've seen, seems to be a pretty under-rated player - even if he doesn't start I'd expect him to get at least 20+ mins off the bench each game. Its great for Taranaki that they have strong competition within the squad in a number of positions - I wish we had that in Otago!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 333121, member: 24910"] I look forward to seeing how Barrett goes - there is no doubt he has a lot of talent. However, the step up from playing club/age-grade level to NPC level can be quite big for some players - I've seen numerous players excel at club/age grade level down here in Otago, then struggle at NPC level. Typically it takes a year or two for players to establish themselves at NPC level (if they ever do), though there are obvious exceptions - time will tell with Barrett. I'm not a fan at all of Ripia, but as you say he does the basics well, which is what is required at NPC level (though I think he is a very limited Super 14 player). What is Barrett's goal-kicking like? I suppose they can use Andre Taylor, as he is quite a good goal-kicker. I really rate Keats as a player - whether he deserved to start ahead of Weepu or not, he certainly performed well in his starts for the Canes. Goodin, from what I've seen, seems to be a pretty under-rated player - even if he doesn't start I'd expect him to get at least 20+ mins off the bench each game. Its great for Taranaki that they have strong competition within the squad in a number of positions - I wish we had that in Otago! [/QUOTE]
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