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[2014 EOYT] Wales vs New Zealand
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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 692502" data-attributes="member: 70721"><p>The All Blacks front row were world class against Wales.</p><p>Coles had a great day.</p><p>Crockett had his best game yet for the AB's, he was powerful in the scrum and his tackling was superior around the park. He looks like a quicker version of Gary Knight.</p><p>Owen Franks was commanding in the scrum.</p><p>Retallick and Whitlock were busy but up against class opposition they were more workmanlike than flashy. Both showed excellent speed around the park. </p><p>Kaino and Read were immense. Both scored tries because their awareness and mobility is of the highest order.</p><p>McCaw... well, he maintains such a high work rate I can't see him going anywhere until after the next RWC</p><p>Smith, made a few dodgy passes when he tired but other than that he was a very busy little bee.</p><p>Perenara looked good too.</p><p>Barrett had a great learning game. Carter has had to put up with the 40 minute defensive storms from teams for a decade and now Barrett is finding out how hard it is to move when opposing teams are fresh and pushing up hard. Very good in fact invaluable experience for him.</p><p>Sonny Bill had his hands full with Jamie Roberts and he seems to be on the re-learning curve. Sometimes he looks as though he's expecting the opposition to stop and play the ball under the foot league style, just for an instant.</p><p>Conrad- as cool as a cucumber. What a wonderful player to have in your back line. Always thinking and evaluating and assessing and probing. He would be awful to play against.</p><p>Piutau was a great choice to play against North. George North had his worst game for Wales. Piatau is a bit of a beast. Did his chances no harm at all.</p><p>Savea was awesome. He caused problems wherever he ran and he is quick and agile for a big bloke. He is thinking on defence as well. Very impressed with Savea.</p><p>Ben Smith. Love him. Cool head, awesome acceleration and a solid kicking game.</p><p>Dagg will have to return to his best form to nudge Smith aside. Excellent competition at fullback.</p><p></p><p>Wales- super performance up until the last quarter when they showed signs of tiring.</p><p>Mike Phillips has been a wonderful player for Wales and the Lions but he is a yard short of pace at this level and he is predictable as Kieran Read read him like a book and put Wales into the showers empty handed.</p><p>Surely there is another younger live wire half back in Wales to give a run to??</p><p></p><p>Strong defensive effort against the AB's by Wales for an hour but the last quarter saw Wales disintegrate and the genius of Barrett unlock their defence with a killer cross field kick and then a magical solo chip and chase run.</p><p>Are Wales better than this performance?</p><p>Yes, I believe they are, and they have a habit in recent times of stepping up their levels at an RWC.</p><p>Getting out of their group will be a major result and after that the world is their oyster.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 692502, member: 70721"] The All Blacks front row were world class against Wales. Coles had a great day. Crockett had his best game yet for the AB's, he was powerful in the scrum and his tackling was superior around the park. He looks like a quicker version of Gary Knight. Owen Franks was commanding in the scrum. Retallick and Whitlock were busy but up against class opposition they were more workmanlike than flashy. Both showed excellent speed around the park. Kaino and Read were immense. Both scored tries because their awareness and mobility is of the highest order. McCaw... well, he maintains such a high work rate I can't see him going anywhere until after the next RWC Smith, made a few dodgy passes when he tired but other than that he was a very busy little bee. Perenara looked good too. Barrett had a great learning game. Carter has had to put up with the 40 minute defensive storms from teams for a decade and now Barrett is finding out how hard it is to move when opposing teams are fresh and pushing up hard. Very good in fact invaluable experience for him. Sonny Bill had his hands full with Jamie Roberts and he seems to be on the re-learning curve. Sometimes he looks as though he's expecting the opposition to stop and play the ball under the foot league style, just for an instant. Conrad- as cool as a cucumber. What a wonderful player to have in your back line. Always thinking and evaluating and assessing and probing. He would be awful to play against. Piutau was a great choice to play against North. George North had his worst game for Wales. Piatau is a bit of a beast. Did his chances no harm at all. Savea was awesome. He caused problems wherever he ran and he is quick and agile for a big bloke. He is thinking on defence as well. Very impressed with Savea. Ben Smith. Love him. Cool head, awesome acceleration and a solid kicking game. Dagg will have to return to his best form to nudge Smith aside. Excellent competition at fullback. Wales- super performance up until the last quarter when they showed signs of tiring. Mike Phillips has been a wonderful player for Wales and the Lions but he is a yard short of pace at this level and he is predictable as Kieran Read read him like a book and put Wales into the showers empty handed. Surely there is another younger live wire half back in Wales to give a run to?? Strong defensive effort against the AB's by Wales for an hour but the last quarter saw Wales disintegrate and the genius of Barrett unlock their defence with a killer cross field kick and then a magical solo chip and chase run. Are Wales better than this performance? Yes, I believe they are, and they have a habit in recent times of stepping up their levels at an RWC. Getting out of their group will be a major result and after that the world is their oyster. [/QUOTE]
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