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[2014 EOYT] Wales vs New Zealand
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<blockquote data-quote="Helmy" data-source="post: 692767" data-attributes="member: 54698"><p>By the looks of it, like most New Zealand fans, I was interested in seeing how Barrett went at 10. Like everyone else given the chance to start there in this tour, I thought he was average, which was disappointing. Like Perenara last week, it could be argued that Barrett is best in open play, as has been touched on already by other posters. However, my thinking is, without anyone given a prolonged run in the 10 jersey, how can we really know who's in form? To me, that seems to be the issue for the main three, Carter, Barrett and Cruden, whereby they're being rotated so much no one has really stood out as the easy pick.</p><p></p><p>What guts me so much about Barrett is he's played so well off of the bench prior to being selected for these games and now he's bombing it. Again, to echo others, it's hard to see that Slade won't do the same if given the same opportunities.</p><p></p><p>Finally, in regards to goal kicking, I can't understand why everyone bar Slade has been so awful at it this tour. Could it be the differences in the home nation's balls changing every week? I don't know, but Barrett at least is usually a great goal kicker for the Hurricanes, so it's baffling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helmy, post: 692767, member: 54698"] By the looks of it, like most New Zealand fans, I was interested in seeing how Barrett went at 10. Like everyone else given the chance to start there in this tour, I thought he was average, which was disappointing. Like Perenara last week, it could be argued that Barrett is best in open play, as has been touched on already by other posters. However, my thinking is, without anyone given a prolonged run in the 10 jersey, how can we really know who's in form? To me, that seems to be the issue for the main three, Carter, Barrett and Cruden, whereby they're being rotated so much no one has really stood out as the easy pick. What guts me so much about Barrett is he's played so well off of the bench prior to being selected for these games and now he's bombing it. Again, to echo others, it's hard to see that Slade won't do the same if given the same opportunities. Finally, in regards to goal kicking, I can't understand why everyone bar Slade has been so awful at it this tour. Could it be the differences in the home nation's balls changing every week? I don't know, but Barrett at least is usually a great goal kicker for the Hurricanes, so it's baffling. [/QUOTE]
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