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[2014 EOYT] Wales vs New Zealand
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 693367" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>classic pic IMO, I mean heck body language says a lot. No eye contact and the arms are doing all the work they dont want to get any closer than they have to hahaha</p><p></p><p>find it interesting people getting on barretts case. IMO he had a good first 10min then made a poor kick but not a disaster, he was ok through the middle of the game but nothing special, dropped off a tackle but pulled it back and made some important ones as well. then when the game started to open up he was right at the cutting edge. Was pretty clear the focus of the Welsh defense was on him and SBW Goal kicking was ok but not his best. He missed 1 maybe two you would expect him to get if he was back on form. To go back to the problem I see with Crudens kicking. the Penalty Barrett kicked from 50m is a kick that Cruden simply doesn't have the range for unless the weather is in his favor and/or it's high altitude. But this particular example would have simply been out of his range. Come WC finals time we cant turn down shots like that. Neither Cruden or Barrett can going into a WC with their kicking form like it is now. I do expect them both to be better next year after some time injury free.</p><p></p><p>kinda an interesting tour. I feel like the AB's didn't really show anything creative on attack at any stage and you would have to say they are already holding their cards close knowing the WC is actually very close, just a handful of tests away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 693367, member: 43875"] classic pic IMO, I mean heck body language says a lot. No eye contact and the arms are doing all the work they dont want to get any closer than they have to hahaha find it interesting people getting on barretts case. IMO he had a good first 10min then made a poor kick but not a disaster, he was ok through the middle of the game but nothing special, dropped off a tackle but pulled it back and made some important ones as well. then when the game started to open up he was right at the cutting edge. Was pretty clear the focus of the Welsh defense was on him and SBW Goal kicking was ok but not his best. He missed 1 maybe two you would expect him to get if he was back on form. To go back to the problem I see with Crudens kicking. the Penalty Barrett kicked from 50m is a kick that Cruden simply doesn't have the range for unless the weather is in his favor and/or it's high altitude. But this particular example would have simply been out of his range. Come WC finals time we cant turn down shots like that. Neither Cruden or Barrett can going into a WC with their kicking form like it is now. I do expect them both to be better next year after some time injury free. kinda an interesting tour. I feel like the AB's didn't really show anything creative on attack at any stage and you would have to say they are already holding their cards close knowing the WC is actually very close, just a handful of tests away. [/QUOTE]
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