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[2014 TRC] New Zealand v Argentina in Napier (06/09/2014)
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Ewis" data-source="post: 670226" data-attributes="member: 57076"><p>yeah Barrett's goal kicking was just scary yesterday. It's okay to miss or have a bad game every once in a while, but when the kicks are that easy, and kicked THAT wide, and twice in a row the same easy kick just as wide both times, I'm wondering wtf he's doing on the pitch kicking for the New Zealand All-Blacks. So unless this was an absolute freak accident and he's usually 15x better, this is worrying and I don't want that guy taking responsibility when it's RWC time in a year for my team.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree with that. Those are the two things. Looking at Cruden's kicking % stats I'm a bit surprised, as he just doesn't look like a sound kicker to me. I've seen him miss a lot as an AB, and it's often from the same points (slightly on the right for e.g.) and his kick is the flattest thing I've ever seen, no arc on his kicks...plus he doesn't seem to have a lot of range or force on those kicks either. </p><p>If I were a NZ'er, those would be the two areas I'd be concerned with, and I wouldn't be as comfortable with these two as all the rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Ewis, post: 670226, member: 57076"] yeah Barrett's goal kicking was just scary yesterday. It's okay to miss or have a bad game every once in a while, but when the kicks are that easy, and kicked THAT wide, and twice in a row the same easy kick just as wide both times, I'm wondering wtf he's doing on the pitch kicking for the New Zealand All-Blacks. So unless this was an absolute freak accident and he's usually 15x better, this is worrying and I don't want that guy taking responsibility when it's RWC time in a year for my team. I agree with that. Those are the two things. Looking at Cruden's kicking % stats I'm a bit surprised, as he just doesn't look like a sound kicker to me. I've seen him miss a lot as an AB, and it's often from the same points (slightly on the right for e.g.) and his kick is the flattest thing I've ever seen, no arc on his kicks...plus he doesn't seem to have a lot of range or force on those kicks either. If I were a NZ'er, those would be the two areas I'd be concerned with, and I wouldn't be as comfortable with these two as all the rest. [/QUOTE]
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