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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi_" data-source="post: 730968" data-attributes="member: 71618"><p>Yeah, I'm disappointed we didn't get the chance to have a shot at you in Wellington. We had to rest the All Blacks and that completely dropped the mentality of the side and took away the self belief, we saw this in the Brumbies game earlier as well. The team WAS fueled a lot on motivation and belief and reliant on Sopoaga, Fekitoa, Smith & Smith.</p><p></p><p>I feel the earlier game in the season we weren't quite firing on all cylinders and were only just starting to click as a genuine great team. Dealing with your go forward ball and meters created by guys like Broadhurst and Savea, then having to defend your outrageously good backline is going to take a mammoth performance. But I think we have some good match ups to deal with you in defense. </p><p></p><p>We are sound in defense, we have often let in soft tries when we have brought in changes during the game when we have basically had it won, like Banks, who can't tackle and it's let our defensive record slip, but it's also given us some what of a smoke screen and underrated defense. Guys like Fekitoa (who should take SBW's spot) are huge defenders. Sopoagas kicking game is better than anyone in the Canes at the moment, and we have shown we can defend the high ball as Falou was shut down reasonably well.. So I think it will be much the same this time around. I'm hoping Marshall starts at FB.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi_, post: 730968, member: 71618"] Yeah, I'm disappointed we didn't get the chance to have a shot at you in Wellington. We had to rest the All Blacks and that completely dropped the mentality of the side and took away the self belief, we saw this in the Brumbies game earlier as well. The team WAS fueled a lot on motivation and belief and reliant on Sopoaga, Fekitoa, Smith & Smith. I feel the earlier game in the season we weren't quite firing on all cylinders and were only just starting to click as a genuine great team. Dealing with your go forward ball and meters created by guys like Broadhurst and Savea, then having to defend your outrageously good backline is going to take a mammoth performance. But I think we have some good match ups to deal with you in defense. We are sound in defense, we have often let in soft tries when we have brought in changes during the game when we have basically had it won, like Banks, who can't tackle and it's let our defensive record slip, but it's also given us some what of a smoke screen and underrated defense. Guys like Fekitoa (who should take SBW's spot) are huge defenders. Sopoagas kicking game is better than anyone in the Canes at the moment, and we have shown we can defend the high ball as Falou was shut down reasonably well.. So I think it will be much the same this time around. I'm hoping Marshall starts at FB. [/QUOTE]
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