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[2016 Rugby Championship] New Zealand v Argentina (10/09/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 816334" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>yeah I think I said a month or so ago that if Ngatai isn't even back training yet we may never see him play again.</p><p></p><p>He was amazing this season, really went up a gear so to speak. Had more power and an extra yard of pace to go with his superb vision. And his kicking game as well. Having him in the midfield would be a huge bonus as he can basically operate as a playmaker as well with the skills he has.</p><p></p><p>and yeah crazy, broadhurst as well. such a shame both players I think had a lot of test footy in them.</p><p></p><p>I'm kinda hoping with both of them that their symptoms have cleared but they have both made the decision or been advised to skip the NPC to give themselves more time to recover and setup comebacks for super rugby next year.</p><p></p><p>Back to Fekitoa yes Jones Boy you're right it does take a long time to devalop as a quality miefielder I realise he's still young about 24 when midfielders tend to start to peak at 26. But at the same time this is his 3rd season as an All Black and his decision making and just his overall game in general hasn't really improved in my opinion. Even for the highlanders, I dont see him improving there, infact I see more potential in Faddes, and we have seen constant improvement from Buckman, buckman actually reminds be a bit of Conrad Smith. Late bloomer, not physically intimidating but constantly seems to punch above his weight and again that key area of decision making is on point. You could even say fekitoa has gone back a bit, when he first arrived he was busting tackles and scoring tries just through power and speed but that's not really happening anymore is it? I still see a lot of potential but as I said I think the key for him is to learn to play whats ahead of him rather than just doing a play just for the sake of it. He holds when the offload is on, he offloads when he needs to hold it. He doesn't kick much but when he does, wrong option. Generally the AB's play is breaking down when Fekitoa is involved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 816334, member: 43875"] yeah I think I said a month or so ago that if Ngatai isn't even back training yet we may never see him play again. He was amazing this season, really went up a gear so to speak. Had more power and an extra yard of pace to go with his superb vision. And his kicking game as well. Having him in the midfield would be a huge bonus as he can basically operate as a playmaker as well with the skills he has. and yeah crazy, broadhurst as well. such a shame both players I think had a lot of test footy in them. I'm kinda hoping with both of them that their symptoms have cleared but they have both made the decision or been advised to skip the NPC to give themselves more time to recover and setup comebacks for super rugby next year. Back to Fekitoa yes Jones Boy you're right it does take a long time to devalop as a quality miefielder I realise he's still young about 24 when midfielders tend to start to peak at 26. But at the same time this is his 3rd season as an All Black and his decision making and just his overall game in general hasn't really improved in my opinion. Even for the highlanders, I dont see him improving there, infact I see more potential in Faddes, and we have seen constant improvement from Buckman, buckman actually reminds be a bit of Conrad Smith. Late bloomer, not physically intimidating but constantly seems to punch above his weight and again that key area of decision making is on point. You could even say fekitoa has gone back a bit, when he first arrived he was busting tackles and scoring tries just through power and speed but that's not really happening anymore is it? I still see a lot of potential but as I said I think the key for him is to learn to play whats ahead of him rather than just doing a play just for the sake of it. He holds when the offload is on, he offloads when he needs to hold it. He doesn't kick much but when he does, wrong option. Generally the AB's play is breaking down when Fekitoa is involved. [/QUOTE]
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