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All Blacks: Ben Smith vs Cory Jane
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 589168" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>Well we'll have to disagree about Smith's speed. It's pretty clear he's isn't as quick as many wingers. He's been burned a number of times by players like O'Connor and Nanai-Williams - and no I've watched every Highlander's game this year and I've yet to see him catch an outside back from any distance behind. Even he's said he didn't think he was that quick during the AB's EoYT in 2009.</p><p></p><p>To be fair - Ben Smith had had quiet games for the All Blacks. His first test was particularly quiet - resulting in him not getting test selection for quite a while.</p><p></p><p>I think Cory Jane actually is a more <em>skillful </em>player to be honest - I haven't seen Ben Smith have any of the magic touches of Jane. Ben Smith however does have a fantastic work rate and is a very good all round player. The problem is some people tend to buy so deeply into the hype - that he can't touch the ball without it being the most amazing thing ever.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 589168, member: 38640"] Well we'll have to disagree about Smith's speed. It's pretty clear he's isn't as quick as many wingers. He's been burned a number of times by players like O'Connor and Nanai-Williams - and no I've watched every Highlander's game this year and I've yet to see him catch an outside back from any distance behind. Even he's said he didn't think he was that quick during the AB's EoYT in 2009. To be fair - Ben Smith had had quiet games for the All Blacks. His first test was particularly quiet - resulting in him not getting test selection for quite a while. I think Cory Jane actually is a more [I]skillful [/I]player to be honest - I haven't seen Ben Smith have any of the magic touches of Jane. Ben Smith however does have a fantastic work rate and is a very good all round player. The problem is some people tend to buy so deeply into the hype - that he can't touch the ball without it being the most amazing thing ever. [/QUOTE]
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