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All Blacks final World Cup squad?
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 743058" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>and those stats pretty much have absolutely nothing to do with my argument. And I never said he's slow.</p><p></p><p>comparatively speaking</p><p> hes great in a straight line or running up the touch line on attack</p><p> he's Great defending close to the rucks when opposition players run straight at him</p><p>he's great with front foot ball</p><p>in dominant team performances he can clock up massive stats</p><p>he's poor at changing direction</p><p>he's poor moving laterally</p><p>he's poor tracking back on defense</p><p>he's poor with static ball or back foot ball.</p><p>in tighter games or when his pack is going backwards his stats bottom out.</p><p></p><p></p><p>tracking back on defense an area where Messam & Kaino are very strong, Messam in particular is very light on his feet for his size when there is a line break and his team go backwards he's almost always the first man on the scene and I doubt any stats would reflect that. Looking more for breakdown attendance, time in defensive line, proximity to the ball and distance covered stats. For the chiefs Messam also has an extra role as kindof a playmaker which is probably reflected by the passing stat you mentioned. Also consider total time on the park? Messam has probably clocked up more super rugby game time over the last 4-5 years than anyone else in the competition, at a guess I'd say Vito would be well down in that area, he's had injury issues and he's shared the role with other Hurricanes Loosies like Shields.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 743058, member: 43875"] and those stats pretty much have absolutely nothing to do with my argument. And I never said he's slow. comparatively speaking hes great in a straight line or running up the touch line on attack he's Great defending close to the rucks when opposition players run straight at him he's great with front foot ball in dominant team performances he can clock up massive stats he's poor at changing direction he's poor moving laterally he's poor tracking back on defense he's poor with static ball or back foot ball. in tighter games or when his pack is going backwards his stats bottom out. tracking back on defense an area where Messam & Kaino are very strong, Messam in particular is very light on his feet for his size when there is a line break and his team go backwards he's almost always the first man on the scene and I doubt any stats would reflect that. Looking more for breakdown attendance, time in defensive line, proximity to the ball and distance covered stats. For the chiefs Messam also has an extra role as kindof a playmaker which is probably reflected by the passing stat you mentioned. Also consider total time on the park? Messam has probably clocked up more super rugby game time over the last 4-5 years than anyone else in the competition, at a guess I'd say Vito would be well down in that area, he's had injury issues and he's shared the role with other Hurricanes Loosies like Shields. [/QUOTE]
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