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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 508294" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I'm not at all surprised - they are very different situations in my opinion. At halfback they have chosen Weepu: an overweight, out off form player who was very poor in his most recent All Blacks matches, instead of the likes of Perenara, Kerr-Barlow, or Ellis, all who look to be in top form, with Ellis displaying solid form for the AB's last season.</p><p></p><p>While I personally would have included Taylor (over Gear) I don't think Taylor's omission is overly controversial. If they had picked an overweight, out of form wing/fullback ahead of him I'm sure their would have been more of an uproar, but this not the case. Smith and Savea have been in outstanding form this season, Guildford has been very impressive in recent weeks, Dagg has been a bit quiet but was outstanding at the RWC, while Gear has had a solid season for the Highlanders and is a specialist wing. Taylor has generally been outstanding with ball in hand this season, but he has been a bit inconsistent: his kicking game needs work, he decision making under pressure is a bit questionable, and he needs to improve his work-rate. If Taylor can improve in these areas he will push for inclusion for the end-of-year tour (or even the Rugby Championship squad).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 508294, member: 24910"] I'm not at all surprised - they are very different situations in my opinion. At halfback they have chosen Weepu: an overweight, out off form player who was very poor in his most recent All Blacks matches, instead of the likes of Perenara, Kerr-Barlow, or Ellis, all who look to be in top form, with Ellis displaying solid form for the AB's last season. While I personally would have included Taylor (over Gear) I don't think Taylor's omission is overly controversial. If they had picked an overweight, out of form wing/fullback ahead of him I'm sure their would have been more of an uproar, but this not the case. Smith and Savea have been in outstanding form this season, Guildford has been very impressive in recent weeks, Dagg has been a bit quiet but was outstanding at the RWC, while Gear has had a solid season for the Highlanders and is a specialist wing. Taylor has generally been outstanding with ball in hand this season, but he has been a bit inconsistent: his kicking game needs work, he decision making under pressure is a bit questionable, and he needs to improve his work-rate. If Taylor can improve in these areas he will push for inclusion for the end-of-year tour (or even the Rugby Championship squad). [/QUOTE]
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