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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 427918" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>He dominated at the Under 20's because he is big, strong, elusive, and very fast. Unfortunately he has poor ball handling skills, a complete inability to catch the high ball, and the defence skills of Quade Cooper. He was badly exposed at times during last years ITM Cup, so it was no surprise that he struggled at Super Rugby level. He still looks good with the ball in hand at times, but I think he is finding it hard to adjust to the fact that the players he is playing against now are about the same size as him, and are just as fast. He seems to be one of those players who dominated at age-grade level due to his size/speed advantage, but because of this didn't evolve the skill set he needed to be successful at a higher level. I'm certainly not writing him off, as he has the potential to be a great player, but he has a long way to go....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 427918, member: 24910"] He dominated at the Under 20's because he is big, strong, elusive, and very fast. Unfortunately he has poor ball handling skills, a complete inability to catch the high ball, and the defence skills of Quade Cooper. He was badly exposed at times during last years ITM Cup, so it was no surprise that he struggled at Super Rugby level. He still looks good with the ball in hand at times, but I think he is finding it hard to adjust to the fact that the players he is playing against now are about the same size as him, and are just as fast. He seems to be one of those players who dominated at age-grade level due to his size/speed advantage, but because of this didn't evolve the skill set he needed to be successful at a higher level. I'm certainly not writing him off, as he has the potential to be a great player, but he has a long way to go.... [/QUOTE]
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