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[June Tests 2018: 3rd Test] New Zealand vs. France (23/06/2018)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 909362" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Just back from the ground. Pretty comprehensive win for the AB's but it felt a bit flat at the stadium. Certainly a better performance from than the AB's than last week though!</p><p></p><p>The French showed a bit of endevour (which was good to see) but AB's were far too passive in defense, and slipped off too many easy tackles.</p><p></p><p>Scott Barrett was easily man of the match for me. A massive work-rate, and one of the few AB's to show consistent physicality on both attack and defense. I feel he's been consistently the best AB's forward all series. Matt Todd was excellent too. Yet again he demonstrated he is a far better test player than Ardie Savea. In my opinion he should be in the AB's 23 every week.</p><p></p><p>Watching at the ground it's amazing how much time Codie Taylor spends on the wing. He was almost inseparable from the touch-judge all match. It's obviously set plan, but it wouldn't hurt for him to come in an hit a few rucks every now and then! Frizell was ok on debut. I thought Hemopo looked a lot more energetic and physical when he was on the field though. Luke Whitelock was solid and reliable as usual, but I can't seen him playing many more matches for the AB's (unless Read is injured again), as I don't think he did enough to convince the AB selectors that a specialist backup 8 is essential in their squad.</p><p></p><p>I thought Aaron Smith was good, but he was forced to do work on the defense (and at the breakdown) than he (and the coaches) would have liked. McKenzie had a (surprisingly) good game at 10. The conditions obviously suited him, but I thought his kicking game stood out just as much as his electric running game. SBW was good on his first game back, adding some variety to the AB's attack. Goodhue improved as the matched went on, but did miss a key tackle on one of the French tries. Ioane was electric (as always) though a little sloopy at times, while Naholo was a mixed bag. His physicality on attack was impressive, but he tried to do to much at times, and his defense was poor. Ben Smith had some good touches, and made some key plays on defense, but his handling let him down on a few occasions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 909362, member: 24910"] Just back from the ground. Pretty comprehensive win for the AB's but it felt a bit flat at the stadium. Certainly a better performance from than the AB's than last week though! The French showed a bit of endevour (which was good to see) but AB's were far too passive in defense, and slipped off too many easy tackles. Scott Barrett was easily man of the match for me. A massive work-rate, and one of the few AB's to show consistent physicality on both attack and defense. I feel he's been consistently the best AB's forward all series. Matt Todd was excellent too. Yet again he demonstrated he is a far better test player than Ardie Savea. In my opinion he should be in the AB's 23 every week. Watching at the ground it's amazing how much time Codie Taylor spends on the wing. He was almost inseparable from the touch-judge all match. It's obviously set plan, but it wouldn't hurt for him to come in an hit a few rucks every now and then! Frizell was ok on debut. I thought Hemopo looked a lot more energetic and physical when he was on the field though. Luke Whitelock was solid and reliable as usual, but I can't seen him playing many more matches for the AB's (unless Read is injured again), as I don't think he did enough to convince the AB selectors that a specialist backup 8 is essential in their squad. I thought Aaron Smith was good, but he was forced to do work on the defense (and at the breakdown) than he (and the coaches) would have liked. McKenzie had a (surprisingly) good game at 10. The conditions obviously suited him, but I thought his kicking game stood out just as much as his electric running game. SBW was good on his first game back, adding some variety to the AB's attack. Goodhue improved as the matched went on, but did miss a key tackle on one of the French tries. Ioane was electric (as always) though a little sloopy at times, while Naholo was a mixed bag. His physicality on attack was impressive, but he tried to do to much at times, and his defense was poor. Ben Smith had some good touches, and made some key plays on defense, but his handling let him down on a few occasions. [/QUOTE]
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