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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 193128"><p>Haha...don't get me wrong...I love Cullen! But if I had a choice on whether to choose him or Latham to win a tournament I would choose the Australian Latham (yes I know he is Aussie lol!). This is why I have supported the Crusaders for eight years instead of the flashier Blues. Some players look great on attack as individuals but actually add less to the TEAM environment. When an individuals skill is closed down as most top rugby players are when they cancel each other out at the highest level the next step is how they add to the team...it is here that Cullen as good as he was failed. 1996 in South Africa first test in the 3 test series (not the Tri nations series) he did not pass but chose to go for the line and got caught from behind thus bombing a try. He almost bombed the match winning try that year in the game in Brisbane against Australia when he stepped inside Gregan instead of passing out to an unmarked Wilson and got tripped up. That year realised we had a brilliant fullback in Cullen....but I also realised that with individual brilliance he had ot developed or had the need to develop when he was going through the ranks of playing as a team. After his knee injury and operation Cullen lost a lot of his pace but unlike good outside backs who lose pace (Umaga, Burke, etc) he did not have other skills sufficient enough to learn to use the players around him. He had one gun (and a big one at that) and when it no longer worked he had nothing else as a player. The Hurricanes gave him his release as he had become surplus to requirements (the other new star Caucaunibuca started to show Cullen up) so he went overseas but with only one damaged gun firing he simply didn't fire a shot up north and faded away into obscurity.</p><p></p><p>Latham on the other hand has lost some of his pace but because he has so many other weapons in his arsenal he will continue to be of value for a little while longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 193128"] Haha...don't get me wrong...I love Cullen! But if I had a choice on whether to choose him or Latham to win a tournament I would choose the Australian Latham (yes I know he is Aussie lol!). This is why I have supported the Crusaders for eight years instead of the flashier Blues. Some players look great on attack as individuals but actually add less to the TEAM environment. When an individuals skill is closed down as most top rugby players are when they cancel each other out at the highest level the next step is how they add to the team...it is here that Cullen as good as he was failed. 1996 in South Africa first test in the 3 test series (not the Tri nations series) he did not pass but chose to go for the line and got caught from behind thus bombing a try. He almost bombed the match winning try that year in the game in Brisbane against Australia when he stepped inside Gregan instead of passing out to an unmarked Wilson and got tripped up. That year realised we had a brilliant fullback in Cullen....but I also realised that with individual brilliance he had ot developed or had the need to develop when he was going through the ranks of playing as a team. After his knee injury and operation Cullen lost a lot of his pace but unlike good outside backs who lose pace (Umaga, Burke, etc) he did not have other skills sufficient enough to learn to use the players around him. He had one gun (and a big one at that) and when it no longer worked he had nothing else as a player. The Hurricanes gave him his release as he had become surplus to requirements (the other new star Caucaunibuca started to show Cullen up) so he went overseas but with only one damaged gun firing he simply didn't fire a shot up north and faded away into obscurity. Latham on the other hand has lost some of his pace but because he has so many other weapons in his arsenal he will continue to be of value for a little while longer. [/QUOTE]
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