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<blockquote data-quote="ABs2011" data-source="post: 768762" data-attributes="member: 57663"><p>Yup, and you may well be right, but its not just about the on field stuff. In terms of starting them too early, I'm talking about the mental side. They have to be ready and mature enough for that. Look what happened to Luatua!!</p><p></p><p>The other stuff I'm talking about on field is # of rucks made, effectiveness at rucks, % succesful tackles, effectiveness of tackles. The tough grindy stuff that you dont normally know about a player until you really watch them closely. I'm not saying these guys arent good at these aspects, but I'm not sold on them yet, and in particular getting around the park at ITM cup level is a whole different ball game to international.</p><p></p><p>I guess all I am saying is dont be suprised if they ease these guys in.</p><p></p><p>First things first though, Ionae needs to get a full season of SR under his belt for us to see how he really rates, and Ardie needs to back up last season and improve. </p><p></p><p>They could be great but I wouldnt be suprised if the transition is a slow and steady one. We still have a bunch of seasoned guys so no need to look past them to the new crop straight away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ABs2011, post: 768762, member: 57663"] Yup, and you may well be right, but its not just about the on field stuff. In terms of starting them too early, I'm talking about the mental side. They have to be ready and mature enough for that. Look what happened to Luatua!! The other stuff I'm talking about on field is # of rucks made, effectiveness at rucks, % succesful tackles, effectiveness of tackles. The tough grindy stuff that you dont normally know about a player until you really watch them closely. I'm not saying these guys arent good at these aspects, but I'm not sold on them yet, and in particular getting around the park at ITM cup level is a whole different ball game to international. I guess all I am saying is dont be suprised if they ease these guys in. First things first though, Ionae needs to get a full season of SR under his belt for us to see how he really rates, and Ardie needs to back up last season and improve. They could be great but I wouldnt be suprised if the transition is a slow and steady one. We still have a bunch of seasoned guys so no need to look past them to the new crop straight away. [/QUOTE]
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