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Spring Tour:New Zealand vs Ireland - 1st Test. (09/06/2012, 08:35 GMT)
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<blockquote data-quote="admartian" data-source="post: 509902" data-attributes="member: 38996"><p>Just cheap by Healy in the end there. McCaw takes it from everyone because that's what happens when you're the best. Just see everytime Michael Jordan played taking hard fouls (thus needing an enforcer).</p><p></p><p>He's the best ever tow ear a 7 jersey, and has been the best in the modern era for some time now. Of course he'll get flack. Doesn't make it right though.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>RE: SBW, I think he is <em>OK</em> in defence. He still is a walking brain fart half the time in most areas. He's the type of player you take a risk on in Super rugby level because of the potential rewards. But at ABs level, he is someone you play against a team like Scotland or Italy.</p><p></p><p>He still runs way too upright. And apart from Rugby League, in contact sprot you <em>don't </em>run upright. His positioning on defence was ok (thanks to Conrad), but hestill goes high-ish (not necessarily illegal mind, but poor technique) on the tackle. And his offload is predictable in tight play, and gets turned over quite a bit.</p><p></p><p>Like I said, doesn't have a good rugby IQ and isn't strictly a good footy player rather a solid athlete.</p><p></p><p>Dagg is testament to the fact that despite having poor SR form, and someone like SBW being the "form number 12" (where Stephen Donald has been a form 10 in super rugby for certain periods of time too mind you); that you can still play brilliant rugby at test level. Someone like Nonu should be that as well.</p><p></p><p>I don't hate on the guy. </p><p></p><p>But come on, people are really delusional if they think SBW is "the best". He's definitely usable, and I wouldn't put him in the Ali Williams or Piri Weepu category just yet. </p><p></p><p>But to be honest, people do get carried away with him and that's just fact. (sorry)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admartian, post: 509902, member: 38996"] Just cheap by Healy in the end there. McCaw takes it from everyone because that's what happens when you're the best. Just see everytime Michael Jordan played taking hard fouls (thus needing an enforcer). He's the best ever tow ear a 7 jersey, and has been the best in the modern era for some time now. Of course he'll get flack. Doesn't make it right though. RE: SBW, I think he is [I]OK[/I] in defence. He still is a walking brain fart half the time in most areas. He's the type of player you take a risk on in Super rugby level because of the potential rewards. But at ABs level, he is someone you play against a team like Scotland or Italy. He still runs way too upright. And apart from Rugby League, in contact sprot you [I]don't [/I]run upright. His positioning on defence was ok (thanks to Conrad), but hestill goes high-ish (not necessarily illegal mind, but poor technique) on the tackle. And his offload is predictable in tight play, and gets turned over quite a bit. Like I said, doesn't have a good rugby IQ and isn't strictly a good footy player rather a solid athlete. Dagg is testament to the fact that despite having poor SR form, and someone like SBW being the "form number 12" (where Stephen Donald has been a form 10 in super rugby for certain periods of time too mind you); that you can still play brilliant rugby at test level. Someone like Nonu should be that as well. I don't hate on the guy. But come on, people are really delusional if they think SBW is "the best". He's definitely usable, and I wouldn't put him in the Ali Williams or Piri Weepu category just yet. But to be honest, people do get carried away with him and that's just fact. (sorry) [/QUOTE]
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