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Super Rugby: Reds vs. Hurricanes in Brisbane (01/03/2013)
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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 554370" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>Meh, not too worried about Peranara/Barrett. I don't even think they played THAT badly. The canes forwards got them no clean go forward ball, especially last game in which the Reds trio just owned the Canes. Besides missing three kicks at goal, Barrett's general kicking from hand was often very accurate and they stayed in the Reds half during the 2nd half because of it.</p><p></p><p>The game was pretty dissapointing and it's been a dissapointing start, but I think people are going waaay over the top with the doom and gloom of it. Of the players I was especially displeased with, Barrett and Peranara don't even really register. Vito by his standards was very quiet and made some poor handling errors. Brad Shields still hasn't shown anywhere near the physicality I had expected. Alapati Leiua didn't look dangerous at all on the wing - and made a decision at the end which basically cost the Canes the game. Eaton's handling was uncharistically poor and as mentioned, Andre Taylor remains completely anonymous in attack. His defense has been very good, but there are a number of time he should have joined the line in attack.</p><p></p><p>Of the players that actually impressed, only Savea (who I agree kicked too much rather than holding onto it), Conrad Smith, Broadhurst who I thought looked very good when he came on, Karl Lowe, Toomaga-Allen and Reggie Goodes and Motu Matu'u did well. The substitutes all played better than most of the starters, which is promising that we have a bit of depth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 554370, member: 38640"] Meh, not too worried about Peranara/Barrett. I don't even think they played THAT badly. The canes forwards got them no clean go forward ball, especially last game in which the Reds trio just owned the Canes. Besides missing three kicks at goal, Barrett's general kicking from hand was often very accurate and they stayed in the Reds half during the 2nd half because of it. The game was pretty dissapointing and it's been a dissapointing start, but I think people are going waaay over the top with the doom and gloom of it. Of the players I was especially displeased with, Barrett and Peranara don't even really register. Vito by his standards was very quiet and made some poor handling errors. Brad Shields still hasn't shown anywhere near the physicality I had expected. Alapati Leiua didn't look dangerous at all on the wing - and made a decision at the end which basically cost the Canes the game. Eaton's handling was uncharistically poor and as mentioned, Andre Taylor remains completely anonymous in attack. His defense has been very good, but there are a number of time he should have joined the line in attack. Of the players that actually impressed, only Savea (who I agree kicked too much rather than holding onto it), Conrad Smith, Broadhurst who I thought looked very good when he came on, Karl Lowe, Toomaga-Allen and Reggie Goodes and Motu Matu'u did well. The substitutes all played better than most of the starters, which is promising that we have a bit of depth. [/QUOTE]
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