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Tri Nations: All Blacks - Springboks @ Westpac Stadium (30-07-2011, 07:35 GMT)
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 425474" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>I agree in a nutshell, though Thompson does have some obvious strengths to his game physicality isn't one of them. Watching the game again untill Messam went on the AB's lacked in that area. With Both Thompson and Sam Whitelock on who lack in physicality it left a big gap for McCaw, Williams and Kaino to fill and McCaw was the only one to do the job. Alot of thompsons work was done out wide. Messam came on and made himself available to take the ball to the line and also to support Mils in returning kicks and did it well. The stats just prove that.</p><p></p><p>I really like sam whitelock, but if there was one payer who kinda lacked in that game it was Sam. Looking at the stats he didn't make a huge amount of tackles. Wasn't used much in the lineout. He was a non-factor as a ball carrier and he was also well down the list in terms of breakdown performance - honestly I was a bit shocked Crockett and Hore beat him in that area (in terms of being one of the first 3 players to a ruck). I would never think They were more mobile than Sam, though I get the feeling Sam just hasn't been 100% since his injury.</p><p></p><p>Looking forward to Boric's return. He's the type of player you will always see near the top of the tackle count at the end of the game and he gets stuck in as a ball carrier over the advantage line as well. Hoeata didn't deliver against Fiji and with Thorn comming back in now he may not get another chance. Can't help but think now that Donnelly would have been a better option. It does seem to take a while to get test locks experienced enough to make a good impact. Donnelly seemed to do a pretty good job for the AB's from test 1 which is pretty rare.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 425474, member: 43875"] I agree in a nutshell, though Thompson does have some obvious strengths to his game physicality isn't one of them. Watching the game again untill Messam went on the AB's lacked in that area. With Both Thompson and Sam Whitelock on who lack in physicality it left a big gap for McCaw, Williams and Kaino to fill and McCaw was the only one to do the job. Alot of thompsons work was done out wide. Messam came on and made himself available to take the ball to the line and also to support Mils in returning kicks and did it well. The stats just prove that. I really like sam whitelock, but if there was one payer who kinda lacked in that game it was Sam. Looking at the stats he didn't make a huge amount of tackles. Wasn't used much in the lineout. He was a non-factor as a ball carrier and he was also well down the list in terms of breakdown performance - honestly I was a bit shocked Crockett and Hore beat him in that area (in terms of being one of the first 3 players to a ruck). I would never think They were more mobile than Sam, though I get the feeling Sam just hasn't been 100% since his injury. Looking forward to Boric's return. He's the type of player you will always see near the top of the tackle count at the end of the game and he gets stuck in as a ball carrier over the advantage line as well. Hoeata didn't deliver against Fiji and with Thorn comming back in now he may not get another chance. Can't help but think now that Donnelly would have been a better option. It does seem to take a while to get test locks experienced enough to make a good impact. Donnelly seemed to do a pretty good job for the AB's from test 1 which is pretty rare. [/QUOTE]
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