Amobokoboko
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Good game by both sides, from a Waikato perspective they should focus on finishing business. But a great start of the weekend.
damn! ... The Mighty Makos aren't picking up too many victories. This game I haven't seen yet, but it seems that Stephen Donald had a good game for Waikato, and that there were no signs of the chest injury he had ... maybe he'll be in contention for the EOY AB tour
I doubt it. Too many have overtaken him in the race for the second #10 spot (Slade, Cruden, Delaney)
I doubt it. Too many have overtaken him in the race for the second #10 spot (Slade, Cruden, Delaney)
idk i think Crudens poor game against australia might have put him out, and Delaney hasn't shown anything either, all he's had was one average game against Italy so he hasn't shown anything that puts him ahead of Donald. Slade is good but i think Donald is still better than both Cruden and Delaney at least. and Robbie Robinson has been a great first five for Southland too so who knows where Slade will be playing for the Highlanders, esp since Graham Henry has already said Robinson is about a year away from all black selection.
btw What do you guys think of Tokula's season for Waikato? do you think he should be ahead of Kahui now?
Yeah Muzzy - Tokula should be ahead of Kahui now, but I think hes off to the Commenwealth Games for the Sevens next week along with Mikkleson and Messam.
Donald deserves another chance after the Tasman game, but Delany and Slade also looking good...
Tokula over Kahui? come on.. if Kahui had been playing ITM cup instead of being an ALL BLACK (incase you forgot) then he would be tearing up even more than Tokula is
Just forgot to add my 2 cents ... Donald seems to have discovered some form, never really been impressed with him for the All Blacks but the man is in some form so do you take him or take the young guns like Slade and co?
None of Donald's int performances have been worse than Cruden's.
That's absolute bullcrap
Donald has like 19 test caps
yes he hasn't been perfect in all of them. The first french test wasn't great but the AB's forward pack got the snot kicked out of it all day and gave him utter crap service. First test against the Boks last year wasn't great. Next game though he played better, lost the game though but it was not to do with his performance at all. The other game that comes to mind was the Asian test where he played at 12 outside carter, it didn't quite come off though it was a messy game and no one looked good that day, it was an ugly game for most players.
People tend to forget that in those 19 test caps he's also played some match winning games. The reason he started at 12 in that Asian test was because he came off the bench and had an awesome game that turned a match against Australia in Brisbane just prior to that. Infact he's never had a bad game off the bench for the AB's, he's either come on and done his job well or exceled and helped turn the game in the AB's favour. Another game to pinpoint would be Vs. AUS in Auckland last year where he was surely man of the match. Kicked 6 goals and controled the game perfectly.
So really does 1 bad game a couple of average games and some good games and 3-4 very good performances in 19 tests make for a failed international player?
people seem to pass all the blame for the losses to the Boks last year on Donald even though the AB's lineout was a complete and total failure. And I put that down partly to the media who replayed one mistake of donalds where he dropped a high ball over and over again.
Something I'll also point out is that Donald has always played very well at home for the AB's. And it's worth pointing out that the World Cup next year is going to be at home...
No he's not the messiah and he's no Dan Carter (But who is other than Dan himself?). But he is a very good player in his own right and doesn't diserve the crap he gets on message boards.