For a round 1 I couldn't be happier, still plenty to work on but to go away and get the points is a great start to the year, especially liked the composure shown to come back into the game like that.
Foran, wow, what a game. If Johns has had anything to do with that he has already earnt his coin, all round his game was sensational
I went into the game with question marks over Lawrence as a starter, they are well and truly gone, he had a class game
If we thought we had a ripper with Joe the last couple of years we have an even better one with Fa'aoso I think, fearless and aggressive, just how I like them
Both centres were all class and Matai dined out off Forans effort all night long
DCE a real rocks and diamonds game, 1st half was terrible but redeemed himself in the 2nd
Kite impressive, again playing long minutes and just as effective at the end of them. Horo looked solid as was Choc but Buhrer struggled a touch
Did we use Lene-Safao, cant recall him
Brett is certainly not 100% but him being there and providing a touch of class in 2 tries showed his worth even when not fully on song
Discipline again needs to be worked on, but fitness, handling and defence all picked up a pass mark tonight. A very solid base to build from for the season
Foran, wow, what a game. If Johns has had anything to do with that he has already earnt his coin, all round his game was sensational
I went into the game with question marks over Lawrence as a starter, they are well and truly gone, he had a class game
If we thought we had a ripper with Joe the last couple of years we have an even better one with Fa'aoso I think, fearless and aggressive, just how I like them
Both centres were all class and Matai dined out off Forans effort all night long
DCE a real rocks and diamonds game, 1st half was terrible but redeemed himself in the 2nd
Kite impressive, again playing long minutes and just as effective at the end of them. Horo looked solid as was Choc but Buhrer struggled a touch
Did we use Lene-Safao, cant recall him
Brett is certainly not 100% but him being there and providing a touch of class in 2 tries showed his worth even when not fully on song
Discipline again needs to be worked on, but fitness, handling and defence all picked up a pass mark tonight. A very solid base to build from for the season