30 minutes in and my mates were smsing me, ripping into me about nz.
We played terrible in the opening 20.
but i give the boys credit. despite the loss i have a small smile on my face because the boys showed they can hang with aus. we need halves if we are too beat them though.
geez nz looked nervous in that opening twetny. things like almost dropped ball, not making good contact in the tackle. there was no intensity from the boys.
on a sidenote, the nz anthem and haka was one of the best ive ever seen from any code.
need marshall and roberts or someone else beyond leluai and hohia. hohia is not a ball player. he's a good runner and thats it. leluai left the warriors cause he was about to get the chop. he is a confidence player, who only thrives in a dominant forward pack. if the match is even, he offers nothing.
that right side, with williams, soliola and perrett looks good. nightingale was solid but vatuvei has to replace him. sa was good too but inu has to replace him. but sa can take a spot on the bench.
webb did nothing tonight but its a big ask for him to come over to a complete diff standard etc and play well.
no one stood out from aus.
the first and last try to aus were fantastic as was soliolas effort.
well done nz and lets hope there are no injuries for the world cup. we need Marshall, Inu, Vatuvei, Ropati, Roberts, Hape, Tuiaki in the squad. and the first three must be in the first 13 for us to have a hope.
oh and how good was SBW and people say he is overated. best player on the park.
