Katoa has really improved on attack and his chase back to save the johnson try was great but I feel like he gets caught out on defence too much. Too slow to react on 2 trys tonight...Ah mau defending poorly too3 Katoa - he's back
2 Berry - this kid f**king has it, long term centre please
1 Jazz - worked hard, made some plays
Others of note.. Lodge & AFB were far from perfect but when they left the field, we lost the game. Threatened a comeback when they returned. Montoya (as weird as it feels to mention both centres when we scored just 2 tries, and neither out wide) had some decent touches. Egan was clean and did plenty of work. Most of SOS's best plays were nullified by the dumbf**kery of others, but he did ok(ish) overall.
Yeah Nikorima doesnt help but Eli always seems to be struggling to close the gaps. He came in too far on the Trindal try and then on the Uele try he seemed to drift out too far and got stepped easily...Ah Mau soft on the inside on that one. Hes a good player though and if he can keep working on his reads I think he will be a weapon in a few yearsHard to know whether Katoa’s defensive issues tonight were his fault or Nikorima’s (or both)
Bit like the rest of the team. (Sorry, couldn't resist that.)SOS tried really hard. He was all over the place putting in all the extra little efforts. The problem is he’s just not that good.