Wrong.... Did you attend the game???
He had an ok game but didn't really set the world on fire. Scored a pretty good opportunist try when he caught the defence with their backs turned from a penalty and ran around 40m to score in the corner. Pretty sure he threw an ok cut out pass to a flying winger to score in the corner as well.
He also put a kick out on the full with very little pressure. He was tackled with the ball twice, one of these being directly from the start of the game. Caught the kick off and ran it up like a prop.... WTF?? Was odd.I was hoping he would relish the chance to take the line on and try and gain some confidence but sadly it didn't happen.
I was there as well and was equally amazed when he took that first kick return.
When I saw that, I thought:
" Oh Yeah! He is ready to take on the line and get physical. "
But from then on it was the usual "finesse".
Not physical.
If Price had wanted to see a "more physical" Jamie, he would have been disappointed.
He appeared to pull up OK, so that was good.
Also did a long video interview with someone(?) on the field.
Was in no hurry to get back to the rooms.
He shook hands with everybody as well - team mates and opposition.
That was also a good sign.
:lol:
Also good to see Ben Creagh and BMoz chat with Bronx, on the fence, at the end of the game.
And then walk onto field to meet up with Jamie.
At least Jamie had some support from "the team".
And the crowd!
Half the crowd came down to the fence, when he walked over to talk with friends.
As a Jamie fan - the only reason I was there - I was a little surprised to see Jamie "avoid" making tackles.
His tackling this year has been generally very good.
"aggressive" almost, at times.
But in this game he seemed to leave it to others, even when he was right there.
Surprised me.
But maybe an indication that he is not 100% sure about his back.
He certainly talked a lot - on the field.
But also seemed to show respect for the team and the captain.
What did it all prove?
Who knows - without knowing why Price did it in the first place...??...
I'd put him back in firsts.
But I'm just a crazy fan. Not the (crazy?) coach.
C'mon Pricey.
C'mon Jamie.
C'mon SGI.
Let's do it.