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Kicking is only one facet of the game. He didn't really stand out all that much.

So, having seen all of the games this weekend I have some observations. First, there is far too much respect for NZ Rugby in the Australian game. Respect is important but not to the point where it shades your attitudes on the pitch. We have NZ teams far too much time, space and ball. Take the...

Really? I mean outside of the try he didn't set the world on fire.

That's a good question. The water boy perhaps.

The Rebels have been scrambling well they've needed to.

You can say that again. If the Rebels had a better than 50% kicker they could even be leading 7-9. Wouldn't that be a mindfuck. Seriously. They've been scrambling non-stop. I'm genuinely amazed by the scoreline be at the moment.

They They backed off quite a bit there in the 2nd 20mins of that half. Let the execution slide and a bit of I'll discipline creep in. They need to be more precise, clinical and keep the foot on the accelerator in the 2nd half. These lulls have been the difference this weekend. We fall into them...

What is it with Aus teams and the very palpable switch off they suffer from in games. The last 20 of the 1st half the Brumbies just backed off and let the Highlanders back into it.

No it wasn't.

I was very unimpressed by RTS (Roger Tuivasa-Sheck) both with ball in hand and in defence. He has a step and that's about it. Barely half as many points. A try against the run and at least from the stands Fiji were the better team in the 2nd half. Only stout defence and one nicely exectuted play got them over the...

You mean the lineout that was caught straight in front of the receiver's face. Meaning it wasn't straight. Yeah. I guess so.

Something that was very noticeable in defence was the amount of space we afforded them to run. It's something we always do. Kiwi besides play the quick recycle ball movement style one you need to crowd out and bring the physicality for. As I was saying to my brother. Make them uncomfortable. But...

There actually a number of positives. The score line didn't truly reflect the game. If we had a full compliment on for even 65-70 minutes that would have come down to the last couple of minutes. It was just very frustrating to see that parity being eroded by ill discipline and injury. I said...

RWV looked more dynamic. But he needs to invest in some longer studs. Slipped about three times out there tonight.

Except for throwing that intercept which the Chiefs player read so early that he thought he had received and invite.

So, a view from the stands. That was hard to watch as a Tahs fan. We were our own worst enemies. Bell's tackle looked okay in real time but on replay definitely ugly enough for a red. He was visible furious with himself on the sideline. We ran thin on troops and we have serious issues with of...

Considering they scored like 3 of their tries while we were down. Yeah.

I actually think it could be quite interesting and being broken into zones could offer some interesting opportunities. In theory you could look to link up with both the Hunter and Illawarra comps and run a sort of Club Championship with the top 2 teams from the three Sydney zones meeting the...

Neither do I.

Silver lining perhaps. Now they could potentially move the Super W final into that time slot.