OK - so now I've got a bit of time, I thought it'd be interesting to report back to GAGR the contents of a post I found on Reddit the other day.
Someone asked every NH fan to report back with how the Australian's in their team had been faring over their tenure at their respective clubs, and the results are below:
Forwards:
TPN - 'very disappointing when he first came over', 'tends to trundle around a bit', 'has been better recently', 'lineout throwing has been subpar'.
Butler - club captain in his second season at Connacht, 'magnificent', 'incredible', natural leader, huge number of tackles, good support lines.
Fainga'a - growing into his game, 'started looking like a beast lately', 'really good signing', 'massive amount of work', 'important player for Connacht'.
Fardy - 'cult hero', strictly plays second row, 'puts in massive performances', 'total gent and fantastic player', 'often pops up on the wing and has scored a fair few tries'.
Skelton - 'much better this season', 'brilliant player but needs to stop getting yellows'.
Richie Arnold - 'pretty decent', only played one game.
Gill - playing very well.
Timani - 'playing very well', 'brings a lot of physicality', 'is brilliant at the breakdown'.
Dennis - 'not a super star but usually puts in a solid performance'.
Greg Holmes - 'did pretty well'.
Horwill - 'brings so much leadership to a group of aggressive / young forwards. He really keeps a lid on things and stops them from boiling over', 'brilliant in his gameplay as well', 'underrated', 'none of the headline grabbing stuff'.
Backs:
Alofa - covers 11-15, 'strong runner and defender', 'great to have around'.
Tapuai - playing understudy to Saili, 'does a good job when called upon'.
Kellaway - 'looked sharp whenever he's played', very versatile, great support lines.
Naiyaravoro - 'suspect defensively but a monster if you can get him moving at speed', 'starting working off his wing', 'always looking for offloads so he's set up a few decent tries'.
Morahan - 'absolute gem', 'brings out the best in other players', 'one of the best wingers in the premiership at the moment', shown real speed in gassing Johnny May.
White - 'class', 'Wing Commander White'.
Smith - 'a delight to watch', 'papa bear to the youngins', 'gets slapped with an awful lot of penalties'.
Stirzacker - 'not much of a look in yet', 'good leader in the famous La Rochelle victory', 'wasn't impressed'.
Godwin - quite good, has been pushed to the wing due to depth at centre, good footwork, decent kicking, makes yards after contact.
Betham - 'playing out of his mind this season', score 11 tries in 12 games, super versatile (plays centre, wing and fullback).
Frisby - 'pure shite', 'you can have him back'.
Sam Johnson - 'in great form at 12'.
McIntyre - starting at Agen.
To'omua - 'excellent as a backup 10', 'spectacular on attack this season', 'his no look passes are deadly'.
Horwitz - undecided (not enough appearances to judge - 'has been good from what we've seen of him').
Asquith - 'most underrated player in the Scarlets squad', 'can play flyhalf, centre, wing, and fullback and excels in each position'.
Zach Holmes - 'pure class since he arrived 2 years ago'
Tomane - 'abysmal', 'biggest waste of money in years', 'shite', 'looks soft in the carry and the tackle', 'a total wet blanket', 'its almost like hes rolling out of bed and turning up half stoned', 'needs to work on his s&c and intensity more', has played a number of games at inside centre.
Speight - 'played quite well', 'never that impressive', 'slightly weak link when it came to defence', 'solid signing', 'hard to believe he played test matches'.
