Just watched the game again. A few comments:
Quality was better than I remembered, there were dropped balls but the game was fucking fast and physical.
I think JOC (James O'Connor) played pretty well. I remember him being average, and most people here have put the boot into him here and elsewhere. But I am going to swim against the tide. I thought he was a big improvement on Brisbane.
He didn't do anything particularly memorable, but he didn't need to. His distribution was crisp, and his defece solid. His kicking game was very god, and he had a couple of good runs (which IMO were the right option almost every time).
I reckon he made only two errors all night. A knock-on in the first half, and the out on the full kick in the last minutes.
I'd keep him at 10 in Sydney, and going forward. I thought our backline played bloody well all things considered, and if we can keep it fit and firing we will take apart plenty of sides. Lilo was a very nice addition.
As for the pigs, plenty of 'solid, but not outstanding' games. Mowen had some nice moments but gave away a few costly penalties (including the last one). Benny Robbo and Kev played a solid 80, but Hooper got through a tonne of work so gets my 'best forward' award.
Genia, Folau and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) immense in the backs. All World XV players at the moment.
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