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Bill McLean (32)
My Assessment!
DD,
I was there too, and I am wondering how you figure a knock out? Maybe the game, but not the one on one. If you read an earlier post of mine you'll find that it was my opinion and/or prediction for the Baa Baa's to do very well (and they did), and in the same post I also stated that MSZ would be the whipping boys (and they were), and Morgan was in this team (which was also noted). But my question for you is this, how many times did you actually see Morgan and Tepai face off in one on one confrontations? For the record it was a bloody dissappointing two times! And the score for mine was 1-1! I also want to add that in another post I stated that I had unanswered questions with respect to Harry Jones (and a couple of other GPS boys), which were left over from the Schools Championship, and I would seek your opinion of this one (as with other in this room).
Given what I have said above my attention was fixiated on three games today; the first which I will deal with in another post was the Baa Baa’s v MWZ. The second which I will deal with here was the Baa Baa's v. MNZ, the reason being was to see how Harry Jones would fair in defence against some of the stronger running Baa Baa's boys, especially when given the fact that he was playing behind a less stronger team than he was at the School Champs. I wanted to see how his defence would hold up! The third game of interest for me was the MWZ v. MSZ for the much anticipated Moeroa v Morgan match-up, the one I desperately wanted to see at the Schools Champs! Here follows my assessment!
With respect to the first game after lunch, Harry Jones was definitely tested today and I am so-so with his defensive performance. His attack was again great and he made the most of his limited opportunities (emphais added on limited opportunities). However with respect to his defence I watched him attempt three individual tackles. This does not include the tackles he made in conjunction with others, these were the tackles where it was just him and the opposition runner; one on one. There three key ones that I identified. The first he was noticeably palmed off by Aukofolau. The second he saved a certain try when he smashed and then buried Aukofolau. The third he was unceremoniously bounced when a rampaging Robert Taufa (a St George HM representative this year) absolutely ran over the top of him to score a try. It was reminiscent of Jonah Lomu's demolition of Mike Catt in the 1995 World Cup! What are peoples thoughts on this? I would like the feedback of others if they noticed the same!
As with Moeroa v Morgan they only came head to head twice! The first was mid-way through the first-half when MWZ ran a decoy runner and Moeroa at Morgan in mid-field, and Moeroa was able to take Morgan on the outside after receiving a well timed pass from the decoy runner (whose number was unsighted to me). Nevertheless a certain try was blown when Moeroa passed the ball back to Craft the MSZ #13 right near the line instead of his own player (didn't affect the result full-time result though ... lol). The second occasion came just after the commencement of the second half when Morgan received a pass off a ruck from a short blind-side on the right flank and stepped Moeroa and took him on the outide this time. But for Trent Winterstien covering as the winger (a very, very, very under rated player who represented WSA HM this year) Morgan was away!
With respect to your comments about 'School Selectors' and red pens, do you think they will give Morgan the same consideration they will probably give Moeroa and Jamo Clarke for their sub-par performances last week as a result of their respective injuries and illnesses if they discover that Morgan was playing with a serious chest infection today! You probably didn’t notice DD but Morgan was a very sick lad on the sidelines today and I presume it was the reason why his MSZ coach only played him for the final 10 minutes of MSZ's first game against CJRU, and only the first half of the game against MWZ. However when he was on he played well!.
I think you might need to take off those ‘TWO BLUES’ blinkers of yours DD … lmao!
Regards,
Newbie.
DD,
I was there too, and I am wondering how you figure a knock out? Maybe the game, but not the one on one. If you read an earlier post of mine you'll find that it was my opinion and/or prediction for the Baa Baa's to do very well (and they did), and in the same post I also stated that MSZ would be the whipping boys (and they were), and Morgan was in this team (which was also noted). But my question for you is this, how many times did you actually see Morgan and Tepai face off in one on one confrontations? For the record it was a bloody dissappointing two times! And the score for mine was 1-1! I also want to add that in another post I stated that I had unanswered questions with respect to Harry Jones (and a couple of other GPS boys), which were left over from the Schools Championship, and I would seek your opinion of this one (as with other in this room).
Given what I have said above my attention was fixiated on three games today; the first which I will deal with in another post was the Baa Baa’s v MWZ. The second which I will deal with here was the Baa Baa's v. MNZ, the reason being was to see how Harry Jones would fair in defence against some of the stronger running Baa Baa's boys, especially when given the fact that he was playing behind a less stronger team than he was at the School Champs. I wanted to see how his defence would hold up! The third game of interest for me was the MWZ v. MSZ for the much anticipated Moeroa v Morgan match-up, the one I desperately wanted to see at the Schools Champs! Here follows my assessment!
With respect to the first game after lunch, Harry Jones was definitely tested today and I am so-so with his defensive performance. His attack was again great and he made the most of his limited opportunities (emphais added on limited opportunities). However with respect to his defence I watched him attempt three individual tackles. This does not include the tackles he made in conjunction with others, these were the tackles where it was just him and the opposition runner; one on one. There three key ones that I identified. The first he was noticeably palmed off by Aukofolau. The second he saved a certain try when he smashed and then buried Aukofolau. The third he was unceremoniously bounced when a rampaging Robert Taufa (a St George HM representative this year) absolutely ran over the top of him to score a try. It was reminiscent of Jonah Lomu's demolition of Mike Catt in the 1995 World Cup! What are peoples thoughts on this? I would like the feedback of others if they noticed the same!
As with Moeroa v Morgan they only came head to head twice! The first was mid-way through the first-half when MWZ ran a decoy runner and Moeroa at Morgan in mid-field, and Moeroa was able to take Morgan on the outside after receiving a well timed pass from the decoy runner (whose number was unsighted to me). Nevertheless a certain try was blown when Moeroa passed the ball back to Craft the MSZ #13 right near the line instead of his own player (didn't affect the result full-time result though ... lol). The second occasion came just after the commencement of the second half when Morgan received a pass off a ruck from a short blind-side on the right flank and stepped Moeroa and took him on the outide this time. But for Trent Winterstien covering as the winger (a very, very, very under rated player who represented WSA HM this year) Morgan was away!
With respect to your comments about 'School Selectors' and red pens, do you think they will give Morgan the same consideration they will probably give Moeroa and Jamo Clarke for their sub-par performances last week as a result of their respective injuries and illnesses if they discover that Morgan was playing with a serious chest infection today! You probably didn’t notice DD but Morgan was a very sick lad on the sidelines today and I presume it was the reason why his MSZ coach only played him for the final 10 minutes of MSZ's first game against CJRU, and only the first half of the game against MWZ. However when he was on he played well!.
I think you might need to take off those ‘TWO BLUES’ blinkers of yours DD … lmao!
Regards,
Newbie.
