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John Thornett (49)
Threw a pass between his legs to set up a try on saturday night haha, you'd think he will be in the end of year test squad.
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Threw a pass between his legs to set up a try on saturday night haha, you'd think he will be in the end of year test squad.
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Andrew Slack (58)
Sure - McDermott has plenty of room for growth. But that’s not the deciding issue.
He is already, IMO, as good at 9 as White. White is better at some things, but worse at others. But I think the last few weeks have shown McDermott is already at least as good (I would suggest better) then White at test level and that any claims that White’s game is better at test level are false.
White did well off the bench on the weekend, but he wasn’t without flaws. Pretty much the same as McDermott in the first half. Personally I think McDermott continues to start.
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David Wilson (68)
If "ropey" means injured, then I agree. Tate easily the better half - most of the time. I wouldn't be concerned though with White starting against the Boks.
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Andrew Slack (58)
I disagree. And he came off at half time because of injury.
McDermott featured prominently in the 3-2-1 voting for each game of the Bledisloe.
What I find odd about this criticism is that you continually bemoans our lack of players who play well against the best and then, even when someone does, your still actively looking for reasons to turf him on the fact that he made 1-2 errors against the number 1 team in the world and/or that he still has room to improve.
Faf kicked out on the full and threw a couple of rubbish passes. Do you reckon South Africa will contemplate for a second dropping him?
The only thing I think White does a little better than Tate is box-kicking - he was very close to having a few batted down yesterday. That's partly down to the poor protection he gets, but his move to kick is a bit slow. Neither are in the same class as Faf or Nugget.
However, McDermott has done more than enough to be starting for now. Let him grow.
However, McDermott has done more than enough to be starting for now. Let him grow.
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Ken Catchpole (46)
It may be time for half backs to consider the judicious use of an old fashioned dive pass. Assuming it delivered a longer trajectory than a standing pass, it would be useful for creating more space for the first receiver. A wide standing 5/8 would be able to set up outside runners to get the ball earlier than the arrival of on-rushing shooters.
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Rod McCall (65)
McDermott has been close to best on ground the two previous games, and played injured for 35mins in this one. Whites box kick is marginally better, but everything else McDermott has more then caught up this year and surpassed White. White still has more experience and composure but McDermott has been pretty good this year in that space also.
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
White is also a pretty good pilfer, randomly.
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Dave Cowper (27)
2-3 players could work as long as they are entering into an existing stable environment.
I hardly think that comes into the equation as to which player gets selected at 9. And it's not as if it's a large data set. But sure.
dru
David Wilson (68)
Ha! Perhaps not the pilfer itself, but the maddening intent to not be outdone by the pack - well I don't mind that in a 9. And we sure as hell got use of it on Sunday. Awesome scrum would have meant nothing if White had not pounced.
I'd start Tate mostly. But we should think about White against the Boks.
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Michael Lynagh (62)
I think more how good to have quality 9's as a starter and equal thereabouts give or take (slightly better or slightly worse) quality half to come on as the finisher. Use to be just White as stand out but McDermott now risen to be about on par. Both quality but with some point of difference, just happy for both to be in the 23.
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David Wilson (68)
Very pleasing to have this depth. Quade kicked into gear with both of them, which is also excellent.
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Sydney Middleton (9)
McDermott & White are both brilliant. They also both slow down as the game progresses so when one replaces the other, the one who just came on the field looks better because they're fresher and faster at the time than the one who just went off. They both do this to each other. This argument happens regardless of which starts. Just keep rotating them in the starting spot & playing both because neither can do a full 80.
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Phil Kearns (64)
I guess the diving pass is a skill that takes a long time to perfect? The downside is of course that it takes the half out of the game for a very short, but maybe crucial period of time.