Comments from Link re kicking duties are interesting. They suggest to me that Link clearly saw Lilo as an important part of the 23 due to his kicking form. That's probably changed on current form.
It's a real shame Lilo is not playing 10 for the brumbies atm. Perhaps he should have signed with the Rebels.
Any evaluation of a kicking specialist's current form should include his kicking success rate, out of hand, restarts, kicks for goal, the whole schmear.
This is not an argument for or against any particular player, but it seems to me that Australian teams generally need to start to put a proper value on a kicker's ability to kick, as well as the other aspects of the required skillset for the position he happens to play. Radical, I know.
Kicking matters even in Sevens, it is hugely important in Test match rugby, I am sick and tired of us losing games we could have won because we missed goals, kicked restarts out on the full, kicked too long (Mike Harris against Scotland) and did not gain enough distance with our touch-finders.
It's all very well to run, pass, tackle, and beat players, but it is equally important to do the specialist stuff. Props are judged primarily on their ability to scrummage, or should be. Kickers should be judged to a fair extent on their ability to kick. Or should be.
