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Kev you make a great point about combinations.
One of the smartest blokes I have heard speak on rugby is Ben Darwin. He spoke at IRA Coaches Training Seminar about how he began his analytics company. The basis of his PROVEN theory (across many sports including NRL, NFL, Premier League Soccer etc...
I would say Miotti has marked his own cards. I would not pick him either when he basically signed to go to Scotland next yr before he even played 40mins with The Force. Clearly just filling in time. Good player though.
Very impressed with Jake Mac last week. He is certainly starting to gel with all the players around him he has only met this yr.
Even more impressed that he is starting after that PetaiaThor sandwich at the end of the game.
His knee ligaments must be made of the same stuff as Gumby the bendable...
I'll go with Mehrtens assessment of JMac who said he had a good game. He has the runs on the board to assess a 10's game.
His defence was excellent. You may have missed the ankle missile that dropped the tahs player under the posts that allowed Kahui to get the steal - a very big turning point...