Pretty poor game, really. Lacking the polish that we had last season.
Fisiiahi - Some good touches, but didn't really break the game open. Should have won the game for us in the last minute, but knocked on over the line (was a somewhat tough chance, though)
Penehe - Nothing outstanding, but strong hit ups
Bristow - again nothing outstanding but was strong on attack and defense
Inu - NU will be pleased to hear he had a bit of a shocking first 20 minutes. Kicked two restarts out on the full, knocked on (although I call strip) and fluffed a drop out. Then second 60 minutes were solid though, but again not outstanding.
Collier - I'm not a huge fan, but he played alright today. Two big breaks, one an intercept and the other a sidestep up through the middle of the ruck. Terrible dropped ball from a drop out though, completely lost the plot lol.
Waetford - Some really nice touches, but isn't really a half from what I saw.
Godinet - Played very well, controlled the game completely by himself - all the kicking and play making - and ran it well. One stupid pass for an intercept try though.
Matagi - Didn't really notice, but a few nice hit ups.
Kingi - Poor distribution in the first half, but some nice touches when he came back on in the second.
Paasi - Very strong game. Fearless hit ups and punishing on defense.
Sam Lousi - I've been a critic of his, but he impressed me today. I'm 95% sure he played the entire 80. Great defense, pretty decent hit ups and a few nice offloads.
Ikahihifo - Fairly quiet, but some nice hit ups, one good line break.
Mara - Nothing outstanding, but solid.
Taka - Played in the forwards, very impressive. He hits the ball up like a mad man.
Daniel Palavi - Decent game.
Manu Mau - I like the look of this guy. Kinda reminds me of Gavet, he's big but very mobile and explosive.
Pretty poor standard of game all round, really - We had 3-4 tries disallowed and they had a dubious (well was on the other side of the field to me) try allowed. Definitely lacking the polish we had last year.
