Watched this live at mt smart, leka changed the entire game single handedly.
It was an arm wrestle until 60 mins, with the warriors switching from kick to winger, to run the ball and feed our beast in Ali.
Marata has a young fella chomping at his heels, and I’d expect by round 10, he’ll move to the bench as a middle with leka on the edge. He’s that good.
Best thing was our line defence, we turned them away and away, and one the territory battle.
Biggest criticism is
Metcalf. He ran for 9m. That’s unacceptable, for him. He’s a ball runner, run first pass second. He’s still under a little pressure imo, Tanah & TMM making huge statements in cup.
Metcalf has time, because we’re winning. But he really does need to step it up, could see dylan walker and him arguing a few times. Attack hasn’t clicked yet, but it will need too soon.
