Personally with Hoskins heading offshore I would still persist with Wrampling
May as well give him the opportunity and time at this level and in a year from now it will pay dividends

It would hopefully have been a wake up call for Wrampling. Barnes is a major boon for the team.

A couple of pleasing things about this game. The youngsters needed to dig the team out of a hole and they did it well. Funaki played well and there's no reason for Nock to be in the 23 again apart from injury

Barnes isn't the finished product yet but has massive potential. The team really missed Akira last year and Barnes is filling that role nicely. Good workrate, lots of hard carries and cleanouts in the middle of the field. He also has that wrestling style upright defence.. it can lead to maul turnovers but it generally slows down the opposition ball and makes defence in the next phase easier

@Bones said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Tim said in Waratahs v Blues:

That's an odd missed conversion

It was even odder when the blues were leading 7-0

Never were.

@Duluth said in Waratahs v Blues:

A couple of pleasing things about this game. The youngsters needed to dig the team out of a hole and they did it well. Funaki played well and there's no reason for Nock to be in the 23 again apart from injury

Barnes isn't the finished product yet but has massive potential. The team really missed Akira last year and Barnes is filling that role nicely. Good workrate, lots of hard carries and cleanouts in the middle of the field. He also has that wrestling style upright defence.. it can lead to maul turnovers but it generally slows down the opposition ball and makes defence in the next phase easier

Something that was never mentioned about Akira's game what you pointed out there.

Even though we struggled in the first half, I was impressed with our goal line D. That try they got given was ridiculous.

A real character building performance, where our bench came on and got us out of a hole. I think we learned plenty from that win.

Before Vern we would lose this sort of game. The goal line defense was impressive, and Dalton saved a line break with a one handed tackle. Much to enjoy.

Barnes is the real deal.

@booboo said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Bones said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Tim said in Waratahs v Blues:

That's an odd missed conversion

It was even odder when the blues were leading 7-0

Never were.

I take it you weren't looking at the score in the on screen graphics... for many minutes....

@Bones said in Waratahs v Blues:

@booboo said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Bones said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Tim said in Waratahs v Blues:

That's an odd missed conversion

It was even odder when the blues were leading 7-0

Never were.

I take it you weren't looking at the score in the on screen graphics... for many minutes....

I watched the touchies not put their flags up.

@booboo said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Bones said in Waratahs v Blues:

@booboo said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Bones said in Waratahs v Blues:

@Tim said in Waratahs v Blues:

That's an odd missed conversion

It was even odder when the blues were leading 7-0

Never were.

I take it you weren't looking at the score in the on screen graphics... for many minutes....

I watched the touchies not put their flags up.

Nevermind.