Hi all,
I think its very important to look at Nate Myles the player before we judge his performance on Friday night. Lets look at a few key stats from 2014 and 2015 which will give you a clear picture at least from a stats perspective the type of benchmark we would expect from Nate.
Average Tries per season = 0 (Nate has done every nudie run from 2013 onward)
Average line breaks per season = 1
Average Tackle busts per season = 8
Total Off loads per game = Less than 1
Tackles per game = Around 33
Missed tackles per game = 3.5
Hit ups per game = 11
Metres per game = 91
Offensively it's fair to say Nate isn't going to set the world on fire. He will perform a serviceable job as a prop - making meters and taking his share of hitups. Obviously the corner stone of his game is what he contributes defensively. He brings reliable defence to the ruck which is something we would all agree was missing last year. Obviously there are also his intangibles such as leadership skills and experience. He's another year older and so there may be some degradation of these stats ... on the other hand playing in a new environment may see improvement.
Suffice to say .... what you saw on Friday night is pretty much what you will see on average all year.[/
That's as good as it gets with him. By his standards he had a good game.