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[Kiwi Eagle]

Tevaga’s tribute to late friend fuels his Mt Smart comeback

Jazz Tevaga on the passing of his former teammate and playing against the Warriors.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Scorpio]

I should add that one game against ordinary opposition that conceded 42 points should not count for too much when making a meaningful comparison.

 

[Phobia]

I should add that one game against ordinary opposition that conceded 42 points should not count for too much when making a meaningful comparison.

Exactly. I'm very open to Jazz at hooker, but I didn't see any extraordinary night and day difference to Croker just yet. A better sample size will certainly help judgement.

In the absence of sample size, I compared the 10-20 min mark of Saturday's game, to the last game that we had a roll-on like that, the 10-20 min mark of the Round 26 Bulldogs game. I really couldn't tell much of a difference between the service of Croker and Tevaga within those timeframes aside from Tevaga's balls seemed to in general land higher. What was interesting, was that the hit-up runners on Saturday all appeared to have a greater lead-up run compared to last year. That is, irrespective of dummy-half, they were further back, and having longer lead-up runs before taking on the ball. Indicates higher fitness levels across the board to me.

Still think Croker is very underrated/overhated by this forum. When he's back we'll be able to directly compare in games! Can probably hold off on this discussion until then.