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Player Ratings v Ospreys
By Bri
August 30 2013

Great win tonight.

Paul James. Strong in the scrum,offered little around the park-7

Webber. Good all round game----7

Wilson.very Dominate in the scrum offered little around the park-7

Hooper. Good in the lineouts won some ball on the ground-7

Attwood.worked tirelessly ,good tackling and carries-8

Garvey. Strong player,good in defence,needs to keep hold of the ball in contact -6

Mercer.after early knock on looked busy,doesn't have the others bulk-6

Leroy. Worked hard, involved in some good moves,could get better -6

Stringer. Better this week but is it time to step aside.-6

Ford. Some aimless kicking but some class,much better this week and broke the gain line .-7

Eastmond.tackes well looks dangerous-6

JJ.one good off load but will struggle against good opposition who close him down quick.-5

Banahan.took his try very well and looked sharpe.-7

Roko.not a big name but he's our best 13 great team try-8

Devoto. Assured performance for a young un-7

Batty.much improved player-6

Catt. Couldn't deal with their youngster but needs more game time-6

Perenise.gave away a few pens but Ducan Jones is no mug-6

Gilbert. Looked good.pushing Mercer for starting spot-7

Day.put in a good shift-7

Roberts.i favour him as our 9 others will not-6

Heathcote.seems to have losses all confidence but not given long enough to shine 5

Watson,no denying he's quick but is not ready for the Premiership -5

others not given long enough,Biggs great cheer.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013:08:30:23:25:08 by Bri.

I posted it three times in Archives,left of the page by mistake.

Phew, thanks Bri. We can go to bed now.

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Phew, thanks Bri. We can go to bed now.

And hopefully your mother to the loo?

D E V O T O

Stuart

Former ed.

Cheers for the world class insight and knowledgable reviews Bri, my life is now complete.

I'm glad I could help.

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I would agree with the player rating. Last week I felt like Joseph was poor, because he wasn't giving everything he has got, due to the title ' pre season, but this week, in a game where pretty much every player had a decent showing, and in a match that individuals wanted to play for a 1st team spot, Joseph lacked pace and didn't show us what he's made of. I would agree with Bri, Roko is are best 13, at the moment. JJ just looks a tad out of form. But, I suppose sometimes we can get a bit carried away. Not sure about ' she pony', Bri!!.... But yes, Eastmond and Joseph still to start in the premiership. Or Joseph warming the bench and Semesa playing 13. Who knows

Roko on the wing for me, he could be our player of the season if he keeps improving!

Btw did anyone see Banners sidesteps! I really hope for a strong season from him.

Pretty much agree with your numbers Bri but thought Wildon put himself about in the loose, about time Lancaster gave him some gametime.

I think we need to give the new lads some space, must be a big thing moving clubs & it will take some time to settle but for me I think we've made some very astute signings.

Roko and Strings were Golds signings & they've fitted in brilliantly

I'm a Banners fan big time but he got side stepped a couple of times,its his major fault he has the turning circle of a Jersey Juggernault.

Gilbert stood out for me. Good signing from last year.
So pleased for Roko.
Another good find and relieved we signed him up last season

Thought we played soem execllent rugby - rusty to start with but enterprising, which i hope continues into the Prem!! On ratings, agree with the Stringer comment, should not be starting for me. I thought Weber had a good game around the park and in the scrum, but would mark him down for his lineout throws. Still needs to work on that aspect - lost 2 or 3, and Prem teams will target him mercilessly so we end up only throwing to the front / middle which will constipate our midfield (again). Otherwise v. impressed with Ford, Gilbert excellent, also thought Kyle looked really sharp in both attack and defence, and hope the knock he took was not serious. With Bendy, Fearns, Louw, Ryan C, Nelson, Guinazu, Young, Josh and Gav to come in I think we have the strongest squad for ages and am really looking forward to the season.Roll on Falcons!

Yes I agree we have a great squad but its all about having a great team.

Problems in the first half were down to forwards not releasing the ball early enough for the backs to use it effectively. Not really Stringer's fault.

Words were had at half-time, apparently - and the tries followed.

Lesson for pack: there's no point only giving the backs the ball when the drive has been slowed to a standstill.

We kept our same team in the second half to start with and Ospreys made a whole lot of changes do you think that had something to do with it?
Lets not bury our heads that was a second string Ospreys Team and the boys need to up it again in the premiership and I believe we have the squad to do that,we are heading in the right direction but a long way to go.

Who's Nelson? Is that a nickname I've not picked up?

Robbinho

Horacio (Horatio) (Agulla) = Nelson!

Yeah, I know.......!


PG

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Thought we played soem execllent rugby - rusty to start with but enterprising, which i hope continues into the Prem!!

I must have been watching a different game. It was that lack of enterprise that gave them their try.

Definitely a pattern emerging in Bri's analyses: good things are opposition's mistakes, bad things are selection errors on our part.

Stuart

Former ed.

Stuart all my mates last night said the same our centre partenership is not working,I'm not say they are not good players clearly they are.Roko is the man to play centre,he can tackle,he runs great lines and he can break the tackle.i can't fault him.

Rocko prefers to play, and is a better winger.

Think our centre we need is currently out injured.

Agree with Rocko starting at centre. He is pretty solid in all areas and has that ability to create something from nothing. A dual threat of KE and him, with Biggs and Bannahan lurking outside would be optimum IMHO for Friday.

[quote Awp24975]Rocko prefers to play, and is a better winger.

I don't believe that.Roko is just happy to play.

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Gilbert stood out for me. Good signing from last year.
So pleased for Roko.
Another good find and relieved we signed him up last season

I think/hope we'll see a lot of Gilbert this season. He's been pretty impressive in BBW so far.

I think Gilbert and Roko play with fun and it show in their play,just happy to be at Bath Rugby.

[quote Bri][quote Awp24975]Rocko prefers to play, and is a better winger.

I don't believe that.Roko is just happy to play.[/quote]

Same regiment, I know he prefers wing.

Roko would be fine at 13, banners would be ok there as well. Jj will be fine there as well. 12 might be the issue, but I'm happy with Henson, ke and Williams.

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Horacio (Horatio) (Agulla) = Nelson!

Ah! I get it now!

So Bri, considerable upgrades for Hooper, Attwood, Ford, Eastmond, Roko, Gilbert from last week.

did they all improve -or are you mellowing to them?

PG

Much improved this week but hard not to be better than the week before.imho Only calling it as I see it.

Are you sure you got this right, Bri

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Eastmond.tackes well looks dangerous-6

OldBat says he can't tackle!

Well he's wrong,he's a pocket rocket and can tackle.

I'm enjoying reading the conversation about who we get the number 7 shirt against Newcastle next week.

Gilbert or Mercer - fair enough.

Out of curiosity and I may of missed this else where but where is Carl Fearns? Is near match fitness?

Looked like Fearsy was limping when he was walking around the pitch on Friday

I thought Young looked sharper than Roberts on Friday. Quicker distribution lifted the speed of the phases