Bryan Hall

Like we've got some good loose forwards going about.

Yeah, she was hot property.

Everyone was wanting to lock her down.

Yeah.

So the Blues will be very happy.

They've already lost one, so they don't need to lose another.

Wallace was along to watch her.

And, yeah, it's just building nicely.

You talk about the crowd, obviously, with Matatu Manawa, the biggest for a domestic game.

You know, it's just good to see the investment that's gone in, both, I suppose, physically and mentally for players and staff, but financially for NZR and the superclubs.

and I suppose the Players Association as well, to just see it getting rewarded for that investment and just seeing that improvement.

And you know that, man, you just think if these teams are going to be as accurate and methodical as what we've seen the first weekend, it sets us up for seeing us back on top of the world in the Blackfin space as well.

I think Vicky Rose-Green showed that we might need to put a hundred in.

The release score of tries, a big punishment for zero racking net play.

Because at zero racking, even a couple of tries for Matatu, the ball was so quick.

If you're a metre up from your line and you can't get off your line and hit person and ball, they're always just going to fall over the line.

You're never going to win that collision.

If you zero ruck and you don't... I think it's a good theory if you're struggling to get numbers on feet and you're under the pump, but you are gifting them fast ball.

So you either need to absolutely dominate the collision...

and ball and all tackle and they are met at the gain line will push back.