James Parsons

I think he genuinely can play in the loose trio, but I just think he gets so much more opportunity when he has that roaming licence, I suppose, in and around that midfield role.

I got the sense with Ethan Blacker being back, he spent more time on the edge at seven.

And I think Ethan, it just felt like a better mix.

Leo Willie could have the balance between doing the graft and his ball carry stuff.

Lester was out there to do what Lester does.

And I felt like Ethan almost played like that Sam Kane role that we see in the All Blacks.

A million rucks, a million tackles, the tough carries, which actually freed that loose trio up to its strengths.

I'm not saying Dom Gardner

Didn't do that previously, but he shone.

Dom really shone in terms of that edge play and his skill set around there.

Just having someone that absolutely froths.

You know, you do have to acknowledge, obviously all the highlights are Leicester, but man, Ethan Blackadder, that was a big shift.

Yeah, well, he put himself back on the radar.

That's for sure in terms of that.

Yeah, just, man, he gets through some work.

To emphasise, having the ability to have Leicester in there, like the Christmas of that pass when he popped out, it was just an absolute tracer bullet.

Now that's time in the air for the defence that they can get up.

If it's a forward who has to take an extra couple of steps or they have to start a little bit tighter, that left to right pass is normally a challenge for most right-handed players, but he just put it on a platter.

which then just doesn't give the Blues the ability to fly off that line and try and shut down anything before it gets to the edge.

You're getting pretty happy with him in the loose forwards.