I was pretty happy with the first up performance of Krisnan Inu – secure under the high ball, and generally safe all round. He did not look over awed, which is a great sign that he was not out of place in a test match.
He did well to field a Lockyer kick that was low to the ground with Brent Tate looming in the first half. The Kiwis were penalised for taking out Lockyer late after the kick so the good work was wasted somewhat.
We saw little of him on attack, his kick returns were unspectacular, but at least they were safe and mistake free. It will be interesting to see if he will get more game time at the Eels now that he has played test footy.
The other newbies did OK as well. Greg Eastwood strikes me as being a game breaker – his pass to Benji with the line beckoning was good, as was his involvement in the movement that ended with Jake Webster spilling the ball.
Ben Roberts, in his second game was good, and threatened at times, but at no stage took control. With more matches he will be get better. There was the dropped bomb of course, and I’ve no idea why he was at the back catching it instead of Krisnan Inu.
It was gutting to lost – it always is, but at least the score did not blow out as it threatened to do. SBW was disappointing, while Benji got better when he got involved. If anyone was going to crack this game open for us it was going to be one of Marshall, Roberts or Eastwood.
Oh well, onwards and upwards, back to the NRL till the next match. I’ve not doubt we’ll be better for the experience.
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