Quote ="St pete"It's actually very rare he takes a drive in our own 20 meter. He doesn't do the hard yards. It's also very rare he makes a one on one tackle, in fact I'm not sure one seen him make one at all.'"
He made several today, and was a couple of seconds away from flattening a few (had SOL not passed the ball ...)
Masoe was our best forward on the pitch today by a considerable distance. His line speed is still a little off in defence, but he's proven himself to not be ridiculously bad in defence. He could be a little more secure with the ball (but after today's performance that can be said of anyone!) and was one of very few capable of making yards after collision today.
He very rarely gets the ball in our own 20 because we insist on having the wingers/ fullback take it in for the first 3 tackles every single set of 6, regardless of where we are. I remember going to a fans forum and potter (I think) saying that you know when you play Huddersfield that the wingers are going to take it in for the first few tackles - it's just what Nathan brown does, and it was exploited at times today.
There are plenty of players who need a long hard look in the mirror tonight, but Masoe isn't one of them. (Was also quite impressed with Richards until he got decapitated today - certainly put another "prop" to shame)