Both players are tied at 5 tries apiece. Who will end the tournament the top try scorer? Barrett has been lethal, particularly in the earlier rounds, but Dyantyi has been a menace throughout. Can we get him free more often?
Ben Smith is at 11/10 to be the top scorer of today's game. Dyantyi at 17/10 and Barrett is evens.
Dyantyi and Barret t are both competitors, the former a decent wing knows how to find the tryline, the latter knows how to find the gap. I'd go with Barrett.
I think you are right. Barrett pops up all over the line. His speed allows him to rejoin the attack outside the carrier, which is tremendous for creating numerical advantages. He doesn't always take the ball at first receiver either. When the All Blacks use their PODs he sometimes stands in behind, as you'd see Pollard or Willie do, but sometimes flat outside them. It makes those cut balls even more dangerous. You see a line of 3 to 5 forwards and Barrett spaced a little wide of them, then you see a cut pass. Any one of those forwards are legitimate receivers with skills, and Barrett is a nightmare. Do you condense or drift? I'm glad I don't have to defend against that!
With Dyantyi, you know know he'll be out wide. If you can seal the edge, he won't get any ball; if the Boks can't get over the gainline you know they'll struggle to play wide. If Dyantyi had Habana's ability to pop up all over the place, he'd be an even more devastating weapon.
Barrett's biggest assets.... he has a good read of the situation and the other that he's deceptively quick.
I don't know how accurate this is, but I heard from some New Zealanders, one into junior coaching, that Barrett is 10.2 seconds over 100m. That would make him 0.2 seconds faster than prime Habana, and in the realm of Chavangha. That's incredibly quick. His acceleration is exceptional and positional sense is unmatched by any 10 in the game. At least we have Faf though!
His explosive turn of foot off the mark reminds me of Tim Horan.
One is a world class player, the one is a quota player.
One is offered the biggest wage in rugby history by a NH club, the other does not exist for NH clubs.
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