What players have been better this year than last season ?

[cgrant]

Of course, there should be lots of them.
Most improved :

Blues : I can't see who had a better season this year than last's.
Chiefs : Angus Ta'avao. I know he wasn't with the Chiefs last year but what a transformation !
Crusaders : George Bridge. He's having a great season while he was a bit meh last year.
Highlanders : Tyrel Lomax. This choice could make a few of you laugh but I do think he has improved a lot during the season. When he is on the field, the Landers scrum isn't back pedaling while he was in much trouble at every scrum last year. He also begins to show himself in the loose.
Hurricanes : Ben Lam, of course.

[Bones]

Evans, Hemopo, Frizzell, DMac, Hall, Goodhue, Carl T, Papalii, Thomas, J Barrett a few easy ones to name.

[Bones]

Also another for the Blues, Ross Wright.

[taniwharugby]

@bones Akira too
Messam better this year than last

[Chris B.]

Richie Mo'unga, Scott Barrett, Andrew Makalio, probably Codie Taylor.

[Bones]

Tahuriorangi.

[cgrant]

Were Dalton Papali'i and Ross Wright in the Blues squad last year ?
Karl T is a rookie, as is Frizell.
Who is Thomas ?
Not sure about Jordie Barrett being better this year than last year.

[MN5]

Scott Barrett

[Bones]

@cgrant said in What players have been better this year than last season ?:

Were Dalton Papali'i and Ross Wright in the Blues squad last year ?
Karl T is a rookie, as is Frizell.
Who is Thomas ?
Not sure about Jordie Barrett being better this year than last year.

Then they've improved 100% on last year.

Jordie is definitely better, he's eaten far less turf.

Thomas, aka Rob Thompson.

[booboo]

Immediate response without really thinking...

Goodhue
Moulds
Karpik
Goosen
Alaimalo
Stevenson
Li

Others when I think betterer

[SouthernMann]

That Rob Thompson has been pretty flash.

[No Quarter]

ALB has been getting back to his best this year, has looked very classy.

[Bones]

@booboo Li has been cake! I reckon Goosen is just as good as he was last year, just maybe that he didn't play against the Chiefs last year?

[cgrant]

Yes, Thompson is having a great season. He looks accomplished. He will be tested against Kuridrani this week end.

[Bones]

@cgrant said in What players have been better this year than last season ?:

Yes, Thompson is having a great season. He looks accomplished. He will be tested against Kuridrani this week end.

Don't know about you, but I'm hoping he plays for the Highlanders this weekend, rather than against the Brumbies...

[booboo]

@bones said in What players have been better this year than last season ?:

@booboo Li has been cake! I reckon Goosen is just as good as he was last year, just maybe that he didn't play against the Chiefs last year?

The question was has he been better than last year.

IMO yes.

Low bar...

[booboo]

Thompson

[Bones]

@booboo Hah fair enough - I thought he was actually pretty useful for the landers last year, whereas this year he's had me tearing my hair out. Different strokes I guess...

[cgrant]

@bones said in What players have been better this year than last season ?:

@cgrant said in What players have been better this year than last season ?:

Yes, Thompson is having a great season. He looks accomplished. He will be tested against Kuridrani this week end.

Don't know about you, but I'm hoping he plays for the Highlanders this weekend, rather than against the Brumbies...

Oh dear ! My mistake ...

[ACT Crusader]

Codie Taylor, Scott Barrett, Hall, Mo’unga, Bridge, Tamanivalu, Goodhue, Mataele, Bridge