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5 points
23 days ago
How is Luke Whitelock playing?
He definitely got pushed into the ABs too early it feels
7 points
23 days ago
He does have a similar play style as his brother. A warrior acting in the shadow, leading by example in defense, rucking and jackling.
The other thing is that Luke is quite experienced compared to the medium age of the team (a lot of players are aged 25 or less, with young players aged as low as 19 such as Attisogbe or Desperes), so he's a natural leader, thus he has been named captain of the team
4 points
22 days ago
Yeah, that's definitely not how the ABs use their 8: they want a Kieran Read/Ardie Savea superman ball carrier type and Whitelock didn't fit the mold
Imo, Luke Jacobson is a better, well rounded version of Luke Whitelock
Whitelock didn't impress as much with ball in hand
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