It's a good chance for him to show he can really dominate at cup level. While he's looked decent, he hasn't really put in performances that demand selection in FG so I'm really keen to see if his debut experience can take him to that next level.
As a Christchurch local, I am so excited to have this stadium being built in the CBD. It was a bit of a blessing in hindsight that the old Lancaster park was destroyed in the earthquake, if it didn't we wouldn't have a world class cricket ground at Hagley and Te Kaha would only be a dream.
The first thing I noticed about him when he was playing for the Scorpions is his ability to kick the ball, not only is he an excellent goal kicker, but his general play kicking is extremely powerful.
Really hard for TMM and the team in general to build cohesive combinations when SJ isn't training. The timing is off across the board, not just on the left and that's not going to change until SJ is back to full participation during the week.