Ulster Team Talk Thread IV... Go On My Henderson...

That's a fairly late start, wouldn't have had access to the greatest coaching in Larne either. Hope he makes it, he's certainly a different profile of player than our other young prospects and it's always good to have options.

Messy game, missed tackles everywhere and no penetration in attack.

Quite normal for lot of people to start at 14/15 as in start of secondary school. He was clearly identified as very talented though and been in Ulster system getting coaching through regional and provincial squads for Ulster from 15/16 as well.

Good to see more coming through like you say he's different profile to many others coming through

Ballsy call to go for the try there, I would've taken the kick during the sin bin period.

I'd take a draw going into halftime.

I know objectivity goes out the window when Robson commentates or Ferris is there and combined they’d be a nightmare. But talking about BOD and McIlroy chatting in a covid queue in Abu Dhabi and scorpions in Jamie Dornan’s new show whilst a kick for the lead for the away team goes sailing past the posts is a bit too much entirely.

Just seen the replay of the Gilroy tackle and it's absolutely a red card. There's no attempt to wrap in the tackle and it's essentially a shoulder to the head.

Peyper is a terrible referee with history of not properly punishing dangerously high hits.

God Milasinovich is gassed already

You sure bout that?

Some turn of pace by Burns on the wing.

Sexton is rapid

Positives

• Thought Rea jnr was industrious again! just doesn't give up. Just shows continued games can make big difference. No idea why he only got one year.
• What I would do to have a 30 year old Vermeulen, he looked like he was enjoying himself last night. He's definitely managing his game a bit but just does the basics perfectly and puts his fingers all over the game. There was one ruck someone was holding on to him he slapped them and you could see the fear in the scarlet player he even apologised lol!
• Curtis also had another good game, we really are blessed at centre
• Doak being Doak, that kick for Gilroy's try.
• Scarlets handling, that was a get out of jail game last night

Negatives

• Carter can't ball carry to save his life, some of the players need to take note of the angle Vermuelen takes when carrying!
• Milasinovich scored yes, but his ruck defence on our try line was shocking. He needs game time/match fitness and we're probably lucky Moore returned
• Breaking the game line. There was one carry from the scrum by Vermuelen that made at least 10 metres and we pretty much lost all that momentum being forced back immediately in following phases.
• We have no solution for a ignore the ruck fan out defence