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i dont dismiss him, i just dont think he is as great as he seems, his workrate usually doesnt result in turnovers and and line breaks. i called him a fat centre not in disrespect but in relation to the fact that he plays his position with speed and seems to be a beefed up back. at the breakdown (im basing this on international, he was under my radar during last super 14) he rarely affected the outcome of it, just provided a body and raely got down low but instead drove a single player off the ruck, usually to the side. it helps but only if others are there with you and his speed usualy means he is there on his own for a second or two which means he should attack the ball more to slow it down.
palu is the best 8 in this country by a mile. he dominated last super season and his international stats before injury were amazing, his workrate is very underrated as he spends so much time at international level doing the dirty work that other forwards like smith and brown stay out of so they can attack the next ruck.