didn\u2019t get on in Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cIt frustrates me that front-rowers have to have carries and make metres (for people to rate their performance). <\/p>\n
\u201cWe need the ball to do that. They had no ball, and him and Mitch Barnett were off before they had one or two carries each. Then their second stints, both of those front-rowers got them back in the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis defence is always underestimated for Addin, whereas guys like Addin are notorious for their meters and tries and the things that everyone notices.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut for what we\u2019re valuing Addin at the moment, he saved three tries, three weeks in a row for us on last plays. It\u2019s actually kicks downfield that he turned up on the try line. So there\u2019s some stuff off the ball that he\u2019s probably not getting credit for.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Mascot Jets junior got his change in Origin after changes to the eligibility rules allowed the New Zealand and Tonga representative to play for the Blues.<\/p>\n
Now he wants to play with Haas in what would be a formidable one-two punch in the middle. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s be an ideal situation to get to play alongside him,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely think he\u2019s one of the best players to play the game. <\/p>\n
\u201cI can only be in that conversation if I\u2019m doing my job right here at club level. In the next couple of weeks, I want to be doing what I can to get back in the team or to get another selection and then we\u2019ll go from there.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never played with him. I\u2019ve played against him a lot of times and seen what he\u2019s capable of. <\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like it\u2019d be a really good one-two punch, but I can\u2019t think about that too much. I have to do my job here back at club level and then give myself an opportunity to get there again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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