Graham Henry would have had as many crosses as ticks in his notepad after the All Blacks' first test match of the season.
The highlighter should have gone through the names of five-eighth Colin Slade, flanker Adam Thomson, wing Sitiveni Sivivatu and halfback Piri Weepu.
Those four grabbed their opportunities with both hands during a 60-14 win over Fiji that gave little away about any revolutionary tactical changes that may be in store in World Cup season.
It's only a start, but Henry will have been less enthused about kick-off receptions and lineouts or the untidy comeback test of lock Ali Williams.
No 8 Liam Messam's inability to transfer his full array of skills to the Test arena may also irk slightly.
Throw in the All Blacks' inability to impose themselves in the second half after a satisfying first 40 minutes and there is plenty to chew over before next week's Tri Nations opener against South Africa.
Perhaps most pleasing will have been the 64-minute second Test of Slade.
The Otago pivot provided the assurance his coaches were looking for, recovering from a nervous start to assert himself.
He kicked six of his seven shots at goal, tackled soundly and grew in confidence before being replaced after 60 minutes.
He had 19 points, including a clever try. Just what the doctor ordered and enough for now to at least to muffle the debate about a suitable back up No 10 to Dan Carter.
Sivivatu did his chances no harm as he chased kicks like a man possessed, tackled strongly and sniffed out opportunities as play ran his way.
And Thomson was impressive. He imposed himself physically and deserved to stay on when a quiet Messam made way for Richie McCaw at No 8 after 64 minutes.
Weepu also produced the touches that separate him from other halfbacks. His perfectly weighted kick gifted a try to centre Conrad Smith and he scored himself after backing up a counter attack.
He's been working hard on his fitness and it showed when he replaced Jimmy Cowan.
In his first test since 2008, Williams won't want to look too long at the first-half tape after he fumbled three times, threw a forward pass and missed a kick-off reception.
His mood wouldn't have been improved by a misfiring lineout as hooker Andrew Hore got his timing and direction wrong more often than he would have liked.
There was nothing too complicated about the All Blacks' methods as they launched most of their play from lineouts and mostly short ones.
McCaw and Messam were parked in the midfield with the variations flowing off two extra runners or decoys depending on the call.
The quick recycled ball was usually shifted on the same way and if a try wasn't found, moved wide with the forwards required to catch and pass till the defence ran out of numbers.
It worked perfectly when Sivivatu floated in behind to take the first phase wide before it was spun through the hands for Hore to crash over out wide on the opposite side of the pitch.
It was simple and effective, but not as clinical as the All Blacks would have liked and not carried forward during a scrappy second half.
Fiji can be proud of their efforts after a difficult build up and they deserved their two tries.
- Stuff
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