Auckland Blues assistant coach Craig McGrath has no concerns about the early season form of Beauden Barrett and is confident the All Blacks playmaker will get back on track when they face the Melbourne Rebels in Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific clash.
Scrutiny of Barrett grew after the 112-cap All Black squandered a certain try when he stepped on the deadball line in his side's 20-13 loss to the Waikato Chiefs last weekend.
"First and foremost Beauden is a world-class player," McGrath said, according to the New Zealand Herald. "By his own standards he'll know that wasn't his best performance but it's a collective team too. He'll be fine. He's hungry. The Blues are fifth in the standings on 16 points, 11 behind the table-topping Chiefs, having won three and lost three of their six matches.
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