Yeah, i thought the same, he got more comfortable with it after a run of games in the side.. And i like that he's no nonsense with defending, also. He's a battler.
And yes, that was a love letter, and probably in the hopes (and lets be honest, its pretty much a dead certainty) that we sign him permanently, which is probably just a formality. I think he's been worth his cost for sure. And he's only 24. Will be interesting to see how he does at the WC.